Making oil paint last longer out of the tube?

~WhoMax Aug 7, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Have any tips and/or tricks on how to make oil paint last longer when it is out of the tube?

I have been painting with oil paints but I find that I'm wasting a lot of paint as it only lasts about four days when out on a glad-wrap wrapped plastic plate.

Any help is appreciated.

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~Phenomi Aug 8, 2012 Student Traditional Artist

I've not used oil paint, but when I was using guache and needed to save paint, placing it in a small container with seran wrap over it worked just fine for me.

~CinderBlockStudios Aug 8, 2012 Professional Traditional Artist

4 days? My oils always lasted like a month!

Consider you're environment that you paint in. If it's more humid in the room the paint won't dry as fast. Also you could consider getting a palette with a lid rather than just some wrapping.

~WhoMax Aug 8, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Lucky, haha!

That's a fair point, thanks

~WilWhalen Aug 7, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

I do the freezer trick, but I also spritz a bit of turpentine onto the paint/palate before I cover it. Seems to keep the moisture level up a little bit in the paint.

~WhoMax Aug 8, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

I see, thanks for that.

~SometimesIsing Aug 7, 2012

i heard that oil paint is a chemical oxidization or something so keeping it out of heat (slows chemical reaction) and with no oxygen is good. (like a freezer like jersey said)

*jerseycajun Aug 7, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

Covered, of course.

*jerseycajun Aug 7, 2012 Professional Digital Artist

I used to put my palette in the freezer if it was going to be a while before I got back to it. Seemed to work well enough for me.

~WhoMax Aug 7, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Ah, I'll be sure to try that, thanks

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