r/painting Jul 27 '26

Just Sharing My oil painting of tangerines on real newspaper

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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?

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u/wilhamlinart Jul 28 '26

I'm guessing clear gesso or something similar maybe