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For
those of you who paint competitively and have painted down to the wire
on your entries like I have, you may be interested in paint drying times.
Reds blues are the slowest to dry (rats, I Luuuuv purple) and earth
tones are the fastest to dry. Greens are somewhere in between.
Oils dry from oxidation rather than evaporation. Make sure you painting
is drying in a non humid well circulated environment with an indirect
fan to circulate the air. Using a Hair dryer doesn't work and could
possibly cause the paint to crack.
Here are more tips on getting oil paint to dry
Use a fast drying medium like Liquin while you paint (I personally don't use Liquin)
Linseed oil dries faster than Walnut oil
Use fast drying titanium white
Paint oil over Acrylic
Use thin layers
Let's get real, allow three days minimum for an oil painting to dry to
the touch. Wait a minimum of 6 months before you varnish.
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