Just getting back into painting and came across your TH-cam. Thank you for being so transparent and helpful. I really have been inspired by you in so many ways.
Great video. Thank you Lori. I was wondering if you would do a video on the subject of adding white and light values to a painting. Once I have all those lovely juicy colours... I have a fear of covering them up. Is it better to use opague or transparent whites? I'm really struggling with this and would love to hear your views. Thanks... love your channel and your art is amazing
Thanks so much for the tips. Your work is amazing! Can I ask, I used oil pastels for mark making on a piece and was told that it never dries so now I’m nervous about varnishing. Do you have any suggestions please?
Hi Lori, thank you for sharing your knowledge n wonderful art. I was just wondering if you found the painting had bare patches after varnishing or areas where it's built up a little but it's dried, how or what could you do to rectify that?
i also check my painting in the light to see if I missed any patches before it's dry and then I correct by touching up. same with extra heavy areas. It must be fixed before it's dry
Kia Ora Lori. Had a giggle when you mentioned your a perfectionist excuse the studio I’m the same because I paint in the garage and apparently cars are surpose to go in there ! Thank you for varnish tutorial. Enjoy catching up with your work.
I really like your videos Lori. They are very helpful, informative and easy to follow. I too, am an abstract painter, 20+ years. Your warm and Cool personality makes your videos fun to watch. Thank you.
I just love your work and your ‘how to’ videos are so helpful. Thank you for sharing. I’m dying to know what media and colors you used for the bright orange and bright/light blue on top layers of the second painting.
I can't tell you how helpful this video was to me!! Wow! Who knew varnishing could be so simple?!? And using a paint roller for the edges is BRILLIANT!
Hey Lori! I used final fixative on my watersoluble elements on my acrylic painting and it still smeared. Is it important to use a different fixative? Thanks!
I don’t use fixative I use krylon matte varnish. No smearing if you covered it well. Fixative is workable which means it activates once you put liquid over top.
Hi Lori, just wanted to say thank you for the video and all your previous ones. I just came across you and your work a couple weeks ago and I'm so impressed with not just your work but with you, Thank you for being you, you're "AWESOME!" Can't wait to meet you one day when this Lockdown is over.
Great video - today was the first time I have varnished my paintings. I use acrylic paint markers and acrylic paints and ended up having no problems. I used the exact products as you recommended. I learned a few things. I did a test piece then wrapped my brush in plastic hoping to use it again after coffee break;) The varnish dried very fast - like glue - and I ended up running out to get mineral spirits to soak and clean the brush. I am guessing this is the best way to clean the brush after each use - mineral spirits - then soap and water? I did have the "dust" issue someone else mentioned - and had to carefully pick off tiny hairs of dust before the varnish dried - will try to figure this out for next time and maybe test my brush on another surface before starting the varnishing process.
if its a new brush.....you have to work it in first....got all those little loose hairs off. I even vacuum mine to ensure the hairs are all gone. Varnish brushes have to be washed out immediately or they will dry and ruin your brush. I only use water based varnish so for me soap and water for clean up.
@@lorimirabelliabstractartist Thanks for all the tips, I did find vacuuming the canvas and the brush was helpful, as well as a humidifier in the room - so dry out west! Thanks for the tip on clean-up as well. You are ever so helpful!
Thank you for showing us. I like your paintings very much, and appreciate your videos. A question; Do you varnish the edges when you don¨t know whether a potencial buyer would use a frame?
Another awesome video Lori ! Thank you! I mostly use Krylon spray matte varnish with UV filter for my pieces but will also have to try this Liquitex varnish.
Wow! I have a table like that. Now I just need to get back to Canada and start painting. Lori, you are the sunshine that makes me smile. You are so patient, funny and truly Canadian sense of humour. Thanks for the tips.
Thanks for clearing up the issue of how to properly varnish paintings. I was taught at university to go corner to corner , then horizontal and vertically. Love to watch you paint--inspiring! Thanks for the tips, too! You rock!
Thank you for the great tutorial!! Have you ever worked with oil pastels? If you have, can you show us how to vanish the artworks please? Thank you again!!
Thank you for your amazing lessons very informative, just need to ask what are you spraying here first before varnishing that is water soluble? Arent all the acrylics water soluble?
I decided to try liquid varnish(Master's Touch) for the first time on a painting I finished three weeks before. The varnish picked up the Amsterdam Prussian Blue paint I used and now what was white is light blue and everything else has blue streaks. Any idea why this happened or how to prevent it next time?
I also use Liquitex satin varnish. Just the right amount of (subtle) sheen. Do you ever wrap the image onto the edges, especially if you know it's not going to be framed?
So you dont use an isolation coat? I have been reading about the need for one, and I was worried because I havent used an isolation coat yet. And.... what are your feelings about Gamvar?
Do you always wait until they are sold before varnishing them? Is that varnish the same as using medium to varnish with? Thanks so much for all your great videos!
yes I always wait to varnish them until they are sold or going to one of the galleries that I'm represented by. you can't varnish with every type of medium on the market. You should read the label as it will let you know if it can be used as a final coat. This is a varnish that I'm using it's not a medium and can't be used as a medium. 😊
I have both those products but hated the brush lines but I will try the bigger brush. I actually went to resin on my art but very expensive. Again you rock! Your videos are informative and adorable. Sherry Campbellford, On.
Hi Lori, thanks again for another great video. Have you ever tried to dilute your varnish with distilled water? Saw other artists doing that but no idea how it will effect the result long term?! Ciao Anke
Thank you so much. It looks so easy when you do it. I started adding a bit of water to my varnish...seems to work better for me ...just less stressful and tiny bit better results ...lol...thanks again☺️.
She scratches the paint with palette knives and some marks I've seen her make with pencils which scratch and make marks at the same time if the paint is still wet. I've seen that she wipes the tip of the pencil off on a cloth each time she draws and scratches through wet paint. You can then choose whether or not to smooth over your scratches with a large pallet knife, scraper, old credit card, cardboard, or anything with a hard flat edge. You can use any object you want to scratch your paintings and you can scratch your paintings in any way that you feel and like best. These scratches will add texture when dry and then if you paint over them with another layer you will get different effects that will continue to build on each other until you are satisfied and stop. I hope this helps.
Great videos as usual! Do you always use black painted sides regardless of the color of the frame? I’ve seen some people paint the inside of a floater black before so I’m thinking this is essentially the same effect. Thank you!
To my eye regardless of the frame colour black on the edges to me looks best. I had a frame place show me a few different choice and I gravitated to black ever time. 🥰
Love the videos! I was wondering if you ever do an isolation coat. I'm wondering if I should on my acrylic paintings. Is it okay to use a sponge to spread the varnish? Thanks so.much🙂❣
once your paintings is completely dry you can varnish it. I'm acrylic so I usually can varnish that next day. Mostly though I wait until I have a lot to varnish and do a bunch at a time.
Oh! Here we go. Here’s my answer! That’s what I do, but was never sure if it would be stable and keep the integrity of the work over time. Wasn’t sure if you needed varnish over that or if the Krylon was enough.
Hi Lori! Such a big fan of yours and thank you so much for making these helpful videos 😊. I was wondering if you have any experience with varnishing metallic colours? Every time I varnish metallics they become dull and are no longer as vibrant and shiny. Do you have any advice on how to combat this? Thank you!!
lol mI don't really care for anythings shiny in my work so I really don't have much experience with Metallics. I also don' know how you are using them. Metallics are meant to shine so they would need gloss varnish or if you are into using resin. The other option is to not varnish it....or only varnish around the metallics ( again I no idea how you are using them) lol so that might not make sense for you.
Hi Mansi I don’t use oil pastel so I’m not sure what the varnishing requirements would be for a product that never really dries. I don’t varnish the side. I don’t really see the need.
Hi Lori, a question: aren’t acrylic paints water soluble therefore will run/ smudge / kinda wet up and move about ? I have a 40” square that I have put a fixative spray on and I really want to varnish it but afraid the varnish will activate the paint somehow that are in fine layers in some places, and blend it or smudge it in together. What do you think. I used acrylic paint and acrylic ink. And some watercolour ink too.
once acrylics dry they can't not be made soluble again. Your inks in the other hand could. You can alway try a test piece to see if you will have smudging.
Traditionally I think removable made sense for Oil paintings, I'm an acrylic painter and Products have come a long way with longevity. I use only professional grade material that is archival and made to last a 100 years plus year.
I have varnished small paintings before, but now I have got into doing large canvases. Your video has given me confidence to varnish on a large scale! Thank you😀
You are a gift to a fellow painter. Going to try etsy for my work. Your guidance has been great. Doing my research. The by the inch pricing was very helpful. Tk you
Thank you .... thank you ... your tips are going to be taken to heart. You share openly so much and I appreciate it like you wouldn’t believe, I’m a newbie at this. I love your art ! ❤️❤️❤️
Nope...I'm an acrylic painter. I shared in the video about why I need to spray some areas first lol (Water soluble mark marking so I need to affix them first.
@@lorimirabelliabstractartist oh, no. That’s not true at all. I paint on canvas and resin the surface very often. I have never had a problem with using resin on canvas. When I use large canvas, I resin the back of the first to create a hard surface so resin doesn’t pool on the front. It’s actually a really well-known technique for fluid artists. I expect that it would create the same opportunity for a regular painted surface. I did a large triptych that included painting, texturing, and fluid art. I used resin for the back first. It created a wonderful surface to work on the front. It was solid as though I was working on wood. Fabulous.
@@TaraSueSalusso I’m not sure why you would put in all the extra time when you could just paint on a solid surface. There are too many variables in painting this way. Also pour or fluid Artist are much different when it comes to how they paint. Resin on canvas also eliminates the ability to roll the canvas and ship which I do all the time when I ship internationally. And lastly I just don’t like my art to be shiny. So resin isn’t for me.
Thanks for a great varnishing lesson, Lori!! I love how you’re tending to all of the aspects of the painting process ☺️☺️ Thanks!!
Thank you so much Nancy. 😊😊
Just getting back into painting and came across your TH-cam. Thank you for being so transparent and helpful. I really have been inspired by you in so many ways.
You are so welcome! and lovely to hear Linda.
Hi, I am learning painting, from 0. Thanks a lot. Xochil
make sure you have fun while you are learning to paint🥰
Did you varnish your 3 ginormous panels that were going in the condo lobby?
I did yes. Next step is getting them installed. Fingers crossed it will be in a few weeks.
How long do you have to wait for shipping after you varnished a painting
I wait 24 hours...but it dries very fast.
Love the colours in both of these but especially the purple one. Wow dynamic.💃✨
Thanks so much Michelle I appreciate that very much. 😊
Me too!
Great video. Thank you Lori. I was wondering if you would do a video on the subject of adding white and light values to a painting. Once I have all those lovely juicy colours... I have a fear of covering them up. Is it better to use opague or transparent whites? I'm really struggling with this and would love to hear your views. Thanks... love your channel and your art is amazing
Thanks Lori! This was a big question mark for me! I appreciate this video so much! :)
Oh I’m so glad you found this helpful 😊😊
Thanks so much for the tips. Your work is amazing! Can I ask, I used oil pastels for mark making on a piece and was told that it never dries so now I’m nervous about varnishing. Do you have any suggestions please?
Thanks for more great tips, Lori. They're so helpful!
So glad you enjoyed!!! Thanks for watching.
Hi Lori, thank you for sharing your knowledge n wonderful art. I was just wondering if you found the painting had bare patches after varnishing or areas where it's built up a little but it's dried, how or what could you do to rectify that?
i also check my painting in the light to see if I missed any patches before it's dry and then I correct by touching up. same with extra heavy areas. It must be fixed before it's dry
Kia Ora Lori. Had a giggle when you mentioned your a perfectionist excuse the studio I’m the same because I paint in the garage and apparently cars are surpose to go in there !
Thank you for varnish tutorial. Enjoy catching up with your work.
Hahaha 😂 😂😂😂 thanks for tuning in Karen
I always thought varnishing was so difficult so I used only spray varnish. Thank you for showing how simple it is.
My pleasure Donna🥰
Thank you for being so generous with your knowledge...you’re videos are exceptional and extremely helpful.
I really like your videos Lori. They are very helpful, informative and easy to follow. I too, am an abstract painter, 20+
years. Your warm and Cool personality makes your videos fun to watch. Thank you.
Terry do you have a TH-cam Channel? If so I would love to see your creations.
I just love your work and your ‘how to’ videos are so helpful. Thank you for sharing. I’m dying to know what media and colors you used for the bright orange and bright/light blue on top layers of the second painting.
I use a lot of spray paint in this piece. 🥰
@@lorimirabelliabstractartist thank you! I love the effect on that piece.
my pleasure🥰
That may be why it looks like a graffiti piece. I live the bold colours and the playfulness. This may be my favourite of your paintings!
I can't tell you how helpful this video was to me!! Wow! Who knew varnishing could be so simple?!? And using a paint roller for the edges is BRILLIANT!
Hahaha!! Glad you enjoyed !!!
Hey Lori! I used final fixative on my watersoluble elements on my acrylic painting and it still smeared. Is it important to use a different fixative? Thanks!
I don’t use fixative I use krylon matte varnish. No smearing if you covered it well. Fixative is workable which means it activates once you put liquid over top.
@@lorimirabelliabstractartist Oh! Thanks for your quick reply!
No problem 😊
Hi Lori, just wanted to say thank you for the video and all your previous ones. I just came across you and your work a couple weeks ago and I'm so impressed with not just your work but with you, Thank you for being you, you're "AWESOME!" Can't wait to meet you one day when this Lockdown is over.
Awww geezzz that's really nice Steve thank you so much. 🥰 I can't wait for normal life again.
Great video - today was the first time I have varnished my paintings. I use acrylic paint markers and acrylic paints and ended up having no problems. I used the exact products as you recommended. I learned a few things. I did a test piece then wrapped my brush in plastic hoping to use it again after coffee break;) The varnish dried very fast - like glue - and I ended up running out to get mineral spirits to soak and clean the brush. I am guessing this is the best way to clean the brush after each use - mineral spirits - then soap and water? I did have the "dust" issue someone else mentioned - and had to carefully pick off tiny hairs of dust before the varnish dried - will try to figure this out for next time and maybe test my brush on another surface before starting the varnishing process.
if its a new brush.....you have to work it in first....got all those little loose hairs off. I even vacuum mine to ensure the hairs are all gone. Varnish brushes have to be washed out immediately or they will dry and ruin your brush. I only use water based varnish so for me soap and water for clean up.
@@lorimirabelliabstractartist Thanks for all the tips, I did find vacuuming the canvas and the brush was helpful, as well as a humidifier in the room - so dry out west! Thanks for the tip on clean-up as well. You are ever so helpful!
Thank you for showing us. I like your paintings very much, and appreciate your videos. A question; Do you varnish the edges when you don¨t know whether a potencial buyer would use a frame?
Nah I don't bother with the edges. To me it's not the important part of the painting. I'm sure some artist do but lot just leave them raw.
Another awesome video Lori ! Thank you! I mostly use Krylon spray matte varnish with UV filter for my pieces but will also have to try this Liquitex varnish.
Yep I used that in the past too. And thank you so much 😊
LOVE THAT SECOND GRAFFITI PIECE‼️
You are incredible, Lori, thank you so much for doing these videos! And your pieces...OMG, so lively ❤️
You are so welcome and awwww thank you 🥰
Wow! I have a table like that. Now I just need to get back to Canada and start painting. Lori, you are the sunshine that makes me smile. You are so patient, funny and truly Canadian sense of humour. Thanks for the tips.
Hahaha thanks so much Jackie. Lol.🤣🤣
Thanks for clearing up the issue of how to properly varnish paintings. I was taught at university to go corner to corner , then horizontal and vertically. Love to watch you paint--inspiring! Thanks for the tips, too! You rock!
Glad you enjoyed...🥰 Not sure if this the perfect way but's its my way 😂
Thank you for the great tutorial!! Have you ever worked with oil pastels? If you have, can you show us how to vanish the artworks please? Thank you again!!
I don't work with oils pastels.
Thank you for your amazing lessons very informative, just need to ask what are you spraying here first before varnishing that is water soluble? Arent all the acrylics water soluble?
I decided to try liquid varnish(Master's Touch) for the first time on a painting I finished three weeks before. The varnish picked up the Amsterdam Prussian Blue paint I used and now what was white is light blue and everything else has blue streaks. Any idea why this happened or how to prevent it next time?
I like the satin look too. Never thought to use krylon varnish for a base coat.
as with anything art....trial and error to find what works best 🥰
The hair!!!!👏👏love the video also!😜
Hahaha finally got rid of the covid hair
Thanks for all your great tips Lori. Your videos are so helpful! 🙏❣️
You are so welcome! thank you ❤️
Thanks so much Lori for being so generous with your time and knowledge xx
No problem and thanks so much for tuning in every week. I truly appreciate it. 😊
I also use Liquitex satin varnish. Just the right amount of (subtle) sheen. Do you ever wrap the image onto the edges, especially if you know it's not going to be framed?
I completely agree I really love this product. I don't wrap around unless a client asks me to.
So you dont use an isolation coat? I have been reading about the need for one, and I was worried because I havent used an isolation coat yet. And.... what are your feelings about Gamvar?
Do you always wait until they are sold before varnishing them? Is that varnish the same as using medium to varnish with? Thanks so much for all your great videos!
yes I always wait to varnish them until they are sold or going to one of the galleries that I'm represented by. you can't varnish with every type of medium on the market. You should read the label as it will let you know if it can be used as a final coat. This is a varnish that I'm using it's not a medium and can't be used as a medium. 😊
Thank you for your tip on the edges! Brilliant. 🖤
No problem 😊
Also, can you stop and let dry then do the other half? I can see problems trying to do a very large canvas in one full application.
I like the number 2 painting its stand out do you have eny more like that thanks kevin
Lori great information. Guess you don’t use a torch for air bubbles?
I have both those products but hated the brush lines but I will try the bigger brush. I actually went to resin on my art but very expensive. Again you rock! Your videos are informative and adorable. Sherry Campbellford, On.
Thanks much Sherry. I appreciate that very much. Yess it must be your brush.
Thank you so much for this video 🙌 may I know what brush we can use for varnishing?
I use a HAKE brush for varnishing.
@@lorimirabelliabstractartist Thank you so much for answering ❤️
Thank you sooo much for your helpful videos. They are very helpful and I admire your communication skills. 🙏👍❤💐
So nice of you thank you 🥰🥰
Hi Lori, thanks again for another great video. Have you ever tried to dilute your varnish with distilled water? Saw other artists doing that but no idea how it will effect the result long term?! Ciao Anke
It really depends on what the varnish type you use. Most of them will let you know if you can dilute with water or not.
Thank you so much for all your videos. They are so full of informations. You are awesome at explaining!
You are so welcome and thank you for watching.
Excellent video!!!
haha thanks Brandy yes for sure we must protect our Picassos. ❤️❤️ Thanks for watching and glad you found it helpful.
Thank you so much. It looks so easy when you do it. I started adding a bit of water to my varnish...seems to work better for me ...just less stressful and tiny bit better results ...lol...thanks again☺️.
You are so welcome! As long as your varnish say you can add water there's nothing wrong with that. 🥰
Thank you so much ! I'm new to painting and needed to see this video! Big love from Montreal 😎
You are so welcome! and thank you !!!!
What stunning paintings - on the second painting, what is the bright blue squiggles? Just acrylic paint?
Most likely it's spray paint and thank you
Thank you for sharing! I have been wondering about this!
You are so welcome!
Thanks for the great tutorial. :) Nice to see it being done to know that I didn't mess mine up, haha.
Hahaha 😂
Thank you for your video. You are amazing 😊 your paintings are full of life and your personality rocks. 🎉❤
Thank you so much 😀
How do you do the very fine detailed almost scratchy marks on your paintings
She scratches the paint with palette knives and some marks I've seen her make with pencils which scratch and make marks at the same time if the paint is still wet. I've seen that she wipes the tip of the pencil off on a cloth each time she draws and scratches through wet paint. You can then choose whether or not to smooth over your scratches with a large pallet knife, scraper, old credit card, cardboard, or anything with a hard flat edge. You can use any object you want to scratch your paintings and you can scratch your paintings in any way that you feel and like best. These scratches will add texture when dry and then if you paint over them with another layer you will get different effects that will continue to build on each other until you are satisfied and stop. I hope this helps.
I love how you paint that strip of black around the front edges. Do you accomplish that with the roller while painting the sides? Love this video!
Thank you no I do that part with a brush
@@lorimirabelliabstractartist do you paint the black border freehand or with masking tape?
Free hand.
Omg that edge tip!! Life saver. Have you ever used a foam roller for varnish?
😊😊foam roller would make bubbles.
Great videos as usual! Do you always use black painted sides regardless of the color of the frame? I’ve seen some people paint the inside of a floater black before so I’m thinking this is essentially the same effect. Thank you!
To my eye regardless of the frame colour black on the edges to me looks best. I had a frame place show me a few different choice and I gravitated to black ever time. 🥰
@@lorimirabelliabstractartist Thank you!!
@@liam5629 no problem 🥰
Thank you! Love the paintings!!!!
thank you so much !
Lori! Love this… I was a wondering if you could still varnish an acrylic painting that is on raw canvas?? Meaning it has no gesso…
thats a good question and one that I'm not sure how to answer as I have never used raw canvas.
A perfect demonstration lori, keep it up! =)
Thank you so much! yay!!!
Love the videos! I was wondering if you ever do an isolation coat. I'm wondering if I should on my acrylic paintings. Is it okay to use a sponge to spread the varnish? Thanks so.much🙂❣
hi Phyllis the spray is the isolation layer and I have never used a sponge. I would think that could create lots of bubbles.
@@lorimirabelliabstractartist cool thanks as I always see people mixing half gloss medium and half water. It seems too glossy then.
@@phyllisjarrett5780 It should be mixed with matt to bring down the gloss
Thank you for all the great tips, keep up the great work 💜
You are so welcome! I'll give it my best shot 🥰
i am curious how much you sell your beautiful paintings for?
You can see my prices on my website.
Https:/www.lorimirabelli.com
Do I need to varnish my paintings. Some sites yes. Others say it’s not necessary
Acrylic paintings should be varnished. For professional paintings it is necessary. If you do not want them to shine, use a matte varnish.
love the iinfo
Thank you.
Have just discovered you on TH-cam and find your videos very informative. Great video on vanishing. Thank you so much.😊
Thank you so much Lori for your videos. So helpful. Just, I have a question about what time after finishing painting we can apply varnish?
once your paintings is completely dry you can varnish it. I'm acrylic so I usually can varnish that next day. Mostly though I wait until I have a lot to varnish and do a bunch at a time.
@@lorimirabelliabstractartistThank you Lori 🙏🥰
Good video. Very clear and helpful.
Oh thanks so much
thank you
I liked the varnishing video. Do you have a video about your cart, how it's made? the vertical legs look like crown molding. Thanks again.
Oh! Here we go. Here’s my answer!
That’s what I do, but was never sure if it would be stable and keep the integrity of the work over time. Wasn’t sure if you needed varnish over that or if the Krylon was enough.
Hello! thanks so much for all your videos you are very kind and I love your art.From USA.
Lori, you are by far my favorite artist. Thank you for sharing your techniques and helping us all learn to paint our best!
Informative. Does your paint on varnish have a Matt or gloss finish? Thx
love your work and thank you so much for sharing
Why do you varnish?
longevity and to keep the painting clean. That's the short answer.
Thanks for sharing! Have you talked details about shipping a canvas? (Your process for shipping small and/or large pieces?)
yep there is a shipping video...I show a small painting being wrapped but my process for a large one is exactly the same.
I'd been wondering about your black edges. I think it's really nice. Thanks for sharing.
ahhh perfect!
Hi Lori! Such a big fan of yours and thank you so much for making these helpful videos 😊. I was wondering if you have any experience with varnishing metallic colours? Every time I varnish metallics they become dull and are no longer as vibrant and shiny. Do you have any advice on how to combat this? Thank you!!
lol mI don't really care for anythings shiny in my work so I really don't have much experience with Metallics. I also don' know how you are using them. Metallics are meant to shine so they would need gloss varnish or if you are into using resin. The other option is to not varnish it....or only varnish around the metallics ( again I no idea how you are using them) lol so that might not make sense for you.
Hi Lori, Do we need to spray varnish the oil pastel marks on acrylic paintings? And do you not varnish the edges of your paintings?
Hi Mansi I don’t use oil pastel so I’m not sure what the varnishing requirements would be for a product that never really dries. I don’t varnish the side. I don’t really see the need.
Hi Lori, a question: aren’t acrylic paints water soluble therefore will run/ smudge / kinda wet up and move about ? I have a 40” square that I have put a fixative spray on and I really want to varnish it but afraid the varnish will activate the paint somehow that are in fine layers in some places, and blend it or smudge it in together. What do you think. I used acrylic paint and acrylic ink. And some watercolour ink too.
once acrylics dry they can't not be made soluble again. Your inks in the other hand could. You can alway try a test piece to see if you will have smudging.
Really enjoy your videos. I varnish with gloves and a sponge, no brush marks or stray hairs. Also, why not a removeable varnish for posterity sake?
Traditionally I think removable made sense for Oil paintings, I'm an acrylic painter and Products have come a long way with longevity. I use only professional grade material that is archival and made to last a 100 years plus year.
Please forgive this basic question: What is the benefit of varnishing? Also, can I varnish months after I did the painting?
Protection and proper sheen that enhances the painting. That’s the short answer 🤣
I have varnished small paintings before, but now I have got into doing large canvases. Your video has given me confidence to varnish on a large scale! Thank you😀
oh yay!!!
I have been looking for a good varnishing brush - do you know what brand yours is? Thanks so much for this, Lori!
My are from Stevenson art company which is no longer is business. I bought handful of them when they were closing.
after varnishing inside how long should you air out the room?
That depends on what you are using to varnish your paintings with. I'm using acrylic and it's brush on so no need to air out the room.
@@lorimirabelliabstractartist liquitex high gloss brush on
You are a gift to a fellow painter. Going to try etsy for my work. Your guidance has been great. Doing my research. The by the inch pricing was very helpful. Tk you
Thanks Lori for addressing how and what you use to varnish paintings. Thanks for listening to my other comments!
You are so welcome! and it's my pleasure🥰
Thank you for your insights into varnishing. I tend to use it the wrong way around so I've really learnt something today about that.
oh that's great to hear !
Do also varnish the edges after you touch up the color? Thanks so much for all the great info!!
No I don't varnish the sides.
Such great info
Thank you .... thank you ... your tips are going to be taken to heart. You share openly so much and I appreciate it like you wouldn’t believe, I’m a newbie at this. I love your art ! ❤️❤️❤️
I’m so glad you are find the videos helpful 😊
I like your abstract paintings very much.
Thank you so much 😀
so, you start your painting on acrylics and finish with oils (or why you are using spray just in some parts of the canvas?)
Nope...I'm an acrylic painter. I shared in the video about why I need to spray some areas first lol (Water soluble mark marking so I need to affix them first.
Do you ever use resin to seal your paintings?
Never I paint on canvas. Resin is only for solid surfaces.
@@lorimirabelliabstractartist oh, no. That’s not true at all. I paint on canvas and resin the surface very often. I have never had a problem with using resin on canvas. When I use large canvas, I resin the back of the first to create a hard surface so resin doesn’t pool on the front. It’s actually a really well-known technique for fluid artists. I expect that it would create the same opportunity for a regular painted surface. I did a large triptych that included painting, texturing, and fluid art. I used resin for the back first. It created a wonderful surface to work on the front. It was solid as though I was working on wood. Fabulous.
@@TaraSueSalusso I’m not sure why you would put in all the extra time when you could just paint on a solid surface. There are too many variables in painting this way. Also pour or fluid Artist are much different when it comes to how they paint. Resin on canvas also eliminates the ability to roll the canvas and ship which I do all the time when I ship internationally. And lastly I just don’t like my art to be shiny. So resin isn’t for me.
Thank you Lori. Very helpful and interesting video!
You are so welcome!🥰
So is it matt or is it satin?
The final result is satin. 😊
lori mirabelli Thank you. x
I love your industrial style, and I bet on a big wall looks superb!
oh thanks so much. 🥰
Thanks for sharing. Very helpful 💜
You are so welcome! 🥰
thank you Lori that was very helpful re varnishing .Have a great week
No problem thanks Shane
Great lessons. Your presentation is wonderful!
Glad you think so!