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Jun 06, 2008
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by: Anonymous

The key difference between Water Mixable Oil color and conventional oil is its ability to mix and clean up with soap and water. The use of hazardous solvents is not necessary. There is a wide arrangement of colors, thinners, mediums made to go with the h20 oil paints.

I found the usual Drying time for h20 oil paints:
two days > prussian blue, umbers
around 5 days > greens, siennas, tat. white, black
around 5 or more days > alizarin crimson, cadmiums

You can blend when wet; make washes over dry; and paint over what is already dried. You can use acrylics for underpainting. you can add conventional oil on top (but you have to have solvents to clean) and this will greatly add to the drying time.

Mar 06, 2008
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by: Susan

I also just started using them and found them amazing and also, as you mentioned, much more kid and family friendly. They do seem to take a long while to dry so must plan accordingly I suppose. Good luck!

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