I’ve been using winton artist oils, I think they’re pretty much the same as windsor and newton tubes. Anyways, I use them for most of my weathering…dot method for streaks, sponge method for chipping, and thinned with mineral spirits for washes…however, it takes FOREVER for them to dry! when I do chipping with them, I can still smear the chips after about 3 days. I love the effects they can produce, but is there any way to speed up drying time?? Thanks!
hey Ian[:)]-- try using ‘turpenoid’ (not turpentine) and a hair dryer–can do washes or pin washes and filters very quickly – tupenoid dries pretty quick-- lots faster than enamel reducer or white spirits or mineral spirits–i have done washes this way and had them died and ready for another coat or color in a half an hour or so-- if you leave the artist oils thicker it will take a little longer-- such as chips using a scuff pad-, but turpenoid and hair dryer work great for me— tread[8D]
[tup] Yes, but PATIENCE is the key. Gives you time to fix mistakes and think [%-)] on other aspects of your build.
But if you must… go to the hobbyshop and ask for Grumbacher’s Japan Drier and follow the directions on the bottle.
Steve
Yeah Ian–never use them straight from the tube. Even when I do the chippping with them, I cut them with mineral spirits.
The other thing you might want to consider is that if you use “Future”, you’re probably losing the ability of the undercoat to draw out the medium. When I do my oilstuffs, I never even bother to seal the acrylics underneath; this also lets the spirits or whatever medium involved to leach into the base, and speeds dry-time. Might want to try it on a test model and see if you get the desired results. I suspect that that might be a large part of it…