I keep coming back to your material videos, you explain it so beautifully...

Golden the company have some research done on the subject of different white paints's flexibility showing that pure titanium white is extremely flexible that won't crack at all even after bend over a very thin stick, which is very impressive. And the paint tinted with zinc cracks easily. Zinc white reacts with oil to produce soap and wraps oil inside thus oxidization is prevented therefore the cracking happening.

The diversity of your skills, and the ability with which you explain the various techniques you have mastered, provide wonderful instruction for those who watch you. I am truly impressed by what you have accomplished, and by the charming manner in which you explains things.

What it looks like is that the titanium white is cooler (bluish appearance) and de-saturates the other color when tinting. The lead white instead appears warmer (orangey appearance), but more than that I'd think it's that it does not de-saturate the other color when tinting.

Very helpful information. I was considering trying zinc white, but after this, I'm definitely going to steer clear. Thank you!

These colors/materials videos are so helpful! I appreciate you sharing so much of what you’ve learned, I wouldn’t be able to afford painting if I was shooting in the dark with the paints I buy

These videos help me so much as I'm preparing to paint for the first time! Thank you so much!

Verry, verry good and useful cannell! 💎 Thank you for sharing! 💓

I've been painting (water and oils) for some 40 plus years and I still learn something from his videos! Many Thanks!

Love your videos, with it's detailed but easy to follow explanation. Love the music too. Thanks again for being so generous with your time and knowledge :)

I love yours choice of background classical music. Thanks for very, very helpful tips.

Your videos are fantastic, and your art is BEAUTIFUL!!!

Great video! I just reordered some whites and I ordered Titanium/Zinc White. I wanted something that was less opaque and more pearlescent. I will let you know how I like it. Ty for this review ❤

You are so great at explaining. I really appreciate your attention to all the details of whatever you happen to be describing! Thank you!

Thanks to your video I’m going to switch to lead white for sure!

Titanium white is actually the lightest hue of blue in the world. Is why I try to never use it except for extreme hi-lights and limited opaque mixes of light blues or pinks. It will always slightly change the hue because it is a blue color. Lead white leans a tiny bit warm. Basically, the lightest yellow in the world. Flake white is more neutral but more opaque as other Titaniums. I use a lot of Barite white for making my tints. It will never change the hue whatsoever, lightens the color up. It comes out of the tube nasty looking is why I think most folks shy away. You can use as much as you need to lighten any hue and not worry about it changing the hue and it's cheap. It will cause opaque colors to become more transparent for water and sky or sun shining through the backside of an object such as tree foliage or an human ear. You can create better mid-tone shadows with it because shadows are not objects. Rather they are a floating tone of light over surfaces. I use to only use titanium white for everything. It drove me crazy, turning my Prussian blue to an intense color.

Your videos are a Great Help. Thank You.

What a brilliant Guy, thanks a lot!

Thank you for all of your educational videos on art.

I appreciate you sharing your deep knowledge of art pigments. You sir are a scientist! I had always wondered about titanium vs zinc. Thanks!

i wish you had shown the mix with the W&N white also for comparison

I learn a lot from your videos!! thank you

Ive just started getting back into painting after 30 years of life that took me to a different place . ive used acrylics in the past , but i really want to do oils . i went out and got into a habit of buying this book and that book . i was really avoiding putting paint on canvas in fear of thinking that im so rubbish at this and then one day i just thought JUST DO IT!!! I have to say i really enjoy your videos , you give me more confidence with my work . i want to subscribe but im not very good with computers and i dont know if i get charged for subscribing or that im in some kind of contract , im a bit technophobic . anyway i wanted to thank you

oooooooo! thank you for the explanation for what some of the different whites were and how they apply

I can't believe I haven't tried lead white yet! Titanium sucks the life out of any colour you mix it with. I find it good for highlights as well as cool shadows. Thanks for this video!

Wow found your channel a few weeks ago . I've learnt so much thank you very much .

Thanks a lot for your videos, it has helped me to understand better the family colors.

I love this kind of video, you should make a series with different pigments that have a similar color, (if you haven't done it yet) i'm subscribing to you, amazing artist, youtube needs more creators like you!

You are so amazing person.an artist ,with amazing! Teaching methods

Another advantage of adding the zinc in small quantities is because of its Ultraviolet Light absorbing abilities to help keep yellowing at bay.

The 'chalky' appearance of tints made with titanium white is due to the blue spectral response of titanium dioxide. In other words, titanium white reflects more of the blue light in the visible light spectrum than does lead white. This is also why it appears to be a brighter white than lead white. The higher refractive index of titanium white (R.I. 2.72) compared to lead white (R.I. 2.01) also means it has high covering or hiding power, making it more opaque. This is a disadvantage for most artists since it easily overpowers many colors.

Great video..Thank you for the good info!

Well, lead white as a warm white it'd probably grey greens and purples/violetes meanwhile the titanium white is cool and it'll grey out any orangy warm color,,, i add back some pure yellow/orange to fix that up while i try lighten up a color unless its convinient for my painting,,,

One correction. I have heard that lead can get absorbed through the skin, if it is mixed with turpentine. Mineral spirits will not do this, but the organic nature of natural turpentine will. I not certain how to verify this, but it is worth being a little extra careful, if you use turpentine with lead white.

Tkx for the explanation on the eating danger on lead white. I always thougth it would be poisonous by simple touch.

Jason, have you tried Michael Harding's Stack Lead White? I just got a tube, but have yet to use it. Also, I would consider not using music throughout your videos. I have this complaint about so many similar demos. Music can be very distracting and adds absolutely nothing to a video whose sole purpose is to relay information. it's simply not needed. I enjoy the tips you present and that's all you need to do. But that's just my opinion.

thanks again! :D I'm learning a lot from you!

so very much appreciate this informative video. Thanks. Most helpful.

still coming back for reference, waiting for more material, hope you doing great!

Super clair ! Well explained !

Hey, Mr Walcott! I just love the intro music. Have you made the "jingle" yourself? Anyway, it makes the painting tutorials more fun and it makes my head move like a curious dog. thanks. Ejay

Thanks: you are very good and educational. I read something interesting: Titanium white expands and contracts nearly 4 times that of lead white. My conclusion: lead white oil paint must be very Archival. I also noted: some people are making their own lead white with: lead and horse manure. Also: Lead white no. 2 is made with walnut oil (less yellow?).

Thank you, very informative!

My go to brand of white would have to be Weber Permalba white...

You are very welcome Mr.Walcott

Your video is quite useful and I learn a lot from it but please keep volume of the background music low (also choose a slow & smooth melody to match the mood). Thanks

Vivid white by Pebeo , a French company is very popular in our country. Very strong and good for highlights:-)

Another thing to say about titanium white is that being an inert pigment (like calcium carbonate, for instance) it doesn't bound properly with the oil, and as a consequence the oil will tend to move up the surface. This leads inevitably to a fairly strong yellowing of the paint. And a great thing about lead white is that it actually doesn't darken when mixed with cadmiums, ultramarine blu, genuine vermillion and yolk - several authors wrongly suggested that in the past 200 years or so. There's plenty of literature on the subject, and I've done my own tests too (for what it's worth).

When someone says eat lead its usually in form of a bullet from a firearm, but the result is usually the same, that being death. Nevertheless cannot get lead white unless authorised by conservation bodies like English Heritage, or working in or with British Museum, Tate Gallery, National Portrait Gallery. Or direct licence from Government.

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You are awesome , God bless you.

PS I absolutely enjoy your choice of Music. Music to my ears, even though I am ( I think slightly) tone deaf

UK Gov/Europe restricting Cadmium based paints. Mercury based reds are very expensive.

Unfortunately we cannot buy traditional flake white in the U.K. or Europe any more. Some alternative have been developed but the only way to get the real stuff is old tubes off EBay (I have some in the post at the moment. Edit - I wrote this before you got to the W&N Flake White Hue.

You know your materials well! I suck at explaining things hahahaha I should take some lessons on that!

SSSOOO helpful! Thank You!

Thank you for your videos. I like the way you explain things. I liked the jingle on your intro, but I have a difficult time hearing you when you have music all the way through. For those of us who are hearing impaired, or are starting to lose our hearing, the competition of your voice and the music is difficult to hear and is distracting. I love your videos, thank you.

Hi Jason, how do you feel about using Permalba white for practice painting? I have a tube that I don’t want to waste. However, I‘ve read a lot of negatives about using it for serious work.

As artists, have you ever considered that since the horizon is always dead level, how can earth curvature also exist? I mean, it's the vanishing point, not the disappearing over the curvature point ?? Great Channel btw !!

What is the name of the barrier cream you put on your hands? I have been using disposable gloves. Thanks for the great videos!!!

What happens when you mix lead white with mineral spirits or turpentine (which is quite a common practise)? Does that not release fumes that contain lead white particles too?

I don't understand then why do companies still sell zinc white. I found some articles saying that some earlier painting using zinc white showing no problem but with quite different mediums and application than those of today's. But a lot of late painting do cracking like nightmare 😂.

Good info. Thanks for explaining hew.

How does lead react to the chemicals in other colors? Your videos a so good.

Thank you for your video!!!

I use zinc white, because it is better for mixing, when it's semi transparent. Red stays Red and doesn't become pink. Titanium white makes colors too milky. So I use it only some times. Lead white is forbidden in Europe because it's toxic. It is not good for the environment. There is another white from Schmincke, called Kremser white, that simulates lead white.

does merely using less titanium white result in the same effect as using more flake white? (Ex: trying mixing the same color with each of the two whites by adding various amounts until It's are the same color). Or are there special properties that make the two shades not equal?

I live in France. Lead based oil paint is very hard to find; actually it is down right impossible. Is there a replacement I can use instead? Thank you for your videos, they are inspiring and informative.

Hi Jason, great video as always! Say I have a question, as I bought a set of Old Holland oil paints, it came with both Titanium and Zinc white. Would it be ok to mix just a little of the Zinc white to your Titanium white to make the Titanium white less opaque , or would you just totally not use the Zinc white? Thanks in advance!

What about the mixing white ? I've seen a video about it and it's really interesting because it retain the saturation of the mixed color

what do i do with left over lead or cadmium paints that i need to throw away

You do a very nice job explaining paints and brands. Put some heavy metal in your music track, after all, it's just faster tempo classical?

Great videos! Very informative! Could you comment on the toxicity of Titanium white? Especially that of Winsor and Newton, which contains PW6 and PW4. I recently bought a tube of it and was surprised to see the label on the back said it contained lead and what extremely toxic to aquatic life. What's that all about? Thanks!

Thank you so much for these videos. You're honestly saving me so much money (and also letting me know when it is okay to splurge). I do have a question, though: what do you think of paints like Transparent White by say, W&N or Rembrandt, for instance, and also Soft Mixing White and Iridescent White? Also, can you name a good cool white, preferably transparent alternative to Zinc White? Thanks again! I am now a subscriber :)

Thanks for the video. Did you ever try Gamblin's flake white replacement? If so, then how does it compare with the real flake white? Does it have a similar tinting strength?

Does anyone know why there have been no new post from this channel in so long? I honestly hope Mr. Walcott is ok.

Do I need warm whites (for example some lead or I can mix them just with titanium white and italian brown orche for example and will work the same? Just wondering if its realy something special about them beyond only texture tint stength. Or maybe people buy them for convenience?

Hi and how are you going. I seem to have missed something in your statement or I do not fully understand what you stated. Are you saying that the Rembrandt Permanent Madder deep is equivalent to Permanent Alizarin Crimson? With Regards and Best Wishes Gary and Christine Tangeman.

Jason, is Mixing White the same as Lead White?

Why is it necessary to add music to these otherwise absolutely perfect clips? This instance I find is strikingly loud and distracting. Other than that I only have the most positive comments about the quality of your pigments clips: they are very thorough, well produced and absolutely crammed with truely valuable info not available elsewhere. I will be going through all of your YT channel in the next few days, that's for sure. Thanks a lot for sharing and all the time and effort you put in here. Take care.

i used firstly titanium white but it is not good mixture between in two colors now i am useing zinc white...its very smooth so tell me.according to u whos is the best colors

Let say i'm paintinf blue sky. Alla prima. Its easier to load on blue wet, white titanium or lead white?

maybe the word used could be? more a pastel looking colour?

Hello, I'm a little bit confused about the Blockx's lead white. On your video it named "mixed white", I do research on their site and found some white, so it's titanium mixed zinc ( PW6+PW4 ) or Blockx Flake white ( PW1 ) ? Thank you.

You've tried Flake White or Flemish White by Utrecht?

Oh Shit... I bought a super huge tube of Zinc White. But the package reads as: Titanium white/refined linseed oil & Sunflower oil. Now what does that mean?

the schmincke oils have a zinc oxide and a zinc sulphite do you know if they would both be the same with the flaking problem?

Hi Walcott, do you know if winsor and newton's flake white is any good? Thanks.

Do u know if Acrylic paint brands carry lead or flake white?

Pyrrole Rubin, not quinacridone.

I've a huge favour to ask .I hope you can help me I've run out of lead white paint. Mabee you can send me some in south Africa. My batch I make is not quite ready.

Where do i get the grey palette

isn't lead dangerous as it ages though? old paintings supposedly are releasing lead gases or something.

What is your idea about Vivid white pls.?

Hi, any thoughts on Winton “soft mixing white”?

Where can you buy rublev oil paint?

What about Permalba by gamblin ?

I was tricked in buying flake white hue when i was ignorant thinking it was flake white which is hard to find at a reasonable price. Its made up of zine and titanium.

MUSIC IS WAY TOO LOUD

Since this video was released, research has shown that zinc white in quite small amounts causes embrittlement of oil paint. The authors of the study in the link below are unsure if any amount of zinc is safe. www.justpaint.org/zinc-oxide-reviewing-the-research/