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finish for oil painting

From: Larry Seiler (lseiler@ez-net.com)
Date: Fri Feb 25 2000 - 05:32:09 PST

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    Barbara Hall <bahall>
    What would you use to put a "finish" on an oil painting? I have a student
    who has done a wonderful portrait, oil on masonite, he bought some stuff
    that has to be heated in a double boiler. Is there anything more convenient?
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    Barbara....

    Oil paint when "dry to touch" may have a temporary coating of "retouch
    varnish" put over it for some protection and shine that unifies the picture,
    however...while it may be dry to touch...the painting is not dry CHEMICALLY
    for 4-6 months.

    At that time....a small bottle of Damar Varnish can be purchased for under
    $5....and with a flat brush applied.

    There are now also some polyurethane based sprays that have been made with
    Damar resins that are considered quite good. They are not time tested of
    course....again though, I would advise the wait to chemically dry regardless
    of what is used, or serious cracking can occur of the paint. Sounds like
    the bring to boil method is one of many traditional methods from an artists
    handbook, but certainly not necessary these days.

    Larry Seiler
    artist's site- http://cwinc.net/larryseiler
    WetCanvas Artists pages- (shorter and quicker loading)
    http://www.wetcanvas.com/Gallery/S/Larry_Seiler/index.html
    http://www.artistnation.com/members/lofts/lseiler/ 

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