How to increase drying time & avoid dust settling on a new oil painting?
How long does it take for a new oil painting to dry?
When you are drying an oil painting is sunlight the best?
How do you prevent dust from settling and sticking to a new oil painting?
Hi,
Sunlight sure isn’t good for pigments.
If sunlight enters into your house and you want to take advantage of its warm (NOT light) then you may place the painting with its BACK to the sunlight.
But not under harsh sunlight and not for long time.
Exceptionally an oil painting may be placed facing sunlight when it has been stored in the dark for loooonnng time and has darkened a bit. But even so, one has to be careful.
Like it was said before, air is the best. And remember that oil paints dry by oxydation and not evaporation. So, circulating air will help to touch-dry but won’t dry your paint thoroughly.
Kind regards,
José
http://www.gogofrog.com/hushcolours/
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February 9th, 2010 at 9:52 pm
try touch dry after 48 hours, may be best to have air circulating through room and warm and dry temperatures, filter air in room if needed, sun may help, yet if direct and very hot may crack warp and damage painting and canvas, if able outdoors, place in warm air heated by sunlight where shaded, and check periodically,
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February 9th, 2010 at 10:40 pm
It can take anywhere from days to months for an oil painting to dry, depending on how much oil was used, how thickly it was applied, and what colors were used (the cadmium colors and titanium white stay wet longer than other colors).
Oil dries by oxidation, not evaporation. It should be in a well ventilated area, but putting it in the wind or sun won’t dry it faster.
I never had a problem with dust settling on a wet painting, but then, I was not deliberately raising dust in the studio. You should avoid things like vaccuuming nearby. I suppose you could set up a kind of loose fabric tent over it, if dust is a problem.
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February 9th, 2010 at 10:57 pm
Unlike water based paints it is hard to increase drying time while using oil paints. Unless you use a certain measure of turpentine with linseed oil your oil painting will dry normally. From my experience it takes two weeks for and oil painting to be dry enough for transportation and it depend on what hues you used. Hues such as whites, yellows, reds, your lighter hues, take longer to dry. If the painting has the majority of these hues in it and another week for drying time, just to be safe.
Sunlight do not help drying time especially when you haven’t prepared it for drying faster. It will probably dry faster with more ventilation than using sunlight.
To prevent dust from attaching itself to a wet oil painting is to clear out an area for your oil painting. Tilt your canvas with the front side facing the wall at an angle where only the edges of your painting are touching the floor and the wall. You may want to put something heavy at the bottom of the canvas to prevent it from sliding. Make sure the area is blocked off so no traffic will bring dust onto your painting. Painting racks are handy if you can afford them.
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February 9th, 2010 at 11:18 pm
Hi,
Sunlight sure isn’t good for pigments.
If sunlight enters into your house and you want to take advantage of its warm (NOT light) then you may place the painting with its BACK to the sunlight.
But not under harsh sunlight and not for long time.
Exceptionally an oil painting may be placed facing sunlight when it has been stored in the dark for loooonnng time and has darkened a bit. But even so, one has to be careful.
Like it was said before, air is the best. And remember that oil paints dry by oxydation and not evaporation. So, circulating air will help to touch-dry but won’t dry your paint thoroughly.
Kind regards,
José
http://www.gogofrog.com/hushcolours/
References :