Another excellent video, Jason. It's been so long since we heard from you I was becoming concerned. Thank you for making these informative videos. There is an elegant simplicity to your warm style of communicating; and you communicate useful information. On another note, I have been painting in oils for about fifty years. For at least forty of those years (but probably more) paint manufacturers have assured painters that, a) Titanium/zinc paint was a permanent replacement for lead white, and more recently 2) titanium and titanium/zinc paints could be made to look like lead pigments on the canvas. We now know that the first claim is false and the second claim is a lie. As you rightly point out, if painting is a hobby, use whatever white you want. But if painters are trying to make paintings that have the subtle beauty of old master work, then only lead white will do. Titanium, or titanium/zinc whites, being stark, do not have the same refined beauty of lead white, as you point out so well in this video. But Gamblin et. al. are still trying to claim that titanium can be a lookalike replacement for lead. Titanium is only a replacement for lead if one can not see the difference between the two.

I decided to get the Flake White Hue as you recommend the middle of the road solution since I'm just a beginner. But excited about it. Thank you!

Good shit. I sticc to my titanium white for maximum whiteness

Everything about your videos are a pleasure to watch! Can tell a lot of thought and preparation go into them. Thank you so much

On zinc white: I have noticed that Philip De Laszlo's paintings still look very good, and he used a lot of zinc white. I think the problem with zinc is using it lean. It gets very brittle if you take it straight from the tube and mix with turpentine (people were used to doing this with lead). However De Laszlo used it oily (he mixed in a lot of poppy oil) and it looks remarkably good. Just my two cents from looking at paintings over a few decades

Extremely helpful and informative, thank you Jason! I still have the tube of Blockx white that you recommended a while back, it is wonderful to work with and does a great job of desaturating colors in a controlled manor.

I’ve bought Flake white hue , I want to try Utrecht lead white now. Thank you for updating!😄

Jason you always make videos of very good overlooked topics which are actually must know informations....thank you keep at it u r doing gr8

I love your videos . Could you publish them more frequently?

Very interesting!! Thank you for this video.

Never thought it would be different,thankyou

Good to see you back again. Hope you're well. Cheers. Glenn

Love your videos! I'm a beginner folk artist, using oils. I use a glass pallet. I've noticed that when I clean off paint with a razor-blade, my white comes off very crumbly. I typically use Liquin or Gamblin Refined Linseed oil for my medium. I've painted a thin layer of various whites on my glass pallet, let them dry, (for a week) then razor-blade them off. I haven't done this in a while, but I think they were all crumbly. Pretty much my standard white is Rembrandt Series 1, Titanium white, which includes PW6 & PW4 (maybe 75% & 25%) in Linseed oil. I assume it's the PW4 (zinc) that makes it crumbly (brittle). I'll have to try it with Lead white and see if it's less brittle. Thanks for all the great videos.

Back in the days, when I was young, painted in oil and briefly (2y) made a living as an artist (switched to engineer for economical reasons) I mixed 4 to 6 parts of Zink white with one part of Lead White. That was my white that I mixed my colors with. (I also used Stand oil and a pinch of Damar) (I never used Titanium because I didn't like it). I have some, more than 40 years old paintings from that time. The paint film is still flexible and tough. Not a hint of brittleness. To my mind, the Lead white (flexible paint film) is more of a factor than Zinc white (brittle paint film). I plan to start painting oils again in a few months (if I regain a little health, which I think I will), and I intend to add a pinch of Lead white to whatever white I'll be using. If I have to smuggle Lead White due to some silly legislation, then so be it. All three whites can have detrimental effects on some other pigments. It's a bit hard to keep track and awareness of, since evidence is hearsay, scattered and inconclusive. But there is one crystal form of Titanium white that bleaches Phtalo blue, so only use well reputed artist manufacturers' Titanium white. "Any" Titanium white pigment won't do. Must be artist quality. Lead white bleaches Azo pigments and Zinc white can bleach Phtalo green and even Cadmium red. The problems seem to be small in oil medium though, so there seem to be many factors.

I subscribed to your channel and you always introduce us to the fresh painting experience, which is great. I just built a hut in the forest. Follow the painter to travel, let's work hard together.

The lead white definitely has the nicest color. Also why even use canvases if a ridged surface is better? I just did a 40x50 portrait in blacks and whites and painted on a 1/8" masonite sheet, sort of as an experiment. I liked painting in it because if the smoothness.

I really get worried when I dont hear from you for a long time. I start to wonder what went wrong. Please sir make more frequent videos.

I had always heard that mixing in about 15% zinc into titanium was acceptable. Thanks fot the comparison.

Great video Jason,lead 's colors are forbidden in France unfortunately..but i have reach to buy some Blockx lead white called "blanc d'argent"for me and a artist friend,not try yet ,but my friend told me he was very impressed with it,you can add to your lead white 15% of zinc white to avoid any yellowing in the time..

i mean w&n flake white hue vs rembrandt mixing white for color mixing

Jason, thanks for your videos, I've learnt a lot from you, ✌😉👍

Great video, thanks for sharing!

Thanks for this Jason. Been considering switching to a Lead White for both the lower tinting strength and to avoid the Zinc white issue. Fortunately I mainly paint on canvas panels at this point in time, but it's good to think about it and really weigh my options. I really like that Flake White Hue though. 🤔🤔🤔

Hi Jason....great video!

love your videos!

Cremnitz White is my fav👌

You should have included buff titanium 😄 I think that is a nice white for warm colors

If you want to waste money.....use Zinc White; it takes a whole tube to lighten a color, lol!

Could you please do a video on some of the brands that are producing low priced premium quality products? Blue ridge, RGH etc.?

Great video as always! Btw, I heard some time ago from an artist that Winton Titanium White has the same pigment load as the professional grade from Winsor & Newton. Do you think thats true? Because it would be way cheaper like that 🙈🙈

So using Flake White when mixing all but very pale tints is more economical as it requires less of the colour paint to get the correct tint? I should keep the Titanium White for when my goal is pure white or pale tints.

~Is it possible to start with the original flake white?

Would ask about zinc white on gouaches. What ur advices about? Chinese watercolors used lead white. Never knew if any of them darkened or blackened at this time. Thank u.

have you compared w&n flake with rembrandt mixing white,if yes which is better for mixing colors

what about lead white? :P

Hello, thanks for your videos. How about setting up a patreon for yourself ? I think this channel already deserves that. Cheers.

Does the flake white hue from winsor and newton contain any zinc?