User blog comment:Patriot398/Commissions/@comment-1223903-20100819031936

Yea, I've played around with washes a bit, but for me they seem to dull the color more than I want them to and they don't darken evenly so I just use them for shadows and inking and the like now. I was warned away from the gloss varnish so I cant say my experience with it but the matte varnish does what I need it to, just a little more reflective but not much. I'm not sure if I would say that it makes the colors more vibrant however.