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Titanium White No. 1 - Michael Harding
Oil ColourPW6
PW6

Titanium White No. 1

No. 101 · Series 1 · 40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L

Titanium White No. 1 is the most brilliant white in my range, suitable for crisp, cool, opaque, light shades. If you want a powerful mixer that lightens , then this is it. Although not subtle, this white is the most suitable for a bright, fresh palette. It forms a strong and durable film when cured. PW6 is an inorganic pigment. I grind this white with Safflower Oil but also offer this beautiful colour ground in linseed oil-check out TW2 for this. Safflower oil is a pale, slow-drying oil. As it is a paler yellow than linseed oil, lighter pigments (whites and soft blues especially) maintain their brightness when mixed with safflower oil. I also offer safflower oil as a medium, which has become many artists go-to when they want to brighten and thin oil paints. You can read more about my Refined Safflower Oil Medium here.

Technical Summary

Titanium White No. 1 is a single-pigment Michael Harding oil colour made with PW6 (Inorganic).

It is very opaque, excellent lightfastness, very slow drying time, high tinting strength.

It is ground in safflower oil with very low oil content.

Code
No. 101
Series
Series 1
Pigment Index
PW6
Pigment Type
Inorganic
Oil / Vehicle
Safflower Oil
Sizes
40ml · 60ml · 225ml, 1L, 2.5L, 5L
Lightfastness
Excellent
Opacity
Very Opaque
Drying
Very Slow
Oil Content
Very Low
Tint Power
High
Toxicity
Non-Toxic
Colour Science

Measured colour data

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Titanium White No. 1 behaves when mixed, toned, shaded and glazed. Each swatch is computed from the masstone using a perceptual subtractive model - an approximation for guidance, not a formulation guarantee.

Masstone swatch
Masstone
L 95.95 · a -0.67 · b 9.26
5.62Y 9.6/2.4

Titanium White No. 1 straight from the tube.

Undertone
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A thin wash over white.

Tint
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Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#bbb8ae

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#94928a

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#fefdf9

A thin transparent film over white.

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Titanium White No. 1: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Titanium White No. 1?

Titanium White No. 1 is made with PW6.

Is Titanium White No. 1 a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Titanium White No. 1 uses a single pigment (PW6), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Titanium White No. 1 transparent or opaque?

Titanium White No. 1 is very opaque.

Is Titanium White No. 1 lightfast?

Titanium White No. 1 has excellent lightfastness.

Is Titanium White No. 1 vegan?

Yes. Titanium White No. 1 contains no animal-derived ingredients and is suitable for vegan artists.

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