Gamblin Gamvar Pict Varnish Satin, Clear, 4.2oz

This is a good quality product. I recently mixed a 1:5 ratio of this and Gamsol and used as a retouch varnish. It worked nicely. Note* a little goes a long way, use very thinly.

Yep. Did the job. A tiny bit of tackiness due to gloss finish but not sticky. All good.

Someone recommended this varnish over the glossy one. Still gives it a nice pop with color and some shine but toned down. I'm using the satin from now on.

I was worried about the gloss formula being too shiny so I went with satin. But have since learned that its pretty common for folks to just do very think coats of the gloss to achieve the same effect. Still works great though.

I use Gamvar on all my oil paintings. It is so easy to apply, dries to a smooth satiny finish and really brings the painting to life. Highly recommend.

Instructions say to put on a thin layer. Be sure to do this. I put on too much and 1. It didn't dry 2. Looked as if I put a plastic film over the oil painting. The nice thing is you can remove the varnish (video on line) and start over if you are unhappy with the end product.

I paint with water based oil and this seals the picture nicely. It goes on smoothly with just the right sheen.

My first time using Gamvar varnish. The satin finish is very nice and very quick drying. I am very pleased with this product and would purchase again.