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Colours of painting and art

On the palette: oils, watercolour, fresco, miniature and mural.

#FFFFFF White The lightest colour, seen in snow, milk and chalk, and opposite to blackBasic colour

White Zinc oxide A white inorganic powder used in pigments, ointments, ceramics and electronicsPigment · 🇮🇳 India +2

#FFFFF0 Ivory A soft off-white shade with a hint of yellow, named after animal tusksNamed shade

#FDF8FF Zinc white A cool, low-toxicity white pigment made from zinc oxidePigment

#FFFEEF Titanium white A bright white pigment made from titanium dioxide, valued for its strong coveragePigment · 🇺🇸 United States +1

White Lead white A dense, opaque white pigment once used in art, home, and cosmetics worldwidePigment · 🇨🇳 China +2

White Titanium dioxide A brilliant white pigment made from titanium, used in paints, food and sunscreenPigment · 🇨🇳 China +5

White Barium sulfate A dense, white mineral used in pigments, X-rays, and industryPigment White Antimony trioxide A white antimony compound used in flame retardants and glassmakingPigment · 🇨🇳 China +4

White White lead A historic opaque white pigment once made from lead and vinegarPigment White Zinc phosphate A white inorganic compound used to protect metal and in dental cementPigment White Lithopone A white pigment made from barium sulfate and zinc sulfidePigment

White Barium metaborate A white or clear inorganic compound used in optics and as a pigmentPigment

White Venetian ceruse A white lead-based cosmetic once prized for skin whitening in Renaissance EuropePigment · 🇮🇹 Italy +2

White Rügen chalkRügener Kreide A soft, white chalk from the cliffs of Rügen, GermanyColour named from nature · 🇩🇪 Germany

Photo credits on this page

The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.

Ivory: By Aaron Logan, CC BY 1.0, source
White: Steve Snodgrass, CC BY 2.0, source
Zinc white: Johann Georg von Dillis, Public domain, source
Lead white: Unknown author, Public domain, source
Titanium white: Arthur Dove, Public domain, source
Titanium dioxide: The original uploader was Walkerma at English Wikipedia ., Public domain, source
Zinc oxide: Andrew Silver, USGS, Public domain, source
Barium sulfate: de:Benutzer:the-viewer, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
Venetian ceruse: George Vertue, Public domain, source
White lead: Thester11, CC BY 3.0, source
Barium metaborate: Totalirus, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
Rügen chalk: DJACHO, CC BY-SA 4.0, source

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