How long does it take an oil painting to dry?

It will depend on how you use the paint. If you have a heavy impasto painting it will obviously take longer than a thin wash technique. It also depends on what you mean by ';dry';. If you mean dry to the touch it can be anywhere from one day to two weeks. If what you want to do is have it dry enough so that you can continue painting on top of what you currently have, there are ways to speed up that dry time. Try mixing your paint with Liquin. Colors also play a role in dry time. Earth tones will dry faster and duller. When I am finished with a painting I like to let it sit for about one month before I varnish it just to assure that the surface is dry enough. Your oil paint will continue to dry after you have varnished it. I think the paint on Van Gogh paintings is still drying!! I hope this was helpful.How long does it take an oil painting to dry?
It never meant to dry! :) Oil is slowest medium to get dry, For you can continue to paint after 5 yrs or more.





If you ask When it will dry for it to put on a wall ?





It depends how much oil vs turpentine ratio you use to paint over a surface and how many coats you have given to finish it and most of all how dry your brush is . :)





So its like asking How sweet is a Coffee ? You have to decide when it should get dried! :)How long does it take an oil painting to dry?
it really depends on qty of oils you have added to it.