Anyone know what causes this white chalkiness? I varnished yesterday with matte and look alive and left it overnight. Just baking now. Should I varnish again?
I had that problem when I was using pan pastels to crease and shade. Not sure if you use those! But I never had the problem again after I stopped using them
I used Genesis on this one. I searched and read that double baking sometimes helps. Worked for me!
You never want to leave varnish to “fully” dry. You will certainly end up with chalkiness. Leave to dry until it is no longer shiny so maybe about 10-15 minutes then bake right away.
When this happens, mix a little thinning medium with odorless thinner and bake twice. This should take the chalkiness away.
I always bake my varnish 3 times to ensure it is fully cured usually for 10 minutes as well.
Ohhh gotcha! I usually never leave it. Must be why. Thanks
SpecialMoments is correct. The few times I let it sit for more than an hour or two, or overnight, I had chalkiness. Seems the matte doesn’t like to dry out completely.
That’s wacky!
If you bake while it is still moist, it will be shiny… Fine balance…
Yeah, I usually wait about 30 minutes and then bake.
Thanks everybody!