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How to Seal, Mount & Varnish Watercolor Paintings
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- Опубліковано 19 сер 2024
- Learn how to seal, mount and varnish a watercolour painting in this online painting class.
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"This is where you show your courge..." Gotta love that!!!
it sure is when you do this for the first time :)
What a beautiful, professional finish! Thank you for sharing this technique.
Glad you liked it
This is a truly amazing video. Thank you so much for your step by step tutorial. It was much needed!
I am glad you enjoyed it Victoria
Thank you so much! This was very helpful as I haven’t been able to find anything on dealing watercolour pieces. It was very simple and well explained and I can’t wait to test it out as I’d love to put some of my favourites on the wall :)
Thank you. Glad you found it helpful.
This is a very detailed and clear tutorial!! Thank you for taking the time to record and posting this video.
I'm making a few watercolor paintings for Christmas presents and didn't know how to seal them.
Now I know!
Good luck with your gifts. I am sure the recipients are going to be stoked :)
Excellent demonstration! Love your accent, too
Thank you! 😃
Thank you so much. The steps are easy to follow and your voice is soothing!
I am glad you enjoyed the lesson Roxanne :)
What a well explained video!
Thank you
Very satisfying to watch!
Glad you enjoyed it
Just the video i needed!!! Brilliant!!!!
Thank you
Hello, I have a question! Can this be done with mixed media pieces as well? I often use watercolor and micron pens in my art, but I'm curious if I can still use the wax and varnish to seal my pieces. Will the pen ink smudge at all?
the pen should not smudge as I do it all the time. It is however always best to do a test on a scrap piece of paper
Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial and valuable information about other way of how to deal with watercolour paintings. I'll definitely use this technique in my future watercolour artworks. Love all your tutorials.
I am glad the tutorial helped you Betty :)
Dankie Oom Dennis, hierdie demonstrasie was baie insiggewend :)
Bly jy het dit genieet Ezanne :)
Thank you so much for posting this very useful information Dennis.
My pleasure Sheila :)
Thank you for this tutorial. I learned a lot.
Glad it was helpful!
Great teaching. Very professional. Thank You!
you're welcome :)
This video is great! Very helpful thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
so beautiful thanks for sharing your knowledge!
Thank you
Thank you for the tutorial, very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Thankyou very much😊😘
Most welcome 😊
Thank you for this, this is very helpful and educational to me💖
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you so much for this detailed tutorial! You have a wonderful way of being very direct and clear in teaching along with your gentle kind humor. I have a few tiny beginner practice pieces that kind friends have asked for and I am so glad I found your video. I have wood panels and wax in hand just trying to figure out how best to accomplish this. And here you are! Good to know that I need not wax both sides of the piece if I use gel to affix it to the wood. Anyway, many thanks.
Glad it was helpful! Good luck with mounting & sealing your artworks
Thank you for sharing!
Wonderful advise!!! Thank you!! Beautiful little painting too 😀
thank you :)
ups excelente
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Very helpful. Thank you.
You're welcome!
Thanks for sharing useful information.
you're welcome :)
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Thanks and welcome
This is so cool ! Thank you so much, this helped me a lot 😁 !
Glad it helped :)
Thank you for this video! I have a question. Can this technique be done on a painting that uses metallic watercolors without dueling the shine? Thank you!
I have never used the metallic watercolors. I suggest you paint a small test strip with the metallic colors and when completely dry do a test with the wax. I would also like to know if it works. Enjoy your painting.
PaintBasket hello, you mentioned this can also be used for acrylic and oil, does the same technique apply? Can you also add polyeutherine after? And can I also use Dorlands wax medium for acrylic and oil? Is this the same as cold wax medium?
Good question. Yes, you certainly may use the Dorlands wax medium on the watercolours as well as on oil paintings. If you use it on an oil paint painting make absolutely sure that it is completely dry (anything from 6 months to a year depending on the thicknesses the paint) before waxing or protecting with the wax or varnish. On the oil painting use either the wax or the varnish. It is really not necessary to apply both.
Thank you!
My pleasure
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Hi. Please make video on how to paint with water colors.😊
I already have many video on painting in watercolor here and on my website :)
Question: Should you seal and varnish all your watercolour artwork? Even art that is framed behind glass? Thanks :-)
you don't need to seal it if you frame behind glass. :)
Very handy info THANKS AGAIN
you're welcome
My pleasure
Question - Did you mix Impasto white with Gel matt or do you use one or the other. Please explain and Thanks for the great video.
Glad you enjoyed the video. No, I did not mix the two gels together. In this video, I only used the White Impasto Gel. You can use either one or the other or any other acrylic gel.
I very much enjoyed your excellent video and the technique shown. I have wanted to try doing a watercolor on canvas. Still in the "mulling it over" stage. Have you had any experience in using watercolor gesso on primed canvas, then painting, and then fixing and protecting the painting with the method you show in this video? Thank you again for sharing your knowledge!
Susan, I have not painted watercolors on gessoed (which is acrylic) panels, but know of others who have. Watercolor will not take on an oily surface. It would be best to first clean the surface to get rid of any fingerprints (invisible) that may be on it through normal handling. After this, you can proceed with the watercolor painting and varnishing.
Question : What happens when polyurethane is applied directly on the painting without any wax ? Would it totally ruin the painting ?
Honestly, I don't know what would happen as I have never tried it. Perhaps you could try it on a test strip of paper with watercolour paint on it to see if it works.
If I use a watercolour ground and watercolour paint on canvas, do I need to use a varnish/wax and which one should I use? Thanks 🙏
Esme, if you are going to frame your art work behind glass then you do not need to wax/varnish it. If your watercolour painting is on canvas, and will not be behind glass, then you definitely will have to wax/varnish it for protection. Any wax/varnish such as Art Spectrum Wax/Varnish or Langridge Wax Varnish will do. Hope this helps you.
Hi, Thank you. Should we use a UV varnish please?
A UV Varnish is not necessary as all watercolour paintings should not be hung where sunlight can get to them. Only use an artist quality polyurethane varnish for the final coat and not the hardware type varnish.
Hello, this was very helpful thank you for posting. I was wondering if I could use the same method just on just paper/ card like material, (Instead of adding it to the canvas). Would it curl the ends of the paper?
Thank you for your comment. This painting is not on canvas but on watercolour paper.
Thank you for this super helpful video!
Some of my paintings I want to test this on are “curled”, wavy due to the materials used to paint with…do you have experience with sealing such kinds of artworks in the process shared..? My questions could be would this “straighten out” the art work..
I would test one to see if it works by doing this : apply the gel to the paper (don't be shy with the gel) then when you place it onto the wood, add a lot of weight onto the paper - use plenty of heavy books to force the artwork onto the wood and leave until you are 100% sure the gel has dried before removing the books. If the books / weight kept the paper flush then it shouldn't come loose and your wrinkles will be gone :)
@@PaintBasket Brilliant. Thank you.
hello, I just found your video! thank you. Can I use the Krylon spray only without the wax? It wasnt clear when you mentioned it in your article.
Yes you can the spay is the adhesive. You can always stop there if you prefer :)
Would your watercolor paper still buckle is you mounted it on your box frame with gel before painting? Great video, thankyou!
Anne, once you have attached the watercolour paper properly with gel, and it has dried completely, the paper will not buckle when you paint. One word of caution: When you attach the paper to the board make absolutely sure that you do NOT get any gel on the painting surface of the paper. The watercolour paint will not grip on the gel spots. So glad you enjoyed the video :-)
does it work on pencil, charcoal etc...
I do not recommend it being used on pencil and charcoal as any potentially loose dust will smear as you apply the wax varnish. Rather use a spray fixative. If you want to frame the drawing then frame behind glass.
I have seen tutorial where the first layer or two of varnish was applied BEFORE the mounting, is there any reason why one is preferable to the other? Might varnishing before protect against the gel coming through the back of the paper and impacting the painting?
You could apply before. I just find it easier to apply after mounting
Do use use the varnish wax first then apply the polyurethane varnish on top of the wax? Or apply either the varnish wax or the polyurethane varnish, but not both of them?
Daniela, you have to FIRST apply wax to seal and waterproof the watercolour painting. Do NOT use polyurethane to seal the painting as you stand the chance of smudging and ruining the painting. It is also nt necessary to apply polyurethane. I added the Polyurethane varnish over the wax just to make doubly sure the painting won't be damaged by misuse. For normal use only two coats of wax are necessary.
@@dennistheartist Thank you for the information.
Awesome tutorial 🌿 can you please list down the product names /links on where I could buy these?? I usually work with watercolours and now when I think of taking my work to next level, I needed some guidance, and this video of yours has provided me everything that I wanted to know ...!! Thanks for sharing 🙌 looking forward to your response 😊
you can find all that info on the tutorial page on my website : onlineartlessons.com/tutorial/how-to-seal-mount-varnish-watercolor-paintings/
great video!!!... question: why use gel and not just regular glue???
Yes, you may use any good quality cold glue. I personally prefer, as a professional artist, to use artist quality gel.
@@dennisclarkartschool1290 thanks !
Poster colour painting pr kon sa varnish use kre
the same as I used here, or you can use any good acrylic varnish as well :)
Thanks so much for this information!! I had no idea I could mount and finish a watercolor painting so beautifully. I can’t wait to use this method to gift paintings to friends and family :) Could a glue such as Mod Podge work for attaching the painting to a box frame, or do you only recommend using gel for this technique? Also, would using a Matte Finish Spray (such as Krylon) be a good/feasible alternative to the water based polyurethane finish?
you could use Mod Podge to stick the paper to the box no problem. You would need to test the spray on a spare paper first to ensure it works
Can i use modpodge instead of mat gel?
It should work. I suggest giving it a test to confirm though.
Where can I find a board like the one you are using in the tutorial?
The board is thin MDF which can be bought at most hardware stores. I personally made up the box frame which is demonstrated in another video. In theory, the watercolour paper can be pasted to any fairly solid surface.
Can it work with a piece that has both watercolor and acrylic paint?
Yes certainly. There should be no problem at all as they are both water based.
Great art and valuable information, thanks a lot!! Can you please let me know the technique of varnishing a mural, i have used water colors on it...
Sameer, to be honest, I have never heard of a mural painted with watercolours. It would be very expensive to seal the mural with the Artist Quality wax. I am afraid I cannot suggest what to do without me first experimenting with other sealing mediums. Sorry to disappoint you.
Thank you, What kind of brush is best for applying the gel to the paper?
I'm using a good old pastry brush, but any stiff bristle brush will do that can move the gel around
is this product suitable for poster colors??
It should be, as poster paint is similar to normal watercolours/gouache except is has much more body to it. To be on the safe side I suggest you first try it out on a test piece.
Hi! This was a wonderful video. Dennis, some of my watercolor paintings tend to warp or curl in places. How do you prevent that and keep such flat paintings? If mine did warp, would this process flatten them out, do you think?
Julia, The waxing process will unfortunately not flatten out a curled painting. However, if it is only very slightly warped, it may be flattened if you paste it to a solid substrate.
If properly stretched it should not buckle when absolutely dry. You could lay the painting face down on a dry towel. Thoroughly wet the back of the painting. Leave for a while and then wipe off the excess water. Place a flat board on top and place some heavy weights on it. Leave until thoroughly dry. Suggest you practice first on an old painting.
Thank u so much for this video
And I also had a question .. i usually use acrylic along with water colour paints is it ok to use these varnish ??
You will have no problem at all with acrylic as it is very stable once it has dried. Go ahead and varnish :-)
@@dennisclarkartschool1290 thank you sir!
Can I use this on a soft pastel medium?
Unfortunately you cannot. Watercolor paints has sufficient binder to hold the pigment together. Soft pastels will smudge if you try to use the wax.
@@dennisclarkartschool1290 ok thanks
Hi, Thank you for this video,
I used this method to seal a watercolor painting. First attached the paper to the MDF board with acrylic gel medium. Then applied two coats of Gamblin cold wax medium letting each layer dry at least 24 hours. After that I applied Amsterdam acrylic varnish /satin finish. The painting is quite large but I tried to make the wax coats carefully to cover the surface well. After I had applied the varnish it seeped under the wax and made the paper look "wet" in some places. It did dry ok later but even after two more varnish coats the shine on the paper is uneven. Some parts look matte. Is that because the varnish was not water soluble?
By not seeing the painting itself it is difficult for me to give a good evaluation. The two coats of cold wax should have adequately sealed the painting. If the varnish has seeped under the wax it tells me that the varnish will not normally penetrate two layers of wax. It looks like those areas were not adequately covered by the wax. The varnish will not normally penetrate two layers of wax. The varnish should have been polyurethane and NOT acrylic because acrylic does not adhere properly to a wax (oil) base. It will eventually peel away. Hope this helps.
@@dennistheartist Thanks for answering. I figured too that the wax coating was not covering the whole area as it should. Also as it is is now both over and under the wax it may cause even more trouble, Would it be advisable to try to remove the varnish? And how?
@@pirjoraila4605 Unfortunately you will not be able to remove the acrylic varnish.
I have a painting that is already waxed. Can I give it to someone else to mount on the wood block? Or do you have to varnish last?
Hi Pam, If has been properly waxed there is no problem someone else doing the mounting. Polyurethane varnish is an optional extra as "belt and braces". No problem adding it before the mounting.
Thank you for the video. :) I have a question. Can I mount watercolor paper on normal canvas the same way or? Thank you for any information you will give. :)
You could but I would not recommend doing it to a box canvas as the watercolour paper needs a solid backing for protection
@@PaintBasket what would happen if i put watercolor paper on canvas?
Thank you so much for this video. Do you think the wax and varnish will work on mixed media pieces with watercolours and coloured pencils? And is the varnish necessary if you only got the wax to use...?
Have a great day! ^^
Hi Majedy. I've not tried the wax over coloured pencils. The coloured pencils normally are waxed based so theoretically it should work. I recommend that you try it out on a small rough sketch first to see if it works. The varnish is "belt and braces" so the wax alone will be perfect. Let me know how it went. Happy painting :-)
@@dennisclarkartschool1290 Thank you so much for your response ^^
Majedy_B_Pawsome you cannot use the wax over coloured pencil. It acts as a solvent and smudges the pencil. I have tried it. You need to spray your mixed media piece with fixative (Ester Roi has good instructions on her website) and then varnish it.
Hi Sabine. Many thanks for your advice. Much appreciated.
Thank you! Do you have to mount your painting on wood? Would mat board work?
Jamie. Yes, you can - be aware of possible warping. The whole idea of this tutorial is not to use glass and a backing board to preserve the paper from ageing and getting brittle.
Can’t find a wax anywhere in Spain
Do you get any results from a search : lmgtfy.com/?q=art+spectrum+mat+wax+varnish+es ?
thank you for the information :-) Is the wax varnish medium, water based?
No.
Will this work with cheap watercolor paint? That's all I have.
Yes it will :)
@@PaintBasket OK thank you!
What other types of wax can be used as watercolor varnish?
Is there something i can find on amazon? Can you help please 😁
Art Spectrum Artist’s Matt Wax Varnish or Dorland's Wax Medium : amzn.to/2LzfFGi
Ummm… is the impasto used in this tutorial..?! Or did miss something’? 🙏🏽✨
Not sure of your question, but no, no impasto has been used in this demo, only the wax varnish.
@@dennistheartist Thought as much. Thank you for clarifying and confirming
Hi. can i wax a watercolour painting that has been done on a canvas pad. Can i then put it behind a glass frame. Thanks
I would do a test on a spare canvas panel first. If you are framing behind glass there is no need to seal the painting using this method, but if you had a sealed painting, you could certainly frame it behind glass without any problems.
@@PaintBasket Thanks for taking the time to reply. I will be framing the picture but i'm going to wax it after having first tested a spare canvas, then if it's ever taken out of the glass it will still have the protection. :)
I got a question. Is it possible to mount the blank watercolour paper on a wood panel, so it wouldn't be a risk to damage the painting in any way, instead of doing it with the finished painting?
Betty, you certainly can mount the blank paper onto the board. Let dry thoroughly before starting to paint. I suggest leaving a slight overlap with the paper. This will prevent water from seeping into the sides. You can then trim when the painting is dry.
Thank you so much Dennis, I'll follow your advice.
Glad to be of help :-)
Pl name wax varnish?
You can get the names etc. off the full tutorial on my website: onlineartlessons.com/tutorial/how-to-seal-mount-varnish-watercolor-paintings/
this video proved I know nothing about watercolor
rather look at it this way - after watching the video, you know even more about watercolor ;)
PaintBasket thank you so much for this video 🙏🏼 I did my own portrait just a day ago and didnt know how to properly frame it, now I do! ❤️
Can i use any kind of varnish?
The initial varnish is a special wax varnish which will not lift, smudge or interfere with the watercolour. It is obtainable from art stores. After this had dried I applied 2 coats of normal polyurethane varnish.
Thank you!
you're welcome Joyce :)