Why does my varnish look patchy?
Uneven varnish coatings are generally due to varying rates of absorbency in the paint layers.
How do you apply varnish evenly?
Apply the varnish evenly with smooth, light brush strokes, working in the direction of the grain.
What happens if you put too much varnish?
You should only apply varnish to dried paintings. Avoid using an excessive amount of varnish to avoid clumping or build up in uneven parts of your canvas surface. This tends to happen when you use a lot of texture in your painting. This leaves large areas for varnish to build up and make your painting look uneven.
How do you fix uneven varnish on an oil painting?
The answer is to apply two coats of varnish: one that corrects the non-uniform gloss of the painting as an “isolating varnish,” and the second Gamvar or another varnish containing Regalrez 1094 as the final picture varnish.
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