Liquitex Professional Matte Varnish

Liquitex Professional Matte Varnish

Supporting and collaborating with artists, creatives, and their communities. Developing and offering the boldest range of acrylic paints, mediums and tools to help everyone take an idea, big or small, and make it real. And proudly, passionately, relentlessly doing it all since 1955.

This is Liquitex - the world's first commercial water-based artists' acrylic paint.

About this product:

• 100% acrylic polymer varnish adds a matte sheen, protects and resists dirt retention;
• Increases brightness and color saturation and dries clear to a flexible, non-tacky, hard surface;
• Improves surface durability - ideal when shipping or exhibiting;
• Resists discoloration - yellowing and fogging - caused by humidity, heat and UV;
• Semi-opaque when wet, transparent when dry;
• Before varnishing ensure paint surface is fully dry (72 hours-two weeks depending on thickness);
• Ensure your space is well ventilated and dirt and dust-free;
• As this is permanent, do a patch test first;
• Stir gently before use;
• Do not thin with water, shake or vigorously over-brush as this can result in surface bubbles and a foggy, hazy look when dry;
• Use long, even strokes, covering the surface top to bottom while moving from one side to the other - don't go over bits you have missed but leave to dry and then re-varnish area;
• Don’t apply with a roller or sponge brush;
• Apply 1-2 thin coats, allowing at least 24 hours dry time between coats;
• If you require more than two layers, first use Gloss Varnish as a base layer and build to your desired thickness, then apply Matte Varnish as your top coat.