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You suggest the artist grade paint is “more archival”. Winsor & Newton provide Lightfastness and Permanence ratings - these are the same between Artist and Student grade paints. What is the basis for your claim one should use artist grade paint if you want your work to last? More colors and different experience mixing are the reasons I see to choose between Artist and Student grade paints

Theres also a mixing White from W&Newton is weak color

I was wondering if I just used student grade titanium white if I would get the same effect as a lead white ?

It’s not so much about drying time. Lead white tints in a way that preserves the other color’s hue whereas titanium white kinda bleaches other colors.

Flake White ❣

Keep creating, Michael! LIKE 20. Found you with your great comment at @EhJoe's channel. Looking forward to when you get back to creating and posting again! Here to encourage and cheer you on! Cheers and blessings, April Braswell

You happen to be one of the best artist that speaks clearly and specifically in explaining your methods. I can’t understand half of the other artist, and if you’re beginner, you’re lost however, you explain it very well, and I appreciate it.

make more videos.. you're awesome. recap of history of lead carbonate was cool

If you are a landscape painter how to save yellows, blues and time? Buy a beautiful green, maybe a Phtalo or Viridian with which you can do wonderful mixes, even purples; or chromium oxide green, very versatile, or start mixing with a light green which can be very near the color needed. Of course for portraitists greens are a minor issue.

haha! I found good art tips and a new way to mow!

Nice Iron Man!

Looks good.

Led white creates a much stronger paint film.

I prefer Flake White for portraits. Titanium White for all others

I use titanium (without zinc), lead white (PW1), and flemmish white (PW2). If I want a very strong, cool white I use titanium. With flesh tones it seems to get chalky. For warmer whites and when I need subtle tints, I use lead. Flemmish is somewhere between the two in tinting strength. Drying time doesn't matter as much to me as I use galkyd or Neo-megilp in all but the top layer.

I don't know how archival it is, but Gamblin flake white replacement has working properties that work well for me. Rembrandt transparent white is very good for a soft, transparent white that works well for glazing.

Why buy green? Because it's not possible to mix a transparent green, like pthalo, or a semi-transparent one, like veridian; because they are very useful colors to modify other mixtures, and lastly, because good secondary colors are useful to neutralize their opposites.

After trying lead white for the first time I really really like it. Unfortunately, the drying time is so longggg. That being said, Rublev has a fast drying lead quite to be used for underpainting, and I am very tempted to get it.

Thanks for this. I love the look of lead white but I try to make do with titanium or a blend of titanium and zinc white. I am still trying to find a brand that gives me better coverage/opacity.

I love zinc white so much. I want it to be less problematic

I think if you’re a beginner, just buy green, honestly, don’t be cheap. You want to get the best possible easiest start without any unnecessary stumbling blocks that will make you want to quit painting. I saw those greens, it happens to everyone. You mix yellow and blue thinking you’ll get a vibrant green and you get a greyish green then you get into the “throw good money after bad” phase when you keep adding yellow, wasting more and more paint instead of starting over. I know experienced painters who went to art school who cannot mix paint (even though they think they can) - it is not low hanging fruit. It is not easy. You refine it over time. You obviously can’t run away from mixing completely but you want a place to start that’s going to set you up for success. I recommend a light green that you can darken or use as is

lead is good and irreplaceable for figures. titanium is good for a lot of stuff. lead/titanium mix is what i use a lot, little more opaque. Lead paint is not a problem unless you are inhaling or ingesting it, so just don't.

Mike, did you ever work at SUNGLASS HUT in Santa Anita Mall?

Got me thinking, to speed dry time of titanium add some alkyd medium, which is the ingredient in 'quick dry' white. Lead white is warmer and with walnut oil as the vehicle provides less yellowing. Rublev Natural Pigments in CA makes several variants of lead white and some great diverse old style type mediums.

I am making a verdaccio with Chromium oxide green, very lovely pigment

Hey Michael! Thanks for subscribing to my channel! Great video quality and sound and wonderful information! I completely agree about using a paper plate and not pouring it on. I agree about making the videos I love making them and I think your lighting setup is much better than mine :) Keep it up! I'll keep watching!

How about mixing white

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I personally only use white, red, blue, and yellow…I have a box full of other colors I never bother with.

How can you inhale oil paint while painting with brushes? If you get some lead paint on your skin wipe it off. Try not to get any lead paint in your mouth? Don’t sand down any paint without wearing suitable mask because you don’t want to inhale the fine dust. Do not make your own lead paint by mixing lead white pigment with linseed oil for example.

What are your thoughts on using student grade titanium white to save money?

I don't get the whole being worried about toxicity thing, just don't eat your paint and the toxicity is a non issue.

like the t-shirt...where can I get one like this

Love it. Killing it mike

Varnishing is so satisfying to watch 😍 I love the chill vibes of your vids man.

Ironically i was looking at varnishing videos last night and saw jeremy lipking pour a HUGE amount of varnish on one of his paintings! Seems like those who are more into conservation and longevity stress using low amounts of varnish. I have stopped pouring mine on, but i sometimes find that a single coat doesn't apply evenly and it takes an extra coat to make a consistent sheen...

So satisfying seeing those colors jump right off the canvas. And to answer “is it time for a cigar yet?” - it’s always time for a cigar my friend

Dig this! I studied fine art in school. Great tips with varnish. I miss my gh5 and would love to have 10-bit again

I'm so glad to see you back at the videos. I have seen those Instagram posts pouring varnish right on the painting. Makes for good IG content, not good practice in real life. Just like most things on IG..... And social media as a whole. Can't wait for more content Mike.

I too felt this way about tube greens, that it was better to just mix them from primaries. Until I discovered chromium oxide green. It's now a staple color on my palette, and i find it a super useful modifier of other colors and the perfect starting point for virtually any green I want ti mix. Add a little ultramarine, and you get a color very close to viridin. Add yellow or red to warm it up. It's a color that plays well with others, being neither overpowering like pthalo, or super weak like earth greens. It's also a single pigment color, which I aways prefer.

I love the stiffness and drying properties of pure lead white (cremnitz) , but let’s be real here; it’s really bad for everyone’s health.

Yes yes yes yes. I ran into this last night while I was trying to sketch out some ideas and they were not turning out the way I wanted so I got discouraged and just stopped working on them and off to Netflix I went. This video came at the perfect time for me. I have been beating myself up that my writing is not good enough for my blog, my drawings are not good enough, my 3D modeling is not good enough. Why am I even doing this if I'm just not good enough?

Great video Michael! Man I struggle with perfectionism and it really prevents me from creating most times. I think these points are great and it really starts with setting a deadline, when time is up then you have to be ok with good enough. Done is better than perfect :) This video was well done too man, great pace, great editing, soothing musicbed and I love that you embraced the loud trucks driving by :) Keep up the good work!

Yep. Perfectionism... ugh. At some point, my projects reach a point where I don't have the skill to make them any better, so that's when I call it done and move on to the next project. Nice little supportive video for all of us fellow artists! Yay! 😎

This video is perfect!! Love the highway ambiance. Deadlines have definitely helped me with perfectionism. I also think perfectionism is a form of procrastinating. Love seeing a video from you. Your adding class to art videos 😀❤️👍

lead carbonate does not evaporate

Lead white doesnt change the hue of the paint, like titanium. Go with zink titanium mix.

lead white inhalation is a problem only in pure pigment form, you cannot inhale it once it's tempered with oil. Tiziano died at 100 years old, he was known to blend with his fingers.

'scuse my Bluesgnrance, but who is the music by? Got that Peter Green vibe, but he inspired Santana, but its not a santana number. Peter Green late recording of Black Magic Woman- or a (very good!) cover?

It was helpful, thank you.👍