{"id":61,"date":"2017-03-30T18:47:33","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T23:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/createlet.com\/?p=61"},"modified":"2020-10-06T10:38:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-06T15:38:51","slug":"dry-oil-paint-overnight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/createlet.com\/dry-oil-paint-overnight\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Dry Oil Paint Overnight"},"content":{"rendered":"

When painting with the best oil paints<\/a> you are granted the flexibility to modify your work for days to come as oil paint takes longer to dry than other types of paint. Being able to modify your work is one of the reasons why oil paint is preferred among quite a few artists. Although being able to alter your piece is a great advantage to using oil paints, the slow drying time of oil paint makes it a tad aggravating especially if you have to transport your work sooner than later.<\/p>\n

You know that idiom, \u201clike watching paint dry\u201d? It\u2019s probably referring to oil paint.<\/p>\n

After creating a painting with watercolors or acrylics the paint dries by evaporation. The water in the paint leaves the artwork and the paint hardens. This process cannot happen with oil paint specifically because there is no water to vaporize.<\/p>\n

By contrast, oil paint dries by way of oxidation which is a much slower progression of drying.<\/p>\n

For example, when you cut an avocado in half the flesh begins to turn brown due to oxidation. The paint on your artwork won\u2019t turn brown, but oxidation will cause the paint to very slowly harden.<\/p>\n

But here is the good news:<\/p>\n

There are ways to adjust the paint to dry quicker through numerous procedures and products. One of the most important things to remember in terms of oil paint drying faster is that it\u2019s in reference to \u201ctouch dry\u201d since oil paint takes months to completely dry.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s jump right in:<\/p>\n

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