Oil paint glazes can take up to a week to dry.
Paint glazes make opaque paint colors translucent. While there are different ways to make paint glazes, some work better than others do. For example, you can make paint glazes using acrylic paint and water, but this technique will result in glazes that dry within minutes and are hard to work with. Using a commercial paint extender to make your painting glaze will delay the drying time of the glaze and make it easier to work with.
Instructions
Make Acrylic Paint Glaze
1. Pour a quarter-size puddle of acrylic paint onto your disposable palette.
2. Pour a dime-size amount of acrylic paint extender next to the acrylic paint.
3. Use a stylus to mix the extender into the puddle of acrylic paint. The painting glaze is the right consistency when the paint has the appearance and consistency of ink.
Make Oil Paint Glaze
4. Pour out a dime-size puddle of oil paint onto your disposable palette.
5. Pour an equal amount of oil paint blending and glazing medium directly into the puddle of oil paint. Oil glazes should be mixed at a ratio of 1:1.
6. Use a palette knife to mix the oil paint blending and glazing medium into the oil paint. Keep mixing and adding extender until the oil paint becomes translucent.
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