How oil paint is made: making colour Throughout history, people have found ways to permanently ‘fix’ colour to create lasting images of the most exquisite beauty. For instance, the binding of pigments in Neolithic cave paintings was probably serendipitous; cave walls containing silicas or limestone trapped the pigment and locked it to the surface over…
Titanium White Oil Colour Titanium is our most opaque white with exceptional covering power. Slightly long consistency but brushes out easily. Generally thought of as a warmer white than zinc. Langridge Titanium White is milled in pale Refined Safflower oil providing maximum brightness. Highly permanent. Pigment: Titanium Dioxide Classification: Synthetic Inorganic Colour Index: PW6 (77891)…
Zinc White Zinc is our “coldest” white. The slight transparency of Zinc White makes it excellent for tinting and therefore a very useful white to have on the palette. It has a soft, buttery consistency and as such is often used as an additive to Titanium White oil paint (even if it not mentioned on…
Quinacridone Burnt Orange Quinacridone Burnt Orange varies from a rich mahogany in thicker passages to sweeping golds and yellows in its undertone. The clear red and yellow tones come from the combination of Quinacridone and Nickel Azo while a crimson richness is provided by the addition of Perylene. A delicate and seductive colour, especially in…
