Seal your acrylic work with a transparent, gloss acrylic layer which is breathable, permanent and protects against UV damage.
Techniques
- Use with - Acrylic paints & mediums
- Use on - All acrylic surfaces
Character
- Lightfast & archival
- Permanent
- Non-yellowing
- Flexible & non-cracking
- Water-resistant when dry
- Intermixable with all Liquitex materials
What it does
- 100% acrylic polymer varnish adds a gloss sheen, protects and resists dirt retention
- Dries clear to a flexible, non-tacky, hard surface
- Increases brightness and color saturation
- Adjusts and unifies surface sheen
- Improves surface durability - ideal when shipping or exhibiting
- Protects colors from UV light damage
- Resists discoloration - yellowing and fogging - caused by humidity, heat and UV
- Depending on the substrate it allows surface moisture to pass through and breathe
- Allows for easy cleaning without fear of damaging the acrylic paint film
- Has excellent levelling properties - will not hold brush marks
- Semi-opaque when wet, transparent when dry
- Use on flexible or rigid supports
- Designed for interior and exterior use
How to use it
- As this is permanent, do a patch test first
- Before varnishing ensure paint surface is fully dry (72 hours-two weeks depending on thickness)
- Ensure your space is well ventilated and dirt and dust-free
- Place the artwork flat on a surface - always varnish horizontally
- Stir gently before use
- Use long, even strokes, covering the surface top to bottom while moving from one side to the other - don't go over bits you have missed but leave to dry and then re-varnish area
- While applying, look for surface bubbles and even them out immediately
- Apply up to three thin coats, allowing at least three hours dry time between coats
How not to use it
- Do not shake or vigorously over-brush as this can result in surface bubbles and a foggy, hazy look when dry
- Don't apply with a roller or sponge brush
- Don't thin with water
- Don't apply in one thick coat, but several thin coats, to avoid brush marks, drips and cloudiness
- Don't go back over areas you have already done, as this can cause clouding
- Don't attempt to remove once applied
- Do not use with any non-acrylic media
Professional acrylic gessoes, mediums, additives and varnishes - to prep your surfaces all the way through to protecting your finished work.
Each medium is uniquely formulated to deliver a different result. From gloss gels to experimental texture effects and finishes, each lets you adjust your paint to suit your practice.
- Permanent
- Flexible and non-cracking
- Non-yellowing
- Improve adhesion and durability