Circulate the air in the room with a fan.
Drying oil paintings quickly.
Unfortunately some pigments take a lot longer to dry.
Oil paints by their very nature don t dry with any speed at all.
You might be wondering why we re suggesting the use of acrylic for a painting that should solely rely on oil paints.
This means you can paint wet on wet.
Oil paint will take a full year to completely dry.
Titanium white for example may take weeks for it to dry.
Oil paint is loved by fact it doesn t dry as fast as most paints.
But if you want the oil painting to dry off quickly for some reason we suggest considering a flat surface.
As gamblin s fastest drying painting medium galkyd is an excellent choice for artists wanting to quickly build up layers and when used in greater proportion with oil color it can help to level.
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.
Coat background with acrylic paint.