Liquitex Professional High Gloss Varnish, 237ml (8-oz)

I recently used the Liquitex Professional High Gloss Varnish on my finished acrylic paintings and I’m highly impressed. I thinned it slightly with water to help with a smooth, even application, and it worked beautifully. Once dry, it delivers a true high-gloss finish that really enhances the depth and vibrancy of the colors—my artwork looks sharper, richer, and more polished. A great final touch that also provides lasting protection!

I was skeptical about using this because I had bad luck in the past with other brands and other types of varnish. I make fluid art on canvas and wood and was never satisfied of the finished varnished look of anything I tried until I tried this particular varnish. Boy am i impressed! I was recommended this varnish by another fellow artist and was amazed by the smooth and glossy look her paintings had. It does not leave off a glare when light hits it which can absolutely ruin a good painting. I can walk around the entire painting in a lighted room and there is no glare just a clean, glossy, smooth finish. I applied 3 coats waiting 3 hours in between and it worked out perfectly! It has pleasant and sweet smell and from what I read it is not toxic so I can actually use this indoors in a ventilated area which solves my problem of not being able to varnish in the winter. Stop searching for another varnish and try this one out! :)

Put the perfect shine on my acrylic poor paintings

I love this stuff, it is high quality and stable. For miniatures painting, I use it for various special effects, such as a pre-treatment for oil washes, and as a tough protectant. Especially for lightweight plastic miniatures - when applied as an overcoat, you can put painted miniatures so treated and put them in a paper bag and shake em up pretty good before any paint damage would occur. Not recommended of course but against the wear of storage trays and foams this will protect your paint from rubbing off. In cases where you don't want the finish so shiny Vallejo makes a Matte version of this product, or overcoat this with a spray matte finish to tone down the shine if needed. This product is also great for many other applications, has nearly no smell, is non toxic, cleans easily with water, or warm soapy water if it gets sticky. If it sets harder it can be undone with Isopropyl Alcohol, or a good long soak in Simple Green can break it down unless it's had years to 'fossilize' then it can be pretty tough to undo, but still possible which is a good thing. I got the 32 oz bottle which should be a lifetime supply and I can also share some with my gaming buddies to help kick up their painting level. I thin it a bit with Vallejo Airbrush Thinner and blast away with my cheap airbrush (don't use your prime airbrush for varnishes) too. Build it up in thin coats for professional results on many different media. Clean airbrush immediately after and don't let it sit for any length of time or it gets gummy in there.

Good product, but extremely expensive feels like a rip off for the artist

I have been searching for something to seal my acrylic pours. I have tried so many things and I keep having more and more issues. It's beyond frustrating. I have lost so many of my paintings to wonky coating issues that I was pulling my hair out in frustration. I love the way resin looks however, that's a very temperamental beast in itself. Triple thick is ok as long as it doesn't crack... which happens very easily. This bottle arrived and I followed the directions exactly. I struggled with brush strokes initially, and I am pretty sure my method is weird, however, it seems to work. (Note that I live in Hawaii so I can't order aerosol versions of anything, If it's aerosol I have to find someone that carries it locally and that is super tricky too...I would like to try this in spray version someday if I find someone carrying it. Also to note I live on the super humid side of the island so I do realize my results could be different from someone living in a much drier climate) I put a thin coat onto my painting and if its not a textured painting I can use a pallet knife to spread evenly, and since I am working with canvas that has edges that need to be sealed as well I run my finger along the edges creating a super thin layer. The entire process is done switching between pallet knife and finger. This seems to work well for sealing the canvas and preventing it from doing a funky dimples thing, that's where the entire canvas will have a smooth surface with lots of dimples throughout. I do clean my canvas very well before sealing however, I can't help thinking there is some variable I am introducing with my paint mixture I make to do the pours however, this does seem to do the trick to eliminate any dimples so the next coats can go on smoothly. What I do not know yet is 1. how this compares to the spray version of the same thing and 2. If I can use this as a base on a painting that I want to resin. If this has no problems with resin then it would be nice to do a seal coat of this on my special canvases that I want to resin. This isn't going to give you a resin look, of course, this will give you a great seal that will protect the painting from UV, won't cause yellowing and preserves the paintings texture. I am not sure how many people will find that as important as I do, but this goes on in such thin coats that I am able to preserve the paintings texture for tactile enjoyment. Oh, and cleanup was a breeze! So, I am happy, this definitely has a permanent place in my painting toolbox so to speak. Good luck, hopefully, this will help preserve your beautiful works!

Very Glossy. Shiner than lower grade Liquitex.

Easy to use perfect protection and effect on my decoupage projects.

bon produit conforme a ma commande

Worked fast and made the paint look glossy and nice. Sadly it do ruin the brush since i cant find a way to neutralise the gloss but thats on me and not the product!

Excellent produit

Great varnish. Used it on top of another product to protect my painted picture. The colours were vivid and looked great. I varnished it 2 times and used a sponge brush. This evens out and doesn't leave any streaks, and dries pretty quickly. Highly recommend

Soy modelista y aficionado a trabajos caseros. Estaba cansado de comprar los barnices brillantes de marcas específicas de hobby (tipo Vallejo o Ammo) que vienen en botes enanos y se acaban enseguida. Decidí probar este barniz profesional de Liquitex para mis maquetas y manualidades. El resultado ha superado a los productos específicos de modelismo. Lo que me ha gustado (Nivel Profesional): -Brillo "Efecto Mojado" Real: Cuando dicen "High Gloss" no mienten. Al secar queda como un cristal. Lo uso para simular agua en las bases, barro húmedo o sangre fresca en miniaturas. El acabado es mucho más profundo y resistente que los barnices acrílicos normales. -Autonivelante (Clave): A diferencia de otros barnices que dejan las marcas del pincel, este Liquitex se estira al secar. La superficie queda lisa como un espejo. -Transparencia absoluta: No amarillea con el tiempo (es calidad de archivo) y no deja esa neblina blanquecina si te pasas un poco de grosor, algo que sí pasa con barnices más baratos. -Relación Cantidad/Precio: El bote es de 237ml. Un bote estándar de modelismo suele tener 17ml. Haced las cuentas. Tienes barniz para años por el mismo precio. Lo que debes vigilar (Contras): -Cuidado con las burbujas: Al ser un fluido viscoso, si agitas el bote como si fuera pintura, crearás miles de microburbujas que se quedarán atrapadas al secar. NUNCA lo agites. Remuévelo suavemente con un palo. -Tiempo de curado: Al tacto seca rápido, pero para que endurezca como una roca y pierda la pegajosidad total, necesita unas horas más que los barnices finos de aerógrafo. Paciencia. Consejos de Taller (El truco de las Calcas): -Evitar el "Silvering": Antes de poner una calca en una maqueta de avión o coche, aplica una capa de este barniz sobre la pintura mate. Al poner la calca sobre esta superficie de "cristal", se adhiere perfecta y desaparece el borde transparente feo. Luego sellas todo con barniz mate y parece pintado. -Efectos de fluidos: Puedes mezclar este barniz con una gotita de tinta o pintura transparente (roja o verde) para crear sangre, babas de alien o aceite de motor que siempre parecerá húmedo y brillante. -Dilución: Si lo vas a tirar con aerógrafo, necesitas diluirlo con su propio medio o un poco de agua destilada, porque viene bastante espeso para pincel. Conclusión: Si haces manualidades caseras (decoupage, pintar piedras) o modelismo serio, deja de pagar el "impuesto del hobby" por botellas enanas. Este es un producto de bellas artes de primera división: más cantidad, mejor acabado y totalmente compatible con tus pinturas acrílicas. Un fijo en mi estantería.