A couple of questions regarding oil paints...

[yellowcat]

The best way to speed up the drying time for oil paint is to mix a touch of quick drying color to slow drying color. For example, add a touch of Umber to Cadmium Red, this will speed up the drying time considerably without changing much of the tone at all and a natural velvet finish.

 

[zane666]

Yellowcat, how do you define a fast drying oil to a slow drying oil?

zane

 

[garyhiggins]

Hi Inigo, fast drying oil paints are what Winsor and Newton market as Griffin Alkyds. They are oils using a synthetic binder which has the benefits of drying faster, (about the same time as enamels), all colours dry at the same rate, they have a tendency to dry more matt than traditional oils, there is only one grade- artist, and because the binder is synthetic they dont go dull!
These are the benefits, obviously thee must be some downside, but I never found it? They sell them in Hobbycraft as fast drying oils in reasonably priced starter packs, so you might find them of some use.
Best wishes, Gary.

 

[taff edwards]

Cheers Gary
Learn something every day
Cheers Chris

 

[zane666]

Thanks for that Gary.
Zane