How to Varnish an Acrylic Painting

[@deem6058]

I have just started to paint at 75 (after a lifetime of wishing I could). You make it look so easy and your end result so effect you inspire me to keep trying.

[@Neerperfection]

Paint your heart out!

[@aki-lucky8345]

Good luck dore

[@rippi37]

I have just started and I'm in my 60's....and loving it !!!!! Never too old !!!!

[@leann._]

All the best

[@ZDragonimated]

I'm a teenager who also just started to paint and this warms my heart, I hope it's working out for you!

[@marthaleduc51]

Good video. To the point, no silly jokes and time wasting like some instructional videos. I just want to learn techniques, not attend a comedy club. Thank you!

[@Toohot2handle758]

Martha LeDuc 💯 percent agreed

[@jacamacika]

Omg hahaha this comment made me laugh you are the comedian here hahahah 😂🤗👍👍👍

[@seattleraisedme]

Right 😂

[@carolinadelsolar6990]

Totally agree!!! So annoying and time wasting. These get down to the nitty gritty

[@ramesh0785]

Straight to the point. Well presented. Isolation varnish was worthwhile to learn. Thank you.

[@astrozapper]

This was the first video that I have seen on varnishing that really explains the process as well as the isolation coat. Finally comfortable with trying it now. Thanks😎

[@khunthate]

shoulda watch this before I varnished a painting. dang.

[@annekennedy8127]

Yes, I should have watched this as well..

[@emkristi001]

Is it expensive?

[@yarizasanchez4150]

Sameeee hahahahah

[@DFringeMinority]

This is not just to protect but to improve the paint in most of cases... I cant wait to do it on my paints... I painted like 10 paints in 2 weeks and every one has their own spirit.. I am having a good time on my life... enjoy painting and I am trying to discipline myself to become a real artist... FInally I am getting something that is coming inside from me, despite I am "stealing" others tips and ideas... look me here, I am learning!!

[@LuisMenechino]

Excellent! A true class about varnishing paintings. Thank you.

[@simonpragtube]

definitely the best varnishing tutorial i've seen so far

[@rosevan5485]

Thank you Colin . Extremely well explained and very much professional in your approach of teaching. Cheers and thank you for your time to do this video .

[@leahmckenzie628]

Finally a short video without having to skip 5 minutes into to get to the instructions. was told all I needed to know. thank you.

[@ashwinigunjal4086]

Straight to the point. Explained in short time with clarity. Thanks 🙏

[@qsp6062]

An informative, sensible video for me to comprehend the requirements for my first try at painting.

[@wandamcdonald6095]

Thanks Colin and Opus for posting this....very, very helpful. Have not seen you lately Colin, when I've been in for supplies or attending demos, so nice to see you doing this video, hope you do more.

[@charlieabarca2032]

Thank you for clear instructions.

[@kimberlyrobinson3992]

I learned a LOT in just these few minutes. Very glad that I clicked on this tutorial video. Thank you!

[@mikehilbert9349]

Thanks, I am just getting into painting and heard about varnishing acrylics, this was a great explanation that got straight to the point.

[@ACRYLICARTWORKS]

Excellent video😊😊👍👍👍 informative video and nice presentation too!! Thanks for sharing 👍👍😊🥰 Golden acrylics and supporting gel like varnish, thinning gels and gloss liquid all are amazing result will give!!! I love golden acrylic 😊😍😍🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@lalunaraggio31]

Love the matte look!

[@pedropontesaraujocastro8181]

Thanks a lot for this video. I didn’t use to varnish my paintings back when I was doing more of them, so on this rebirth of mine this is extremely useful.

[@bellashealingartistry8934]

I also didn't know about isolation coat! Thank you!!

[@brucejunboxing]

Thank you for showing me this for my artworks it's good to know about waiting at least a week to do it 😀

[@sabrinalewis8544]

Great video need a Straight to the point video when wanting 2 know something fast....loved it"

[@burpo]

I've watched this video a couple of times now. Good job.

[@deborahpetitpas2332]

Great video. Love the tip on covering the painting with a box as I have shedding pets

[@sherrierichard2848]

Great job of explaining the processes and why! Thanks!

[@Kreutz]

I'm thinking about painting my goalie mask and then applying varnish to it. This video was helpful, thanks!

[@ollie54able]

As a professional educator, I will tell you that you did a wonderful presentation on this topic. It was clear (instructionally & in speaking tone & volume), concise and useful to any who wants/needs to learn how to varnish (esp. for the non-learned artist). Very nice.

[@monicaeguimaraes]

this is the video I was looking for! Straight to the point and well presented! thank you!!!

[@nonichan8829]

This was perfect illustration of the types .. thank you a lot

[@AllThingsSalguera]

Thanks Colin!

[@christineo.9848]

Thank you!

[@Fate_Breaker_]

Thank you for this tutorial! I very much needed it. I almost died inside when you said you should mix some water with the varnish, I didn't do that my first attempt... and I definitely didn't know about the gel medium first... hopefully my paintings will be fine lol. Now I know!

[@nyalimuir4103]

THANK YOU Excellent content! Simple Clear Easy to follow Stunning effect

[@evelyneleizour6644]

Un grand merci🌸🇫🇷

[@mitachauhan7601]

Thanks for sharing

[@maryannewolter-pryke2450]

Thank you very much. It was an intelligent and informative tutorial. Very well done!

[@opusartsupplies]

Glad you enjoyed watching Maryanne!

[@SB-qs9zu]

Clear, concise and systematic presentation! I’ve found the video super helpful. Thanks.

[@DFringeMinority]

Thank you... I need to know this process... very well explained...

[@PaulaJoW]

Good info. Thanks!

[@bladex264]

That was cool. Thanks

[@plkraft]

This was perfect. It was exactly the information that I needed.

[@luciddreamangel2930]

Thank you, that was a really informative and straight to the point viideo

[@susanhepburn6040]

Thank you very much, Colin - this was really useful.

[@tdgarakani]

Thank you for excellent instructions. Keep on the good job. 👏🙏

[@seattleraisedme]

Thanks so much!

[@jaib.6153]

Very helpful

[@hiarinaa245]

Glad I found your video, very informative and helping! Thank you!

[@RavenVargas27]

I love how you got right to it well presented, thanks I have got to do this to mine

[@acrylicpaintsart7027]

Nice sharing

[@PrakashKumar-fv2rl]

Thanks for made this video

[@laurabotero5189]

Awesome video. This guys is simply great!

[@hangkertzy9722]

Silly me tryna varnish without using an isolated coat. Dang

[@alaysiakayebutler6299]

lol, yeah you gotta have more product!!

[@SweetLatoof]

Same i just knew about it from this video

[@aquamoon3952]

But did it turn out ok? Is it still glossy?

[@steenystuff1075]

Same! Never even heard of it before. Lol

[@londongirl6711]

Is it really necessary?

[@wiwinfajarai]

Thank you for providing this tutorial 😊

[@Johnbartheart]

This was perfect, thanks Colin!! Exactly what I needed, super helpful and right to the point. Now to go varnish…🖌

[@opusartsupplies]

We're glad to hear our video helped you John! We hope your varnishing goes smoothly and beautifully!

[@nashiacyriaque6660]

​@@opusartsupplieswhat are the name of the cavas boards your using

[@rippi37]

Thank you for this valuable info !

[@km9873]

Thank you very much!!!

[@chezceleste]

Isolation coat was news to me...varnishing has just become very fundamental to my work so this was a really useful bit of information. Thank you.

[@kittywilhite9583]

I don't think an isolation coat is required unless you are using removable varnish and I'm not sure why a removable varnish would be used on an acrylic painting. I've been using non-removable acrylic varnish forever with no I'll effects that I know of. It protects the artwork and the varnish can be cleaned so there would be no need to remove it to clean the painting. What am I missing here? 🤔

[@colinmitchellartwork3486]

@@kittywilhite9583 The isolation coat serves a couple purposes. First it evens out the finish of the painting to eliminate areas which might be more absorbent and which would make your varnish go on unevenly, and secondly it provides a barrier layer between the painting and the varnish, making removal easier and safer. The reason you want a varnish to be removable is because one of the purposes of a varnish is to take all the years of environmental abuse and protect the painting. Smoke, dust, dirt, etc... will over time be absorbed by the varnish, so by using a removable varnish all that grime gets cleaned off with the varnish when it becomes necessary to remove it. The painting stays nice and clean, and a fresh coat of varnish can be applied; but we're talking decades, or even a century or longer before it's usually done.

[@darksession]

thanks for this tip. they never taught us this in art school... shame on them going to the store to buy isolating coat and varnish

[@maldoori238]

Very informative and useful thank you for sharing your wonderful experiences

[@EvieD]

Very helpful and instructional video, thank you.

[@sophielle777]

Thank you so much, you give very useful information!

[@sharibk1956]

Well explained Sir. Thanks so much for the effective demonstration

[@gary7466]

Nice clear video. Thanks for sharing!

[@X00079X]

Excellent instruction! Thank you!

[@MadMod99]

Super helpful, thank you!

[@matthewtucker8994]

Great 👍

[@Panchenkod]

Thank you for the really useful information!!

[@micoyamamoto4477]

awesome

[@gladyskiplimoart]

Thank you for sharing !!

[@dalethyahusha8370]

Well presented best video on this subject 🙏🏼

[@canislupuslupus]

This instructional video is perfect. Thanks!

[@wendyreed7945]

Thank you. A very informative and well presented video.

[@ecgraups]

My heart sank with every liberally prescribed waiting time. I’m so impatient. “One week to dry here” “several hours each coat” … “wait SEVERAL weeks till complete”… in five years my painting will be done 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@lindarobinson1393]

excellent video and demo

[@thewylddream]

Well done, and very helpful video. Thank you!

[@bellashealingartistry8934]

That was a very well described tutorial! Thank you, and now I subscribed! 🙏

[@lececamara]

Great video, thanks for sharing.

[@frenchyfrancheska]

Thank you for this video. It was very informative

[@peacheyearth]

Brilliant video thank you

[@ShinyArjunSingh]

wow man...made my life.. Nice one Subscribed...Keep'em comin....

[@tangoann]

Informative video! Thanks

[@dorothywhalen2983]

Great presentation. Thank you.

[@chickenb.chaser8713]

im going to go pass away :D Not only did i not dilute my varnish, i did not know of the isolation coat And ive done three layers of thick varnish

[@M3lusa]

A very helpful video! Thank you :)

[@opusartsupplies]

We're glad it helped Melusa. Have fun varnishing!

[@geewhiz8302]

Great video! Well explained!! I successfully varnished my painting. I used sa gel medium as an isolation layer and then began varnishing.

[@peggymcd4939]

Good info. Thanks in 2022.

[@pch-spectrumaudio]

thx!

[@0hynim]

Am I the only youngster here...😳

[@Cxcxzxc]

Perfect video! Only I accidentally bought white gloss 😂 good thing I watched the video all the way through! Lol

[@jkingsr5367]

Amazing video content that got straight to the information I needed, thank you for the demonstration. The only question I was wondering is What city & State are you guys located?

[@opusartsupplies]

Hi J King Sr., Opus Art Supplies is located across British Columbia, Canada!

[@aftermathstudioproductions2230]

Thanks man, varnished a large commission, and it turned out perfecto. I usually destroy everything I try to clear coat.

[@annawmoya6957]

Great video, Thanks! I was wondering if it'd be OK to just use the gloss medium for protection and skip the varnish?

[@ikabroukman6012]

Thanks for the useful information. Well appreciated!

[@nedalsalheen8696]

thank you so much for this amazing video

[@shayaanali3858]

Informative!

[@samjgardner]

Great video. Thanks man!

[@anjanimaladewi3879]

thankyou so much, very informative!

[@OnlineCollegeofArtandDesign]

amazing!

[@EnLightEnd1111]

Ty

[@majamarple8936]

So I need an isolation coat… 🤦‍♀️ I didn’t even heard of it before. Now I need to find where to buy it. Anyways,thanks for video,it’s helpful. ❤

[@opusartsupplies]

Good news Maja, in the time since this video originally came out, GOLDEN Artist Colors has created a specific product for this job. It's straightforwardly named "GOLDEN Isolation Coat", which you can find at your local Opus Art Supplies. 😊