Thanks for sharing this, Ravenzpeak.

Over sixty years ago my family lived on a farm and the house was painted with lead-based paint I am presuming. I was about five years old and my sister was about two. For some odd reason, my sister enjoyed licking the walls. I can't recall what happened to the inside of her mouth but my mother had to coat my sister's mouth with that purple Gentian medicine. I know that the medication treats fungal infections like thrush but I don't know if that's what happened to my sister's mouth. I do know that my sister grew up to be mentally imbalanced and maybe the lead paint had something to do with it. Of course she could have just been born that way but she is psychotic. My father was a commercial painter when I was growing up and never wore a mask of any kind. He also smoked and drank. He too was mentally unstable and developed emphysema and died in his sleep when he was in his 60's. I can't believe he even made it to his 60's.

Yes and using lead now, with the knowledge we have; is just irresponsible

Have fun with it.

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Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.

Most folks who use lead white feel the same way. There's nothing so beautiful as our individual uniquenesses.

Lead is way more toxic than any cadmium

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If you practice each of them right after you watch, it will stick more easily. I'm delighted you're finding these helpful.

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An accent is simply a small contrast that calls attention, so a tonal accent is a small contrast of value.

Also, I looked up the pigments for Gamblin Flake White Sub, as I wanted to see what else they put in it to make it transparent, but they didnt list anything other than titanium white. It can't be single pigment titanium, due to the transparency, so it must be another filler pigment like barite. Barite is super transparent, buff colored, and has that warm undertone. "Filler" sounds derogatory but thats not necessarily bad, you can also call it an extender. Barite + Titanium, that's my edjucated guess!

Thanks for adding all this. In the long run, it comes down to a personal choice of the artist. But it's always wise to know which pigments and binders are in the paint you use.

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thanks for all your videos! Incredibly helpful, Ive been putting all the ones Ive watched so far to use 😁

In my 85 years, I've never heard of " fast dry over slow dry" rule! PLEASE EXPLAIN !?

@@robertchilders8698 dyslexia. That is the explanation. lol.

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Thanks for the tip!

That's a load of zinc white! 😮😊

And i should have bought the Flake Sub

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My pleasure! Enjoy the journey.

Kathleen, my choice is Gamblin's titanium white.

kathleen, my choice is Flake White!

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Susan, since I use very little black, I'm not familiar with all the tube color options. I can mix whatever black I am seeing with complements, so the only use I have for black in my painting is changing the nature of the hue of another color. (Example: the olive color resulting from black & yellow) My black of choice for that is ivory black.

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction That makes perfect sense. Thanks for the reply. :)

Yep, that's how it goes. Thanks for watching.

Rachel, see Quick Tip 115.

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Adding a bit of linseed oil is just fine.

I appreciate your argument and do not disagree. My intent here is to give general characteristic comparisons with the most commonly whites by the vast array of artists who watch these videos. I will note that it is not just the pigment that determines the white's characteristic, but the processing of the pigment and the binder.

Zinc white is a bit more transparent than titanium and it does have a tendency to become brittle with time. Most opaque colors are going to sink in, but you can bring them back by oiling out. See Quick Tip 222. The more opaque a white is, the better it behaves as highlights.

I'm not a big fan of additives in paint that add effects, but I respect other's choice to use whatever colors they choose. Personally, it's more fun to create snow sparkle with color techniques.

He meant "re-used"

I know. I discovered that after the video was produced.

I unconsciously said one thing, but meant another. I hope that text insert clarified that.

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I have no idea. The term is not one I have encountered, it is not listed in any of my history books nor does Google produce any results for it. However, then Dutch word "houden" gives us a few more clues ( dictionary.reverso.net/dutch-english/houden ), but still not anything I can hitch to Rembrandt's Portrait of a Monk, unless it had to do with keeping the memory of his son, Titus.

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction The painting in question was indeed Titus as a monk. I wish I still had a link to that video, alas, the great internet river swallowed it. I will do my darndest to find the meaning and share it with you. Thanks.

Try adding a bit of a warm color to the mixture. White will cool any color it is mixed into, but we can add that warm back with a bit of warm color. Experiment with which warm it needs to be: a yellow, yellow ochre, cadmium yellow deep, cadmium orange, etc.

White is a cool color

Diesel is not refined, containing contaminates that can cause the paint to break down in time.

Adding while does slightly cool the warmer hues, but if you add a bit of yellow with the white, you can restore that warmth.

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction Thank you.

Yellow and white can help. White cools a color like a blue.

May I add one thing to Flake White's toxicity. A scratch on your hand can absorb the lead. Thanks for watching.

​@@IntheStudioArtInstructionI was wondering why my fingers were turning black and falling off!

For years I've been an admirer of John Howard Sanden's approach to portrait painting.

I'm not familiar with Vivid White. Several companies formulate specialty whites, so I assure the same is true with your Vivid White. What brand is it?

You can achieve that sparkle using techniques for luminosity as shown in Quick Tip 275. The sparkle shows when there is direct light shining on the snow. If your get the shadows the right value, the for those area in light, alternate between warm and cool white, I think you will be amazed.

Thank you so very much for your answers. I really appreciate it. I will go back quick tip 275.⚘

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European royalty- I survived lawn darts as a kid back in the good old days. I think I will survive lead white. Of course van Gogh ate his lead paints and cut off an ear so maybe I should stick to Titanium.

What a terrible metaphor. Walking down the street isn't toxic, it "can" be dangerous DEPENDING on specific & rare circumstances. Lead has a waaay higher probability of being dangerous without the needing a set of circumstances, bc it's INHERENTLY toxic. Lead paint emits fumes that you can inhale and let's not pretend we don't all get paint on our hands & clothes when we're working on the canvas. Once the paint ages & gets old, it can create lead air pollution indoors. If left untouched and in good condition, lead-based paint "may" not pose a significant hazard to health. But we DO touch paint and if it was easy to keep it in good condition, we wouldn't have the toxic warnings attached to it. If it gets chipped or deteriorates, the paint can create dust, chips and suspended particles that can be inhaled. But sure, let's try and guess the solution bc relying on guesses, instead of scientific advisory, is always the way to go

I wouldn’t compare using lead paint to walking down the street, that’s just silly

@@nickfanzo It wasn't a direct comparison. Getting poisoned by led paint or cadmium or any other paint is the hight of silliness. One deserve's what ever health problem's arise's from such silly action's, in my opinion.

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Ideally, I would like a warm somewhat translucent white. Closest that I've seen are Vasari Brilliant Yellow Extra Pale & Sennelier Titanium Buff. But they're not commonly available :(

Why do you hate it? Have you tried Gamblin or Rembrandt titanium white?

@@IntheStudioArtInstruction I hate titanium, because I usually mix it with colors for the parts of the painting that get hit by light. Titanium just mute the colors' vibrancy, and make them feel cold :( I haven't tried Gamblin or Rembrandt, does the brand affect the quality much since I thought titanium is an easy pigment to create?

Good point, Nicolas.

I don't think many folks will wash brushes with water in general, but a good point to the environmental effects to consider using these metal-based paints, which includes cobalt and cadmium.

there is some hysteria around the subject of lead white.

WOW! I didn't know that!! My well water is extremely dangerous and unfit to drink! BUT THERE IS NO LEAD IN IT! From agriculture run- off!

Smart works, too.

Washing lead paint down the drain, especially in areas with well drinking water and septic systems, is incredibly irresponsible

It never hurts to be careful as long as we stay reasonable about it.