How to tell if a painting is varnished

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If your painting is dull, it is easy to confuse the need for varnishing with the dullness created by colour that has sunk into the surface. If the colour has sunk then varnishing should be avoided. Instead, you should “oil out” those sunken areas using Artists' Painting Medium.Moreover painting...
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If your painting is dull, it is easy to confuse the need for varnishing with the dullness created by colour that has sunk into the surface. If the colour has sunk then varnishing should be avoided. Instead, you should “oil out” those sunken areas using Artists' Painting Medium.Moreover painting which little spoiled after correcting we varnish to save from humid conditions. read less
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Finishing of the made painting is usually Matt finished but when painting is varnished it becomes bit glossy, though varnish make the life of painting longer!
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When a painting is varnished it will shine when looked from a distance.
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