The 6-Month Rule Explained: Your Guide to Varnishing Your Oil Paintings!✨

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Did you know that you should wait 6 months before varnishing your oil paintings? 🤔

It's not just some arbitrary rule, but a crucial step to ensure your artwork looks its best & lasts for years to come. 🎨 BTW - yes, varnishes like Gamvar can be used earlier in the curing process but the painting still has to be FULLY touch dry! Not just non-smudgeable - a difficult distinction to judge. Many folks use Gamvar too early.

I get a LOT of questions about this from beginners to seasoned pros so here is a slightly longer vid (I released a short earlier on this topic).

Artists, art restorers, scientists, whoever, plz comment & share any tips, experiences, or advice you have for oil painters about this topiv & any creative ways you’ve tackled the practicalities about drying time. So, be sure to like, comment and share with your fellow artists so we can all learn from each other’s experience! 🙌 s
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These are the best painting guidance videos on YouTube. It’s a shame this channel hasn’t blown up yet

ianjeisenberx
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I use my Excalibur food dehydrator to dry my paintings past then I varnish and dehydrate again. They have been great. No cracking.

pogogogo
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Great video with a lot of great details. Thanks for sharing.

RayNaso
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Ty I found your varnishing options very helpful. Much appreciated

dshepherd
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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.

garyji
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just found your channel . Its so informative

raygyanyumnam
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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?

happylama-lttz
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Do you have any opinions on using egg white as a varnish?

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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 :(

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