Converting - To varnish or not to varnish? mosalva - Sep 19, 2003 - 05:50 PM Post subject: To varnish or not to varnish?
Some recommend not varnishing a nicely painted team is the best thing to do because varnish may yellow with time. Personally, I put a lot of time and effort into painting my players and I want to make sure the paint stays. I painted and varnished my first team about 6 years ago and so far I haven't noticed any yellowing. Usually, the first coat is gloss varnish for protection. The second is a matt varnish to remove the shine and avoid figures that resemble traffic lights.
What do the painters think? And if they do varnish, what varnish do they use?Khaine - Sep 19, 2003 - 06:52 PM Post subject:
I'm not bgy any stretch of the imagination a por painter, but i tend to use a ral partha spray gloss lightly fir fixative, then use matt brush on generic matte to take off the sine....Charger - Sep 19, 2003 - 11:29 PM Post subject:
I have a friend who used some kind of art supply varnish on a White Scars Warhammer 40K army. I believe it's a special varnish used in a specific art application (not sealing minis) but I don't know what the brand was. His Rhino and Predator tanks DID turn yellow in a few months. I use some cheap spray I get at Micheals (a craft store in the US) and I've never had a model turn colors.
ChrisKhaine - Sep 20, 2003 - 08:30 PM Post subject:
Woah thought that was a local store in my area . That's where the "generic" varnish I use comes from. It's actyually for sealing porcelain and it's made to last FOREVER. I have minatures from high school 12 years ago that are still around and in perfect condition.
. That's where the "generic" varnish I use comes from. It's actyually for sealing porcelain and it's made to last FOREVER. I have minatures from high school 12 years ago that are still around and in perfect condition.