Learn how to varnish and frame watercolor paintings without glass! I will explain why I like this approach and all the steps and options available to archivally display your work without traditional matting and framing with glass.

The download includes a password to access the recordings online and a list of all the materials that I use.

TOPICS WILL COVER
• Rigid Supports: choosing the right panel
• How to mount watercolor paper or a finished painting to a panel
• Sealing the surface
• Proper techniques for applying varnish
• Using an isolation coat
• Acrylic varnish vs. cold wax
• Top coats: gloss, semi-gloss, matte, satin
• Framing options
• Discussions on permanence, photographing art, acceptance by societies, shipping art, and more.

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