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Too shiny 4 me
I mix up the Gamvar and add 2 teaspoons of Bee's Wax Medium by Gamblin. It knocks down about 30% of the gloss, without having to sacrifice any of the depth. Everyone can't believe that their portraits look even better.
Mix the bee's wax medium with a little bit of Gamvar in another jar. Keep adding in more Gamvar s-l-o-w-l-y and shake, shake, shake and stir, stir, stir. Eventually you'll add this "slurry" (Robert Gamblin's word) to the remaining varnish. Shake it very well until there are no more little remnants of bee's wax remaining. You can rest when your arm gets tired. It's well worth the time and effort.
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