How do i get my oil painting to dry? i painted it 2 days ago and it is still wet.?

That is the way oil paint is.... Even when it feels somewhat dry to touch... it still needs time to dry more. Can be weeks or even months if you paint very thick.


There are mediums in the art store to quicken the drying time... but you use mix them with the paint when you are painting. I personally don't like them... they interfere with the nature of oil paint.


If you want a quick drying paint. switch to acylic... If you prefer oil paint.. that's the way it is.How do i get my oil painting to dry? i painted it 2 days ago and it is still wet.?
Oil painting is designed to dry over a long period (3 or 4 days) of time. The great thing about oil painting is that the painter can go back and re paint, touch up or paint over a mistake if He/She needs toHow do i get my oil painting to dry? i painted it 2 days ago and it is still wet.?
Welcome to the wonderful world of oil painting. Some colors can stay wet for MONTHS!





You can't speed the drying at this point. You could have mixed a little cobalt dryer with your painting medium, but sometimes that causes the paint skin to shrivel. The only thing putting it outside in the sun will accomplish is that bugs may fly into it and get stuck. I would suggest putting it up on a shelf, or somewhere in a well-ventilated room where you won't have to brush up against it. Keep your cat away from it too. :D Eventually it will be dry enough to handle.





Rule of thumb---the brown, black, blue, and green oil colors are usually ';leaner'; (less oil in them) and will be dry to the touch in a few days. The reds and yellows, especially the cadmium colors, can take a LOT longer. Especially if you mixed in a lot of oil while painting.
Oil paintings do take very very long to dry, due to this I've always opted to paint with acrylics. Plus acrylics are easier to clean up afterward and are less expensive.





Just be patient : )
by painting in the nude
Depending on manufacturer. Some cure faster than others. About two or three weeks it should be set green. It will slowly cure to hard during the longer period of time.





I used Art Spectrum Oils, only available from Australia. 3 0r 4 days green cure has already started.
depending where you live I have found that if you can put your painting outside in direct sunlight it drys quicker. Especially right now that it is summer. This may affect the paint in that if the paint is thick the underlining layers may still be wet but it will aide in helping you move the painting around more easily from one spot to another.
I have seen some oil paint colors, especially white, take as long as six months to dry.





However... you can force oil paint to dry by spraying with pastel (the colored chalks) fixative, available at any art or crafts store. This will cause a chemical reaction that WILL dry the paint much faster, but may result in the paint becoming so chalky it could rub off. If this happens, when the painting is completely dry, spray with damar varnish, also available at any art supply store. That varnish will help seal the paint.





You could also put a the painting in front of a fan for a few days, or put the artwork in a warm window with direct sunlight. For the longevity of your work, these two are preferable to the pastel fixature.