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Zachary Thornton · 07-14-2006, 04:51 AM

Thank you Richard and everyone for the input. What should I be useing as a temporary retouch varnish when I whish to show the painting just after completion. Will not a painting medium, overpainted, act as a sort of retouch varnish?

With commissions, since you can't varnish for a year, what do you all do?

Could you describe the process or "oiling out" a painting. Will this technique solve the problem of dull colors and and uneven surface?

Thanks again.

PS. I still am wondering about the cold wax as a varnish. I'm going to try it soon. Has anyone else tried it?

07-14-2006, 04:51 AM	#7
Zachary Thornton Juried Member Joined: Mar 2005 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 6	Thank you Richard and everyone for the input. What should I be useing as a temporary retouch varnish when I whish to show the painting just after completion. Will not a painting medium, overpainted, act as a sort of retouch varnish? With commissions, since you can't varnish for a year, what do you all do? Could you describe the process or "oiling out" a painting. Will this technique solve the problem of dull colors and and uneven surface? Thanks again. PS. I still am wondering about the cold wax as a varnish. I'm going to try it soon. Has anyone else tried it?