Zinc whites are for mixing - to reduce loss of pigment-- reduce chalking/whitening. Titanium is best for adding strong white highlights- in this case zincs are not strong. I always carry both. I prefer M Graham over all others
Totally agree about the Windsor and Newton white ..it's the one I have and it's very dull so does not look good at all on my paper or cardstock ..Thankyou for this trial as I now know what to buy 😊
Howdy Sergio, I wonder how your top three would work with the most transparent lightest yellow, the most granulating ultramarine, and the least granulating ultramarine, with a transparent red, and on three kinds of paper, black, white and offwhite paper.... Thanks so much for the video. I use gouache in my watercolour blues for sky colour backgrounds, which I prefer solid looking, and least granulating. Adding white stops granulation! I lean a little on the red side to warm blues up, and I use more orangy colours next to them to not get green. Surprising results! In kindred spirit, Eliza Most Beautiful Day is Today! 29th March 2024; 10:17pm Dulwich Hill, Sydney Australia xx
Love all of your top 3. MG used to be my #1 go too, but since we moved to Europe Schmincke took the 1st place. Will definitely stock up on MG paints - all watercolor, gouache and oils next time I'm visiting US :D
This is awesome 🥰 I know these aren't mixing whites but I am looking for a white that doesn't dull/neutralize other colors while mixing. Having an awful time with both of Artezas whites despite enjoying how their colors mix with each other well enough. Definitely want my nearly white tints with a bit more oomf and vibrancy! Would love to see how all these mix with a couple diff colors at different ratios. :))
Schminke uses ox gall. That’s why there is a sheen. Windsor newton blending medium is ox gall and alcohol which is what Lena Rivo recommends for extending drying time…she’s a mostly Plein air painter and comes from oil.
Should a mixing white really be 100% opaque? :) Would have been nice to see perm white from winsor & newton compared to the other titanium based whites :)
@@SergioLopezFineArt for mixing a nice summer palette it’s nice but in winter not so necessary. Would just use a titanium for getting water splashes effect etc.
@@SergioLopezFineArt Mixing white is not supposed to be opaque. It's used for lightening other colours without making them dull, and is good for misty glazes. It's often made with zinc white or a mixture of zinc and titanium white.
Im looking for white gouache for painting authentic Chinoisserie style panels like modern versions done today by Alison McDormont , de Gournay & Gracie & emile Chen wall papers . White is needed for the bamboo & flowers edges …. And the backgrounds are usually coloured so the white has to cover the background. The bamboo area is too large to use masking . Am Ny tips are appreciated thank you 🙏 😊.
@@SergioLopezFineArt - Hi thanks for your reply . Check out “Chinoiserie “ wall paper there are vast number of examples . Maybe you will be inspired ❤.
I was thinking the same thing to see how well the White Gouache covers because if we want transparency we add water & or use watercolour paints . But he did do a test square with the line so thats helpful. 😊
@@SergioLopezFineArt true, but for demo purposes black would have shown how opaque or transparent it was, regardless of the paper the person wants to paint on. Just a tip for next time. Still appreciate your efforts/sharing👍😉
Zinc whites are for mixing - to reduce loss of pigment-- reduce chalking/whitening. Titanium is best for adding strong white highlights- in this case zincs are not strong. I always carry both. I prefer M Graham over all others
I don't know about gouache, but the zinc white in acrylics is a transparent white, perfect for fog, mist, glass, glazes, and stuff like that. 😊
Same in gouache and watercolour.
Turner titanium white is brightest, testing on toned paper gives the best results
Totally agree about the Windsor and Newton white ..it's the one I have and it's very dull so does not look good at all on my paper or cardstock ..Thankyou for this trial as I now know what to buy 😊
Howdy Sergio,
I wonder how your top three would work with the most transparent lightest yellow, the most granulating ultramarine, and the least granulating ultramarine, with a transparent red, and on three kinds of paper, black, white and offwhite paper....
Thanks so much for the video. I use gouache in my watercolour blues for sky colour backgrounds, which I prefer solid looking, and least granulating. Adding white stops granulation! I lean a little on the red side to warm blues up, and I use more orangy colours next to them to not get green.
Surprising results!
In kindred spirit,
Eliza Most Beautiful Day is Today!
29th March 2024; 10:17pm
Dulwich Hill, Sydney Australia
xx
Thanks for this video. You've addressed a question I've had this past week. Which gouache is most transparent?
Thank you for the review/test. Great info🙏
Thanks so much for your comment!
Love all of your top 3. MG used to be my #1 go too, but since we moved to Europe Schmincke took the 1st place. Will definitely stock up on MG paints - all watercolor, gouache and oils next time I'm visiting US :D
Very informative! Thank you for sharing
This is awesome 🥰 I know these aren't mixing whites but I am looking for a white that doesn't dull/neutralize other colors while mixing. Having an awful time with both of Artezas whites despite enjoying how their colors mix with each other well enough. Definitely want my nearly white tints with a bit more oomf and vibrancy! Would love to see how all these mix with a couple diff colors at different ratios. :))
Good idea! Something I'll remember to incorporate into future videos. Thanks!
Yes, zinc white is also known as "mixing white" while titanium white is for bright highlights and anything you want very opaque.
Schminke uses ox gall. That’s why there is a sheen. Windsor newton blending medium is ox gall and alcohol which is what Lena Rivo recommends for extending drying time…she’s a mostly Plein air painter and comes from oil.
Ah interesting, thanks for the extra info!
Should a mixing white really be 100% opaque? :) Would have been nice to see perm white from winsor & newton compared to the other titanium based whites :)
Thanks for your comment! As far as your question goes, who knows! I'm not really big on mixing whites anyway. Do you use mixing whites?
@@SergioLopezFineArt for mixing a nice summer palette it’s nice but in winter not so necessary. Would just use a titanium for getting water splashes effect etc.
@@SergioLopezFineArt but I liked your comparison on the perm/titanium brands. Which is your go to brand?
@@emmawickman1196 since I've made this video, I've really started to prefer Schmincke
@@SergioLopezFineArt Mixing white is not supposed to be opaque. It's used for lightening other colours without making them dull, and is good for misty glazes. It's often made with zinc white or a mixture of zinc and titanium white.
why didnt you test Danial Smith or DaVinci? thanks
I didn't own them at the time. I still don't
Im looking for white gouache for painting authentic Chinoisserie style panels like modern versions done today by Alison McDormont , de Gournay & Gracie & emile Chen wall papers . White is needed for the bamboo & flowers edges …. And the backgrounds are usually coloured so the white has to cover the background. The bamboo area is too large to use masking . Am
Ny tips are appreciated thank you 🙏 😊.
I can't help you there. I'm really not familiar with that way of painting
@@SergioLopezFineArt - Hi thanks for your reply . Check out “Chinoiserie “ wall paper there are vast number of examples . Maybe you will be inspired ❤.
it would have been nice,imo,if you had used dark paper,but other then that,very informative,thank you.
Thank you! Yeah I may have to redo this video in the future
a toned paper would have been a better choice to test white colors...but thx
That's a good point, but I hardly ever use toned paper anymore. Maybe I will do a follow-up
Yes that's the first thing I thought... Why isn't he using black paper?? White paper made it a completely pointless demo for viewers.
I was thinking the same thing to see how well the White Gouache covers because if we want transparency we add water & or use watercolour paints . But he did do a test square with the line so thats helpful. 😊
@@ethicsexistentialism4191 because most people paint on white paper
@@SergioLopezFineArt true, but for demo purposes black would have shown how opaque or transparent it was, regardless of the paper the person wants to paint on. Just a tip for next time. Still appreciate your efforts/sharing👍😉