How long does it take for an oil painting to dry?

And does it matter what it is painted on? i have 1 on plexiglass and 1 on canvas and they have been wet for weeks!How long does it take for an oil painting to dry?
You, know, it's kinda funny you should ask. I just did one on canvas recently, and it took about 6 weeks to dry enough to frame it. My grandmother used to paint all the time, and she doesn't remember oils taking more than a few days to dry. Either we put the paint on thicker than she did, or the quality of paints is lower than it was in her day. Just remember to never cover them with glass. It's been about 2 months, and I think the painting is fully dry now.How long does it take for an oil painting to dry?
Hold on people!!! do u even know what si the kid of oil he used?? well, if u want it to dry fast umust sue some medium like turpentine, though it can leave a faint smell,a perfect oil painting takes about 3-5 months to dry and sumtimes even a year. however if u use linseed oil its gonna take 3 months, atleast. Thats the case on canvas, as for plexiglass i thin it will take a little longer -around 5-6 months. i know its kinda tuff to preserve it till then...but just keep it in sum safe place. Best of luk
It may vary depending on the humidity and temperature of the environment in which it is kept. This is certainly true of clothes handing on a clothes line to dry.
could be you are using the wrong thinners for your paint system, try sticking with the same brand paint and thinner.
Really depends how thick pigment you use. The thicker the longer time it takes to dry! Generally it takes allot! In fine Art we were told that if we wanted to apply varnish an oil painting we will have to wait for at list a year!
plexiglass is not meant to be a painting surface. it is used as a palette.





good surfaces for oil painting include: canvas, canvas board, masonite, linen, and paper. (remember to gesso any surfaces that didn't come pre-gessoed, like paper. also, make sure the paper you use is of a good quality. watercolor papers can be a good painting surface if you gesso them, for example.)





oil paints take ages to dry. it varies depending on how thick you layered the paint. it can take several weeks or even months if it is a large painting with a lot of thick layers of paint.





if you work in thin layers of paint, paintings can dry within a week.





remember to paint fat over lean. the thickest layers should be at the bottom and should contain less oil than the top layers. if the layers on the top dry faster than the layers on the bottom, the paint may crack.





if you want a faster drying time, try using alkyds.
It depends on the pigment, as different ones absorb more oil, and the medium, the oil or comination thereof, roughly two days to a month, darker colors Pthalo blue, alizarin crimson, viridian green, take the longest, white, cadmium yellow, the quickest. Alkyd mediums help paints dry quicker.
i've been taught it can take up to a year for an oil painting to fully dry
It can take a year. Depends on how thick the paint is, what thinning agents you have used- basically, the paint will dry a skin over it. (Could take days or weeks depending on how thick the paint is) But the paint under the skin will still be wet. It usually takes a full 6 months to a year to be fully dry.





And I have worked on plexiglass before, and that will take longer because there is nothing for the paint to soak into. It will probably take a year to fully 100% dry.
At least 2 days...without wind or touching it