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Da Vinci Fit Synthetic 100mm Mottler Brush, Series 5073Save Up to32%Off list…these brushes are excellent for mural painting and varnishing. Key Features: * Synthetic bristle * Interlocked for shape retention * Matt green handle * Rust-proof ferrule * Superior paint carrying capacity * Made in Germany Perfect For: * Acrylic paint * Varnish or gesso application * Students,… Very elastic synthetic Bristles Have A Long Lifespan! The da Vinci Fit Synthetic Mottler brushes are made of very elastic short synthetic fibers. The dark grey synthetic-bristle is excellent for spreading gesso or varnish. For controlled background applications of color use the mottler to maneuver heavy-bodied paints with ease. The Fit for school and hobby brush has a green matte paintbrush-style handle and a rust-proof ferrule. Each brush can hold an enormous amount of color because the resistant synthetic fibers of various widths, guarantee a high degree of absorbency as well as high elasticity. Each brush is handmade in Germany using only the finest synthetic bristle. Painstakingly constructed to ensure durability these brushes are excellent for mural painting and varnishing. Key Features: * Synthetic bristle * Interlocked for shape retention * Matt green handle * Rust-proof ferrule * Superior paint carrying capacity * Made in Germany Perfect For: * Acrylic paint * Varnish or gesso application * Students, amateurs, professionals * Fine control with heavy acrylics * Moving paint with ease on the canvas See More
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Da Vinci Series 2475 80mm Mottler BrushSave Up to30%Off list…excellent for mural painting and varnishing. Key Features: * Double-boiled hog bristle * Interlocked for shape retention * Flags at the bristle tip * Long Hardwood Handles * Nickel-plated ferrules * Superior paint carrying capacity * Made in Germany Perfect For: * Oil and acrylic paint * Varnish or… Double-boiled Hog bristles have a long lifespan! The da Vinci Artist Bristle Mottlers are made of Chungking hog. The white hog-bristle is excellent for spreading gesso or varnish. For controlled background applications of color use the mottler to maneuver heavy-bodied paints with ease. The brush has a varnished wooden paintbrush-style handle and a nickel-plated ferrule. Each brush is handmade in Germany using only the finest hog bristle, interlocked for shape retention and flagged for superior paint holding capacity. Painstakingly constructed to guarantee durability these brushes are excellent for mural painting and varnishing. Key Features: * Double-boiled hog bristle * Interlocked for shape retention * Flags at the bristle tip * Long Hardwood Handles * Nickel-plated ferrules * Superior paint carrying capacity * Made in Germany Perfect For: * Oil and acrylic paint * Varnish or gesso application * Students, amateurs, professionals * Fine control with heavy acrylics * Moving paint with ease on the canvas See More
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Paramount Pro Gallery Wrap, 20"x60" Stretched Canvas (Box of 3)Save Up to85%Off listWhite Simply The Best Professional Cotton Canvas On The Market! Our SUPER Heavyweight cotton canvases have a 100% guarantee. We guarantee the best quality canvas or your money back! Only the best heavyweight cotton canvas is stretched on Paramount gallery wrapped professional artist canvases. You can paint with confidence because we prime each Paramount canvas with a layer of sizing and three coats of acrylic gesso. It's the best commercial cotton canvas you can buy. Popular Paramount Professional Gallery Wrap Canvas has recently received an upgrade! Featuring the same medium-weave, triple-primed, acid-free, 100% cotton canvas as the original style, Paramount Professional canvas now boasts new 1-13/16" deep, solid pine stretcher bars with an innovative L-shaped design. The best for Gallery-ready paintings! SUPER Heavyweight 100% cotton canvases. triple-primed, acid-free. 1-13/16" deep, solid pine stretcher bars with an innovative L-shaped design. Key Features: * Unbleached 100% cotton canvas * Super Heavyweight cotton canvas * 11oz unprimed / 15oz Primed on heavyweight cotton * 1-13/16" deep solid pine, L-shaped stretchers * Triple-primed, acid-free * Medium-tooth surface * Back-stapled * Heavy-duty canvas and bracing system * Perfect For: * Paintings in acrylics, oils & alkyds * Techniques from glazing to impasto * Art that needs stable support * Gallery-ready paintings * Professional use These newly redesigned stretcher bars are a vast improvement on many other lines, as not only does the increased depth add to the strength of the stretcher frame, the 1-13/16" wide face with an offset lip provides greater support to the canvas itself. Paramount Professional Gallery Wrap Stretched Canvas was designed for artists who require a heavy-duty canvas and bracing system made to professional standards. Paramount Professional Canvas is designed to take both thick and thin paint layering in acrylics, oils, and alkyds. For artists looking for a sturdy, superior grade stretched canvas, the newly redesigned Paramount Professional Canvas is the way to go! See More
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The Edge All Media Pro Cotton Canvas 20"x60" - 1-1/2" Deep (Box of 3)Save Up to88%Off listWhite Ignite your composition with an inspiring substrate! Extra Long Sizes Are you bored of painting on the same standard canvas size? Ready to shake things up and supercharge your creativity? The new Edge All Media Cotton Canvases come in 21 extra long sizes like 10x40" and 12x72"! We've designed these new hypnotic sizes to help you hook your viewer's attention. Our goal, as always, is to emphasize your artwork. The extra-long rectangular shape naturally focuses attention, whether it's a triptych, a non-traditional portrait, or an abstract piece. Each canvas is coated in a ground-breaking primer that maintains the richness and purity of your paint colors. Unlike other canvases with lesser quality primers, your paintings will keep their vibrant punch with excellent adhesion. Triple priming ensures superb barrier protection between paint and canvas, perfect for traditional and water-mixable oils. The Edge is known for its' tuck-n-roll style construction that keeps the back of the canvas neat and clean. A sturdy surface for all painting styles, even mixed media, The Edge features a beefy 14oz, triple primed medium texture. Finish your painting with solid-colored sides, or continue your design onto the sides for a distinctive modern look. Extra Longs/Longs/Multiples (triptych) - These used by themselves offer unique aspect ratios to achieve various single and multi-canvas compositions. They work well with squares, used as a square or diamond shape. The 6x18" and the largest being 18x64". Artists working in abstract impressionism have found these to be new heroes, to create unique multiple images that work together. Key Features: * Extra Longs/Longs/Multiples (triptych) * Create unique multiple images that work together * Available in: Singles or Boxes of 3 * 1-1/2" Deep, Extra long sizes * 100% cotton canvas * 14oz primed weight * 8oz. raw weight before priming * Triple acrylic primed * Medium texture canvas * Deluxe stretched canvas * Professional tuck-n-roll style construction * Hand stretched by skilled artisans * Perfect For: * Oils, alkyds, and acrylics * Painted edge presentation * Mixed media works * Painters of all levels * Frameless artwork presentation * Excellent barrier protection between paint and canvas * A non-traditional portrait * A landscape or an abstract piece * Painting a dazzling triptych See More
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New Wave Easy View Palette Hand Held with Thumb Hole, Grey 11"x16"Save Up to5%Off listGrey Durable, Lightweight Acrylic Palettes Make Color Mixing Easy! The Easy View® Grey Acrylic Palettes have a neutral grey surface for enhanced color and value gauging. The Easy View® hand-held palette comes with a flexible silicone thumb gasket that is interchangeable for right and left-handed painters, providing an unmatched level of comfort. A patented ergonomic design distributes the palette's weight evenly to your hand, arm, and torso so that you can comfortably hold it while painting. All Easy View palettes have a dense, durable acrylic surface that is easy to clean. The 6.75" x 8.40", 9" x 12", and 12" x 16" models are designed to fit within the Masterson Sta-Wet and Masterson Artist Palettes. Using the palette with the Masterson system is an excellent option for palette storage, travel, and paint preservation. Key Features: * Lightweight, easy-to-clean, durable acrylic palettes * Neutral grey for color and value mixing * Comfortable to hold ergonomic design * Interchangeable silicone thumb gasket for right and left-handed painters * Made in Pennsylvania, USA Perfect For: * Oil and acrylic painters * Accurate color gauging and mixing * Working at an easel or a table * Everyday studio use * Storing paints in a Masterson Palette* "New Wave's revolutionary design allows ample room for mixing... The placement of the thumb hole at the top is genius. It provides additional space while balancing perfectly on my arm. These handcrafted palettes just FEEL nice, and apart from what they provide my process, they are beautiful works of art!" -Casey Childs, UT *Masterson Palettes Sold Separately See More
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New Wave White Palette Handheld Palette 11" x 16"Save Up to25%Off listWhite Designed with the artist in mind! Disposable White Paper Palette Pads - Won't Show Through! The New Wave White Palette Pads raise the bar for disposable palette pads. This disposable paper palette contains brilliant white sheets made from extremely durable paper stock that is coated to make sure there is no leakage. This means paint wont bleed through a page. Each page is glued on 3 edges so that your pages stay fastened while you paint and wont blow or curl in the wind while paint outside. Perfect for working with all wet media including oils, acrylics or gouache, these pads will not bleed. The size is 11x16" for easy transportation or storage, and each pad includes 40 pages. Available in standard rectangle shape and the ergonomic hand-held model. Key Features: * Extremely durable white paper stock palettes * 11x16" * 40 Disposable pages per pad * 2 styles available * Made in the USA! Perfect For: * Oil, acrylic, gouache and all media * Mixing paint * Ergonomic, comfortable painting * Easy clean up- just throw away Designed with the artist in mind! Disposable White Paper Palette Pads - Won't Show Through! The New Wave White Palette Pads raise the bar for disposable palette pads. This disposable paper palette contains brilliant white sheets made from extremely durable paper stock that is coated to make sure there is no leakage. This means paint wont bleed through a page. Each page is glued on 3 edges so that your pages stay fastened while you paint and wont blow or curl in the wind while paint outside. Perfect for working with all wet media including oils, acrylics or gouache, these pads will not bleed. The size is 11x16" for easy transportation or storage, and each pad includes 40 pages. Available in standard rectangle shape and the ergonomic hand-held model. Key Features: * Extremely durable white paper stock palettes * 11x16" * 40 Disposable pages per pad * 2 styles available * Made in the USA! Perfect For: * Oil, acrylic, gouache and all media * Mixing paint * Ergonomic, comfortable painting * Easy clean up- just throw away Designed with the artist in mind! Disposable White Paper Palette Pads - Won't Show Through! The New Wave White Palette Pads raise the bar for disposable palette pads. This disposable paper palette contains brilliant white sheets made from extremely durable paper stock that is coated to make sure there is no leakage. This means paint wont bleed through a page. Each page is glued on 3 edges so that your pages stay fastened while you paint and wont blow or curl in the wind while paint outside. Perfect for working with all wet media including oils, acrylics or gouache, these pads will not bleed. The size is 11x16" for easy transportation or storage, and each pad includes 40 pages. Available in standard rectangle shape and the ergonomic hand-held model. Key Features: * Extremely durable white paper stock palettes * 11x16" * 40 Disposable pages per pad * 2 styles available * Made in the USA! Perfect For: * Oil, acrylic, gouache and all media * Mixing paint * Ergonomic, comfortable painting * Easy clean up- just throw away See More
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Quinn Clear Acrylic Oval Palette 11x16" with Thumb HoleSave Up to80%Off list…Smooth Palette It took a professor with many years of teaching behind her to create palettes that her students could not only use effectively but also afford. Made of 1/8" (3mm) clear acrylic, these palettes feature smooth edges for easy holding and a glass-like surface for mixing paint on. They… Clear Acrylic Oval (Glass-Like) Smooth Palette It took a professor with many years of teaching behind her to create palettes that her students could not only use effectively but also afford. Made of 1/8" (3mm) clear acrylic, these palettes feature smooth edges for easy holding and a glass-like surface for mixing paint on. They will not break if they fall and allow easy clean up with acrylic colors by means of using denatured alcohol or for oil colors with odorless paint solvents like her favorite, Gamsol. Available in a wide array of sizes for use in the studio and for travel needs. Key Features:* Oval shaped palette* Made of 1/8" (3mm) clear acrylic* A glass-like surface* Smooth edges for easy holding* Will not break if they fall* Easy clean up with acrylic colors* Comfortable, easy to hold with thumbhole* Great for use in the studio and for travelArtist Testimonial & Review " love this palette. I use it for mixing mediums as well as colors. It washes up superbly and if the paint dries on it it peels right off. You can use metal palette knives as well as brushes on it. It is great for beginners as well as advanced painters too." See More
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New Wave Easy Lift Peelable Plastic Palette 11x16" - WhiteSave Up to10%Off listWhite Easy Lift® Peelable Plastic Palette - No water needed to clean up acrylic paints on this plastic palette! Easy to hold and easy to clean! The New Wave Easy Lift® peelable plastic artist palette is ideal for acrylic paints and versatile enough for oils. Dried acrylic paints simply peel away, while oil paints are easily removed with solvents. The Easy Lift® plastic palette comes with a flexible silicone thumb ring that is interchangeable for right and left handed painters, providing an unmatched level of comfort.  The palette provides a patent pending 3 point design that evenly distributes the palette weight, allowing you to paint effortlessly. At 11"x16" this palette is easily transportable, sturdy to hold lots of colors and paints, and is still extremely lightweight. Made in the USA! Key Features:* Used for acrylic and oil paint* Size: 16"x11"x0.13" Weight: 0.75 lbs* Acrylic paints peel off when dried!* Interchangeable silicone thumb ring for comfort* Patented ergonomic 3 point design* Easy to hold and easy to clean* Made in Pennsylvania, USA Perfect For:* Acrylic paints and versatile enough for oils.* Quick and easy clean up with acrylic paints* Right and left handed painters* Easy transportation* Plein Air Dried acrylic paints simply peel away, while oil paints are easily removed with solvents. Set the palette flat on your tabletop or hold it with complete ease due to the patented ergonomic design that evenly distributes the weight among your hand, arm, and torso. See More
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New Wave Timbr Handheld Palette Pad 11x16" - 50 Sheets
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Brown Experience the feel and functionality of a professional wood-toned palette without the clean up! New Wave Timbr Palette Pads are for artists that like working from wood palettes while making clean up easy. Each palette has 50 sheets of warm, wood-toned, highly durable paper stock with a special coating that allows artists to mix paint colors without bleeding through. The coated surface is for use with most paint media including oils, casein and acrylic paints. Available in an ergonomic hand held model and two rectangular sizes, the palette is glued on three sides for stability while mixing paint and to prevent pages from blowing away when working outside. Key Features: * 50 sheets per pad * Wood-toned professional palettes available in three sizes * Made of super durable, coated paper stock * Glued on three sides for stability * Easy clean up * Ergonomic hand held model and two rectangular sizes Perfect For: * Plein air painting * Traveling artists * Oils and acrylic paints * Classroom and studio use * Special coating that allows artists to mix paint colors See More -
New Wave 11x16" Neutral Grey Ergonomic Handheld Disposable Paper Palette Pad - Neutral GreySave Up to27%Off listGrey No water or solvents needed to clean these disposable palettes! Enhance your color and value gauging with the Grey Enhance your color and value gauging with the Ergonomic Hand Held or Rectangular New Wave Grey Pad Disposable Paper Palette Pads. When you're finished with painting,simply pull the paper from the pad and throw it away. Clean-up is so easy! The New Wave Grey Pad Disposable Paper Palette Pads contain 50 neutral grey sheets of extremely durable paper stock, which are coated to make certain the sheets beneath stay dry. In addition, the pad is glued on 3 edges, ensuring that your pages stay fastened while you mix paint, and guaranteeing that your pages don’t blow in the wind when painting outdoors. Designed with the artist in mind, the Grey Pad® raises the bar! Made in Pennsylvania, USA Key Features: * Available in: Ergonomical or Rectangular * 50 specially sheets per pad * Both palettes are 11"x16" * Coated to make certain the sheets beneath stay dry * Disposable! * No clean up necessary! * Glued on 3 edges * Easily Transportable * Pages stay fastened while you mix paint * Made in Pennsylvania, USA Perfect For: * Ideal for all paint media * Plein Air * Your pages do not blow in the wind if painting outdoors * Painting in windy weather * Artists on-the-go * Holding and mixing paint The Handheld New Wave Grey Disposable Paper Palette Pads provide you with a patent pending ergonomic design that evenly distributes the weight among your hand, arm, and torso for complete comfort if held. And when you're done painting, simply toss the top sheet and you're ready for the next painting! Both palettes: 50 sheets and are 11"x16" for easy storage and transportation. Made in the USA! See More
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Winsor & Newton Artists Acrylic Gesso Primers White Gesso 450 mlSave Up to40%Off listWhite Seals and stabilizes surface prior to painting, adding tooth for good adhesion! Because a high-quality painting begins with a high-quality base, start your painting right with Artists' Acrylic Clear or White Gesso! Both offer excellent tooth for great paint adhesion, are fast drying, and have a balanced absorbency. The White Gesso has a very high level of pigmentation for maximum opacity and covering power, meaning that 1 to 2 coats on unprimed canvas is all you need. The Clear Gesso is exactly that: clear, not milky like some other "clear" gessoes. It can be tinted with acrylics to add some color to your primer or used alone to allow the qualities of your canvas or board to show through. It also makes a great ground for pastels or charcoal. Both non-yellowing, flexible gessoes are perfect primers for all your acrylic, oil, and alkyd paintings! Clear Gesso - With all the tooth, absorbency, and fast-drying properties you need in a gesso, only completely clear! Not milky like some other "clear" gessoes, the unpigmented Artists' Acrylic resin base dries absolutely transparent; allowing you to either tint it with acrylics for a colored primer, or to use it alone and permit the qualities of your canvas or painting surface to show through. Perfect for acrylics, oils, and alkyds, it also makes an excellent ground for charcoals or pastels. White Gesso - With superior quality Artists' Acrylic resin base and a high level of pigmentation, this non-yellowing gesso gives the maximum of coverage in as little as one coat! (Though 2 coats are recommended for oil paintings) Fast-drying, flexible, and with a balanced absorbency, this gesso provides the perfect level of tooth to ensure good adhesion of your paint. Use it straight from the pot (dilution is not recommended) to provide a sealed and stabilized surface for all your acrylic, oil and alkyd paintings! Key Features:* High quality base for acrylic painting* Excellent tooth for paint adhesion* Fast drying properties* Non-yellowing gesso Perfect For:* Priming canvas for acrylic, oil and alkyd paintings* Excellent ground for charcoal and pastels* Professional artists* Providing a sealed, stabilized surface You might also be interested in:* Winsor & Newton Artists' Acrylic Mediums and Additives* Winsor & Newton Artists' Acrylic Varnishes See More
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Sargent Herringbone Weave Linen Canvas Single Oil Primed (680 gsm) 41" x 1 Yard SampleSave Up to79%Off listWhite A highly coveted, master-crafted canvas - Perfect for even the most detailed paintings! John Singer Sargent was one of the greatest portrait artists of all time, and part of his success was dependent on the canvas he used. New J.S. Sargent Herringbone Weave Linen Canvas from Creative Mark is a unique addition to their canvas line, with innovative qualities unavailable anywhere else. This canvas is made from only the finest linen flax, meticulously hand-processed and woven into a twill herringbone pattern that provides uniformity, elegance, and strength. The unique weave makes for a smooth surface with superior resilience that can withstand stretching in any direction and the most rigorous of painting techniques. Available in unprimed, oil primed, and glue-sized surfaces, there is the perfect option for any painter. Great care is taken in producing each oil-prepared canvas. Synthetic glue, which is less sensitive to humidity, is used rather than hide glue. We have not used white lead for many years, per Belgian and European legislation. The coating itself consists of linseed oil as a binder, chalk, and titanium white oil paint as the pigment ground. Gesso the unprimed version for acrylic painting, mount the glue-sized onto board for egg tempera, or stretch the oil-primed canvas onto gallery bars and paint a masterpiece worthy of Sargent himself! Key Features: * Highly coveted, master-crafted canvas rolls * Strong herringbone twill weave * Incredibly fine surface * Oil Primed features 2 coats of professional quality primer * Sold in 83" x 6 yard rolls or sample sheets * 3 surfaces: unprimed, glue-sized, and oil primed Perfect For: * Professional realist artists * Highly detailed oil paintings * Priming and painting in any medium * Portrait artists and detail painters * A superior, resilient and durable substrate * Archival art that will last for lifetimes! See More
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Yes! All Media Cotton Canvas 20"x60", 1-1/2" Deep (Box of 3)Save Up to82%Off listWhite Accepts Acrylics, Oils, Watercolors & Even Inks! Yes! Canvas is made from the finest cotton and primed three times to a super smooth surface. The canvas is so versatile that you can use any paint, ink, or marker you have in your studio on Yes! You'll find this surface works well with virtually any acrylic-based paint, from heavy body to acrylic-based inks. Yes! Canvas is also uniquely compatible with watercolor and water-soluble gouache. Traditional watercolor paint sits right on top of the surface, so you can lift the color, scratch into the paint, and apply layers for unique effects. Key Features: * 11oz weight, 100% unbleached cotton * Portrait smooth, fine weave * 1-1/2" Deep profile * Triple-primed with an acid-free all media primer Perfect For: * Painting with any media! * Watercolors, water-based inks, airbrush colors * Acrylics, markers, acrylic inks * Oil paint, shellac, and alkyds Jerry's Exclusive - Best Seller! The all media acrylic primer accepts watercolors, acrylic colors, oil colors, caseins, alkyds and egg tempera. For Portraits - Super realistic artists love Yes! because the surface is plate smooth and affordable. You can easily draw on the canvas because it's made with the finest close-weaved cotton and primed three times to a super smooth surface. But here's the twist you can also paint on it with any media! It will accept any paint, ink, or marker you have in your studio. As a Watercolor Surface - Many watercolorists draw with permanent marker as they create their base design. With this surface, you can draw right into your watercolor without feathering or smudging. A unique twist to this canvas is that you can draw with a permanent marker and use the lines to form a resist for your watercolors. This marker technique is very similar to the resist used for silk painting and is quite dazzling. For traditional watercolor painting, the color sits right on top of the surface, which allows you to lift paint, scratch into color, and apply layers for unique effects. This canvas works best with tube watercolor and provides rich, vibrant expressions. Acrylics and Watercolors - We don't know where art will lead you on this canvas. Still, you may want to start by playing with watercolors and gouache reworking and fine tuning until you finish the top layers with permanent acrylics. Of course, you don't need to use watercolors with your acrylics, but you can if you want. You'll find this surface to be fantastic with virtually any acrylic based paint from heavy body to acrylic based inks. Before applying watercolor, we suggest that you clean the canvas thoroughly with high-strength Isopropyl alcohol to remove any hand-oils from the canvas. Surface oils may have accumulated from manufacturing, packaging, or unwrapping the canvas. Cleaning the canvas should prevent the paint from beading up on the surface. See More
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Winsor & Newton Artists Acrylic Varnishes Satin UV Varnish 474mlSave Up to40%Off list…remove Artists' Acrylic varnish without damaging your painting, allowing you to clean any trapped pollutants before re-varnishing your work for maximum protection. Don't let time ravage the brilliance of your art: protect your paintings with Artists' Acrylic UV Varnishes!* Guards against dirt,… Protect your finished paintings from damage by dirt, grease and airborne pollutants! After all your hard work in creating your Artists' Acrylic paintings, you want them to last for generations! Professional artists know that varnishing your finished artwork is an indispensible final step in the creation process. Varnish serves to protect paintings from damage inflicted by dirt, grease, and airborne pollutants, and the UV protective agents in Artists' Acrylic Varnish also safeguard against color fading and improve lightfastness. In addition to being an excellent varnish for acrylic paintings, this UV protection means it is also a beneficial final varnish for non-lightfast works such as digital or giclée prints. Varnish is available in Gloss, Satin and Matt finishes, all of which can be intermixed for limitless customized variations on final sheen. A Varnish Remover is also available, to safely remove Artists' Acrylic varnish without damaging your painting, allowing you to clean any trapped pollutants before re-varnishing your work for maximum protection. Don't let time ravage the brilliance of your art: protect your paintings with Artists' Acrylic UV Varnishes!* Guards against dirt, oil and airborne pollutants * UV protection improves lightfastness and hinders color fading * Excellent for acrylic paintings and even digital or giclée prints! * Available in Gloss, Satin and Matt; which can be mixed for customized finishes * Varnish Remover is easy to use for conservation purposes * Preserve your paintings for generations! You might also be interested in:* Winsor & Newton Artists' Acrylic Gessos * Winsor & Newton Artists' Acrylic Mediums and Additives See More
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