Paint dry time

[jknaus]

Hi there hope you all had a very pleasant Christmas day. I started painting my Grenadier today and whether right or wrong I started with the red jacket. I did my shadows in a darker red and my highlights in a red and yellow mix. Its very subdued but I think it looks okay. My question is, how long before I start the white? I went over the lines in a couple of places with the red and don't want it to bleed into the white so is there a drying time or other prep I must do? I'm using Windsor Newton oils. Thanks in advance for your guidance.
James

 

[megroot]

James,
I use a drybox. here is something familliar. It brings the drying time off oils back to 4 - 5 hours, depending on the Watts you using for the bulbs.
http://www.planetfigure.com/forums/showthread.php?t=22747&highlight=drybox

Marc

 

[Tommi]

Hi James

I use a dry box as well but nothing as elaborate as the one in the above link. Its made of MDF with a slot in door, lined with Turkey foil to reflect the heat and a 40w bulb, it works just fine. If I put the figure in the box in the evening then its ready to paint again by the following evening, it also gives a matt finish to the paint.

Cherrs
Tommi

 

[Roc]

When ever my wife lets me, I put my figure in the oven at a warm temperature of 140 degrees Fahrenheits over night.
Albeit it might sound strange, it does work for me.

Cheers
Roc

 

[theseeker]

I am fortunate to have a nice paintbooth (from paintboothbob) with 100 watt bulbs and a strong exhaust fan. It dries oil paints within 12 hours and all others within minutes.

My wife would never let me use the oven!

 

[P GREEN]

Drying times

Hi James for drying oil some times I will drop a little liquin from Winsor Newton or Grumbacher 1 can cut down drying times . I also use a crock pot for drying my figures set on low or warm never on high ( accidental ended up with a poste mil blob) Got mine from that wal place for about 25.00 ! other thing you can do is to put your paint on a piece card stock or even heary open grain paper to pull the oil out.

Beat of luck
Paul

 

[brian]

When ever my wife lets me, I put my figure in the oven at a warm temperature of 140 degrees Fahrenheits over night.
Albeit it might sound strange, it does work for me.

Cheers
Roc

I too use the oven,but another successful way is place the figure about 2 to 3 inches away from a table lamp ,as it too can generate a lot of heat
Brian

 

[PJ Deluhery]

Hey guys, not to be a wet blanket here, but I would not put oil paints in the same places or untensils that I use for food. As the figure dries the oils can give off vapors that might contaminate your food later. Many of the oil colors are toxic - Cadmium, Titanium, etc. While the contamination might be small at any one time, it could build up in your body - and those of your family!. So, play it safe and use a separate way to dry your figures. I use a crock pot that is used only for figures. After 10 years, the clear cover is covered with god-knows-what kind of gooey deposits. A dry box is easy to build and also good way to go - even placing under a good bulb will do the job - just takes a little longer.

 

[Roc]

Pat my friend, you are so right, using the oven to dry figures is not a good thing. Fumes emitted from the oil paints can cause free radicals in the body that can lead to cancer.
Thanks for bringing it to our attention, I will definitely stop using the oven.

Cheers
Roc

 

[PJ Deluhery]

Thanks, Roc. I want to keep meeting you at shows for a very long time.