Has anyone tried 'wet-on-wet' oil painting? If so, how long does it take the completed

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Ritaah

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painting to dry? I've watched videos of this style of painting and, although many tips are given about which brushes and paints are needed etc., I've never heard mention how long it will take the painting to dry. As there will be several layers of paint in some areas I assume it could take some time. I've never used oil paints before so don't know the basics. Could anyone help please?
 
oil paint can take anywhere from 2 days to 2 weeks to dry depending on pigments used and whether any additives(mediums) have been used also ambient temperature and humidity
 
Depending on the number of layers and how thick you apply the paint it will take literally weeks, possibly even over a month. I once saw a piece of this kind where the artist had literally squeezed the paint straight out of the tube onto the canvas, so in places the paint came 2 or 3 inches out from the canvas. I asked him how long it took to dry and he said he'd been advised to leave it for 2 months to be sure.
Assuming you're not going to go quite this far, I'd leave it around a month. But definately don't touch it to check it's dry!
 
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