Can oil paints be used on watercolor paper?

Question

I'd like to use my oil paints for a recently assigned art project, but I have no canvas. All I have left is heavyweight watercolor paper. Will that do?

Answer 1

You can use watercolor paper if you choose. However, canvas allows the oils to breath. An oil painting dries from the outside in. It takes on average around ten to twenty years for an oil painting to completely dry.

Have you ever looked at the back of a really old oil painting? If the artwork is framed it has a protective paper sheet attached to it (a brown, black or white piece of stock paper). It's not uncommon for a picture framer to cut a square breathing hole into that protective sleeve, this allows the painting to breath from both sides.

If this painting is one that you're going to keep I would suggest you pick-up a inexpensive canvas. You can normally find one at a Micheal's, Aaron brother's or local craft store fairly cheap. I hope this helps you. ♥

Answer 2

You can use oil on paper. It's less permanent than a properly prepared canvas, but it should do for your project. You should prime the paper well, just as if it were a canvas, and I would suggest taping/stapling the paper to a board first as well. That will keep it nice and flat, just as if it were canvas stapled to a frame.

Answer 3

Well, I am sure it could be done. I have never used oil paints on anything other than canvas, but you might as well try. Sometimes things like that have cool effects.

Answer 4

Hi,

If you have some acrylic paint, you might apply a layer of it first, I guess.
Art Spectrum has a primer called Colorfix, which can be applied on many surfaces. Then it can be painted with many mediums, namely acrylic, oil, soft pastel, oil pastel etc.

Kind regards,

José
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Kind regards,

José

Answer 5

YES..............this heavy paper can be used 4 oil paintings too


and i've seen many oil paintings on this paper but i haven't tried it yet :(..........but my next next painting is gonna be on it

good luck ^-^

Answer 6

Oil will soak into the paper. It may be an effect you like. : )