Is it possible to dry one oil painting in the sun? Will this have any effect on the oil, colors, drying process etc?
2007-05-09 22:14:47 · 5 answers · asked by Festblues 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
As you may have guessed from the prior answers, drying an oil painting in the sun is the wrong thing to do. A couple of other things to think about that: bugs will get stuck to it, and the sun may bleach out some of the color. If you even hang a finished oil painting where the sun will fall on it in the house, it will fade, so outdoors is definitely out! You might want to know that molecularly, an oil painting never dries. Officially, it can take up to 7 years to dry. Who knows what would happen if you left a piece out that long!
2007-05-16 21:41:22 · answer #1 · answered by Jeanne B 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sure you can...but if you think it will speed up the process you are wrong. Sure it will go a bit faster bit it will not help much. It will only 'cure' the surface but the paint below will still be wet and will actually take longer to dry. If the paint is really thick it may even sag.
Use the sun only if you did a thin, very diluted under-painting.
2007-05-10 07:27:35 · answer #2 · answered by Puppy Zwolle 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't recommend drying a painting in direct sun light. If it's a nice sunny day i will on occassion place a painting out side in the shade. My work can be checked out at hellosanantonio.com under artist name ''Guerro''.
2007-05-10 10:09:47 · answer #3 · answered by GUERRO 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It could have all sorts of effects on the canvas as well as the paint. Try contacting a restorer for advice!
2007-05-10 05:25:48 · answer #4 · answered by dave_uk06 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think no, why dont u just try it practically?
2007-05-14 07:27:47 · answer #5 · answered by mahesh n 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋