What do you use to varnish an oil painting after it is done in order to protect it without yellowing or bleed?

Solvar varnish is what you want.What do you use to varnish an oil painting after it is done in order to protect it without yellowing or bleed?
Dammar varnishWhat do you use to varnish an oil painting after it is done in order to protect it without yellowing or bleed?
It's been a while since I painted, however a workshop I went to many years ago where we painted five oil paintings in an equal number of days, the instructor gave us this tip:





After painting is completely dry - brush with a thin coat of ';Liquin'; (the medium we used during painting instead of linseed oil or turpentine to make paint application easier).





This protects without discoloring, in fact it really ';brings out'; all the colors on a finished painting.





Also, if you ever decide you want to make changes - you can safely paint over the liquin anytime after it is thoroughly dry, regardless of how old the painting is. I have found it a wonderful way to ';touch up'; old %26amp; faded paintings or repaint portions of paintings that did not come out as planned.





Lori Trent
I let my oil paintings dry for several weeks and then spray them with krylon's kamar varnish.





I have been thinking about trying Gamvar http://www.dickblick.com/zz004/56c/ because I heard that it is really good. The difference in the two of them is that you have to mix the Gamvar solutions and apply it with a brush (better coverage, but more work!) The Kamar http://www.dickblick.com/zz004/35/ comes pre mixed so that all you have to do is shake and spray it. Neither one will yellow or bleed.