Lead White vs Titanium White Oil Paint

Описание: This video compares Lead White Oil Paint (PW1) and Titanium White Oil Paint (PW6).

Some observations:
Gamblin’s Titanium White and Michael Harding’s Titanium White are both opaque bright whites. Michael Harding’s Titanium White has more of a buttery texture and appears to have a higher tinting strength. Gamblin uses alkali refined linseed oil as its binder while Michael Harding uses safflower oil. When I stored this panel in a dark closet, Michael Harding's Titanium White yellowed significantly less than the other paints. Since this video, I also added Rublev's Titanium White. It is just as bright as the other Titaniums and has higher tinting strength despite being semi-opaque.
Rublev’s Lead-Titanium White has a sticky texture and was the least bright of the whites. It also has the highest tinting strength (aside from Rublev Titanium White). Michael Harding’s comparable Foundation White was easier to work with and slightly brighter. Both use linseed oil as their binder.
Michael Harding’s Cremnitz White was the hardest to spread and the least opaque of all the whites. After this video, I tested Rublev's Lead White No. 1 and it was buttery and much easier to spread than Cremnitz White. It was also more pigmented than Cremnitz White and had higher tinting strength. Both of these paints only contain lead carbonate and use linseed oil as their binders. Both create classic warm tints.

Links on Amazon:
Gamblin Titanium White (PW6): https://amzn.to/41d0WHv
Nitrile gloves: https://amzn.to/3GGr0PG

Links on Blick and Natural Pigments:
Rublev Titanium White (PW6): https://www.naturalpigments.com/titan...
Gamblin Titanium White (PW6): https://bit.ly/gamblin-titanium-white
Michael Harding Titanium White no 1 (PW6): https://bit.ly/mh-titanium-white-no1
Rublev Lead-Titanium White (PW1 and PW6): https://www.naturalpigments.com/lead-...
Michael Harding Foundation White (PW1 and PW6): https://bit.ly/mh-foundation-white
Michael Harding Cremnitz White (PW1): https://bit.ly/mh-cremnitz-white
Rublev Lead White No. 1 (PW1): https://www.naturalpigments.com/paint...
Nitrile gloves: https://bit.ly/nitrile-disposable-gloves

PDF of the white paint chart (also includes Rublev Titanium White and Rublev Lead White No. 1): https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/2kpg8l...

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Regarding the safety of using Lead White oil paint, Natural Pigments, the maker of Rublev, said: "Nitrile, vinyl, and latex gloves are adequate skin protection from lead white paint. Please be aware that ingestion is the main route of exposure to lead paint. There are no toxic fumes or vapors from lead white paint. You can clean your palette of lead white paint the same as you do with any other color."

If you are concerned about skin absorption, please read this article: https://paintingbestpractices.com/pai...

Please contact paint manufacturers directly with any additional questions you may have about product safety and your individual needs.

Side note: keep an eye out for paints containing Zinc White (PW4). Some manufacturers have removed PW4 from their formulations because the latest research has shown it can cause a paint film to become brittle and crack. However, other manufacturers continue to use it, especially in paints containing multiple pigments. For example, paints labeled Titanium White and Flake White will sometimes contain PW4. This article explains the issues well: https://www.naturalpigments.com/artis...

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