Oil colors question?

Question

I have 2 Q:
How can i dry the paining faster ?
If i didn't like it and i want to change the whole thing is there a way to remove it or i just cover it with another color?
What is the best technic

Answer 1

you have to wait.if the painting is good then you have to be patient and let it dry.forget about it.if you want that it should dry faster then you should use a fan ,hair dryer or you should keep it in the sun light.
you can remove a part of a painting.you cant remove the whole thing because your co lour, time and hard work is wasted if you remove it.if you are using a canvas then let the painting dry and apply a thin coat of white paint on your canvas when it is dry then start doing painting again.you can also remove the co lour with the help of knife.show your painting to others if they like your painting then you don't need to remove it.

Answer 2

To help the paint dry faster, there is a product called Galkyd painting medium. Gamblin is the company that makes it. It will help your oils dry in less than 24 hours. Titanium white may take a little longer. On a dry day, I've been able to paint over the oil in less that 3 hours! It's a great product from a great company. If you don't have great art stores in your area such as "The Art Store" or Dick Blick, you can order it on line at www.misterart.com or www.dickblick.com.

For the second part of your question:
If you don't like what you did to your entire painting, you can scrape it off if it isn't quite dry yet. Or, if it is dry, you can try sanding it smooth and then go over it with an oil based gesso or other paint. These are the best ways I know.

BTW, I'm a college art instructor who has been teaching painting for a long time.

Answer 3

Just wait for the colors to dry. If you don't like the time it takes for the m to dry, just use acryllics instead.

You correct mistakes by scraping the paint off, unless it's dry, then it's no problem to paint over it.

Please note that acrylics dry too fast to be scraped off, so you'll have to wait a few minutes before painting over them.

Also, oil colors require all sorts of toxic chemicals. Awful, awful stuff.

Answer 4

Limit yourself to the colors that dry quickly. I've heard that reds dry fast, but I am not sure.

Scrap everything off with palate knifes. If it is dry already sand it down with sandpaper and then paint over it.

Answer 5

1st Answer:
You can add accelerants to the mediums to make them OXIDIZE faster.

2nd Answer:
Oil on oil overpainting works just fine. The best why however is to over-paint using an oil based gesso, then resume your painting over that.
If you use an acrylic based gesso over the oil it will craze or flake off.

Here's the order of paints over paints to prevent damage to your paintings down the line:

Oils painted over dry acrylic (including acrylic based gesso on raw canvas or paper) or dry watercolor -- fine

Acrylic painted over dry watercolor -- fine

Watercolor painted over acrylic or oil -- cracks and damages

Acrylic painted over oil -- cracks and damages


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Answer 6

Use a hair dryer.