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Titanium White - Michael Harding
WatercolourPW6
PW6

Titanium White

W101 · Series 1
WATERCOLOUR
Series 1
Titanium White No. W101

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.

Technical Summary

Titanium White is a single-pigment Michael Harding watercolour made with PW6.

It is opaque, excellent lightfastness, non-granulating, non-staining, tinting strength 1.

Code
W101
Series
Series 1
Pigment Index
PW6
Contents
15ml tube
Lightfastness
Excellent
Transparency
Opaque
Tint Power
1
Granulation
NO
Staining Power
Non Staining
Colour Science

Measured colour data

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Pigment Behaviour

Tint · Tone · Shade · Glaze

Preview how Titanium White 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 95.38 · a 0.28 · b 5.2
2.9Y 9.5/1.2

Titanium White straight from the tube.

Undertone
#fefdfc

A thin wash over white.

Tint
#f9f7f1

Mixed with Titanium White.

Tone
#bab7b1

Mixed with a mid neutral grey.

Shade
#93918e

Darkened with a chromatic black.

Glaze
#fdfcfa

A thin transparent film over white.

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Titanium White: Questions & Answers

What pigment is used in Titanium White?

Titanium White is made with PW6.

Is Titanium White a single-pigment colour?

Yes. Titanium White uses a single pigment (PW6), so its behaviour stays consistent and predictable on the palette.

Is Titanium White transparent or opaque?

Titanium White is opaque.

Is Titanium White lightfast?

Titanium White has excellent lightfastness.

Does Titanium White granulate?

In watercolour, Titanium White is non-granulating.

Does Titanium White stain the paper?

Titanium White is non-staining — it does not stain the paper.

Is Titanium White vegan?

No. Michael Harding watercolours contain a small amount of honey, so the finished paint is not vegan.

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