Final varnish

[Jennifer Bogartz]

Thank you for all your responses! Now I'm encouraged to try to varnish a painting. Will Gamsol be okay to clean my oil paintings with?

Claudemir, when you say avoid organic varnishes are you referring to Damar varnish?

Lastly, if acrylic paint can't be used over oil paint, how come acrylic varnish is acceptable?

[Michael Georges]

Gamsol will work just fine for cleaning those paintings.

You will find differing schools of thought about traditional varnishes such as damar and mastic. I personally find them completely acceptable, others will not. That said, I use a synthetic varnish on all my commissioned works as I have gotten the look just right.

[Claudemir Bonfim]

Originally Posted by Jennifer Bogartz

Claudemir, when you say avoid organic varnishes are you referring to Damar varnish?

Sorry, I meant "completely organic" like the egg white mixed with salt.

Some guys like Damar, I personally think that it yellows too fast, but other guys haven't experienced the same problem, I think that's due to climate differences, it is very humid here in Brazil.

Hope everything will be okay with your experience now.