Acrylic paint is a safe option when it comes to fine art. Oil paints and turpentine can be dangerous materials to use, but acrylics are water-based and come out of brushes and other materials easily. In thin coats, acrylic paint dries very quickly, sometime within a few minutes, but if you need to speed up the process, you can dry acrylics in a few easy steps.
Step 1
Plug the hairdryer into an outlet near the painting you wish to dry.
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Step 2
Hold the hairdryer 12 to 18 inches away from the surface of the painting and turn it on low.
Step 3
Sweep the hairdryer over the painting's surface until the entire painting has been exposed to the heat. Depending on the size of the painting, this should take no longer than a minute.
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