You might be wondering why we re suggesting the use of acrylic for a painting that should solely rely on oil paints.
Drying oil paintings quickly.
Oil paint is loved by fact it doesn t dry as fast as most paints.
Oil paint will take a full year to completely dry.
They are very slow and you have to be patient it takes months for thick paint to fully dry it doesn t actually dry it oxidises which is why the process is slow read more about it here.
Titanium white for example may take weeks for it to dry.
Oil paints by their very nature don t dry with any speed at all.
But if you want the oil painting to dry off quickly for some reason we suggest considering a flat surface.
Unfortunately some pigments take a lot longer to dry.
Circulate the air in the room with a fan.
This means you can paint wet on wet.
Coat background with acrylic paint.
So lets answer the infamous questions on how to dry oil paintings quickly.