Lead-Titanium White combines the excellent filming properties of lead white with the high opacity of titanium white in one oil paint. The consistency straight out of the tube is creamy, slightly ropey yet retains its shape as you manipulate it while being soft yet sculptural.
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Composition and Permanence| Lead-Titanium White | |
| Color: | White |
| Pigment: | Mixture (see below) |
| Binder: | Linseed oil |
| Additive(s): | None |
| Pigment Information | |
| Pigment 1: | Lead white |
| Pigment Classification: | Synthetic inorganic |
| Colour Index: | Pigment White 1 (77597) |
| Chemical Name: | Basic lead carbonate |
| Chemical Formula: | 2PbCO3·Pb(OH)2 |
| CAS No. | 319-46-6 |
| Pigment 2: | Titanium white |
| Pigment Classification: | Synthetic inorganic |
| Colour Index: | Pigment White 6 (77891) |
| Chemical Name: | Rutile titanium dioxide |
| Chemical Formula: | TiO2 |
| CAS No. | 13463-67-7 |
| Properties | |
| Code: | 820 |
| Series: | 3 |
| Opacity: | Opaque |
| Tinting Strength: | High |
| Drying Rate: | Medium |
| ASTM Lightfastness: | I (based on each pigment separately) |
| Permanence: | A-Permanent |
| Safety Information: | DANGER! CONTAINS LEAD. HARMFUL IF SWALLOWED. Avoid ingestion and skin contact. Wear protective clothing and gloves to prevent contact with skin. Never use near children or pets. Conforms to ASTM D 4236. DANGER Always protect yourself against chronic hazards of this and other chemical products by keeping them out of your body. Do this by avoiding ingestion, skin contact, and inhalation of spraying mists, sanding dusts and vapors from heating. |
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NotesSome separation of pigment and oil may occur in Rublev Colours Artist Oils and is a natural process when no wax or stabilizers are added to paint to prevent this from occurring.
All images of color swatches in this web site are only approximations of the actual color of the oil paint. We have taken every care to match the color in these pictures on calibrated color monitors to the actual color. However, because of the wide variance in color monitors the results you get may vary.
Color Swatch Note: The color swatch was created with a thick application (left side) of color and a tint (right side) made with equal parts of color and titanium white and applied on acrylic primed cotton canvas.
Drawdown Note: The image of the "drawdown" contains a pre-mixed paint film of 6 mil (0.006 inch) thickness applied to a standard test card for the purposes of examining color consistency, opacity and other qualities. The drawdowns show the color full strength (mass tone), on the left, and mixed in a 1:2 ratio with titanium white on the right. The bottom area of the drawdowns are scraped to show undertones.