About Oil Paints

Oil paints are very highly regarded in the artist community and one of the most flexible forms of painting.

Oil paint gives a lushness and depth of color that is unmatched by any other medium. Oil paint takes a long time to dry, but the results are incredible. Oil based paints can be blended, which is an added benefit when you are trying to achieve certain colors.

Oil paints are known for being long lasting and holds their color  for a long time.Oil paints dry to the touch within two weeks, and are generally dry enough to be varnished in six months to a year. It may take years for a painting to dry completely. Oil paint is made up of pigment, binder and a solvent. The pigment is the color and is usually a powder. The binder in oil paint is the linseed oil and the solvent can be a variety of things, but most often it is turpentine or mineral spirits.

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