![]() The medium that I use seems to be the great “leveler” in that it causes most colors to seek a happy medium (no pun intended) of drying time. I’ve not had drying problems with any Black in the Grumbacher Pretested paint. My slowest driers among the colors seem to be Cadmium Yellow Light, and several reds, but nothing that didn’t dry within about 5 days at the most. It remains open on my palette all day, but dries overnight on the canvas, or within the following day. I avoid alkyd mediums primarily because of their rapid drying times, and their affect upon traditional oil paint, and instead I use a mix of traditional ingredients (drying oils, solvents, and resins) in my painting medium. I use Grumbacher Pretested Oil Paint for nearly all my work, and among the colors are Ivory Black, Mars Black, and Lamp Black, which I use quite interchangeably, and I’ve never had drying problems or issues with any of them, either when mixed with other colors, or alone. Remaining “tacky”, “sticky” “gummy” long after the usual drying time has elapsed seems to go with the territory. I avoid water-related oil paint primarily because of so many complaints that I’ve heard from many who have used it, and for about the same reason that you are mentioning–drying problems. the painting truly does belong in a show. I am very sorry to learn about your drying problem. Help appreciated! I will be rather put out if I can’t enter this painting into the show…įirst, your painting is quite striking, and very well painted. The ground is acrylic, and I used no medium in the painting at all. I use Windsor and Newton watersolubles, but I do not use water with them, I used them straight out of the tube. Is there anything I can do to help the paint in this small area dry faster? I have already tried scraping what I could off and going over the top with another colour (this time Payne’s grey, which isn’t as dark but is my usual black substitute, and better than nothing) but the situation still doesn’t look good, and in any case it isn’t drying anywhere near as fast as it normally does. I wanted this painting to be framed up and ready for July-time, for a show. I have used no mediums in any of these cases, and since it has only happened with this one colour, I am wondering if there is something up with the paint in the tube itself? What could be causing this? I have never had this problem with any other colour. ![]() ![]() ![]() I last used paint from this tube of lamp black earlier this year, and it took a good two months to dry to the touch – on one piece it actually still seems to leave pigment on my finger if I apply pressure. However the paint seems to be staying very tacky and doesn’t look like drying any time soon. I have just finished a painting of a peacock and one of the last things I did was finish the eye with some lamp black. ![]()
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