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ATTENTION!: Foam Board Source in no longer supplying gator board.... I now get it from here:
https://www.artsupply.com/foamcore/gatorboard.htm
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Framing Watercolors without Glass
Video 3: Varnishing and Framing
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My Framing without glass series:
https://youtu.be/WCUdLGxdXMc
Video 1 - Preparing Watercolor Paintings: https://youtu.be/UGaDh7lffYk
Video 2 - Making Watercolor Panels: https://youtu.be/fvQOa8W0kDA
Video 3 - Varnishing and Framing (this video)
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Video Description:
I am a watercolor artist and plein air painter. I love painting watercolors en plein air during events, but one problem was always the framing.
I hated framing with glass for two main reasons:
1. With the glare of the glass, I felt that my paintings were at a disadvantage compared to the more numerous oil paintings I was competing with.
2. Also, framing on the road was a huge pain. Glass could brake and it was so hard to keep dust out while framing.
So, I began researching ways to frame watercolors without glass and experimenting to find the methods that best suited my needs. This is the first video in a 3 part series of tutorial videos where I demonstrate what I have learned about framing watercolors without glass. These are the titles of the 3 videos:
1. Preparing watercolor paintings to be framed
2. Making watercolor panels for painting directly on
3. Methods for varnishing and framing
During this third video (Varnishing and Framing), I will show you three methods I use to varnish my watercolor paintings and then how I frame them. I basically use a spray-on UV protective archival varnish, cold wax medium, and a Liquitex brush-on varnish. Below are links for some of the materials I used during this video:
1. Krylon UV protective Archival Spray Varnish in both Matte and Gloss finishes. You can get these sprays at most art suppliers, here is one example: https://www.dickblick.com/products/krylon-gallery-series-uv-archival-varnish/
2. Gamblin's Cold Wax Medium. Here is a link: https://www.dickblick.com/products/gamblin-cold-wax-medium/
3. Dorland's Wax Medium. Here is a link: https://www.dickblick.com/products/dorlands-wax-medium/
4. Liquitex Satin Varnish (Acrylic Polymer). Here is a link: https://www.dickblick.com/products/liquitex-acrylic-polymer-varnishes/
5. JFM Frames: https://www.jfm.net/
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Time Index:
00:00 Intro
00:50 Tips about Spray Varnishes (Matte and Gloss)
02:40 Stage One: 4 Coats of Spray Varnish
03:02 Spray Varnish Demonstration
04:10 Stage Two: #1 Leave It or Apply More Spray Coast (Quickest way, I would do just the spray varnish during an event).
05:22 Stage Two: #2 Cold Wax Medium
05:46 Stage Two: #3 Liquitex Brush-on Satin Varnish
06:14 Cold Wax Medium Demonstration
09:02 Liquitex Brush-on Satin Varnish Demonstration
11:28 Review of the 3 Varnishing Methods
12:33 Framing Demonstration
13:50 Thoughts on Framing Watercolors this Way
14:44 Closing Remarks