I've only worked w/ oil paints and wanted to know if I could use them to paint a mural on the wall.?

I really enjoy using oil and am very framiliar w/ it, I want this to last. But everything I see on murals is done w/ Acrylic paints. Is there a reason for this or is this just the best medium to use?I've only worked w/ oil paints and wanted to know if I could use them to paint a mural on the wall.?
Everyone makes good points, but as an interior designer I can tell why our preference is for latex or acrylic. If the client desires to ever change back to paint (latex house paint, for example) you've created a nighmare using oils. With acrylics, you simply prime and re-paint the wall. Using oils means that the wall must either be re-painted with oil based paint (which most homeowners don't like to do because of the lasting fumes) or you have to strip off the oil paint used for the mural or scuff coat the wall with drywall or joint compound which makes the process longer and more expensive.I've only worked w/ oil paints and wanted to know if I could use them to paint a mural on the wall.?
I was an airbrush artist and I used latex paint but I studied the works of Boris Vallejo and using his methods, yes, you can use oils but not with the linseed oil to thin it. You need to use mineral spirits in stead. It does just as good as linseed oil but it dries over night or as little as three hours. The one reason for using acrylics is the drying time and the mineral spirits will cut your drying time when using oil paints.





You can really thank Boris for that info.
This choice is mostly a low sheen of personal preference, but it may help to make your choice based on the advantages each type of paint offers. Quality interior acrylic paints provide better long-term flexibility and resistance to cracking and chipping. They also tend to resist yellowing with age in areas protected from sunlight. They emit less odour, clean up with water and are not flammable. Oil-based paints offer superior one-coat hiding and better adhesion to difficult surfaces such as those not thoroughly cleaned. Oil-based paints allow for greater 'opentime' or length of time the paint may be brushed before it sets; and superior resistance to 'blocking' or face-to-face sticking and abrasion, once cured.