Do you really think that oil painting is bad for your health?

Toxic for the system? What system anyway? And dangerous for brain and health?


Give some reasonable and rational answer base on your knowledge and experience.Do you really think that oil painting is bad for your health?
I just answered a question regarding this - please see the link below.





Oil painting itself is not hazardous - but the misuse of solvents can lead to over-sensitivity with allergic reactions.





An artist friend of mine passed away a few years back from cancer - he adamantly blamed his illness on the use of lead-based paint. Only true Flake White paint contains lead... so don't use it.





Other heavy metals contained in paint (pigments such as Cadmium, Cobalt, Manganese) have long-term health hazards, but only if you actually consume large quantities of them. The molecules are very large and do not have the ability to pass through the skin, nor can they become airborne while in wet paint form. The solution is pretty simple - don't eat your paint, and don't sand it down with sandpaper.





Use caution with your solvents - keep your jars closed when not using them, wear gloves when you do. Even solvents labeled ';non-toxic'; are suspect, including the orange-oil solvents - which apparently contain d-limonene, a non-drying oil (not great to mix with paint) and which I understand is used as a pesticide.





Above all - happy painting!





http://ca.answers.yahoo.com/question/ind鈥?/a>Do you really think that oil painting is bad for your health?
Good ventilation is extremely important if you are using oil paints. Also, put used rags in a metal trashcan type container. They can spontaneously combust. Report Abuse

Wait! I paint, I had no idea it was bad for my health!
yes.





I know an art restorer who was pregnant and continued to work with oil pants during her term. The baby came out with flippers and a crazy attitude.





Now the child is 24 and breaks things with his enormous head.
Here is a list of chemicals known to the state of CA to cause cancer, birth defects, and other health calamities. It is a long list - 18 pages of it...





Many of these chemicals are included in oil based paints and thinners. Look for an MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) for any products you handle.





The second link is a list is of art supplies that are too hazardous to be used in grades K-6 in CA.
not unless u lick it
I love to paint in oils. But I think you need to use some common sense here. I've never had any problem with the paints themselves. But with the thinner or linseed oil used to thin them.They have have given me a headache from time to time if I don't take a break. Some people may have a problem breathing the vapors into their lungs but,I've never had any problems with it Read the precautions on the back of the thinner bottle(can) if you use it to thin your paint and for your clear up. ...and paint in a well ventilated area.
No. Unless you eat the oil paint.
do we supposedly eat oil paintings?





no, i don't think it affects health by looking at it.
The solids in the oil-based paint are kept suspended by a number of chemicals that are organic solvents. The solvents commonly used in oil-based paints include mineral spirits (naphtha), toluene, xylene, and other petroleum distillate solvents. Oil-based paints are sometimes called Alkyd paints. ';Alkyd'; refers to the resin type that is used in the paint. so its bad
much of the products used for oil painting do enter the body through the skin. yes, they can be harmful. immune, circulatory, and nervous system, read the labels on linseed and other supplies, including the paints. i suggest using orange-oil, available at hobby-lobby and like stores, even some department stores and paint supply. ORANGE OIL, not orange cleaner. use it in place of some oils to thin, flow or clean. i am a canary, i paint. orange oil has been a miracle substance for me. buy it in the big bottle though. it's not expensive.
cadmium colors contain carcinogens. one does not have to ingest oil paint to experience harmful effects. the skin will absorb the paints as well. wear latex gloves. most ill effects from paint are due to carelessnes. wash your hands before you eat or smoke. many of the old masters lived to be old and they were using lead and cadmium based oil paints.
Not if you paint on terpentine coating.