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Water-soluble Oil paint vs. Alkyd Oil Paint ?

Can someone clear up for me the differences between Alkyd oil and water-soluble oils?. Odor is a highly important factor as well as drying time, and how long it will take until I may varnish the piece properly. I do not wish to wait 7 months to varnish a piece (as I've been told with the WS kind), and at the same time would prefer not to kill my parrot (or anyone else) with toxic fumes.

Both oil types I'm interested in are ..
Winsor & Newton Griffin Alkyd Oils
Winsor & Newton Water-mixable Oils

I also wanted to note that my studio is also my typical sleeping area, bizarre or not. Would drying oil paintings in the area release too much toxic fumes to be safe (in terms of my personal health) overnight until I can ventilate the area again in the morning?. Do alkyds or water-soluble oil paints do this?. Which is safer?. I'm in the transition period of making painting my full time job, and in turn, have devoted quite a bit to art nowadays.

its not the oil paints that cause the toxics fumes as is the acetone and thinners used for the oil paints. of course the oil paints are longer lasting for color, etc. but you'll be dead long before you need to worry about the colors fading. lol lol

Rushing Branch Creek at sunset - Winsor & Newton Water Mixable Oil Paint - Gary Garrett painting Oil on Canvas panel Demo

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