This colour gets its brown tinge from a tiny percentage of iron oxide that has not been refined from the rutile ore in making Titanium white. Next to white or other light colours, it looks like raw linen. Alongside dark colours, it can be a sedate whiteness that does not pop. Unbleached titanium is a single pigment off-white colour.
Pigment Composition: PW6-Titanium White
This colour gets its brown tinge from a tiny percentage of iron oxide that has not been refined from the rutile ore in making Titanium white. Next to white or other light colours, it looks like raw linen. Alongside dark colours, it can be a sedate whiteness that does not pop. Unbleached titanium is a single pigment off-white colour.
Pigment Composition: PW6-Titanium White
Classification: Synthetic Inorganic
Chemical Composition: Titanium dioxide
Properties
Titanium White is the most brilliant of the white pigments. It is considered an all-purpose oil colour useful in all techniques and the best all-around white. Its masstone is neither warm nor cool, placing it somewhere between Lead White and Zinc White. It is less prone to cracking and yellowing than Lead White, but it still yellows easily. Titanium White dries slowly in oil form, more slowly than Lead White but more quickly than Zinc White. It is opaque in oil and acrylic forms and semi-opaque in watercolour form. This pigment has good chemical stability, and its tinting strength is superior to both Lead White and Zinc White.
Permanence
Titanium White has excellent permanence and lightfastness.
Toxicity
Titanium dioxide is highly stable and is regarded as completely non-toxic. Animal studies do not indicate that it is absorbed biologically, even after long periods of exposure. The primary safety concern is with the inhalation of fine pigment dust particles.
History
Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the Earth's crust. However, mineral deposits that are economical to mine are less common. Titanium dioxide was first discovered in 1821, although it could not be mass-produced until 1919. Widespread use of the pigment began in the 1940s. Since that time, it has become the most commonly used white pigment. The name comes from the Latin word Titan, the name for the elder brother of Kronos and the ancestor of the Titans, and the Greek word tito, meaning day or sun.
Size | 38 ml |
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Brand | R&F Encaustic Handmade Paints |
Country of Manufacture | United States |
Type of Store Credit value | Select |
Country of Origin | 836943005969 |