 Hey guys, I wanted to come on and give you a bonus quick like for part four of this Inspired by Van Gogh series. So this is our canvas and it's completely dry Whenever you do a canvas, it's always a good idea while a painting it doesn't have to be canvas It's a good idea to seal it it protects the paint and the vibrancy of the colors And if you if you've done it mixed media style and you've got collage and things on there It protects the paper and all that sort of thing From fading and degrading over time There's a million different ways to seal your artwork out there. I Would recommend a few steps if you have used Any sort of water soluble or smudgy material on your canvas I recommend that you spray it with some sort of fixative before you do anything I use spectra fix non aerosol Because I can use it inside it doesn't make me wheeze to be honest And I would do two or three light coats of this because it's pretty watery You could use an aerosol crylon product They make a couple of different products that I like when I do use them, which is rare because they bother me but Use them in a well-ventilated area because they're aerosol and if you have sensitivity to chemical orders chemical odors like I do then wear a mask They have a matte finish spray which works pretty well now So have a workable fixative and again I would give it about two coats probably light coats let it dry real good in between And after the final coat before you do anything Then I took our inspired by van Gogh canvas and I actually gave it a one coat all over on the top and the sides of Deco arts Americana deco page. This is antique Glue a sealer and finish. These are all finished, you know sealers And this one is not clear It has you can tell it has a little bit of a tint to it an Ambry colored tint to it and it I thought it would be nice on here because it will give it a kind of an antique Kind of old a little bit of a tinge to the color There's a number of different varnishes and things out there you could use This is Monday with decor so pretty is decor arts products now because this is a deco page type glue And they can get sticky when they get hot I like to finish it with a layer of wax We're going to try the Americana decor cream wax. This is the clear I'm and I'm assuming because this says clear it must come in colors I don't have the colors it would be interesting to try them on something like this So it's something I might have to look and see if I can get Open it. I haven't opened it yet. It says to Drives clear low odor fast drying use Americana decor chalky finish To seal wait use over Americana decor chalky finish to seal and protect your finished piece apply with a Wax waxing brush or a clean lint-free cloth let dry and buff to desired sheen with a clean cloth Easy clean up with soap and water wax surfaces should be kept Free of moisture and heavy use for seven days All right, so it doesn't actually say how long and I'm reading that without my reading glasses on that's why Stumbled a couple times because I didn't grab my glasses So now that my deco page layer is dry, and it just gave everything a little bit of an amber color I don't even know if you can pick that up on camera, but a very slight amber color Now I'm going to put some of this wax on here cloth, you know, I've got rags around the studio So and you're supposed to let it dry. So I am going to just spread it around and Make sure I get the sides We're going to let it dry and then we're going to buff it. So I will be back when that is dry Okay, the wax is dry. So we're going to buff it with a soft cloth or I'm going to try a paper towel actually Yeah, it brings out a little bit of a shine and so we have kind of a Between the wax and the deco page, which was a matte finish And the wax is more of a satin not quite glossy finish. We have this interesting sort of Satiny texture now on our painting that you can see there. It's a little bit glossy, but it doesn't have a high gloss I love the finish on it. I Love the way this painting turned out. So there you go. There you have it a way to get a really great seal on your artwork and with deco art products and Have some fun with it and I really do like this antique deco page. This is a really great I love the color in it. All right, that's it right now Don't forget to like share and subscribe if you have any questions comments or concerns my contact information is in the description Below the video and you can leave a comment on the video. I promise I'll get back to you as ASAP and If you want to send me happy mail or you have a product you'd like to send me to try and review my Po box is in the description below also Don't forget to go out and have a great day everybody do something nice for yourself because you deserve it and I'll see you later. Bye