Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic varnishes gives an essential final coating for finished paintings, helps to protect artworks from the build-up of dust and dirt which settle over a painting and could get trapped in the film, making it appear dull.

Gloss UV Varnish -

Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Gloss UV Varnish provides a protective gloss finish against dirt, grease, pollution, fading, and colour shift. It also contains a UV protective agent which improves lightfastness and protects from other UV damage such as fading or colour shifting in tone. This varnish may even be used to varnish non-lightfast media such as digital print or giclée prints for example.

Matt UV Varnish -

Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Matt UV Varnish provides a protective Matt finish against dirt, grease, pollution, fading and colour shift. It also contains a UV protective agent which improves lightfastness and protects from other UV damage such as fading or colour shifting in tone. This varnish may even be used to varnish non-lightfast media such as digital print or giclée prints for example.

Satin UV Varnish -

Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Satin UV Varnish provides a protective Satin finish against dirt, grease, pollution, fading and colour shift. It also contains a UV protective agent which improves lightfastness and protects from other UV damage such as fading or colour shifting in tone. This varnish may even be used to varnish non-lightfast media such as digital print or giclée prints for example. It can be removed by using Professional Acrylic Varnish Remover. 

Varnish Remover -

Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Varnish remover allows to safely remove varnish without damaging the artwork. Removing varnish over paintings will remove the dirt and pollutants trapped on the surface before re-varnishing to further protect artwork. It removes Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic Gloss, Matt and Satin Varnishes.

It is important to wait until paintings are fully dry before varnishing. Thinly painted acrylic films can be vanished after 24 hours of drying; heavy or impasto layers may need up to a week of drying time before varnishing. These varnishes dry to an even finish and varnishes can be intermixed to vary the result to achieve any sheen. Do not use UV Gloss Varnish as a medium or on absorbent surfaces.

Winsor & Newton Professional Acrylic varnishes are available in Matt, Gloss and Satin finish in 125 ML, 250 ML and 450 ML.