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October 17, 2014 at 1:28 pm #992326
(First post) Hello there,
I am going to varnish an acrylic painting with a brush for the first time & will be using Liquitex Gloss medium & Varnish.
Liquitex advise that you can dilute (if you want to) up to 20% with water.
My question is – will it still work at 30% 40% 50% dilution? Someone has mentioned that a 3 parts liquitex to one part water mix works fine??
Any tips or ratio’s that have worked for you would be greatly appreciated, many thanks.
PaulOctober 17, 2014 at 2:54 pm #1212568Welcome to the forum and to Wet Canvas, Paul!
I usually don’t dilute mine.
Ann-Yes
From the Florida Keys... where your paint never driesOctober 17, 2014 at 4:12 pm #1212572I only have experience with Golden medium and varnish, and they state that they must be thinned with water, using a ratio of 2-1 water to medium or varnish.
If you don’t thin they, they tend to foam up.
Jim
Thanks in Advance
October 17, 2014 at 5:33 pm #1212573Liquitex makes a final acrylic varnish…..the varnish and medium is fine if you plan on overpaiting for any reason….I utilize the final varnish undiluted, two coats applied in opposite directions…..nice surface…..
October 18, 2014 at 9:01 am #1212570Have you considered using a removable varnish? You can use a gloss medium as an isolation coat and then finish with a removable varnish so at a future date it can be cleaned and revarnished.
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"The thing about art is that life is in no danger of being meaningless," Robert GennOctober 18, 2014 at 11:47 am #1212569I don’t know how it would work at greater dilutions but you could experiment with the % ages and then check the results and see if they either wash or rub off. Just a thought!:)
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Forum projects: Plant Parade projects in the Florals/Botanicals forum , WDE in the All Media Art Events , Different Strokes in Acrylics forum .October 18, 2014 at 4:12 pm #1212576Thanks for your reply’s, much appreciated. I went for a 3 to 1, it looks ok but will probably opt for no dilution next time I think. Thanks again.
October 18, 2014 at 6:58 pm #1212567This is probably to late to be helpful, but I thin it down probably more than half. But I paint on paper, so that might make a difference. I stretch my paintings after they are done, so this way I take care of that and add an allover slight gloss at the same time, without making the paper stiff.
October 20, 2014 at 11:55 am #1212575I’m not a fan of the gloss varnishes. For me they are too glossy and you get strange light reflections happening. Almost like having the painting under glass.
October 20, 2014 at 4:00 pm #1212574it all depends on what you are tryng to accomplish…..matte varnishes for more modern, abstract type paintings or classic museum type high gloss paintings….I utilize the high gloss because it ‘brings out the true colors’ of the painting…..and in my area, customers prefer this look….there is something out there for everyone….whatever works for you……:thumbsup:
the Liquidtex Gloss Varnish states NOT to dilute with water….
October 20, 2014 at 5:28 pm #1212571You may want to investigate matte varnishes. They use a matting powder in a gloss base to alter the finish. It can gray a dark passage and alter the contrast of a work. It needs to be used after some careful self education.
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