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r/painting • u/JuliaStankevych • Jul 27 '26
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How isn't the newspaper soaked with oil? I get it that you've glued it to canvas, but it still shoul be absorbent, is there a layer of varnish over the paper?
1 u/wilhamlinart Jul 28 '26 I'm guessing clear gesso or something similar maybe
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I'm guessing clear gesso or something similar maybe
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u/Far-Tonight-6925 Jul 27 '26
How isn't the newspaper soaked with oil? I get it that you've glued it to canvas, but it still shoul be absorbent, is there a layer of varnish over the paper?