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How quickly does the "quick dry oil" make oil paints on a canvas dry?

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chen semb

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I am a new fish about oil painting?

Adele Elgood

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I don't think there is much difference in the drying times of any oil Semb. If you don't apply it too thickly it will touch dry within a few days but the drying times for an oil painting to completely dry in order to varnish is 6 months to a year. This is because the paint has to oxidise slowly and dry from the inside.

Sarah Huang

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I alao want to know, if you learn please share with us.

Keith Orange

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Do you mean the liquid (a fast drying gel) which you can mix with oil paints while you are applying the colours to the canvas? If you do, then depending on how much gel you use, the oil paint on the canvas will dry within a day. A good gel to use for this purpose is liquin original https://www.jacksonsart.com/winsor-newton-75ml-liquin-original/ If you are referring to the varnish you apply to a finished oil painting, you normally have to wait 6 months before all the layers of oil paint are fully dry.

Anth Knight

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I use Pebeo quick-drying oils and there is a noticeable difference in drying times over 'standard' paints. Time varies depending on coverage, media used etc, but I'd recommend them. On light-coverage areas in the right condition they can be dry the next day. I know they're not a 'name' as far as producers of oils go, but I like 'em :)

Peter Davison

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Remember the 'fat over lean' rule when oil painting and keep your initial layers thin i.e. don't use paint thickly at all, just a little paint with medium or mineral spirit will suffice. For over painting and glazing use less medium and a bit more paint but still not thick unless you are going for an impasto. If you keep to this regime it will assist drying times.
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Robert Jones, Napa

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Depends on what you mean by quick-drying oil. Pebeo is one brand advertised as being quick drying, as Anth says; then there's alkyd oil, sold under the Griffin trademark and made by Winsor and Newton - they can be dry in a day or two. Or, as said, you can mix Liquin - which has several different forms - with your oils to help speed up drying. Things that affect drying: humidity; too much oil; using a lot of Titanium White or Cadmium pigments; using Alizarin Crimson - these all add to the drying time. Using a lead chromate white will also speed drying times (and it's good for the paint structure) but getting hold of it in Europe is getting more and more difficult, because it's toxic and there are excessive regulations surrounding its use.