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varnish? Anonymous
what are some good varnishes that I can use for papercrafts? And should I apply them before or after I start folding and gluing?
>> Anonymous
After, with most. I have a workable fixative I use for pastel work that I'd probably be able to glue over, but there's a chance that other will repel some glues.
In general, experiment. See what it's going to do to your paper and ink before taking it to a complete model.

I don't feel like wandering out to the garage to see what I've been using lately. So I can't give you an actual recommendation.
>> Anonymous
I've used both high gloss and matte acrylic sprays. One thing you have to be careful of is overspraying. You have to do it with a lot of light coats. If you spray too much too soon it drips and pools.
>> Anonymous
>>30500
no, you see, what you SHOULD do is put the opening of the nozzle in your mouth, and push it down with your tongue, and inhale the glory.
>> Anonymous
>>30523

Hahaha. Badass.

>>30500

This was brought up once before, but the OP was experimenting with Krylon instead of the more expensive Golden line. Save the Golden varnishes for paintings or something really expensive.

In the Krylon line, there's High Gloss, Glaze, Crystal Clear, Matte, and a few that advertise the fact that they don't have the smell that the cheaper ones do. The smell leaves after a day or two anyway. There's also some that I've probably forgotten. Each can is usually around $5 or less.

Crystal Clear, Glaze, and High Gloss all leave a glossy finish after 2 or 3 coats. Well, it might be more or less depending on how you spray them, but it's usually 2 or 3 coats from previous /po/ experience. Matte doesn't do much except give a protective seal to the paper, because paper has a matte look in the first place. But the matte finish does work well as a base coat so you use less of the glossier finishes.

It's really just what you want to do from there.