Hi All;
First a very huge caveat; these tests were unscientific and there is lots of
room for error (and even some room for mistakes
).
I made a number of color swatches and lightly touched them (in different areas)
after 1, 2, 3 and 4 days to see if they were dry. One of the biggest areas for
inconsistencies was variation in the thickness of the paint application. There
is a lot of data and I'm just putting a summary of it here. I'm also working on
a spreadsheet to give a more complete presentation of the data and will put
that on my web site. I'll post on this thread when I get that done.
Cobra Paints: 21 colors tested; average dry-to-light-touch time 2.4 days.
Artisan paints: 11 colors tested; average dry-to-light-touch time for nine
colors, 3.2 days (two were not dry after 4 days).
Duo Aqua paints: 6 colors tested; three averaged 3 days to dry, three were not
dry after 4 days.
H2Oils: 3 colors tested; one dry in four days, two not dry after 4 days.
Obviously there were not enough tests of the Duo Aquas or H2Oils to give
meaningful results. As well as testing drying times, my tests were made to
compare colors across brands, especially for those colors in my palette. I also
made the same tests with white added to the pure tube colors. The results for
the latter will be included in the spreadsheets. I'm still evaluating the data
and I will likely make some additional tests. I'll post my test conclusions
(and any resulting changes in my palette) in this topic.
I look forward to seeing others' comments on their experiences with drying
times and brand color comparisons.
Okay, I tried to include some summary data, but can't get the formatting to
work
. Rather than spend more time on
this, I'm going to turn to the spreadsheet for the web site. More soon!
Regards,