Varnish on unpainted canvas

cboevey

I was doing a study of Roy Lichtenstein in oil on a white canvas (not prepared in any way) as practice. I've just completed the black, and now a friend wants to buy it. So the question I have, is that after it has dried, do I just apply varnish to the entire canvas, including the unpainted portion? Will that look ok?

Picture attached.

tassieguy

Presumably,  the raw canvas was primed with gesso before you started painting. If so, it should be OK to varnish when the painting is dry. However, the varnish may slightly colour the white sections of the canvas. That would depend on the type of varnish you use. 

dencal

cboevey

Welcome to the Forum.

Love Lichtenstein!

Yes. The white canvas is primed (sealed) and gessoed (usually with three coats at the factory).
Applying varnish to the whole thing will look great.

But …..
Lichtenstein looks even better with colour, Ben Day patterns and text in a bubble.

https://maddoxgallery.com/

Denis

CBG

So many dots...

dencal

CBG

Dots galore. These can be photoshop printed as sheets on transfer film and swivel cut to shape. Easy Peasy.

Denis