Good info clearly presented. I noticed at the end you were washing a brush with soap and water. Was that to clean a brush used for varnishing? I thought a solvent was necessary for that.
After using the solvent called turpentine to clean the brush you have to wash it with soap and water so the solvent doesn’t eat the gum holding the brush together
I have an oil painting on canvas that I did in high school circa 1996 and I'd like to frame it and hang it in my bathroom but I'm concerned about sealing it as it's never been done the oil paint is directly on the canvas no primer or anything on the canvas first I'd appreciate any advice Thanks
Omg… I’m a digital artist and I just bought stuff because my sister in law is getting married and I decided to attempt an oil painting of her and her fiance as a gift. but um it’s in 10 days even if I start and finish in a day it wont dry :(
Oh dear! If you don’t paint too thickly & use linseed or alkyd oils it could ‘feel dry’ aka be unsmudgable before the event & you can gift the painting then let it fully cure before varnishing later. I’m sure they’ll appreciate such a thoughtful gift even if it’s not fully dry/cured in time for the wedding!
@@dorisroseart I really admire you more now because I tried to paint today, and honestly it's so much work! To set up all the necessary stuff in a working space, mixing and searching for colours, the smell of paint and turpentine, the cleaning everything after was such a hassle! And so much patience to wait for it to dry several times. Digital art is amazing honestly you have infinite canvas, colours, brushes, no cleaning or mess is involved, you can always take things back, play with proportions etc. For this i had to buy lots of stuff and the white paint I already used most of .. traditional art is seriously expensive and effort consuming I think I'll stick with my tablet :) I did a really bad job as well . I was expecting paint to be thicker for some reason or maybe I'm the problem, but it didn't hold like I wanted, I wanted to put layers on the base colours and I had to use a lot of white , like thin white lines that are very clear, for her dress details which were full of white flower and plant motives over light blue, didn't hold at all so I gave up on that. I'd done watercolour on thick paper before and was happy with those results. Oil definitely doesn't agree with me
I’ve only ever heard of using egg white as egg tempera paint. I’ve never heard of it being used as a varnish. Usually varnish of the past was made of some sort of resin. I prefer to use a modern synthetic varnish. 🤗
You can use oil over acrylic but I’d recommend never using acrylic based mediums & paint over oil as you could end up with cracking or adhesion issues with your painting!
These are the best painting guidance videos on UA-cam. It’s a shame this channel hasn’t blown up yet
🤗🤗🤗 thank u so much!! 🥰
It will!!
I use my Excalibur food dehydrator to dry my paintings past then I varnish and dehydrate again. They have been great. No cracking.
You are such a knowledgeable expert
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Ty I found your varnishing options very helpful. Much appreciated
Glad it was helpful!
Great video with a lot of great details. Thanks for sharing.
My pleasure! 🤗
Thanks .I will try furnishing
just found your channel . Its so informative
So glad! 🤗🤗
Good info clearly presented. I noticed at the end you were washing a brush with soap and water. Was that to clean a brush used for varnishing? I thought a solvent was necessary for that.
After using the solvent called turpentine to clean the brush you have to wash it with soap and water so the solvent doesn’t eat the gum holding the brush together
So helpful!
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Great vids
🤗 thank u!!
I have an oil painting on canvas that I did in high school circa 1996 and I'd like to frame it and hang it in my bathroom but I'm concerned about sealing it as it's never been done the oil paint is directly on the canvas no primer or anything on the canvas first
I'd appreciate any advice Thanks
Omg… I’m a digital artist and I just bought stuff because my sister in law is getting married and I decided to attempt an oil painting of her and her fiance as a gift. but um it’s in 10 days even if I start and finish in a day it wont dry :(
Oh dear! If you don’t paint too thickly & use linseed or alkyd oils it could ‘feel dry’ aka be unsmudgable before the event & you can gift the painting then let it fully cure before varnishing later. I’m sure they’ll appreciate such a thoughtful gift even if it’s not fully dry/cured in time for the wedding!
@@dorisroseart I really admire you more now because I tried to paint today, and honestly it's so much work! To set up all the necessary stuff in a working space, mixing and searching for colours, the smell of paint and turpentine, the cleaning everything after was such a hassle! And so much patience to wait for it to dry several times. Digital art is amazing honestly you have infinite canvas, colours, brushes, no cleaning or mess is involved, you can always take things back, play with proportions etc. For this i had to buy lots of stuff and the white paint I already used most of .. traditional art is seriously expensive and effort consuming I think I'll stick with my tablet :) I did a really bad job as well . I was expecting paint to be thicker for some reason or maybe I'm the problem, but it didn't hold like I wanted, I wanted to put layers on the base colours and I had to use a lot of white , like thin white lines that are very clear, for her dress details which were full of white flower and plant motives over light blue, didn't hold at all so I gave up on that. I'd done watercolour on thick paper before and was happy with those results. Oil definitely doesn't agree with me
Do you have any opinions on using egg white as a varnish?
I’ve only ever heard of using egg white as egg tempera paint. I’ve never heard of it being used as a varnish. Usually varnish of the past was made of some sort of resin. I prefer to use a modern synthetic varnish. 🤗
Can you use a varnish on a painting done with the combination of oil and acrylic paint or does it have to be 100% oil?
You can use oil over acrylic but I’d recommend never using acrylic based mediums & paint over oil as you could end up with cracking or adhesion issues with your painting!