Answer (1 of 4): You can use it right now, as gooey and wet as it is. I usually do, and gently form it into a flat blob that settles into the little pan. Don’t worry about “drying it”. That will happen naturally when you don’t paint with it for awhile. It will just dry naturally in the air. You w
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