Re: What am I doing wrong? 638 by Sedona on 06/19/01 at 6:42 PM
Re: What am I doing wrong?

In Reply to: What am I doing wrong? posted by Rob Wallis on 05/31/01 at 6:10 PM:

: Hi. I'm painting a landscape with some rocks in the foreground. I put on one layer, let it dry, then add a new layer, which seems to give it some depth. The first part of the rocks worked out fine, but suddenly it just looks all blurry, like the layers are blending. Is it possible that the paint isn't drying, even after 3 days? It HAS been in the 100s here, if that makes a difference. Please help!

I paint layers all the time after only a day or two of drying time with my Oils. Master Painter Joseph Sheperd talks about this in his books. I know some painters like to wait for long periods for the layers to dry, but it depends a lot on the paint you are using, the method, and how thick the paint is applied. If the paint is impasto, very thick, it very well could take a lot of time to dry. If you add a little Liquin to the paint, it will speed up the drying time dramaticly. Also, using too much turpentine over/on the paint that is not quite set yet will almost undoubtedly cause "blurring."



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Hi. I'm painting a landscape with some rocks in the foreground. I put on one layer, let it dry, then add a new layer, which seems to give it some depth. The first part of the rocks worked out fine, but suddenly it just looks all blurry, like the layers are blending. Is it possible that the paint isn't drying, even after 3 days? It HAS been in the 100s here, if that makes a difference. Please help! : I paint layers all the time after only a day or two of drying time with my Oils. Master Painter Joseph Sheperd talks about this in his books. I know some painters like to wait for long periods for the layers to dry, but it depends a lot on the paint you are using, the method, and how thick the paint is applied. If the paint is impasto, very thick, it very well could take a lot of time to dry. If you add a little Liquin to the paint, it will speed up the drying time dramaticly. Also, using too much turpentine over/on the paint that is not quite set yet will almost undoubtedly cause "blurring."

 
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