How a VARNISHING MISTAKE Almost RUINED One of My Paintings (Tutorial on Oiling Out & Beading Up)

[@kevinhawley4992]

This HAS TO BE one of the most valuable lessons an oil painter could have!... I've already ruined one painting and didn't know why... now I do. What a headache this avoids in the future is priceless. As always, THANK YOU SO MUCH for the info! You're one of the best! & I loved the gallery paintings!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Thank you so much Kevin 😊

[@CynicalSaint48]

Florent, I have followed you for years, and am so appreciative of your contribution to the art community. Congratulations on your solo show. It is well-deserved. Tout à vous

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Hootowlsonly]

Wow, thank you! I’ve been researching how to varnish an oil painting and no one else had explained the importance on oiling out a painting before you varnish it. This has probably saved me some future disappointment and confusion

[@yetanotherjohn]

Great video! I learned a lot. I read somewhere that the Old Masters rubbed an oil painting with a silk rag before varnishing, I think the silk neutralizes the static charge, making the varnish apply more easily. I always do it and I have never had any problems. Also: When setting the work to dry, lean it against a wall with the wet-side facing the wall, so dust will not settle on it!

[@tinkerno11]

Such great information, thank you. All the very best with your exhibition

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Thank you so much 😊✨🙏

[@peterbeck8763]

I have had problems with oil and varnish beading up on several of my paintings and never knew how to fix the problem. Thank you so much for the information!

[@bitterfly22]

Voila! At 6:00,He just answered the issues thats been goin on in my head today! I've just finished an oil painting and unsure how to varnish. Been searching and watching for answers on the internet all day and just found out that oiling out is beneficial prior to varnishing to revive sunken areas. Most artist do the 50:50 galkyd+gamsol for oiling out but lacking details about the fat over lean rule, and so I think its questionable. Since my previous layer mostly have linseed oil as medium. Thankful for this youtube channel !

[@ttentertainmentsolutions1674]

Wow! This video is GOLD. Been working on big commission for 2 years. Started oiling out to prep for varnish and had the beading effect happen. My heart dropped as I didn’t know what to do. This video gave me peace of mind knowing there is a solution.

[@rutbrea8796]

You're a great teacher, the best of the best I have seen on KZbin 🎉❤

[@rachelpetruccillo]

Thank you for sharing this information. You're correct, it is not an issue that is talked about by artists very often and even product manufacturers don't provide much information. I've never seen anyone suggest the gentle abrasion method or note the importance of using the same medium used in the painting. I also didn't know that it becomes more challenging the longer a painting sits which is making me consider varnishing my paintings before they are sold. Very useful info!

[@lilanthia]

I’m INCREDIBLY new to oil painting, there’s so much more chemistry than I imagined! 😂😂 thank you for this video, I learned so much 🧡

[@meredithnichols3572]

this was so helpful. having not gone to art school--the most challenging things to figure out were how to use oil and solvents to prep, support, and finish my work, and also just working with different types of pigments/mixing pigments--what works/what doesn't. This helped fill in some gaps for me. Thank you!

[@l.b.8779]

Congratulations on your show!!! Well deserved. Wish I lived closer.

[@tombittorf]

The tip with the sponge is pure gold. This is like the 10 % information you only get at artschool masterclass i guess 😅😀

[@mshelthy]

Congratulations on your upcoming show!! So exciting! You deserve it. You have worked hard for this. Congratulations again!

[@zachsicle]

You are a life saver! I was having the beading up issue with my gamvar and now I know why! Thank you so much

[@rubenscasco801]

I'm one of your follower, I'm so gratefull watching every topics and different subjects you share..Congratulations for your coming exhibition. More Power 👍

[@chrisgriffith1573]

This confirms some of the things I have had issues with... so many people give advise that counters what other information I knew about other products. Beading up is commonly misinterpreted to be a problem with the way someone is applying the varnish, when its a problem is the oil surface. When I suggest a fine pumice polish using water and and a soft rag, and everyone always freaks out and calls me an idiot. I am pretty sure that is not the case, they are the idiots, most of their solutions are various versions of crude "sanding" of the surface with nontraditional sanding implements (such as a stiff brush or some form of etching using mineral spirits) to facilitate bonding of the varnish. The community ignorance surrounding this is amazing to me and left me quite salty. Thank you for clarifying the issues here!

[@MelanieMaguire]

Congratualtions on your upcoming show! It looks amazing...If possible, it would be great if you took a video camera around it and gave us a personal tour... for those of us, too far to come in person. Thanks for the beading up tricks, I've experienced beading up just recently. :)

[@ShirleyLuStudio]

Thank you. I thought it just me having beading up problem. I use soft brushes and a lot of glaze. So happy to see this method.

[@lilliankoponen9760]

Thank you so much for all the detailed and well-explained information. I am going to watch this vid again in a few days - so much to learn here!. I had horrible beading up issues a few years back when I was using a lot of Stand Oil - ugh. Now I love to use the Gamblin Solvent-Free Gel and also Rublev's Oleogel. I will try the oiling out procedure soon and before I use Gamvar.. So glad to have found your channel.

[@kirstenthomas.2757]

I came across this just as I had "been lazy" and left a painting unattended for 6 months! Sure enough a tiny area was beading. This has saved my painting! Such valuable information about surface tension and other things I would not have considered. thank you!

[@colettedeschenes8714]

Bonjour, Florent, et Felicitations a propos de ton exposition a Paris! Wish I could go and see it! I am going to mention it to my niece since she lives there 😊 MERCI pour ce tuto ainsi que tous les autres! Tes tableaux sont tres beaux and I really enjoy your insights and explanations! Take care and thanks again! 😊

[@juloslesbonstuyos]

Merci Florent j’ai tellement galéré à trouver une solution pour ce problème de varnish beading, et ta vidéo pop dans mon fil! Encore merci!

[@BarbaraSzentmarjay]

This is pure science. I will need to watch a few more times to fully understand. Thank you!

[@---Dana----]

Wow. This happened to me a couple days ago when oiling out a low key painting. I just tried scrubbing with a stiff brush as you suggested and it worked! Thank you so much.

[@tshobe7833]

Thank you Florent! I appreciate you and all your work to help us all! I wish I could see your showing in Paris....good luck!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Thank you too!😊✨🙏

[@AustinHowlettArt]

Thank you for this! This is THE most comprehensive varnish information video I've ever seen and its much needed! Thank you, thank you

[@brendadevlin5588]

Congratulations on your upcoming exhibition 🍾🥂

[@themagyar9950]

Thanks so much for your quality advice here. I’ve searched and this is as good as it gets. Have a great exhibition.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it was helpful! Thanks 😊✨🙏

[@wolfgangtoeglhofer1710]

All the best for your exhibition and thanks for this tutorial, excellent as always

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Many thanks!😊✨🙏

[@jacquelinedavisart]

Thank you so much for this. I'd actually almost given up with varnish altogether due to beading up issues. I'm going to try your suggestions and come back here to let you know how I get on.

[@papaspaulding]

Ive actually had beading in the past on a couple of paintings and I didn't know what was going on. was incredibly frustrating, ended up doing the same ie going over with retouch thinking it would fix it but made it worse. Thank you, watching this now I know why and makes perfect sense. My paintings are the same, ie super smooth light brushstrokes and smooth surface, as well as the fact Ill also leave them far too long before oiling out or varnishing

[@dorothywaddell9572]

Very informative thankyou.

[@michaelking5091]

Thank you for this video. I have ran across this several times and Gamblin suggested scrubbing the Gamsol into the surface like you recommended. What I never heard before this video was the "reason", the Closed surface; also I never oiled out before applying a the Gamsol. I am indebted! Thank you again!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

My pleasure, glad the video was helpful 😊

[@خلود-ث1خ]

Wish you much success with your show

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Thank you so much 😊✨🙏

[@arosefortes6507]

Great information and super helpful! I had this happen to one of my paintings where part of it covered well and other areas not. I know now why. Thanks so much for explaining

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it was helpful!😊✨🙏

[@jaqmackie]

Thanks for talking about this. I had this beading up problem.

[@becauseoft]

You saved my painting!! Thank you so much!!!

[@kdshay22]

Very helpful! I am currently struggling with these issues so this is exactly what I was looking for. Thanks very much for sharing.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@denisemitchell2498]

Wow - never knew how much chemistry is involved! Thank you so much. d

[@janehaverty7764]

Thanks!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Sorry, I'm pretty late because KZbin didn't notify me but thanks for the support, it means a lot 😊✨

[@lenefredriksen]

Wow, I have been waiting to find this video for years. Thank you!!!!!!

[@jerrifreeman7034]

Thank you for all of your advice. I so appreciate how you share your process with us.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@CeinwenGray]

Thanks for your detailed and thorough explanation.

[@ReidPettit]

Thank you, that helps me with the mysteries of varnishing and oiling out.🖌🖌🖌

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it helped 😊✨🙏

[@schillenboer]

Danke!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Freut mich, dass meine Arbeit nützlich sein kann. Vielen Dank für die Unterstützung. 😎✨

[@rodeastell3615]

Thank you Florent for the video and the inspiration. Good luck with your show.

[@philiphoweartistwriter272]

I ran into a similar beading issue and also realized its caused by too smooth of a surface, generally from a leveling medium like Stand oil (or simiar) if not mixed with damar or other medium. Right now I am using damar, stand and MS, the usual thirds, but also found 1/2 stand oil + 1/2 Liquin works well and I have yet to see the beading on smooth canvas or panels. Gamvar varnish is sometimes too thin for smooth paintings as it tends to separate and leave matte patches. Traditional Damar is more viscous and when applied in one coat (not thinned out as this only leads to more brushwork showing) it will cover areas much better and leave no beading, with higher gloss. The warm aging tint, that some artists worry about, happens over a very long period and is something to consider, but for my work it could actually help unify the light areas. On oil paintings and illustrations I did 40+ years ago, I have yet to see any sign of discoloration or cracking. If you add a bit of damar with Liquin you can get a nice glossy finish without need for a final varnish for a year or so, meaning you can show the work sooner and the Liquin (which is an alkyd 'resin') will speed up the drying time of glazes. Liquin on its own tends too dry semi-gloss, which is not ideal for dark areas. I asked a conservator at the National Gallery to see if Liquin was archival and she tested it and said it was a good product. I never use retouch varnish, its basically a very thin layer of damar, thinned, as I recall, with Acetone, or similar solvent. On canvas, which flexes, it can easily crack so any paint you use above it will sit on this fragile surface. I would avoid it unless working on a panel.

[@LordPenny95]

I’m so confused and scared to try varnishing now haha😂

[@melindawolfUS]

Thank you! I'm a professional oil painter and you've just taught me things I never knew about varnish and oiling out sunken-in colors. I wasn't even taught to varnish my paintings in college classes or in my mural apprenticeship so I kinda just figured out some of it on my own, but apparently incorrectly. Now I regret doing this wrong on some sold commissions, I am guilty of having thought the varnish would fix my sunken-in colors. What happens when you skip the oiling out? Do the paintings end up looking matte in the dark areas again over time? It makes me sad that my older work might be looking shabby 😢

[@liwi513]

Florent, you are awesome! My colors have sunken and your video explained the technical. Thank you so very much! Congratulations on Paris Exhibition. How long do I wait after oiling out before adding varnish. Thank you.

[@Denisa-rx2tp]

@@liwi513 I have the same question. How long after oiling out before moving onto final varnish? 🤔

[@catherinecervas3726]

Looking forward to your show online!

[@becurious17]

How long do you need to let the painting dry after you oil out before you can apply varnish? I’m new and all of this information is so valuable! Thank you 🙏🏼

[@andrewcowie6570]

love the gently spoken 'brush lightly' accompanying timelapse-rapid brushing! if your last layers were using linseed oil with no solvents, should you be oiling out with just linseed oil? Is it possible to oil out too much? A recent painting with a lot of layers seems to require more than one oiling out.

[@kamranjoon]

Florent, Before starting let me tell you that for some odd reason, You Tube’s predictive auto text always shows your name as Florentino!!! I suppose who ever wrote the algorithm had an affinity for Italian names. Another great and true lay useful video from you. Well done as always. A couple of, hopefully, items of note: firstly, your choice of fabric (if you stretch your own) will contribute greatly to this problem positively or negatively. On that front so will your choice of seizing. Also, I have found that if you use too much of certain types of medium such as liquin the tough glossy barrier that when dried will not allow anything else to penetrate. You can test this by spreading a small area of your favorite medium(s) on a piece of paper and when dry put a devolved dye (water or solvent based) on top and after drying look at the opposite side to see which one allowed the dye to penetrate. The ones that are more forgiving (permeable ) allow the varnish to sink its teeth, so to speak, and the ones that don’t at all will potentially bead. Lastly, mixing a small amount of mineral spirit (GASP!) will also reduce the surface tension of the varnish (not enough to damage the painting, just a couple of drops) and reduce the tendency to bead. Many congratulations on your solo show. Which gallery?

[@makingartwithvirginia6053]

Congratulations on your show. 🤓 I must say that most of my paintings bead up. I have scrubbed successfully. I will also try increasing the viscosity. Thank you.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Wonderful! Thanks for your comment.

[@flynncait]

Fabulous video, I had no idea about the cold wax. Have you tried different finishes, satin or matte?

[@harbourphotography2152]

Great helpful video. What camera gear are you using, the quality is superb. All the best and I hope to see your paintings if I can visit France when your show is on 😊

[@rellaingram4205]

Thank you for the information especially on the beading up. I had one painting do that and ended up throwing it out. It was just a practice piece, but at least now I know how to fix it!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Great, now you know ! It's not a common topic because not all painters have this problem, it depends on a lot of things.

[@beatrizparejo6398]

Thank you very much for this valuable lesson. I was just trying to figure out how to fix those areas before varnishing my works. My doubt, although you mention it in the video, is if I have used liquin, although in the last layers the amount is very small, only with the finest details. For oiling out, should I reduce the liquin with gamsol as well? Or just using liquin is ok? Thanks a lot! And I adore your work❤

[@spasenachevski1993]

Can you please tell when to varnish AFTER OILINGOUT.. AFTER THE LAST REPAIR... THANKS MAN ! LOTS TO LEARN FROM YOU 🙂

[@djo-dji6018]

Do not oil out the painting after it's finished, that's bad advice.

[@robbieengland2671]

I am a fairly newcomer to oil painting techniques so this was an invaluable video. To spend literally hours in creating a piece and then potentially ruining it is frustrating. I wasn't aware of oiling out pigments that soaked into the canvas and thought that the dull areas would be revived by varnishing.....big mistake. Now I have to somehow remove the varnish to oil out.....any ideas on doing this. Many thanks.

[@rachelpieters784]

This was brilliant! This happened to me be right before a show and I was panicking. I wish I'd known what to do then; I just had to leave it and was pretty embarrassed. (I also enjoyed that you did not have the microphone in view in this video. I often find it distracting and like there's a clear separation between you and the viewer. This video felt more personal and conversational without the mic there.) Excellent tips and tricks and with full, clear explanations, as always. And congratulations on your show! How do you find the time to do all you do?

[@sebastiansahlin4472]

Thanks, been thinking about oiling out lately in my painting process.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it was helpful !

[@nelidagarcia7412]

I have paintings which have dried for several years. Can I oil out these paintings? How long do I need to wait until I can varnish after oiling out? I learned for your video so much,thanks!

[@matthewcondon1985]

Great info! Sooooo....I haven't painted for 13 years!!! 😱 And I never varnished the paintings I painted back then, but I would like to varnish them...will that be a problem? I assume I will, for sure, need to oil them out. I'll be getting back into painting in just a few weeks (Jan 2023). I have the opportunity to set up a small studio for myself...I'm very excited!!!

[@galleryviolet434]

Thank you so much for such a great lesson! ❤️I always enjoy and learn a lot from your videos😊 I have a question about varnishing mixed media! Incase using oil for painting subject + acrylic or gold leafs in background , what kind of varnish can we use for that?

[@Sariur1998]

I am impressed that you have found Gamsol in France. I have found it very difficult to get in Paris.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

I only have Gamvar and I got it from the Netherlands actually I ordered via VanBeekArt 🤫

[@Sariur1998]

@@FlorentFargesarts Thank you for letting me know. I will look.

[@paulcorfield_artist]

Rublev Oleogel or Michael Harding Oleo Impasto Medium are both brilliant for oiling out. I have an extremely smoothly blended brush style and beading up used to be a huge problem. The oleo mediums I listed are both just linseed oil and fumed silica combinations and they're perfect at oiling out. In older times they'd rub the surface with an onion or a piece of garlic and that'd etch the surface at a microscopic level. I've seen window cleaner recommended as a modern alternative. Ones with ammonia listed on the ingredients work best. There's a recipe online somewhere that's a mix of ammonia, water and rubbing alcohol to make a pre varnishing treatment which stops the varnish beading up. I've tried that and it works pretty good. Gamblin recommends a thinned 50/50 alkyd medium and thinners applied to unify the surface before varnishing with Gamvar. That works very well too and stops any beading.

[@WendyMoule]

This was very useful. One of my paintings beaded up when I tried to varnish it. All the varnish went to the outside edges. I used very soft tiny smooth brush strokes to paint it. I am too scared to try and fix it!

[@veroniquefournier-wynne5639]

Thank you so much for posting this. It has been a major issue for me and now realized I am not alone with this problem.

[@huberthanks3007]

I am always cautious with any mediums. I use only the native paints from the tube, as much as possible with little additives. However, this adds to the drying time but does stop potential problems later on, before varnishing. As Florent said, its best to test all products first rather than applying to a current work. Good video, thanks.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

😊✨🙏Thank you

[@naimawoehlkens962]

Bonjour, merci pour vos conseils très professionnels. Une question: Quel solvant utiliser pour ôter un vernis de retouche? Merci.

[@bodeaalex1142]

Surface tension can be corrected by rubbing alchohol on the painting's sunked in surfaces. Other than this, Cennino Cennini mentions rubbing the surface with a slice of peeled potato then washing it with a bit of wather (to clean it of any starch residue). As strangely as it sounds this method is used even today by icon painters who want to paint over gold (also causing beading problems). Oil painters on copper use, for the same purpose, garlic. Only that the sulfure in garlic could interfere with colors, especially the blues.

[@AlexCTwinB]

Florent - congrats on your show! Forgive me if this should be obvious, but how long do you typically wait after oiling out before applying varnish?

[@marcblur9055]

What pigments have you found most likely to need oiling out? For me, one of the worst offenders was Winsor & Newton's Paynes Gray, which would become very dull when dry. I don't even use it anymore. As a watercolor, Paynes Gray is wonderful. As an oil paint, Paynes Gray is to be avoided unless you are willing to give it extra care. Sometimes, Vandyke Brown can need similar post painting treatment.

[@Kliffot]

Some blacks and the earths containing manganese like umbers are prone to sink indeed

[@barathiannamalai5334]

Thanks a lot, it is really very helpful, I have faced this problem. 👌👍

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Glad it helped😊✨🙏

[@ilovepainting58rosa84]

CONGRATULATIONS WELL DESERVED!

[@anastasiakhain]

Great useful video! Thanks :) Do you know what can be done if a layer of varnish had been already applied, but some matte areas have appeared and differ in gloss? I suppose oiling out will not work since there's already a layer of acrylic resin, should I try to apply more varnish onto these areas or delete the varnish (the most undesirable option, obviously)? Or probably you can suggest something else. Thanks.

[@Wakwalou]

Hi Florent, I found that I always have dull/sinkin areas in my painting even though I'm using high oil content colors and mixed with the solvent free gel. I also used a non-absorbent ground, but I will paint a wash layer sketch with quite much solvent. Do you think the wash layer is the problem of causing sinkin result? What would u recommend if I really need to do a washy effect drawing before the main layers? Using washy acrylic paint? Or just do the oil out for every painting with solvent free fluid?

[@elylab9557]

Let me know if you find the answer, I’m wondering the same too. I only use linseed oil as a medium and for oil out.

[@josephtermeer4595]

This is wonderful advise. I am experiencing the beading of oil when I am trying to create a sfumato effect. Good luck in Paris! If I could drive to come see you, I would. However, trying to obtain patent b da Italia è molto difficile.

[@blackvirgo09]

Oh my god this is a life saver 🎉

[@charlottehogberg9855]

Thank you for all your wonderful videos. I have learned so much. You go into such depth. I was wondering where you can buy Gamblin in Europe. I haven’t found it in Sweden and I had to make my own cold wax. Are there any webshops in Europe? Love from Stockholm

[@sissisfussful]

thanks .👍🙏 that is really helpful ... would you also recommend 50 /50 solution of walnut oil and and solvent , if you use walnut oil as a binder for oilcolors?

[@sissisfussful]

for oiling out.

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Yes, definitely. Try to use the same medium for oiling that you used for your last painting layer.

[@snake4342001]

Great video

[@FIZZGIG-RARF]

Wuut!? Surely this is nor your first solo show in general. Still, I can't believe you haven't had multiple ones in Paris by now! Thanks so much for this information. I haven't heard of oiling out with the same medium you used, though it seems like an understandable step🤦🏼‍♀️🤷🏼‍♀️😂

[@johnbrophy6159]

It’s unfortunate that you didn’t seem to know about the potato technique. Salvador Dali mentions it in his book ‘50 Secretos Magicos Para Pintar’ and I’ve been using it consistently since the early ‘80s with no ill effects whatsoever. I usually pre-empt any possibility of beading paint/ varnish by going over the area I intend to work on for that day’s session. That way I never encounter any beading. 1. Get a small Russet potato, or just any small potato. 2. Slice it in half with a sharp knife to create a smooth and flat surface on the potato slice. 3. Next, I always bevel the edges so the potato skin can’t come into contact with the painting and scratch it. 4. I then get a couple of paper towels that have been soaked in water and wrung out so they are merely damp. 5. Making sure the paint is dry where you want to apply the potato, start with smooth, circular motions, ironically, like waxing a car. 6. You don’t need too much pressure, just enough to make the surface a bit slippery. The potato slice starts to dry out pretty quickly, so I usually have more than one slice ready to go. 7. There should be only very slight traces of potato debris left on the canvas/ panel/ board. No big deal. 8. Now use the damp paper towels to clean off any leftover residue. Make sure the area is very clean and the potato has been completely removed. 9. Wait a few minutes for it to dry. 10. Then go over the now dry area with a soft bristle brush to get rid of any lint or dust that may be left from the paper towel. And you’re ready to paint/ oil out/ varnish completely free from beading! It’s cheap, easy, takes only a couple of minutes, and is thoroughly effective. And because the potato is relatively soft compared to dry paint, there is no abrasion or marring of the paint. This technique was one of the very first tricks I learned when I started painting, and it has served me well ever since. If you give it a try, I suspect you may add it to your toolbox too. Well-wishes to everyone from Ireland!

[@bryankoontz6210]

Thank you for the great tips!

[@annekarts8451]

Very interesting. Never heard about oiling out a finished painting before varnishing? Why is this not mentioned in all the varnish videos out there??? Thanks Florent and good luck with your solo show!

[@FlorentFargesarts]

Most people expect the varnish to fix all issues, but varnish brands all say that oiling out should be done first.

[@annekarts8451]

@@FlorentFargesarts 🙏🏼 thanks for making us aware of it!

[@Kliffot]

Wish I saw that video a few years ago, also got the beading up issue a couple times, very annoying when you don't know. Got lucky fist time, didn't even know what oiling out was then, I did it despite the beading, a bit ugly but I was able to cover it and finish. Made some research the second time and a little sanding greatly improved the oiling out. I also use stand oil but I suspect, at least in my case, the issue was the overuse of Liquin Fine Detail. I reduced the amount and no issue since then. BTW Florent where do you get your Gamvar, can't find any in France lately... Ive found some Regalrez but that's not the whole formula.

[@mireillebeyrouthi7385]

thank you for this video🙏🙏🙏

[@bbiii-c5t]

I had a problem with the paint coming off and mixing with the varnish. My work is completely dry. Why is this? Or is it possible that the top layer I added has less oil than the bottom layer? Often I have to reapply the work after the varnish.

[@XxzyzixNightmare]

Congrats!

[@ii-hc8ti]

Thank you for the useful advice. How long to I need to wait after oiling out to varnish?

[@Denisa-rx2tp]

I have the same question please

[@alexandre.montagnac]

Bonjour Florent, merci pour tes vidéos, elles sont très instructives ! J'ai quelques questions auxquelles tu pourras peut-être répondre... Quel genre de pinceau utilises-tu pour vernir ? J'ai l'impression qu'un pinceau avec des poils synthétiques laissera moins de marque sur la surface. Ensuite, comment les nettoies-tu ? Vu la taille de ces brosses je trouve incommode de les plonger dans du mineral spirit. Dernière question, lorsque tu huiles la surfaces pour redonner leur vivacité aux couleurs, combien de temps attendre avant de vernir ? Merci beaucoup. J'ai acheté ta formation il y a quelques années et je vais retourner la voir.

[@JulieHightower777]

Very helpful, thank you! I hope your exhibition goes well also. One of my relatives wants me to make a painting for them and I’m trying to figure out if there is a way to do a temporary finish and how to ship a painting. Do you have experience with this?

[@FlorentFargesarts]

A temporary finish would be retouching varnish, acting as a protective layer before final varnishing time, it can be shipped with retouching varnish on.

[@JulieHightower777]

@@FlorentFargesarts You are such a blessing to me and one of two of my main go-to people for advice (but the other guy does landscapes). I have binge-watched you so much! Thank you for your help and I’m praying for Europe this Winter and for you.

[@josephtermeer4595]

At first, I thought, good advice. Thank you for sharing. Then, as I am working on a large painting, I experienced this problem of the paint being crosslinked. I had to re watch this video. I can't thank you enough. I'll let you know the results. Grazie mille maestro!

[@ArtismStudios]

What's the difference between Gamblins satin varnish and the method you described of adding the wax to the gloss version? Just curious thank you🙏 congrats on the show! I hope it goes well, thank you for being a constant source of inspiration and knowledge

[@FlorentFargesarts]

No real difference, except with the manual method you can get an intermediate level of gloss and control exactly how you want it.

[@ArtismStudios]

@@FlorentFargesarts ok cool, thank you! 💎

[@pollyester6627]

Recommended too is vanishing in low humidity, a dry breezy day is best. And don't wear a sweater, dust particles.