Titanium White / Zinc White
titanium dioxide (rutile) / titanium dioxide + zinc oxide
Warm white. It is the brightest, the most reflective, and the most opaque of all whites.
Titanium-Zinc White - For our Pigment Sticks we use a titanium-zinc mix.
60% titanium dioxide, 40% zinc sulfide. Combines the hiding power of titanium with the clean tinting properties of zinc.
Zinc White is cooler than Titanium and has less of a tendency to yellow in oil (the reason why it is often combined with Titanium White). It is only semi-opaque, which makes it a great scumbling white over a darker color. Excellent for mixing, it gives very clean tints. In encaustic, Zinc White has a harder surface, while Titanium White can be gummy.
Pigment Classification:
Synthetic Inorganic
Availability
Opacity:
opaque
R&F Encaustics
Titanium White
Zinc White
regular and giant size
Lightfastness:
I
R&F Pigment Sticks
Titanium/Zinc White
Zinc White