Water mixable oil paints?

Has anyone used water soluble oil paints as their washes?

We have several pets so normal oil paints are off the table for me. I've tried water colors, but they have a couple problems - they clean up TOO easily (I find I remove too much pigment when trying to clean them) and their colors are a little off (kind of chalky.) For the last several years, my go-to has been home-made miracle washes. They work as well as any store-bought wash I've tried, but I'm trying to find something that requires less cleanup without reliance on pin-point application.

Something like this: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001QTNCJ0/ref=ox_sc_act_title_23?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00FEY4W6U/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=A3DWYIK6Y9EEQB&psc=1

Posted Sep 8, 2016, 3:01 AM UTC

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redpiano•10 yr. ago

I have heard of them, I encourage you to pick up a tube and try them and report back.

iamthepandaofdoom•10 yr. ago

I've tried some water mixable oils, the W&N Artisan stuff you linked, albeit not as a wash. They did indeed appear to perform pretty much like standard oil paints but the cleanup was so much simpler cos you can just wash your brushes out with water. The only thing I wouldn't be certain of is if they performed the same for washing if you dilute with water vs some proper oil thinner so you may have to try that. In the end I gave up with them and stuck to acrylics though, couldn't deal with the absurd drying times and I didn't seem to get much smoother blends although maybe that would have improved with practice.

VexinatorOP•10 yr. ago

Thanks for the feedback.

I had noticed that the drying times are extremely long. It would be wonderful if there was a product like this - i.e. non-toxic, easy to clean - that took an hour or two to dry, rather than minutes (for acrylics) or days (for oils.) A middle ground where you can leisurely clean things up and continue working. Even a single day's delay wouldn't be a significant problem for me as I tend to have about a half-dozen models on the go at any given time.