Ship varnished paintings with nothing touching the surface. Unpack the paintings as soon as they get to their destination. You can also place plastic push-pins at each corner of one of the paintings to put some additional space between the paintings. Place your paintings face-to-face with wax paper or with non-stick baking paper between them. Dry to the touch, you can easily smear it with your finger if you press too hard. Here are a few suggestions.Ī “fresh painting” is one that has skinned over. Traveling with art supplies is one challenge. Keep your paints cool to reduce separation. But storing oil colors in hot cars and trunks will increase the stress on the paints and can cause more oil to separate from the pigment. Oil colors traditionally throw a little oil over the life of the tube. The viscosity of oil colors is much lower (paints are more fluid) when they get hot. Many of us travel in cars and leave our paints and supplies in the oven-like trunks. Summer heatĪnother issue is the effect of summer heat on oil colors. We also make a Mediums Set with TSA-friendly 2 oz bottles so you can find the one or combination that is best for your painting style. If you want a paper copy, please contact us. Information on painting mediums is also available in our Mediums Guide. More information on painting mediums can be found in Painting Mediums and Finding Your Happy Medium. If this is still not enough working time, as above, make a medium by mixing Gamsol and Stand oil in equal parts. If you prefer a higher viscosity medium like Galkyd, add 10% Stand oil to Galkyd to increase the working time. If this still does not give you enough working time, try the slowest of slow dry mediums: mix Gamsol and Poppy Oil (or Safflower Oil) in equal parts. If you use a low viscosity medium like Galkyd Lite, try Galkyd Slow Dry. If you need more working time, and you are using a quick drying medium like Galkyd or Galkyd Lite then switch to a slower drying medium. A great advantage for those who want to speed up the painting process, heat may be a disadvantage for those who are used to a longer open time. Solvents and the solvent in painting mediums evaporate more quickly. Oil painting materials are products of the natural world so they are tremendously responsive to temperature and humidity. Here’s an example from Lori Putnam:Īlways make sure caps are screwed on tightly. Put the SDS and a sign inside your luggage. If your luggage is inspected, it is helpful for TSA to have information about the materials. Insure the package and pay for a delivery receipt. Remember to specify “ground transportation” service. Using the US Postal Service, artists can ship materials to most places in the world. If not, ship art materials ahead by ground transportation. Shipping materialsĬheck to see if you can purchase mediums and solvents at your destination (visit our Store Locator for a list of our retail partners). However, all liquids, pastes, and gels in carry-on baggage are limited to 100-ml (3.4oz) containers at the TSA security checkpoint. Show them the SDS and explain that you are going on a painting holidayĪccording to the FAA, there is no limit to how many oil colors you travel with. Put them in your suitcase and check your luggage
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Visit FAA’s Pack Safe – Artists Paints for more information. Gamsol has a flash point of 144 degrees F. Artists grade oil colors are based on vegetable oil with a flash point above 550 degrees F. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) defines “flammable liquids” as those with a flash point 140 degrees F or below. (I have even heard of acrylics and watercolors not allowed on airplanes because they were described as “paints.”) Tell them that they are “‘artist’s colors made from vegetable oil.” The word “PAINT” is a hot-button issue with them. When security asks, “What are these?” never say oil paints. What to say/not say to TSAĪrtist’s oil colors contain no solvents so they are not hazardous. I have been flying with oil painting materials for 25 years and have logged about 400,000 miles with my paints. Many artists contact us with questions about the best ways to take art materials on aircraft.
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