I was going to do a painting tomorrow? How long will it take to dry if I use oil paints on canvas?
Also, I've never done an oil painting before...do you have any good tips for a total begginer?
2006-12-21 11:44:56 · 11 answers · asked by Thomas 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
it takes a long time for oil paintings to dry that is why you can go back in a oil painting to change thins and never put an oil painting under glass it needs to breath if you did a water color it may be dried in time or even a acrylic painting
2006-12-21 11:50:42 · answer #1 · answered by kris b 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you want to TRY to have it dry, you can try using a quick dry medium, but as a total beginner, You may just end up with a waxy looking mess. Try acrylic paint, it dries fast, you can count on it. Tips for begining to oil paint??Hmmm, try not to turn the canvas in to mud by adding a bit here and a bit there and a bit of everything everywhere. Have a clear idea in your head of what the basic layout will be before you begin. Or as one person suggested, it may be easier to learn the Nutcracker Ballet by Christmas than to paint a successful oil painting in the same amount of time. It's like playing violin or building a house. It takes time. Don't get discouraged, but do be realistic about what it takes to paint in oils.
2006-12-23 01:35:51 · answer #2 · answered by ruthie a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil paint can be VERY slow to dry. Drying time depends on how thick of a coat you use, as well as what brand of paint you have, but it can be anywhere from a couple of days to several weeks. I have a friend who generally uses a lot of paint in her pictures, and some of her works have taken months to dry completely. If you paint it tomorrow, I wouldn't count on it being dry the next day. Acrylics dry much more quickly (as in, make sure you cover your palette if you take a restroom break) and are, in my opinion, a little easier to handle, although you don't get the same effect with them.
I can't offer a lot of help with the actual painting technique since I haven't worked with oil paints for years.
2006-12-21 11:56:10 · answer #3 · answered by Lyndsey 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well whats the painting for? a present? if you are just going to show it off to people, it can still be wet because oils don't fade when they dry like acrylics. as far as drying time, it depends on the quality of paint. the ultra cheap paints that come in sets for 7 bucks have so much turpentine in them that they'll dry overnight, but quality, buttery paint takes about a weak to be dry enough to touch. it also depends if you've used impasto (thick, raised strokes) and if you've mixed in any retardants. it will take about 6 months for an oil painting to completely dry to put a varnish on it to seal it properly. advice-get to know which paints make good economical sense. most of the colors available aren't very useful or practical (expensive too). I recommend helen van wyk's "favorite color recipes" for this topic. also, only buy the expensive professional grade (cadmium) colors for the bright ones like red and yellow, and get the cheaper student grade paints for earth colors. these are dull colors anyways, so it doesn't make sense buying the pricey versions of earth tones because student and professional grade refer to how the colors look and not how permanent they are.
2006-12-21 12:07:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It will not be dry in time for Christmas. It will take three weeks to cure; that is dry completely. My only advice would be paint one hundred paintings in oil, throw them away and start over. If you think it will be easier than learning to ballet dance or make the Dallas Cowboys football team you are sadly mistaken.
2006-12-22 05:17:57 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, oil paint takes at least 3 days to dry. I don't have any real good tips I just started my first this week in art, but I did do know that it takes at least 3 days to dry
2006-12-21 11:47:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
there is a line of fast dry alkyd artists' oils that may dry fast enough, and you can alway put a drop or two of Japan Dryer in your mixes, that works for me...but i'm not sure about the two day dry time thing....it may dry fast enough, use more than a drop or two.
2006-12-21 12:16:50 · answer #7 · answered by captsnuf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very likely not.
Suggestions: think of it as painting with thick butter.
Paint dark and then bring it up by degrees, layers, to as light as you need it.
Learn as you go.
Don't count on your first efforts turning out great.
2006-12-21 11:50:29 · answer #8 · answered by Bill 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Probably not, but it also depends on how thick you are applying the paint.
2006-12-21 11:50:43 · answer #9 · answered by Alison 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
oh shitt!! no, It won't be dry. I hope you are a good artist.
2006-12-21 12:06:33 · answer #10 · answered by -- 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋