Well yes, it’s been a bit of a theme this weekend but I wanted to try out varnish on a leaf painting. This is the leaf:
It has some interesting textures due to the gum arabic which is now also a staple …
Of course not. The final product looked like this:
Sadly the texture got wiped out by the next layer of paint. Anyway, I half-varnished it to emphasize the greener half compared to the browner. Looks ok.