Shellshock
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I know it can take a lifetime to dry on canvas, but what about in thin layers on minis, any idea?
Oil paint drying
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DarkStar
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Usually dry to the touch overnight, ready for dulcote or another layer of oil. You can use a lampbox, lightbox whatever you've got to speed it up to a few hours if you're in a rush. Also, you can add Liquin and such to your paint to make it dry faster, as well as wicking off the oil before use by putting your paint on an absorbent palette.
Furthermore, if you really feel the need for speed you can get some of those heat set oils and a heatgun, although I've never tried it, I've read about others who have.
For me, I just use straight oil and let it dry overnight or longer. Military figure modelers and painters have been using oil paint for decades on their minis and there's a great long history of their use in the hobby and you can't go wrong with their approach and techniques. Every time I've had a question about oil on minis I've searched over at http://www.hfmodeling.com/ and everything is discussed there in great detail on the topic.
Furthermore, if you really feel the need for speed you can get some of those heat set oils and a heatgun, although I've never tried it, I've read about others who have.
For me, I just use straight oil and let it dry overnight or longer. Military figure modelers and painters have been using oil paint for decades on their minis and there's a great long history of their use in the hobby and you can't go wrong with their approach and techniques. Every time I've had a question about oil on minis I've searched over at http://www.hfmodeling.com/ and everything is discussed there in great detail on the topic.
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Shellshock
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Nice one cheers mate. I've used oils as washes for weathering before, just not straight onto a 28mm fig. Overnight sounds good to me.
Shellshock
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Aye, seen alot of work with oils on military figures, sick of acrylics drying mid blend or turning out rushed. Just done a fairly large axe head and I'm really pleased with the smoothness of the gradient, just waiting for it to dry haha 
will be continuing with acrylic parts in the meantime being very careful not to touch the oils or mix them in with nearby parts.
will be continuing with acrylic parts in the meantime being very careful not to touch the oils or mix them in with nearby parts.
freakinacage
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test a little bit first because i did a bust is water soluble oils the other day and it took 3 days to dry
Shellshock
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It's still wet now, not a problem as it's allowed me to correct little bits with fresh eyes today. Managed to paint the rest of the figure and base it up without the wet oil being a problem, once it's dry theres a couple details ontop that need doing but I can wait, got other things I can start. I'll look into a drying medium next time I'm in town, may well be worth picking one up for next time as I don't yet know when this is going to dry haha. Cheers fellas.
I also work with oils on acrylics a lot.
Important to have a good base with acrylic before you went on to the oils.
If you use thin layers of oils, the drying time wont take to long. Don't know how long exactly, but know you don't need to be in a hurry when painting with oils.
The mammoth I am working on right now, is also painted with oils on acrylics!
Best regards,
Eelco
Important to have a good base with acrylic before you went on to the oils.
If you use thin layers of oils, the drying time wont take to long. Don't know how long exactly, but know you don't need to be in a hurry when painting with oils.
The mammoth I am working on right now, is also painted with oils on acrylics!
Best regards,
Eelco
Shawn R. L.
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Have a good protected storage place for the mini while you're waiting for it to dry. Such long drying time can make it a dust magnet. Get that on it and your nice paint job is screwed.
