We only use Glamour II varnish by Breathing Color. It does an awesome job of protecting the print, but more importantly it enhances the print and make the artwork 'pop' off the paper. We love the look this varnish gives to the final prints.
Glamour™ II Veneer, a proprietary canvas varnish (and/or giclee varnish), has been developed to protect, preserve and enhance fine art and photographic prints produced on digital inkjet printers. This new non yellowing, water based canvas varnish is a perfect solution for easy inkjet print finishing. Glamour™ II will enhance the color of pigmented and ultrachrome inks on matte media and increase resistance to image fading. It will protect your expensive images against moisture and abrasion.
Glamour™ II Veneer giclee varnish has been specifically developed as a water based product to avoid the unpleasant and hazardous fumes given off by solvent based products, and is an absolutely perfect compliment to our very own Brilliance™ Canvas range. The combination of Glamour™ II Veneer with our Brilliance "Chromata White" Canvas (free of optical brightener additives) delivers the most archival and color-stable fine art reproduction available. Please visit the Knowledgebase - Coatings section within our Digital Intelligence Library to read articles and get tips on how to varnish our Chromata Canvas range.
Uniquely, Glamour™ II Veneer also works perfectly with our Elegance™ 310g Fine Art Paper to create stunning gloss/semi-gloss archival fine art prints on 100% cotton rag paper. Ultrachrome Matte Black Ink users can now produce gloss/semi-gloss prints without bronzing issues.
In smaller production, Glamour™ II Veneer giclee varnish should be roll brush applied. Only one coat is necessary. Glamour™ II Veneer can also be brush applied, sprayed, and used in roll coaters. The product has self-leveling qualities that make it virtually ideal for one-step hassle free coating and no streaks.
Glamour™ II Veneer is available in Gloss and Matte finishes. Furthermore, Gloss and Matte can be mixed together, enabling you to creatively produce your own perfect look and feel. Whether it be gloss, semi-gloss, semi-matte - the choice is completely yours.
*Glamour™ II Veneer is also commonly used as a very effective mounting adhesive.