Do you know if there is a difference between the regular Soft Touch varnish with the purple label and the one with the pink label? Both say the same thing, just different color label. I have the purple label jar.
Americana Decor is more matte than this one, but similar.
@InfantInspirations it took a few months, Ethon was made more than a year ago (I took the pic tonight). Some people don’t care about the shine. I know it doesn’t bother me too much.
That doesn’t help, but Ethon was in a blanket in a box. The more layers you give, the more matte it is.
I am not sure if the type or brand of paint play a role. It may be.
Almost all my keepers varnished with Soft Touch AND CORNSTARCH per recipe. It does NOT go shiny over time (I have them 1-2 years).
Babies that I bought from other artists varnish in matte varnish ( the worst shine) and baked or combination of Genesis varnishes does look shiny, not terribly shiny, but not as good as Soft Touch.
I use Genesis paints. I matted Darren over the past few days with the regular DecoArt Soft Touch varnish, and did two layers on him. He is the first baby I have used it on. I have always used Genesis matte. Do you think two layers is enough to make him matte enough to hopefully not go shiny or should I do a third layer?
Well, it sounds like the air dry DecoArt soft touch varnish is the way to go, then. I have kept my Bailey Scholl, who was varnished in Genesis, and she hasn’t gone shiny yet, but I barely ever touch her. I just used the DecoArt soft touch on my latest baby, and he is the first one I’ve tried it on. Hopefully he will not go shiny. It will be interesting to see if Bailey eventually goes shiny with the Genesis matte on her.