Sound familiar ? Of course it does ! In the wild, we build debris shelters and snow caves. We minimize the size of the shelter so we can warm up the shelter with our own body heat. How does insulation work? Heat flows naturally from a warmer to a cooler space.
Satin paint usually takes about 2-4 hours to dry, but if you are recoating, then it will take 8 hours.
Waiting for a painting to dry thoroughly is less of an issue with acrylics than it is with oils (some experts say you should allow at least six months). If you want to even out the gloss on a not-yet-dry oil painting, use retouch varnish.y Tips on Varnishing a Painting. I used to find varnishing stressful as it is possible to muck it up. My fear was that I'd accidentally go over some varnish that had started to dry and cause it to go cloudy (and acrylic varnish dries very rapidly in a hot climate !).