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Subject: LEFT OVER OIL PAINT

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Joe
Posts:17
05/31/2007 8:10 AM Alert 

I`m new to oil painting and was wondering what most people do with any left over paint after completeing their paintings. Is it ok to store and re-use another day or should it be discarded ?  Thanks for your help
maggie may

Posts:40
06/05/2007 5:08 PM Alert 

Joe you can put plastic wrap over it and put it in the freezer and it will last a long time. If you plan to use it next day or two it will likely last anyway except for umbers and other fast dryers.

You can also mix "mud" with it and prime another canvas.
Margaret
http://art-and-portraits-by-margaret.com
Joe
Posts:17
06/06/2007 10:09 AM Alert 
Maggie, Thanks so much for the information on preserving the oil paint. It was very helpful. I`m self taught and learning as I`m going along. Thanks to the people of this web site, they`ve  helped me more than once...Joe 
Bright
Posts:38
06/13/2007 12:16 PM Alert 
I sometimes start another free form style painting, which may or may not be sketched in. It's fun and I use the
bare minimum paint I would have washed away from the brushes and pallett. Have fun! Bright
http://www.beautywood.com
rannlot
Posts:9
08/01/2007 7:09 PM Alert 
Bright, I agree. The free forem idea is great! I usually have a "starter" canvas going while I'm working on more finsihed pieces. Using up the left over paint on this canvas is a nice way to get color & texture going on an otherwise bank (& daunting) white space.
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