Re: varnish on canvas tests
In Response To: Re: Skin-on-Frame: varnish (Rehd)
I did some tests a few years ago and varnish on plain canvas significantly weakened the skin. I could easily tear it with my bare hands. I don't know what effect varnish will have on a painted skin, but if the varnish penetrates the canvas, it makes the fibers brittle.
Mike
: Not sure that you will want to varnish over canvas, painted or otherwise.
: Varnish tends to be a rather brittle finish when hardened and the canvas
: will want to flex some. You may want to make a test panel, stretch it,
: paint it and add the varnish and allow to dry, then do some pushing and
: proding to see how it will hold up when flexed. ??? "Food for
: Thought"
: Rehd
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CG -- 6/3/2002, 10:50 am- Re: Skin-on-Frame: varnish
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Eric -- 6/3/2002, 3:10 pm- Re: Skin-on-Frame: varnish
Rehd -- 6/3/2002, 11:01 am- Re: varnish on canvas tests
Mike Hanks -- 6/3/2002, 1:36 pm
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