Oil Paints Question

Joe Friday

Joe Friday

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I have a decoy that i started to paint, and decided to use oil paints from a tube, rather than cheap acrylics...but the oil doesn't seem to be drying...

...what am i doing wrong? I've never used oil paints before.

any thoughts or input?
 
As Lee said they can take a while. That can be a day, several days and even many days depending on the paint. Even my weird water soluble oils can be blended for a couple days at times. It take a little getting use to after using acrylics.

Tim
 
As Lee said they can take a while. That can be a day, several days and even many days depending on the paint. Even my weird water soluble oils can be blended for a couple days at times. It take a little getting use to after using acrylics.

Tim
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How do you like the water soluble oils? Wonder how they would hold up on decoys?

Thanks,
Lee
 
Lee,
So far so good. I don't know how well it will hold up on decoys but I had some dry on the palate and it was tough getting it off. Once cured it is suppose to be the same as any other oil paints. I'm going to try it on a smaller decoy here in a few weeks just to see how it goes on for me.

I sure do like it a lot that I can use water to thin and clean up.

Tim
 
Joe,

Oil paints need a drying agent added to speed up the oxidation process within the paint. Some colors can take weeks to dry and curing can take months. I like to use Grumbacher's Cobalt Drier to help speed the process. You can get it at art stores, online, or most craft stores. Remember, this is only one method used in oil painting - the allure is no one method is perfect! Good luck and enjoy painting.
 
What color did you use?

Cobalt is nice for sure I like it with a touch of Liquin just to make the paint nice and soft.

You can also use a touch of turpenoid or turpentine or add a touch of your earthy colors that dry quicker
 
I have used lamp oil or kerosene with tube oils and they dry over night but I have found that tube oils need quite a long time to cure after drying
 
I agree with the others on the cobalt dryer and you only need a drop to mix with your paint. You can also mix alkyds in with your regular oil paints which helps speed up the drying time considerably.
 
Thank you, everyone for the replies and information. I think i am learning a good bit about these paints. i do like them, though.

Best wishes to all.
 
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