25079 Zinc White

Jackson's Artist Pigment

Company
Jackson's (7 products)
Medium
Dry pigment
Pigments
  • PW4 ●●●●●
Transparency
Semi-Transparent
Drying time
Average
Oil Absorption
20 g linseed oil / 100 g
Pigment particle size
≈ 50 µm
Description from the manufacturer
Various forms of zinc oxide have been used as a white pigment since antiquity, but it was in the 19th century that synthetic Zinc White (zinc oxide) was produced for use as an artist pigment. Zinc White’s gentle tinting strength and transparency make it useful in mixtures, as it doesn’t add opacity or chalkiness like Titanium White does. Concerns about Zinc White’s brittleness in oil paint have led to many manufacturers discontinuing the pigment in their oil ranges. There are no concerns about the permanence of PW4 in any other media, and it is an excellent mixing white in acrylic and watercolour. For a more opaque white, try Titanium White (PW 6).
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