Winsor & NewtonProfessional Acrylic Medium Gloss UV Varnish, 450ml

Varnish restores depth of colour in a painting, Particularly imparting an oil like finish to acrylic. This is also uv resistant. I see people panicking that the varnish looks milky or bubbly when applied, but it dries clear and flat. The painting must be absolutely dry of course or it will "bloom", go milky, and no part of it should be soluable, watercolour or non waterproof ink. Do check out the odd YouTube video on varnishing if you're new to it. I liked this and am happy to recommend it.

Id always used the Daler Roney gloss acrylic varnish but its getting so expensive I thought Id give this a try. You get 100ml more for less money so I was hoping it was going to be ok...well it is! Its in a plastic tub with a silver seal across the varnish. This is quite tricky to remove but manageable with a sharp knife...once you get it started it comes off OK. The varnish is excellent - got a really good smooth finish. It does dry relatively quickly - touch dry in a couple of hours but Id leave it 24 hours to become properly hardened. I used it on a canvas and it leveled out all the small bumps you get on a canvas as long as you apply it liberally enough or put two coats on as I did. The best thing is the tub is big enough to get a brush in so you don't have to pour it into another container. You need to make sure your paint is properly dry though or you will transfer colour to the tub rendering the varnish useless . I will definitely be buying this again as Im getting great quality for less money - win win.

I would give it more stars had the lid been easier to open. I ended up having to pour all the varnish into a glass jar with a proper lid because the second time I opened the pot I spilled quite a lot of varnish on the table. Also, there was a lot of black dust between the lid and the seal when I first opened it for some reason and a bit of the dust fell into the varnish...Apart from that, it seems to work just fine.

Used for my art work ,very good

My purchase turned up later in the day, all is well. Thank you.