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Hi!
I have a question. 🙂 I am working on my 3rd PYO and was wondering what everyone else does with drying their PYO. What I mean is, how long do you let it dry in between layers? The other 2 pyos I did were during the winter so I gave them a few days before I would work on them again (I do thin layers of paint, using Liqitex). Now it’s summer and dry. Should I still give my PYO a day to dry before I continue to work on him?
Thanks!!! 😀
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.
Hey there! I have problems with my acrylic paints drying too quickly on me, not too slowly, hah! If you have to wait a long time between coats for things to dry, either you live in a very humid area or you’re putting a lot of paint on in a single coat. Usually I only have to set a piece aside for a minute or two between coats, but it definitely shouldn’t take more than a few hours to dry. I have noticed, however, that drying time slows as you build up paint on a piece. That’s because less paint is soaking into the porous plaster, it seems. Good luck!
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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 find if you let your first layer dry completly then I don’t really have any problems with drying other layers. If it’s really humind drying could take a little longer, maybe an hour or so on the first coat. General rule of thumb, the thicker the paint the longer to dry. Some of the less expensive paints and really old paint can have drying issues as well. Make sure you are not using oil-based paints as those will not dry very quickly either.
I have found that sometimes when I’m putiing the first layer on a PYO that some spots don’t absorb the paint as well as others. I suspect this is due to the the handling prior to painting the first coat 😕 . I figured it may be the oils from your hands that leave little ‘dead spots’ where the paint has a harder time absorbing and drying. I don’t know if anyone has had that problem :shrug: .purpleturtle wrote:I have found that sometimes when I’m putiing the first layer on a PYO that some spots don’t absorb the paint as well as others. I suspect this is due to the the handling prior to painting the first coat 😕 . I figured it may be the oils from your hands that leave little ‘dead spots’ where the paint has a harder time absorbing and drying. I don’t know if anyone has had that problem :shrug: .
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.
Thanks for all your replies!! I haven’t had a problem with drying, I was just asking out of curiosity. I actually paint on the thin side (too thin on PYO #2.) with each PYO I am trying to get better and fine tune my painting job.
I think I read something, possibly in the tutorial about giving paint plenty of time to dry. I also read to try not to handle the PYO excessively before painting as the oils in your fingers get absorbed into the sculpture. LOL, PYO #1, I wore gloves. 🙄
Thank you for all your replies!
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