after we are finished painting,acrylic or oil,do we use varnish...gloss or matte?

Question

also while oil painting how much linseed oil and how much turpentine is added....r both used...turpentine is a thinner...linseed?

Answer 1

After using acrylic or oil painting I use Matte varnish ( I use one that is in spray, its less messy )definitely, I prefer the matte finish than the shinny. The same reason why I don't use linseed oil. When you use it what ever you are painting will last longer to dry and it will stay shinny.

Answer 2

Acrylic needs no varnish. Oil should be varnished with linseed oil to get a gloss finish. If you add turpentine the finish becomes less glossy down to matt depending on the amount.

Answer 3

I use liquin to add to my paints while painting it gives you a glossy finish. I just take the paint out of the tubes and mix it until it is about soft butter consistency. I used to use two parts linseed oil to one part terpentine. Don't forget that oil paint is pigment suspended in linseed oil. So the simplest thing to do is take the paint out of the tube and thin it with turpentine.
There are many techniques of using paint read up on techniques used by Degas, Pollack and Rembrand.
With varnish I always use gloss and always fallow the manufacturers directions.
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Answer 4

I use either matte or gloss acrylic medium or a mix of both depending pn how glossy or matte I want the protection. In a few cases, I've used a poly resin -- a two-part polymer used for creating paperweights-- on some or all parts of the painting for a really thick and glossy surface.