As a traditionally trained artist. Just let the client do it themselves. You can include the price of a proper brush in the sales price and tell them which brand to buy when it’s time. The only variable that can go wrong is if they have a bad brush that sheds on your artwork. It’s not a skill that needs to be done by an artist at all. Have you ever varnished your painting wrong and regretted it? Exactly.
To each their own. A lot can happen in six months. While most of the time varnishing is an uneventful process, sometimes an oddity can occur. It’s likely that will not be something the lay person is going to be able to handle well. I trust my decades of skills and training over their lack thereof.
Thank youso much! I recently found out that Gamvar varnish from Gamblin can be coated earlier than after 6 months, because its film is permeable to air and the paint can dry under it. What do you think about it? Should I trust such information?😊
I can’t arbitrarily say yea or nay. It depends on so many factors of your specific painting process/materials/surface/climate/etc. The short answer is it’s always better to wait. [Also, all varnishes are permeable and “breathe.”] I am going to make a video that gives artists a calculus to figure out what is best for you as a working artist.
The thicker the painting is, the longer you will want to wait for varnishing. If the painting was that thick, I would lean closer to 1 year from completion. I will make a hard dry field test video when I get back to my studio later this weekend.
Helo Sir, thank you for sharing.i have oil paintings 3-4 years dry. When i apply varnish its pachy. What should i do? Should i apply retouching varnish first ?or oiling out? But i have done all my paintings with only paints and solvent no other medium. Please guide me what should i do? Thank you
Here is an article that discusses reasons why a painting may have an uneven varnish. www.naturalpigments.com/artist-materials/irregular-gloss-oil-paint-varnish Now, what would I do? 1. I would first try to apply a second thin coat of varnish. When doing this you have to use a very soft brush and soft touch because the solvent in the varnish just reactivates the first layer of varnish and you may end up just moving the varnish layer around, creating the same result. 2. If I was convinced that applying a second layer wasn’t going to help, then I would remove the varnish (gamvar you can use gamsol, for example). Every varnish has a solvent to do this. I would clean the painting with a lint free cloth. I may use a damp cloth and allot the painting to air dry for some days. If I suspected the painting was dirty from sitting for years then I would attempt to reapply the same varnish after I cleaned the painting well and let it air out for some days. 3. If I was convinced that the 2 varnish layers wasn’t going to work and the painting was totally clean before I put the first varnish on, then I would remove the varnish and apply a dual varnish approach. I would apply an isolating varnish (Laropal A81) and then apply a final varnish the next day (Gamvar or Natural Pigments Conservar- both are a Regalrez 1094). I would experiment on a smaller less important painting to you personally in the group first to design a strategy for all of them. I hope this is helpful.
Sir, I read the article and understood the sinking thing. If I use stand oil, it dries very fast because I live in hot weather region. And actually I have never find out what should be used as medium. Could you suggest me something? Thank you, Sir! 🙏😊
I tend to avoid mediums. That said, I will sometimes use stand oil premixed into my colors. I will sometimes use Velasquez medium, either homemade or made by Rublev. I will sometimes use oleogel by Rublev.
I personally offer to varnish it for them when six months has passed. I take their contact information for collector records, and I give them a courtesy call/email when that time has come to arrange plans. There is strong temptation and pressure to varnish early. I get it, but the science is very clear. You can varnish a painting whenever you want, and you decide whether a painting can leave your studio unvarnished. But…The faster you varnish a painting, the more likely you are to introduce problems to your painting as it ages.
A painting may be dry, or even hard dry, after a week or two; however, there is no mincing science. If you wait at least six months, you greatly reduce the risk of varnish/oil paint cross linking. The less time you wait, the more likely your painting will try to cross link with varnish. It is what it is. To each their own, but it’s not accurate to say any painting can be varnished 7 days after completion with no risk of the varnish causing long term cross linking to paint films.
I get it. Most work isn’t really ready for varnish by the time it’s sold. I am making a video right now about this very topic. There is a conservative timeline if longevity is supreme, and then there is a spectrum of considerations. Have you tried not selling your paintings so fast ? 😉😂
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Thank you so much! This is very helpful
You’re very welcome. This summer (2022) I’ve been doing a fair bit of traveling, but stay tuned! Very soon I’ll be releasing lots of new content.
As a traditionally trained artist. Just let the client do it themselves. You can include the price of a proper brush in the sales price and tell them which brand to buy when it’s time. The only variable that can go wrong is if they have a bad brush that sheds on your artwork. It’s not a skill that needs to be done by an artist at all. Have you ever varnished your painting wrong and regretted it? Exactly.
To each their own. A lot can happen in six months. While most of the time varnishing is an uneventful process, sometimes an oddity can occur. It’s likely that will not be something the lay person is going to be able to handle well. I trust my decades of skills and training over their lack thereof.
Thank youso much! I recently found out that Gamvar varnish from Gamblin can be coated earlier than after 6 months, because its film is permeable to air and the paint can dry under it. What do you think about it? Should I trust such information?😊
I can’t arbitrarily say yea or nay. It depends on so many factors of your specific painting process/materials/surface/climate/etc.
The short answer is it’s always better to wait. [Also, all varnishes are permeable and “breathe.”] I am going to make a video that gives artists a calculus to figure out what is best for you as a working artist.
@@OilandEarthStudio thank you for answer!
@user-bw5dz1ef1h glad to be helpful.
What if it was an impasto of oil paintings (thickness of at least 1 cm).I hope sir can give me some advice on this matter?
The thicker the painting is, the longer you will want to wait for varnishing. If the painting was that thick, I would lean closer to 1 year from completion.
I will make a hard dry field test video when I get back to my studio later this weekend.
Helo Sir, thank you for sharing.i have oil paintings 3-4 years dry. When i apply varnish its pachy. What should i do? Should i apply retouching varnish first ?or oiling out? But i have done all my paintings with only paints and solvent no other medium. Please guide me what should i do? Thank you
Here is an article that discusses reasons why a painting may have an uneven varnish.
www.naturalpigments.com/artist-materials/irregular-gloss-oil-paint-varnish
Now, what would I do?
1. I would first try to apply a second thin coat of varnish. When doing this you have to use a very soft brush and soft touch because the solvent in the varnish just reactivates the first layer of varnish and you may end up just moving the varnish layer around, creating the same result.
2. If I was convinced that applying a second layer wasn’t going to help, then I would remove the varnish (gamvar you can use gamsol, for example). Every varnish has a solvent to do this. I would clean the painting with a lint free cloth. I may use a damp cloth and allot the painting to air dry for some days. If I suspected the painting was dirty from sitting for years then I would attempt to reapply the same varnish after I cleaned the painting well and let it air out for some days.
3. If I was convinced that the 2 varnish layers wasn’t going to work and the painting was totally clean before I put the first varnish on, then I would remove the varnish and apply a dual varnish approach. I would apply an isolating varnish (Laropal A81) and then apply a final varnish the next day (Gamvar or Natural Pigments Conservar- both are a Regalrez 1094).
I would experiment on a smaller less important painting to you personally in the group first to design a strategy for all of them. I hope this is helpful.
@@OilandEarthStudio
Thank you very much sir. 👍🙏
Sir, I read the article and understood the sinking thing.
If I use stand oil, it dries very fast because I live in hot weather region.
And actually I have never find out what should be used as medium.
Could you suggest me something?
Thank you, Sir! 🙏😊
I tend to avoid mediums. That said, I will sometimes use stand oil premixed into my colors. I will sometimes use Velasquez medium, either homemade or made by Rublev. I will sometimes use oleogel by Rublev.
@@OilandEarthStudio thank you sir, but I can’t find here those things. I can find Windsor Newton materials only here. Thanks Sir!
What if we make for a customer and give the painting 2 to 3 weeks time ? What we can do then ?
I personally offer to varnish it for them when six months has passed. I take their contact information for collector records, and I give them a courtesy call/email when that time has come to arrange plans.
There is strong temptation and pressure to varnish early. I get it, but the science is very clear. You can varnish a painting whenever you want, and you decide whether a painting can leave your studio unvarnished.
But…The faster you varnish a painting, the more likely you are to introduce problems to your painting as it ages.
If a painting is done with something like Liquin, one week is sufficient.
A painting may be dry, or even hard dry, after a week or two; however, there is no mincing science. If you wait at least six months, you greatly reduce the risk of varnish/oil paint cross linking. The less time you wait, the more likely your painting will try to cross link with varnish.
It is what it is. To each their own, but it’s not accurate to say any painting can be varnished 7 days after completion with no risk of the varnish causing long term cross linking to paint films.
ok but it is not realistic to wait 6 months when in reality, we have to ship to painting to the customer
I get it. Most work isn’t really ready for varnish by the time it’s sold. I am making a video right now about this very topic. There is a conservative timeline if longevity is supreme, and then there is a spectrum of considerations.
Have you tried not selling your paintings so fast ? 😉😂