Im working on something, and its due on Monday. I will be painting it again tommorrow- Thursday. So it will have about 3-4 days to dry, but oil paint usually need longer. I don't think i can mix liquin into the paint because i already painted most of it. So is there any way to speed it up? Shoul i dry it with a dryer. Should it be in cold places or warmer places? Could i bake it or put it in the fridge? o_o Any good suggestions will help :]
2007-03-14 10:46:28 · 7 answers · asked by Eleisn L 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
Oil paints straight from the tube should be dry to the touch in a week, depending on ambient temperature and humidity, and on the color used. An alkyd medium will speed drying, but alkyds also yellow, so don’t use too much. Don't bake your painting, don't hairdyer it and don't put your painting in cold places. Cold retards the drying process. Put your canvas in a dry warm room. But from what you say your picture is due in 3 - 4 days. This should be enough time for the painting to be tacky or even dry to the touch. Don't use re-touch varnish if your painting is still wet. Using too much of Spray Re-touch varnish can cause the pigments of your painting to run. DO NOT use brush on re-touch varnish if your painting is wet or tacky. Brushing on the varnish will destroy your painting as it will smear the pigment on your canvas! I should know, I did this and learned the hard way.
2007-03-14 12:09:49 · answer #1 · answered by sassychick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oil paints dry by oxidation, NOT by evaporation... it's not a good idea to use heat or a hair dryer - this might thicken the surface film, but will leave the paint beneath unable to properly cure.
Please do not bake or freeze your oil painting... both will ruin it and neither will make it dry!!
Use Blair Retouching Varnish spray, it works great. http://www.artistcraftsman.com/blairSprays/var2.html
You can also buy Retouch varnish in a jar that you can brush on.
2007-03-14 19:51:20 · answer #2 · answered by joyfulpaints 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't bake your painting! But do put it somewhere warm and dry. Oil paint dries quicker in warm places than in cold. Good luck!
2007-03-14 18:46:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can't be dried too fast, but you can try to heat it with a blowdrier from THE BACK SIDE. That way you won't dry the surface and the inside will never dries.
2007-03-14 22:04:08 · answer #4 · answered by Astrid Nannerl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
put it on the vent and the re-fridge
2007-03-14 20:16:33 · answer #5 · answered by 50 cent 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
japan dryer
2007-03-14 23:48:09 · answer #6 · answered by tobar 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
MY MOTHER USED TO USE A HAIRDRIER
2007-03-14 17:50:29 · answer #7 · answered by Kelly H 1 · 1⤊ 2⤋