Drying Paint on PYOs

Hmm, I’ve never really had an issue with drying; Usually I am trying to make my paint dry slower! As soon as there are no shiny surfaces where you just painted on your PYO it should be good to go. Try experimenting on paper by brushing on different thicknesses you lay on your PYO, then touch them every 5-10 min and you’ll develop a sense of knowing when it’s dry.

Likewise, I don’t usually have problems with slow paint drying times. But I use really thin layers and am still diluting my paints with water, which I’m sure dries faster than GAC 100 would. The PYO sucks up moisture like a little sponge during the basecoating, and by the time I’ve gotten to where I’m glazing colors and starting on details like banding and spotting, I move so slowly that the paint still dries fairly well. 🙄 Often I don’t have more than a vague idea of what the color scheme will be, so I end up spending a fair amount of time staring at the PYO. Which adds time for it to dry. Silver lining! 😆

When it comes time for final touch-ups and I’m using thicker paint, then I try to give each area at least fifteen minutes to dry before adding more paint. Sometimes that’s not long enough. :/ And before I clear-coat the PYO, I like to wait at least two days–sometimes a week–so that it has lots of time for residual moisture to leave the paint. So far this has worked out well. 🙂

I’ve not really had a problem like this, but I do remember something being mentioned about trying to handle the unpainted PYOs as little as possible before you start painging them in the PYO tutorial. I make sure to throughly wash my hands with soap and water before I ever start painting a PYO (or doing other crafts for that matter). That way there is less “dirt” to come in contact with it meaning it says cleaner throughout the process.