I have a week and a half to creat and oil painting masterpiece?

Any tips/hits would be very much appreciated, and I'm rather worried about drying time! How can I speed up drying time? I have oils, thinners, brushes, canvas, a sketch and limited time- Help!I have a week and a half to creat and oil painting masterpiece?
My hint is to paint a subject your intreasted in.I have a week and a half to creat and oil painting masterpiece?
Get a japan drier and mix it with your oil paints.use it like thinners or linseed oil. japan drier accelerates drying time for oil paints.
Use a lucigram on the work or square it off if you don't have access to a lucigram. Paint in real thin layers. As thin as you can make it. Paint does not dry, it oxidizes. The thinner the layer, then the quicker the curing time. Add Japan drier minimally as this drier will distort the colour of your pigments if over used.


Squaring the work is common amongst the old masters as it saves a lot of time reproducing the cartoon. If they had lucigrams back then they would have used those instead.


Work in a closed off area with no distractions and do not take a break without at least two and a half hours work completed. The break should be about twenty minutes and no more than thirty minutes. Then get back to the work for another two and a half hours. Repeat these work hours about four times a day for maximum results. If you have other responsibilities then on a daily basis work at least two shifts of two and a half hours. Work the painting in this manner and before you know it the work is done and there's a half a week left before the dead line and most of the work is already cured. The remaining three days should be enough to let the rest of the oils cure well enough for transportation.


All the best to you.
If you are not great at painting do some abstract art - shapes, different colours...
Stop asking questions on here, and get on with it.
well if you are worried just use a very , very fast fan and sick back and relax =D
Either use alkyd oils or acrylic paint. Regular oil paint won't be properly dry for months.
Thick or thin it is all about the style, expression, expression!! A painting that can reveal story, could be any thing, land scaping,people, city scenary. to me I like activity painting for example, busy street, war, adventure sailing and so on.
stop wasting time then
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well whatever you're interested in. my uncle became the national artist painting the staff where his passion is.. PEOPLE for realistic art.
If you need it that quickly use acrylics rather than oils as oils will never dry in time. Also, if using oils, you have to leave it about 6 months before varnishing! Acrylics can give a similar effect.