This is how I've been varnishing my paintings for ages. I use a cake slice like Julie does except on the smaller pieces where I spread it about with a flat silicon beauty blender. I wait until I have 3-4-5 paintings to varnish and use a fair amount of varnish on the first and the excess that pours off go onto the next piece to be varnished and so on until they are all done. Saves a lot of product from being wasted. I detest seeing anything getting wasted lol it's like money down the drain.
I so relate! I've always got a blank canvas under a pour to colour any paint. One of my best paintings came from 'the drippings'! If it doesn't work, it can serve as a base paint.
@@evokevisualart9128 ha! two of my favourites are 'unofficial paintings'. One of a smoosh (a 'dip') into runoff paint thats all red and gold with hints of pink and green, reminds me of a summer garden, and the other was a blank canvas I tilted paint onto, lots of white and many shades of blue with a bit of purple and red and that looks like a big old ship with sails and all on a rough sea.
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This is a great video. Using pouring medium as a gloss varnish is a great option for people who have sensitivities to epoxy resin. I have used both, but each has their own pros and cons. I still use both.
You are the first one to show the tilting when you varnish! Everyone else just shows spreading out the varnish and taking out bubbles and anything in the varnish. I wondered why I kept getting waves in my finish. Thank you for this video!!
I so so love that painting! I love it!!!! I love the colors and the flow of paint! I just love it 😍 Thank you so much for being so selfless in sharing everything you know about this art. You are but the best!
Thank you! When it comes time to varnish my paintings, I always feel the stress coming on. I will definitely try this technique! Thanks for the great tutorial!
I am watching all your techniques to give me the courage to be a BEGINNER ...I have purchased everything needed to be BRILLANT as you are......Your workroom is my future .....Your talent is just yours, no one can buy that.....👩🏻🦳
I use Liquetex for mine. They dont need 3 coats. Its likely better though. Its thicker than the house brand at my art supply shop downtown, Wallacks Art Shop. Amazing glass like finish but i have SO much more Liquetex! Good to show people the best way.
I've been brushing the varnish on and the results are OK but I can see the way you do it is much better. I really appreciate your sharing your technique. It's a great help. Thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. This video sure is helpful, I will give this a try for sure as I am having such a hard time with getting the resin to work proper for me ...Thank you
Delighted you did a video on this, thank you. I’ve been using resin for a while now and the pouring medium looks like it may be a whole lot easier to use. Was about to head to bed but I’m going to give this a go first 😊
Pouring medium is also much safer. I used resin for about three months and then developed severe rash and burning sensations on my arms and chest and face. It was extremely painful. Seems the toxicity builds up and you can become allergic to resin.
I left too much varnish on a painting one time, I wanted to finish it as a gift, and it cracked everywhere, it was surface cracks, not necessarily in the paint. My only option was to try to save it by doing a resin coat on top. It actually worked made all the cracks disappear, I think it was a lucky save!
Did you do a new acrylic pour or did you resin the same painting? Mine cracked everywhere and wondered if it can be saved. What did the crackled look like? Completely disappeared?
Take the stickiness of the pouring medium and increase it about five times and you have resin. Lol. And it gets everywhere, no matter how careful you are. I'll use it when I have a bunch of small items like coasters, but I'll stick with my varnish for my paintings. Your bloom and varnish job is gorgeous! Love the shininess!
I’m in varnishing hell at the moment trying to use Crystalac Brite Tone with a soft brush & also foam pad still getting brush strokes after 6 thin coats on my canvases. The ceramic coasters are not as bad. I am surprised you are using something similar to Liquitex PM as the “varnish” instead of actual varnish! I think I’ll try it on one of my small pieces! Any other suggestions are welcomed & thank you for posting this important video for all of us beginner varnishers!
Pouring medium is designed to go on thickly, it will naturally drip off to find its level and it really shouldn't crack, but you need to make sure your table is level. I use Liquitex high gloss varnish. I pour a lot on, move it around with a very soft synthetic wide brush so all areas are covered, then brush quickly, but lightly going one way, brushing the excess varnish off, and then brushing the other way, brush the sides and catch any drips and that's it. Use torch to burst any bubbles then leave overnight. Repeat another 2-3 times depending how glossy you want it. It comes up like glass. It's so much easier and quicker to use than pouring medium. If you use painters tape underneath then any drips will just be removed when you remove the tape at the end.
Thank you so much, Julie! I tried varnishing 2 of my canvases but wasn't happy with the results, but I used a paint hrush and didn't know about tilting off the excess. I decided to just leave my paint pourings alone after that. BUT, now that I've watched you do, I'll give it a go again!!! I so appreciate your teachings in all the videos you do. 🤗🤗🤗 The finished piece is beautiful!
@@susanweidman4389 I believe it is the DecoArt brand. It is found near the MasterTouch brand paints. It seems to work fine. I suggest really tilting the canvas and getting off as much as possible before letting sit at the 45 degree angle for the night.
@@susanweidman4389 I spread the gloss all over. Then tilt it (almost at a 90degree angle) to let it run off. Once it is spread all over evenly, then I prop it up using 4 cups. 2 big and 2 shorter ones. This way the gloss runs off the canvas all together, equally, and does not stick to the cup or canvas. It took me practicing on some small canvasses to work out the kinks for my setup. I hope this helps.
Does your PM dry hard enough? I have always been told NOT to use PM as a varnish. Varnish dries much harder and gives more protection. You could spray over it now with an archival spray varnish with UV protectant. Looks Beautiful!
OMG, this painting is amazing. When you say you used pouring medium to varnish it, what is in the pouring medium? Also, I have the material to do an isolation coat. Do you need this when you use a pouring medium to varnish. Thanks for the excellent instructions.
Pouring medium is not actually a varnish. It gives a lovely look but doesn’t dry hard and cannot be removed like varnish can be down the road if the painting needs to be cleaned.
It looks from the video, that she uses the Professional Pouring Medium with the blue label. I used the Liquitex gloss or high gloss varnish. Sometimes, it is difficult to tilt in both directions, but it still works OK. I wonder if her pouring medium works better and if the cost is more. Have fun painting!
I love the colours in this painting. Now I have to find where you did this one. What kind of pouring medium is this? Do you use it in your paints too? 🌷
@@PhishedOff, no but I found out it is pouring medium and not a gloss varnish. Cheaper that resin and safer but not that cheap. I use a gloss varnish on the one’s I don’t want to resin. I put it on with a foam roller or a foam brush. It doesn’t use as much and it is dry so fast that I can do 3 coats in one day. I give my paintings away so I cannot afford to add too much more expense. I will have to start selling to pay for what I use.
Is there a pouring medium you would recommend. I just learning and I'm afraid I will make my paint bleed thank you for sharing how to do it I so want to learn. Your painting is beautiful. Thank you Kimberly
I have fallen in love with DecoArt Clear Pouring Topcoat. The instructions are to pour it like you do an acrylic pour but I found you use way too much when you're pouring it straight off. I use my big spreader knife as well and it's fantastic. Once it dries it's like glass.
Why is there ALWAYS a fly in my house when I want to varnish? Well I know why, it’s because I have a dog and he’s in and out but I do appreciate this video! It’s so very helpful!
Beautiful, but I thought that it needs to be glossy? Does the pouring medium dry glossy. I didn’t know you could use it as a sealer. That’s good news. Thank you Julie ❤️
What should I use to protect my acrylic paint that I applied on a kitchen wood tables and counter top i painted them with a white acrylic would varnish be a good idea or resin or a sealer or a clear sealer spray can I seen there's polyacrylic but this is all new to me so I'm still learning and there so many options I don't know witch one to use?
This worked beautifully for smaller canvases …I did one that was 12”x 24” and it was setting up before the whole canvas was covered I want to do bigger canvases so just wondering how to do it ? It sets up very quickly is it possible to dilute it with a little bit of water so it’s thinner and then just do lots and lots of layers ?…thanks in advance love your work! 🙏💕
Before demonstrating the resin technique, Did you video the pouring to post? Please share if you did. Thank you so much. Really enjoy all of your instructions, they’re just fabulous!
I’m so enjoying your videos! Do you still ‘varnish’ the same way? I haven’t poured paint yet, trying to learn from another Aussie first. (I’m on Central Coast NSW) ❤️🇦🇺
Hi Julie, this was so helpful, thank you. I don’t know where you live but I’m in the northern hemisphere in winter, with indoor temperatures of between 13-17C so my paintings can take 3 days min to dry. How long would I need between coats of varnish under these conditions? I don’t want to leave a testing fingerprint ! Thanks Caroline
Does the pouring medium protect it from UV rays and does it yellow? Would it be worth it to do this and then use a protective varnish for the third coat?
Thank you. I loved that you kept the “boring” parts in the video. Helps us to see and understand how long the process takes.
This is how I've been varnishing my paintings for ages. I use a cake slice like Julie does except on the smaller pieces where I spread it about with a flat silicon beauty blender. I wait until I have 3-4-5 paintings to varnish and use a fair amount of varnish on the first and the excess that pours off go onto the next piece to be varnished and so on until they are all done. Saves a lot of product from being wasted. I detest seeing anything getting wasted lol it's like money down the drain.
Tomeccho great idea re catching the drips. Hate waste as well, especially with paint products. Suspect that it may be a toxic process to make.
I so relate! I've always got a blank canvas under a pour to colour any paint. One of my best paintings came from 'the drippings'! If it doesn't work, it can serve as a base paint.
@@evokevisualart9128 ha! two of my favourites are 'unofficial paintings'. One of a smoosh (a 'dip') into runoff paint thats all red and gold with hints of pink and green, reminds me of a summer garden, and the other was a blank canvas I tilted paint onto, lots of white and many shades of blue with a bit of purple and red and that looks like a big old ship with sails and all on a rough sea.
What a great idea!!!
@@Annie-zd7mx I use Cabot's Benchtop Clear, an Australian product. Good for coasters too because hot cups and wet cups/glasses don't leave rings.
Thank goodness you do these videos. You are teaching a huge audience how you do what you do. A million thanks.
I started saving all of our Amazon shipping envelopes (plastic bubbles wrap ones) to put under the canvases. :)
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This is a great video. Using pouring medium as a gloss varnish is a great option for people who have sensitivities to epoxy resin. I have used both, but each has their own pros and cons. I still use both.
You are the first one to show the tilting when you varnish! Everyone else just shows spreading out the varnish and taking out bubbles and anything in the varnish. I wondered why I kept getting waves in my finish. Thank you for this video!!
I so so love that painting! I love it!!!! I love the colors and the flow of paint! I just love it 😍 Thank you so much for being so selfless in sharing everything you know about this art. You are but the best!
Thank you for your time and your generosity. I'm learning so much from you!
I am a realism artist and just beginning pours. I really appreciate you so much. Thanks and God bless.🌷🌹🌺🌻🌼🌸
Thank you so much!!! Resin is so difficult in a cold climate. Your idea is fantastic!!
Thank you so much for showing me how too varnish i am watching you and doing my first varnish thank you i have learned alot from you.God God Bless you
This works really well. I have been doing this for about 12 months.
Thank you! When it comes time to varnish my paintings, I always feel the stress coming on. I will definitely try this technique! Thanks for the great tutorial!
I enjoyed how you took the time to explain. I am learning and disabled and you helped me to better understand.
Thank you and you do amazing art.
Glad I found your video and I am excited to try this on my paintings! Thank you
I love that you show us how you varnish your Pieces!
I am watching all your techniques to give me the courage to be a BEGINNER ...I have purchased everything needed to be BRILLANT as you are......Your workroom is my future .....Your talent is just yours, no one can
buy that.....👩🏻🦳
This is Judy from North Carolina USA I absolutely love to watch you create it's perfect thank you for showing us your work.
I use Liquetex for mine. They dont need 3 coats. Its likely better though. Its thicker than the house brand at my art supply shop downtown, Wallacks Art Shop. Amazing glass like finish but i have SO much more Liquetex! Good to show people the best way.
That is absolutely gorgeous
I've been brushing the varnish on and the results are OK but I can see the way you do it is much better. I really appreciate your sharing your technique. It's a great help. Thank you.
This video is great. Thank you so much for teaching us. ❤
The colors are gorgeous! And the finish is perfect.
Thanks for sharing.
✌️💜😊
Resin is super easy but this is great for large pieces and resin is expensive.
BEAUTIFUL PIECE
Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge. This video sure is helpful, I will give this a try for sure as I am having such a hard time with getting the resin to work proper for me ...Thank you
Your painting is beautiful!
Delighted you did a video on this, thank you. I’ve been using resin for a while now and the pouring medium looks like it may be a whole lot easier to use. Was about to head to bed but I’m going to give this a go first 😊
Pouring medium is also much safer. I used resin for about three months and then developed severe rash and burning sensations on my arms and chest and face. It was extremely painful. Seems the toxicity builds up and you can become allergic to resin.
Hi how did you use the pouring medium?
I love this. Can’t do it myself and can’t afford to purchase it but I love to watch. Thank you.
Hi Julie that is beautiful an super easy, does it just go over with no problems when there is silicon involved with the painting?
I use liquitex varnish, spread it with my hands and then tilt. Just so easy.
Jenni van Rooyen
Hi, is it just the varnish or does something need to be added to it? Thanks in advance
Penelope Sanamo just the varnish. It does not need to be thinned with water.
Jenni van Rooyen
Thanks Jenni
I left too much varnish on a painting one time, I wanted to finish it as a gift, and it cracked everywhere, it was surface cracks, not necessarily in the paint. My only option was to try to save it by doing a resin coat on top. It actually worked made all the cracks disappear, I think it was a lucky save!
That is amazing!!! So glad it worked out. Thank you for sharing for the newbies like myself.
Did you do a new acrylic pour or did you resin the same painting? Mine cracked everywhere and wondered if it can be saved. What did the crackled look like? Completely disappeared?
@@lynnnesley1208 The original poster said they did a resin coat on top.
thank u for showing us,,i didnt know to do that,,i will for now on,,
Wow! This is one beautiful pour !!! Stunning! I’m gonna see if there iOS a video, I miss a lot of stuff😊
This is like watching paint dry. 🤣🤣🤣 Yet I watched the entire thing. Thank you! 🙏 Your pours are stunning.
Stunning!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Absolutely gorgeous!!!!
Stunning painting. Just started acrylic paint pouring and enjoy experimenting, but I have a love hate relationship when it comes to the gloss finish.
Bella! And so easy to varnish, 😊
Julie I just love this painting. It’s beautiful with the colors so vivid. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and great personality. Well done!
Thank you for the demo!! I was having some issues and this really helped
Take the stickiness of the pouring medium and increase it about five times and you have resin. Lol. And it gets everywhere, no matter how careful you are. I'll use it when I have a bunch of small items like coasters, but I'll stick with my varnish for my paintings. Your bloom and varnish job is gorgeous! Love the shininess!
I’m in varnishing hell at the moment trying to use Crystalac Brite Tone with a soft brush & also foam pad still getting brush strokes after 6 thin coats on my canvases. The ceramic coasters are not as bad.
I am surprised you are using something similar to Liquitex PM as the “varnish” instead of actual varnish! I think I’ll try it on one of my small pieces!
Any other suggestions are welcomed & thank you for posting this important video for all of us beginner varnishers!
The design achieved is extremely beautiful!
Pouring medium is designed to go on thickly, it will naturally drip off to find its level and it really shouldn't crack, but you need to make sure your table is level. I use Liquitex high gloss varnish. I pour a lot on, move it around with a very soft synthetic wide brush so all areas are covered, then brush quickly, but lightly going one way, brushing the excess varnish off, and then brushing the other way, brush the sides and catch any drips and that's it. Use torch to burst any bubbles then leave overnight. Repeat another 2-3 times depending how glossy you want it. It comes up like glass. It's so much easier and quicker to use than pouring medium. If you use painters tape underneath then any drips will just be removed when you remove the tape at the end.
Thank you for sharing your technique. I’ve been struggling with this and I’m going to try it your way! 🤞
I'm going to try pouring and tilting the vanish next time!! Thanks!
STUNNING
Very informative and your painting is beautiful! Thank you ❤️
Thank you for this tutorial!
Could you please make a video on how you create prints of your art?
Love this Julie! How do you calculate how much to use? I'm about to do a pour on a 30x40 inch canvas but I have no idea how much gloss I will need.
Thank you SOOO much. This is very helpful
ARE YOU TELLING ME I DON'T HAVE TO CLEAN THE SILICONE OFF? THIS IS A GAME CHANGER FOR ME!! BRILLIANT JULIE!!! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!
iirc Julie didn't use silicon in this spin pour. But yes you do need to clean off the silicon if you use it in your paint. Sorry lol
@@Tomeccho I'm new at this but it looks like there is a cell activator and doesn't that have silicon in it?
@@andemare Just 1 part Amsterdam Titanium White and 2 parts Floetrol. No silicon
Thank you so much, Julie! I tried varnishing 2 of my canvases but wasn't happy with the results, but I used a paint hrush and didn't know about tilting off the excess. I decided to just leave my paint pourings alone after that. BUT, now that I've watched you do, I'll give it a go again!!! I so appreciate your teachings in all the videos you do. 🤗🤗🤗
The finished piece is beautiful!
There is a gloss varnish to use and I find it at Hobby Lobby. It is around 35 for a gallon.
@@SandraBettsArt Hi, what brand is the $35.00 per gallon at Hobby Lobby? Does it last a long time, or does it get gunky after a while? Happy painting.
@@susanweidman4389 I believe it is the DecoArt brand. It is found near the MasterTouch brand paints. It seems to work fine. I suggest really tilting the canvas and getting off as much as possible before letting sit at the 45 degree angle for the night.
Thanks Sandra. I did not know about letting it sit at a 45 degree angle for the night. Do you angle it down on the second side?
@@susanweidman4389 I spread the gloss all over. Then tilt it (almost at a 90degree angle) to let it run off. Once it is spread all over evenly, then I prop it up using 4 cups. 2 big and 2 shorter ones. This way the gloss runs off the canvas all together, equally, and does not stick to the cup or canvas. It took me practicing on some small canvasses to work out the kinks for my setup. I hope this helps.
I love the colors and design of this painting!
Does your PM dry hard enough? I have always been told NOT to use PM as a varnish. Varnish dries much harder and gives more protection. You could spray over it now with an archival spray varnish with UV protectant. Looks Beautiful!
That's beautiful. Thanks for the tips.
OMG, this painting is amazing. When you say you used pouring medium to varnish it, what is in the pouring medium? Also, I have the material to do an isolation coat. Do you need this when you use a pouring medium to varnish. Thanks for the excellent instructions.
Linda Cohen towards the end of the video there is a shot of a bottle of Liquitex Pouring Medium. I am guessing that is what was used. 🙂
@@theresabradley4716 Thanks theresa. I hope that's it. I wonder if there's anything else in it. Hopefully, Julie will let us know.
I hope so too! It would be awful to do all that work and have it mucked up because we missed something 😕
,
Pouring medium is not actually a varnish. It gives a lovely look but doesn’t dry hard and cannot be removed like varnish can be down the road if the painting needs to be cleaned.
Beautiful! What is the difference between using Liquitex Professional Pouring Medium and using the Liquitex High Gloss Varnish? Thank you!
I also have the same question
It looks from the video, that she uses the Professional Pouring Medium with the blue label. I used the Liquitex gloss or high gloss varnish. Sometimes, it is difficult to tilt in both directions, but it still works OK. I wonder if her pouring medium works better and if the cost is more. Have fun painting!
It's gorgeous!!
I love the colours in this painting. Now I have to find where you did this one.
What kind of pouring medium is this? Do you use it in your paints too? 🌷
Did you find it? I love this one too
@@PhishedOff, no but I found out it is pouring medium and not a gloss varnish. Cheaper that resin and safer but not that cheap. I use a gloss varnish on the one’s I don’t want to resin. I put it on with a foam roller or a foam brush. It doesn’t use as much and it is dry so fast that I can do 3 coats in one day. I give my paintings away so I cannot afford to add too much more expense. I will have to start selling to pay for what I use.
@@karenstrong8887 it’s liquitex pm . She shows it in the video 😊
Great tutorial! Thanks so much for sharing!❤️ Beautiful painting, too!
Is there a pouring medium you would recommend. I just learning and I'm afraid I will make my paint bleed thank you for sharing how to do it I so want to learn. Your painting is beautiful. Thank you Kimberly
I have fallen in love with DecoArt Clear Pouring Topcoat. The instructions are to pour it like you do an acrylic pour but I found you use way too much when you're pouring it straight off. I use my big spreader knife as well and it's fantastic. Once it dries it's like glass.
Yay!! Oh thank you, this was where I lacked!
I have damaged an isolation coat, so I will use this technique to fix it, as it is self levelling... Thank you once again!
This video is great. Thank you so much for teaching us. Did you use any varnish? Or only pouring medium?❤
Hi Julie, Very informative Sincere thanks. You mention “ pouring medium” is that mixed in with the varnish?.
Beautiful job Julie. Thank you for teaching us with your stunning ways. ♥️
Those colours turn out so nicely!!! Beautiful veins
Great demo. It looks so gorgeous
looks like a view from space looking down at a mountain range!!
Great lesson. Thank you
I have a peg board and with metal hangers and I hang them after I drain the excess. Works good for me.
Great video, very useful info!
Thank you for sharing!! I was really struggling with the varnishing! I also need help on how to sign my pieces
I appreciate it very much, thank you for this tutorial!
Why is there ALWAYS a fly in my house when I want to varnish? Well I know why, it’s because I have a dog and he’s in and out but I do appreciate this video! It’s so very helpful!
So stunning. This is so beautiful!!
I love how it turned out!!!! What pouring medium are you using may I ask?
Beautiful, but I thought that it needs to be glossy? Does the pouring medium dry glossy. I didn’t know you could use it as a sealer. That’s good news. Thank you Julie ❤️
What should I use to protect my acrylic paint that I applied on a kitchen wood tables and counter top i painted them with a white acrylic would varnish be a good idea or resin or a sealer or a clear sealer spray can I seen there's polyacrylic but this is all new to me so I'm still learning and there so many options I don't know witch one to use?
This worked beautifully for smaller canvases …I did one that was 12”x 24” and it was setting up before the whole canvas was covered I want to do bigger canvases so just wondering how to do it ?
It sets up very quickly is it possible to dilute it with a little bit of water so it’s thinner and then just do lots and lots of layers ?…thanks in advance love your work! 🙏💕
Great Tip! Thanks
Beautiful, I am going to give this a go asap. 😍😍😍
Before demonstrating the resin technique, Did you video the pouring to post? Please share if you did. Thank you so much. Really enjoy all of your instructions, they’re just fabulous!
Would you recommend spray varnish for paintings made with the dutch pour technique?
It's lovely. Happy painting 🤩
Thank you for this, Julie!
Why do you prefer Pouring Medium over Gloss Varnish in this application?
Thanks for the lesson.
Great Julie. What exactly are you using for the varnish. May I askwhat peoplle use as an isolation coat. Glenis
she shows it in the vid.. liquitex pouring medium
@@danaparsonsliquidcosmosart2669 Thank You Dana. Glenis.
Beautiful colours!! Love the results
I’m so enjoying your videos! Do you still ‘varnish’ the same way? I haven’t poured paint yet, trying to learn from another Aussie first. (I’m on Central Coast NSW) ❤️🇦🇺
This is gorgeous
So pretty!!!
Wow that’s gorgeous! Does the pouring medium offer same kind of protection as a varnish would?
To helen hummingbirds loves sugar water the best of all. I changed mine out last year.and they love it!
Hi Julie, this was so helpful, thank you. I don’t know where you live but I’m in the northern hemisphere in winter, with indoor temperatures of between 13-17C so my paintings can take 3 days min to dry. How long would I need between coats of varnish under these conditions? I don’t want to leave a testing fingerprint ! Thanks Caroline
Does the pouring medium protect it from UV rays and does it yellow? Would it be worth it to do this and then use a protective varnish for the third coat?
Thank you, love it!