Sunday, February 21, 2010

How long does it take to get oil paint touch dry?

i have been using windsor and newton griffin alkyd fast drying oil colours, and thinning it down quite a lot with daler rowney low odour thinner, how long roughly will it take for it to be touch dry? i'm meant to be displaying it at college in 4 weeks, will my painting be touch dry by then??





(i know it takes months to get anywhere near fully dry)How long does it take to get oil paint touch dry?
Alkyd paints should be touch dry within a day or two (it depends on the colours you have used, some dry faster than others).


4 weeks is ample time.How long does it take to get oil paint touch dry?
The more thinner you used, the faster the paint will dry. It should be dry enough to transport in about two weeks, but it won't fully dry for about 500 years. Once an oil painting dries, it cracks and falls off the canvas.


Good luck with your show :)

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