Thank you so much for watching! A ton of comments below, so I can't individually reply to each one, but there will be a follow-up video to answer the most frequent questions 🖌 >> also, if you are just starting out, grab my free guide of acrylic painting supplies and colors + a video lesson here: amakart.myflodesk.com/supplies-list

This was very helpful. I've hesitated in varnishing my painting because I wasn't sure how to proceed. Your thorough instructions and explanations made the process less confusing. Thank you!

I've been reading varnishing videos till I'm dizzy with all the different techniques. Your video is the one I'll bookmark and use in a couple of days when I start to varnish my first acrylic (after practicing on another test canvas). I love your 'teacherly' style, clear and modulated. Thank you!

WOW, you're a talented artist and a talented teacher--AND you're doing it in a 2nd language! WHAT KIND OF GENIUS ARE YOU?! In your wonderfully nuanced presentation here you covered virtually every imaginable facet of vanishing a painting. The only thing I was left curious about... was the difference between: matt, satin, gloss, and high gloss. But I assume you left that out of your presentation because the difference wouldn't really be discernible in a video. Your intellectual presentation has caused me to look into your on-line classes you mentioned at the end as soon as I finish writing this. I'm an older man now and painting is my truest drram of my life but i was never able to get to it. I fervently hope I'll be able to begin utilizing my natural gift as an artist this fall and winter. I am going to be looking at your on-line classes. I feel so happy Im going to cry. Thank you.

I've probably watched 30-40 KZfaq videos on this subject, and to me - this has to be the best of the lot! Thank you so much. :)

Great Tips I am new to to selling my peace's. I painted a cartoony picture of my cats that led to commissions of other peoples pets that I know. Excited about this but wanted to make sure that work I make for them will last. Your explanations were very detailed and easy to understand. I also have chronic Illnesses and rhespitory issues. so I am glad you included tips for that. So glad I clicked on your video. Your painting are gorgeous as well.

Thanks for great explanation and demonstration. Your paintings are amazing!

Not gonna lie I can listen to you all day. The way you explain subjects in a calm & composed manner, makes me just wana listen more & learn more uk. I am so glad I found you. Keep grinding keeping teaching🙌 Am the 75th subscriber here, Am sure your channel will reach to the heights it actually deserves Ana Sensei😇

😊Great explanation. Love the way you organize the instruction.

Exactly the video I needed. Thanks for taking the time to explain all the details.

Thank you so much for this video, such a great help! Now I feel a lot more confident on how to start varnishing my paintings, been putting it off for so long since I didn't really get the hang of it!

Thank you so much. You’re so informative.

Thank you! This is the best video about varnishing...

You explain very well, and you radiate confidence that you know what you are talking about. Good video, very helpful.

This tutorial is very practical and SUPERB! Thank you very much.

Great teacher and so beautifully spoken. Thank you 🙏

Thank you so much for this video! Everything was clear and thorough, and varnishing doesn't seem so stressful anymore. :)

I love that frame! Beautiful painting. I am beginning to think anout aelling some of my art, and did a couple paintings this weekend that I want to preserve. This was extremely helpful.

This the most completely informative video I have seen on varnishing paintings! You gave us each option from the very beginning, explaining in detail what that option meant, how it would be used, and what the expected result would be. You didn't assume that the listener automatically knew anything, but clearly gave every detail step by step. If you aren't a teacher of your trade, I truly think you ought to be! You are doubly talented. Thank you so much for making this video. It was a great help. Great Job! :-D

This tutorial on Varnishes & how to apply came just in time. It is clear, thorough & added to mu knowledge. I feel confident to go ahead & varnish.

Thank you for your very informative video. You are amazing and a very articulate speaker. I will keep watching your videos.

This is a wonderfully comprehensive lesson that removes any confusion or doubt about the proper varnish and application process for the proper painting. You are an excellent speaker with flawless delivery who draws in the listener with direct eye contact and perfect annunciation. Your voice and the lesson are clear, concise, and impressionably received. I could listen to you speak for hours! Many thanks for this very helpful video lesson!

Thank you for sharing this knowledge, appreciated.

I don’t usually watch long educational videos but yours was very informative and well presented. Thank you!

Amazing teaching! Great job!

I agree with you Chaplin, I am glad to know that we can mix varnish brands too . Thank you for sharing your good tips

Brilliant!! Explained so well

Thank you so much for making this video. SUPER informative!

Thank you for the great advice.

The way you explained was excellent. Thank you so...much

Great job!

I'd like to say a big thanks for an easy to follow and well-explained video tutorial.! Very well done.

Hi there thank you so much for sharing your experience. It really helped me to answer all the question I had I have seen some people use rosin which is very hard I guess it’s more adorable so I appreciate it. Thank you.

Thank you so much for this information. I love the way you explain clearly step by step how to varnish pieces. I learned something new with you about the removable varnish. You could be teacher. 😁 Happy to find your channel! I had some doubt about varnishing and now I understood better. Thanks. God bless!

Bravo Anastasia, you are the very BEST.! 👍 🌹⁦❤️⁩🍀⁦🇩🇪⁩

Thanks, best ever video I've seen untill now on varnishing. Love you. 😘

Thank you. This was really helpful.

Thanks for the useful information.

Wonderful tips thank you for doing this video.

Thank you for sharing your ideas, It is really helpful to me. I will do apply vernish on my painting.

I've been researching this subject a lot and was unable to come to a conclusion of what to do and why. You saved me! I have my own paintings to finish and a very beautiful professional painting that was unfinished and is fading in the sun. Now I know how to proceed with total certainty. Thank you so much. Your knowledge and teaching skill is very valuable. Thank you for sharing.

Thank you so much for this information. Your explanation is excellent.

I have watched many videos regarding this topic and this is thus far my favorite. Really enjoyed it. Informative. I, too, bookmarked it. Many thanks (I like your paintings, as well!)

You are just wonderful! Thank you for this expert tutorial. New SUB here, I can't wait to see more of your videos and art lessons!

Thanks for this, very helpful, and also refreshing to see you aren't too strict with the way you apply the varnish. There seems to be this rule that you must go left to right and not cross over the same stroke twice until it dries. Doesn't seem to matter as long as the varnish is wet enough... you seem to just go for it while it's wet.

Shay c Thank you for explaining about paint varnishing. xxx

Thank you so much for the Great video and tips!! Very helpful for me. Love your painting too! ❤ Jalyne in Utah USA

Thanks, very informative and specific instructions...! I've experienced with water based acrylic varnish that in a warm or humid climate, it retains some small level of tackiness, and as a result over time dust landing on it can merge with / stick to the varnish. I've used Daler-Rowney light drying oil for oil paintings on my acrylic paintings recently, and it looks really good. I tried it because the bottle looks fancy (to be totally honest), and because it's oil based but assumedly dries faster, which I guess it does, "fast" being about a week.

Thank you so much this is so helpful 🎉

For me an excellent tutorial thanks

Thank you for making this video series - I've been selling art for years and really haven't experimented much with my acrylics! Liquitex should sponsor you.

Love you already! Thank you so much!😇

This is so good to know. I was not taught this in university when taking my art classes 50 years ago. :(

great video . thanks

Best tutorial for beginners like me. Thanks a lot. Lovely to the ears as well. And a question related to poster paints. What's the best way to preserve. Wud love to know it

Anastasia, so nice to meet you "in person". WOW! that is super helpful information, thanks for sharing your knowledge with us. I dont have a talent to draw or paint (thats why I purchase your paintings) but my grown kids do. They dont take that step to finish their work, but I might just do it for them to the pieces they have given me. I of course as their proud parent want them to last forever! I just recently received your 4 x 4's of Cardinal and Aspen Forest. OH, remember me as your music parody pal? "hello from the INSIDE" hahaha Take good care. PS, I just subscribed.

Great info 👍

Thank you!

thanks for this video. i used to contemplating between the two kinds of varnish. now i know what to do. ^_^

Thank you, My mom painted a beautiful mtn scene on an electric guitar using acrylic paint. It should be fought over for many generations.

Thank you so much 💓

Thank you so much for this video. I watched it just now and it is very helpful to me. Showing how you simply pour a little varnish on the painting and then brush it on the painting was very helpful to me because I was worrying a lot about the technique: do I pour the varnish into a container first, dip a brush into that container, and then apply the brush to the painting or...? You answered that for me. I think I'm going to purchase the Golden brand varnish shown in this video because you mention having sensitive to oil based varnish, and I'm concerned about that too. The only thing missing from this tutorial is that you do not show how to clean up the brush. I assume hot water and soap will work and I can do it directly in a sink. I also have the option of simply throwing out the brush, thereby avoiding the cleanup. I have a test "painting" on which I've already applied the Golden brand of isolation coat. That has taught me a great deal already. Thank you for your video!

Thanks for this very good vídeo

Very good, thanks.

I will have to check out this brand. Currently, I am using Liquitex Soluvar Matte Varnish....on an acrylicpainting on gesso board. It has not been forgiving at all, and I am on about my 10th attempt. I have had so many frustrating problems with it, and i am still not satisfied...So stressful! I have learned that it can be diluted with Gamsol. I wish I had made it about as thin a consistency as what you show here! It's supposed to be self leveling, but I still seem to have pooling....they say to let dry flat. Hoping I can get what I want before I have to deliver it to the art museum!

Best video on the subject. You're incredibly cute too :) And I love that artwork in the background. Best wishes.

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Very helpful 👍

Very informative, thanks for taking time to explain in detail. May I ask if the same procedure can be used for textured art using acrylic paint?

Thank you for an informative video! Do you recommend using the Krylon Uv spray varnish after your isolation coat? Or is Krylon Kamar Varnish okay? I bought several cans of the Kamar Varnish but wonder if I should have got the Uv one instead?

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Thank you very much for the lesson, I am a woodworker, waiting to start Acrylic painting, and maybe later on Oil, (Kind of messy) , my point is I use water base Polyurethane, same reason as oil polys became amber with time, and water based remain crystal clear, my point, is My wife is very good at crafts, he use folk art paint and sometimes, Liquitex Basics for her crarts, on wood, plywood and MDF, and when it dries she use Water base Polyurethane, she likes Satin, but Glossy is available, I do not se a difference on crafts and Acrylic Landscape paintings, even oil , when they are dry , what is you opinion ? please advice

I can't wait to get my vanish spray for my finished painting...I am not sure if high gloss is the right one.

Thank you so much

Excellent ! thank you.! Learned a lot. Did not know we could switch . Polymer and then oil based spray.. I do have bog paintings. Application: you don’t seem concerned about the directions of the brush or going over on one application ?

Thank you interresting info. But I have stil a problem with large paintings. What to do?

My english is not good But you speak very clearly and explain very well, Slow and Bold. Thank you for the videos, I am just a beginner to acrylic paintings though

Very well done 👏would like to know how you don't get brush marks? I seem to always get brush mark..any tips you can give would be greatly appreciated

Hi Anastasia! Thank you for such a helpful video!! If I want to varnish some dry media pieces (like soft pastel), can I apply a fixative spray and then use your same technique to varnish? I think it would be cool to varnish them instead of framing behind glass.

How would you suggest to varnish acrylic paintings where texture has been applied? Like when you use mediums that cause different level of surfaces?

Thank you for such a great video. You saved me from using the wrong varnish today. I am making masks that I cast in resin. The problem is the acrylic paint easily scrapes off even after treating the piece with automotive adhesion promoter (which breaks down the plastic enough to have paint adhere). Then I use primer on top of the adhesion layer. Do you think the polymer varnish will seal rock hard enough so that the paint won't be easily scraped? I am doing experiments now, but if you have any thoughts to share, would love to hear them.

Would you recommend spray varnish for paintings made with the dutch pour technique? TY

When you put matte over glossy, does it make the colors less vibrant? Or does the first glossy coat ensure that this doesn't happen?

This was very helpful...thank you! I am wondering what the difference is between the Liquitex Gloss Medium and Varnish and the regular Gloss Varnish by Liquitex which you used? I have used the first one to seal my paintings, but maybe that wasn't correct. Thank you for responding.

Thank you! Very informative. (I like 👍 the flowers painting 💐! Nice combination of colors). Question: how do you prep primes cotton canvas that you buy from an art store when you paint with acrylics? Some videos say spray back with water, then apply gesso in front... Another said to apply Airbrush medium or gloss medium before painting with acrylic colors... Your advice?

Thank you for sharing your varnishing ideas but my problem is have just painted a Heart and would like it to look as thought it stands away from the Canvas do I just keep varnishing it over and over again until it looks that way or is there any other way to do this Thank you.

I love the way you teach! I really enjoyed your video I have a question: Will the vanishing eventually yellow the acrylic paint? If Yes, is there an approximate time frame of when it can yellow? If not, which Vanish in your experience is less likely to turn yellow? Thank you for sharing this information! I appreciate your time and expertise!

Hi, nice video. One question: doesn't re-stretching a canvas become difficult once the canvas has been hardened by the varnish coats ?

I love your video on varnishing acrylic paintings! It's super helpful. Thank you! I am using the Liquitex Gloss Varnish and wanted to know about cleaning the brush after use. Should I just use soap and water and let it dry before the next use? I thought I saw that some recommend cleaning the brush used for varnishing, with paint thinner. Can you clarify? Thank you very much!

Just watched your video.. and you dont need to give up oil painting. You need to invest in an all natural solvent with no toxicity. The new age has brought magnificent products . There are many out there now.... but my favorite is called Eco-solve by Natural earth paints. Cheers ! I was so sad to give up oils for a couple years too. Problem solved.

Great and thorough video. Do you know of any sprays that I can apply before the isolation layer? Some of the acrylics that I use are extremely diluted. They would most likely be disturbed by the isolation brush application. I need a quality archival product. I did find one made by Liquitex but they will not ship to Canada. :(

Can i do isolation coat with regular water based gloss varnish with brush from store for making decoupage,that's my mane question,(is this isolation coat done by regular gloss varnish,i mean,it's not something special named isolation coat,i'm a beginner of painting)and then do varnish LefrancBourgeois anti uv reversible mat?I want to make my piece to last hundreds of years😄 Or,can i first do isolation coat of satin spray(would it be enough shine)?

Hello need your input. I've just finished a 96 "x 50" painting and i sprayed it with a winsor Newton satin spray varnish. There are blotches and looks patchy in places and not happy how the spray has not come out evenly. Kindly, let me know if I can now follow it with a liquitex liquid gel varnish on top of what I have dobe , so the coat looks even.

Hi again, Анастасия. Two other questions: 1. Can you use binder as a varnish? 2. If you use glossy varnish first, will it be matte if you put a matte varnish on top? I think it will still be rather glossy - which I usually do not like.

I've been trying to find spray varnish für my acrylic paintings on canvas but the varnishes I find are for wood or paper, are those okay or where do I find a spray varnish for canvas art?

Hello, I have a question. I made a painting on canvas with Markers, I waited two weeks for it to dry, when I started to varnish it, the colors were running and I ruined it. Which varnish should I use for markers on canvas? Thank you

Is it ok to varnish over gold foil flakes I added on my acrylic painting?

Unless I didn’t catch it, I don’t think you mentioned needing an isolation coat before any Varnishing takes place. Excellent video.

Nice video, very thorough! But a true isolation coat needs to be pure acrylic polymer (something like diluted Golden Soft Gel). Then the varnish of choice sits on top of that. When a conservator cleans the painting, they just clean of the varnish down to the polymer layer.

I love the way you say dirt