Varnishing an oil 602 by Mary on 06/02/01 at 9:51 AM
Varnishing an oil

PULEEZ HELP ME!...Im a self taught artist, and I paint portraits for a living....the biggest problem I have run into is the final product....EVERYTHING I have read on varnishing states I must wait six mos.before I do it..or a touch of cobalt drier can be used to speed the process a bit...but even that would require a few mos before it can be varnished the traditional way..

WELL..that doesn't suit!..lol..My clients already wait a couple of mos give or take, and I really can't afford to make them wait several more mos so that I can put a final varnish on...presently, I just use retouch varnish..but after a little bit it gives an uneven sheen..Does ANYONE have anysuggestions on how to handle this and how to give my paintings a nice even sheen in a more timely manner?...

Thanks in advance..from one stumped girl.
Mary


Follow Ups:

Re: Varnishing an oil shawn g   Posted at: 06/21/01 (0)
Re: Varnishing an oil elaine   Posted at: 06/02/01 (2)
Re: Varnishing an oil david Charpentier   Posted at: 06/05/01 (1)
Re: Varnishing an oil Ed   Posted at: 06/12/01 (0)

Post a Followup 602"> Mary"> wmsmith_carolina.rr.comVarnishing an oil_06/02/01 at 9:51"Re: Varnishing an oil"
: PULEEZ HELP ME!...Im a self taught artist, and I paint portraits for a living....the biggest problem I have run into is the final product....EVERYTHING I have read on varnishing states I must wait six mos.before I do it..or a touch of cobalt drier can be used to speed the process a bit...but even that would require a few mos before it can be varnished the traditional way.. : WELL..that doesn't suit!..lol..My clients already wait a couple of mos give or take, and I really can't afford to make them wait several more mos so that I can put a final varnish on...presently, I just use retouch varnish..but after a little bit it gives an uneven sheen..Does ANYONE have anysuggestions on how to handle this and how to give my paintings a nice even sheen in a more timely manner?... : Thanks in advance..from one stumped girl. : Mary

 
A. A. Art. This Site designed and maintained by Alexei Antonov
Translation from Russian Copyright (c) 1999 Vladimir Pavlov.
Copyright (c) 1999 Alexei Antonov. All rights reserved.