Paint Varnishes

Gamvar is a synthetic resin gloss varnish developed by conservators at the National Gallery. It can be used on acrylic paintings as well as oils. Gamvar is a synthetic resin varnish with a high refractive index similar to that of natural resins.

A final sealant over acrylic paint, a waterborne acrylic polymer varnish that dries to a protective, flexible, dust-resistant surface.

Golden's Archival Spray Varnish provides a protective finish layer for fine artwork, removable for conservation purposes. Offers excellent dirt, dust, and moisture resistance. Contains ultraviolet light filters and stabilizers (UVLS).

Provides clear, lasting protection for oil, acrylic, and water-based paints. Allows reworking of paint. Safely removed for future restoration. Free of impurities found in natural varnish, and won't yellow with age.

Liquitex Acrylic Varnishes, made from 100% acrylic polymer emulsion, form durable films when dry. They have excellent flexibility and resistance to chemicals, water, abrasion and ultraviolet radiation. Use them to provide lasting protection for artwork.

Apply Matte Varnish for a uniform, non-glare, satin finish. Use only on acrylic paintings. Apply once they are completely dry.

Use Blick's Matte Acrylic Varnishes over Blick Matte Acrylic Paint, or any other craft acrylic paints. They provide a tough, non-yellowing protective coat.

These non-toxic, waterbased varnishes provide a protective, non-tacky coating for acrylic paintings. They are also excellent for altering sheen levels when mixed with acrylic paints. Formerly known as Chroma Atelier Medium & Varnish, they are available in Gloss, Matte, and Satin finishes.

Chroma's Fusion I.A. Series Pro-Grade Exterior UV Varnish protects your projects from the elements with powerful UV absorbers that defend against sun damage and weathering. Available in gloss or matte, the varnish offers superior exterior durability.

A final sealant over acrylic paint, a waterborne acrylic polymer varnish that dries to a protective, flexible, dust-resistant surface.

Golden MSA (Mineral Spirit Acrylic) Solvent is the ideal solvent for thinning Golden MSA Varnishes, which must be thinned before use. MSA Solvent assures clear, clean, even application time after time. Golden MSA Solvent can also be used to remove MSA Varnish at a later time.

Golden Isolation Coat is a permanent, non-removable layer that physically separates acrylic paintings from varnish. Apply it between the painted surface and varnish — it ensures an even coat of varnish, and it protects the paint if you choose to remove the varnish.

Fast-drying Holbein Acrylic Varnish provides excellent protection for finished artwork. Ideal for acrylic paintings on canvas or paper, it may also be used on clay, wood, and unglazed pottery.

This is the answer to many artists' requests for an easy-to-apply, archival spray varnish with UV protection. UV Protect can be sprayed over oil, tempera, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel, photos, and between layers of airbrush applications.

Protect your finished artwork from ultraviolet light with this water-thinnable, transparent varnish. It can be used on a wide range of media, including wood, concrete, plaster, stone, pottery, and most synthetic materials.

Liquitex Acrylic Varnishes, made from 100% acrylic polymer emulsion, form durable films when dry. They have excellent flexibility and resistance to chemicals, water, abrasion and ultraviolet radiation. Use them to provide lasting protection for artwork.

Maimeri Acrylic Picture Varnish is an easy-to-apply finishing non-yellowing varnish. It has a UV filter that makes it very suitable for outdoor painting.

Varnishes improve the ability of acrylic colors to resist aging, increase color depth, and harmonize differences in color brilliance. Gloss, Matte, and Sovent-Based UV Absorbent Varnish.

Vallejo Permanent Acrylic Varnish cannot be removed once dry. The quick-drying, UV-resistant varnish can be diluted with water if desired. It's available in Gloss, Matte, and Satin formulas and comes in plastic bottles.

Finished artwork should be protected from general dust and pollution by application of a thin layer of varnish. These products impart a protective satin, gloss, or matte layer to finished paintings. They can be mixed.

Daler-Rowney Cryla Soluble Acrylic Matte Varnish is a medium specifically developed for the protection of acrylic works from environmental pollutants that cause surface degradation. It seals the surface and provides a barrier film.

Gamvar is a synthetic resin gloss varnish developed by conservators at the National Gallery. It can be used on acrylic paintings as well as oils. Gamvar is a synthetic resin varnish with a high refractive index similar to that of natural resins.

Golden Hard MSA Topcoat can be used over a wide variety of paints, including acrylic, oil, alkyd, egg tempera, watercolor, and casein. It dries to a tough, non-flexible protective finish. As a topcoat for acrylics, it provides a harder, lower tack surface than other topcoats.

Golden's Mineral Spirit Acrylic (MSA) Varnish with Ultraviolet Light Stabilizers is a mineral spirits based acrylic resin system that can be applied to acrylic, oil, and alkyd painted surfaces.

Ideal for acrylic or oil works, Soluvar varnishes are solvent based, durable and non-yellowing. They reduce surface "tack," pressure sensitivity and static electrical buildup, drying as a clear, water-resistant surface protecting from dust and dirt.

Maimeri Painting Varnish is a fatty varnish that prevents uneven drying, and produces bright tones. It increases the adhesion to the surface and the flexibility of colors.

Maimeri Picture Varnish is a final varnish combining the flexibility and hardness qualities of its components. It can also be used for other mediums.

This is a final picture varnish that creates a permanent, matte, protective coating on oil paintings.

All New Masters varnishes increase the chemical and physical resistance of acrylic paints, and protect them from ultraviolet light, increasing the durability of the painting. These are removable painting varnishes with a cyclohexanol base. Do not dilute.

Pebeo 4Artist Marker varnishes protect 4Artist marker artwork, and can also be used on mixed media artwork, plus acrylic and oil paintings.

Protect an oil painting against aging, dust, and dirt with Cobra Painting Varnishes as a final varnish.

Protect your oil, watercolor, or tempera paintings with this matte finish varnish. Non-yellowing, flexible, transparent acrylic resin varnish that resists cracking peeling or marring. Contains no wax.

An excellent, water clear, acrylic resin picture varnish for oil and acrylic paintings dries to a gloss finish in less than 30 minutes, has excellent durability and good adhesion. Will not darken with age.

Use specially formulated Winsor & Newton Acrylic UV Varnishes to protect and preserve artwork against dirt, grease, pollution, fading, and color shift. Choose from gloss, matte, or satin finishes.

Winsor & Newton Original Artists' Varnishes provide finalized oil and alkyd paintings with superior protection against dirt, grease, and UV damage. All are removable with mineral spirits or turpentine so that paintings may be cleaned in the future.

As a medium, amber adds depth to paintings and is the finest of all resins. As a varnish, amber provides a tough elastic topcoat that penetrates and becomes part of the paint film, rendering paintings as brilliant in 100 years as they are today.

Maimeri mastic varnish is a natural, valuable antique varnish for traditional use.

Maimeri Patina Varnish creates an amber finish, giving your painting an antique look. It's used as an undercoat for the picture cracking varnish and will yellow over time. It's housed in a glass bottle with twist-off cap.

Maimeri Picture Cracking Varnish is a ready to use amber solution that gives paintings and other objects an antique, cracked look.

This hard varnish turns slightly milky and produces a high-gloss finish. Old Holland Mastic Picture Varnish is made from a pure, clear mastic resin dissolved in white spirit. It should be used only after oil paints have dried, which can take up to one year. It may yellow somewhat.

Golden Isolation Coat is a permanent, non-removable layer that physically separates acrylic paintings from varnish. Apply it between the painted surface and varnish — it ensures an even coat of varnish, and it protects the paint if you choose to remove the varnish.

Krylon UV Archival Varnish offers the highest UV protection available in a protective coating. Its non-yellowing formula protects against fading, dirt, moisture, and discoloration in artworks created using acrylic, oil, and watercolor paints, as well as oil pastels and colored pencils.

Maimeri mastic varnish is a natural, valuable antique varnish for traditional use.

This pliable gloss varnish protects paintings without yellowing. It is made from ketone resin dissolved in white spirit and is meant to be used after paintings have fully dried, which may take as long as one year.

This pliable gloss varnish protects paintings and does not yellow. It is made from ketone resin dissolved in white spirit, with beeswax added to produce a matte finish. It is meant to be used after paintings have fully dried, which may take as long as one year.

Thin, uniform film of 100% pure damar varnish in spray form provides protection and a consistent finish for oil paintings. Choice of Gloss, Matte, and Retouch surfaces.

Bob Ross Damar Varnish Spray is a high-gloss, final varnish for the protection of completely dry oil paintings. A very durable and flexible varnish, it produces a uniform waterproof finish that protects paintings from dirt, dust, and moisture.

Chelsea Classical Studio brings you a line of safer, natural varnishes for your fine oil paintings. No harsh chemicals are used in their production — no petroleum, no turpentine, and no dangerous fumes. Made with Lavender Spike Oil Essence, they have a distinctive lavender scent.

Damar Varnish can be used as a final picture varnish over well-dried oil paintings, after 6 to 12 months, or as an ingredient to your own medium formula. It makes a semi-gloss protective coat.

This is a pure gum damar that is used to enrich dry oil paintings. Quick-drying and permanent, it provides a transparent high gloss finish that also protects oil paintings. When used properly, it will not "bloom" or cloud with age.

Grumbacher Damar Retouch Varnish is a spray damar varnish for intermediate stages of development in an oil painting to even out the gloss of unfinished works, or to revive sunken in or dry areas to aid in accurate color comparison for further painting.

A colorless, genuine Damar varnish for use as a final protective coating on thoroughly dry oil paintings. It brings out the beauty of oil colors with an soft, even, matte finish, while protecting paintings from dirt, moisture, and scuffs.

A traditional final vanish made from natural resins, Maimeri Dammar Varnish imparts greater brightness and shine to colors.

This is a final picture varnish that creates a subtle gloss finish on oil paintings. Use it with opaque and semi-opaque colors.

Made from clear dammar resin dissolved in white spirit, Old Holland Dammar Picture Varnish protects paintings. Designed to be used after the paint has thoroughly dried (which can take up to one year), it provides an even, high-gloss finish. This varnish may yellow somewhat over time.

Considered the best of the natural picture varnishes, Damar provides moderately high gloss, and increases the brilliancy of the color. Responds readily to ordinary solvents employed during the restoration of paintings.

Utrecht Damar Varnish is a very durable yet flexible varnish prepared from pure, sustainably harvested, Singapore white damar gum. When used as a final coating over finished paintings, it adds a high gloss finish and extra-strong yet flexible protection.

Damar varnish provides a protective layer that resists dust and airborne contaminants to the surface of an oil painting. Weber uses only the finest, select damar resins to create its damar varnish.

Williamsburg Damar Crystals are highest-quality, 100% natural damar crystals from Indonesia.

Winsor & Newton Dammar Varnish is a traditional, pale yellow varnish that dries quickly to a high gloss for use on oil and alkyd paintings. It is traditionally used on prints and maps. Dammar Varnish tends to darken with age.

Chelsea Classical Studio brings you a line of safer, natural varnishes for your fine oil paintings. No harsh chemicals are used in their production — no petroleum, no turpentine, and no dangerous fumes. Made with Lavender Spike Oil Essence, they have a distinctive lavender scent.

Use Daler-Rowney Retouching Varnish to bring back the original paint quality of dry or dull oil paints. It can be used as a preliminary varnish as soon as the paint surface is dry to the touch, since oil paints can continue to dry out through the film.

Maimeri Retouching Varnish is a light final varnish. It's suitable for treating matte areas that form while painting before applying another final varnish.

Great for reviving elements of paintings that have faded or become dull, Old Holland Retouching Varnish brings back the original quality and character of the paint surface. A ketone resin dissolved in white spirit, this varnish also provides temporary protection and dries in several hours.

Utrecht has been making affordable, professional-quality art supplies in Brooklyn, New York, since 1949. The company's Oil Varnishes reflect Utrecht's dedication to helping artists realize their vision without spending a fortune.

Winsor & Newton Artisan Oil Painting Varnishes are made especially for use with water mixable oils.

Artists' Retouching Varnish is a clear liquid varnish that dries to a non-yellowing, glossy film and gives temporary protection to recently completed oil paintings.

Bob Ross Damar Varnish Spray is a high-gloss, final varnish for the protection of completely dry oil paintings. A very durable and flexible varnish, it produces a uniform waterproof finish that protects paintings from dirt, dust, and moisture.

Durable sealer and finish. Fast drying, clear, convenient to use, and no brush to clean.

Golden's Archival Spray Varnish provides a protective finish layer for fine artwork, removable for conservation purposes. Offers excellent dirt, dust, and moisture resistance. Contains ultraviolet light filters and stabilizers (UVLS).

Enhance the beauty of your artwork while guarding it from environmental damage. Grumbacher varnishes are ideal as a final coating for dry oil and acrylic paintings, offering protection from dirt, moisture, and scuffs.

Provides clear, lasting protection for oil, acrylic, and water-based paints. Allows reworking of paint. Safely removed for future restoration. Free of impurities found in natural varnish, and won't yellow with age.

Krylon #1323 Satin Finish Fixative provides a permanent, protective satin finish that will not yellow with age. Moisture-resistant and smudgeproof, it dries fast and clear for protection of artwork, crafts, and valuables from dirt and discoloration. 11 oz can.

This is the answer to many artists' requests for an easy-to-apply, archival spray varnish with UV protection. UV Protect can be sprayed over oil, tempera, acrylic, watercolor, gouache, pastel, photos, and between layers of airbrush applications.

This waterbased, low-odor varnish provides durable, permanent film on acrylic paintings. It contains UV protection and resists yellowing, fogging, and dirt. Liquitex Spray Varnish is semi-opaque when wet and dries to a flexible, non-tacky, hard, transparent finish.

Fix and protect your artistic creations with high-quality Montana Gold Varnish Sprays. These acrylic-based topcoats are quick-drying, acid-free, and optimized for indoor or outdoor use.

Protect your projects and reduce tackiness with Mod Podge Clear Acrylic Sealer. This easy-to-use spray creates a strong, crystal-clear, non-yellowing acrylic seal. It dries quickly and won't drip or run when applied. 12 oz cans. Choose Gloss or Matte.

Protect an oil painting against aging, dust, and dirt with Cobra Painting Varnishes as a final varnish.

This clear spray varnish is ideal for protecting a variety of surfaces including wood, metal, paper, and modeling materials. Because it is permanent and non-removable, it is recommended for craft projects, not fine artwork. Choose Gloss or Matt.

Winsor & Newton Artists' Spray Varnishes are the easiest way to provide paintings with superior, brushstroke-free protection against dirt, grease, and UV damage. All formulas are removable with mineral spirits or turpentine so that paintings may be cleaned in the future.

These non-toxic, waterbased varnishes provide a protective, non-tacky coating for acrylic paintings. They are also excellent for altering sheen levels when mixed with acrylic paints. Formerly known as Chroma Atelier Medium & Varnish, they are available in Gloss, Matte, and Satin finishes.

Chroma's Jo Sonja Water Based Polyurethane Varnish Provides a protective finishing coat of exceptional toughness and flexibility, a coating that resists chemicals, heat, and abrasion. Cleans up with water. Can also be used for exterior use.

This water-based varnish is a good choice for larger paintings and murals. It forms a tough, clear, and non-tacky surface that enhances and protects the painting underneath.

Perfect for cosplay creations or around the house, this multi-use glue and primer works with all types of foam, fabric, felt, and more. It dries smooth, clear, and hard, yet remains pliable and super strong. It doesn't chip or flake over time.

Maimeri water-based picture varnish may be used with acrylic or oil painting as an alternative to traditional solvent varnish. Easy to apply, it enhances the brightness of colors and won't yellow with age.

Waterbased and non-irritating, Vallejo Polyurethane Varnish is formulated with a recently developed resin. This UV-resistant varnish has both the superior resistance of polyurethane and the ease of application of waterbased products. Available in Gloss, Matte, and Satin formulas. Plastic bottles.

Winsor & Newton Artisan Oil Painting Varnishes are made especially for use with water mixable oils.