Zinc White

It's back! Its reputation in tatters but the only semi-transparent, gentle tinting, white is available again at Supreme Paint.

A large number of manufacturers removed the zinc oxide pigment from their product lines a few years ago, over concerns about cracking after long periods of time in certain conditions or a general brittleness in the paint film.

I used to use it quite a lot and honestly I never encountered a single issue and some of those painting are now over fifteen years old. However there is clearly some risk there or it wouldn't have been removed - do your own research I suppose.

I notice it is still in a lot of commercially applied grounds on linen, etc. and it has been around since the 19th Century in oil paint.

For those who dare :) here it is finely ground in cold pressed linseed oil by the fine folk at Wallace Seymour.

Try adding it to your Titanium white for better handling/less tint strength/less yellowing.

Technical Overview

Pigment - PW4

Vehicle - Linseed Oil 

Opacity - Transparent

Tint Power - Medium

Zinc White Oil Paint