90 - In a Varnish Flow

90 - In a Varnish Flow

This morning I varnished all the squares which will be used to complete the new artwork. It went much better than the last attempt (see blog post 77). 

My clothes drying rack uses a wire shelf system which was perfect for drying them on.

It was well worth buying the special varnish brush, which can handle the thick, sticky varnish and spread it nice and thin.

The varnish protects the watercolour from:

  1. Ultra violet (UV) light.
  2. Finger marks.
  3. Water damage (splash proof).

I'm so pleased with the quality! It's very, very hard to tell which pictures have been varnished and which haven't. There's a touch more depth to the colour and that's it. The pictures are protected without losing any detail or brightness.

Here's the video of all the action.

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