Art Spectrum Studio Blend Oil Titanium White 40ml

Art Spectrum Studio Blend Oil

Titanium White 40ml

The brightest, most opaque white: the essential primary tinting and highlight colour.

Art Spectrum Studio Blend Oil Titanium White 40ml is the primary white in the Studio Blend range: the brightest, most opaque, and highest-tinting-strength white available in oil painting. Based on PW6 (Titanium Dioxide), it is the modern standard for white in oil painting, replacing older whites such as Lead White and Zinc White as the all-purpose studio choice. Fully opaque with a clean, neutral-to-cool tone, Titanium White is used in virtually every mix where a colour needs to be lightened, and it is the essential colour for alla prima and impasto work where opaque coverage and bright highlights are required.

Pigment

PW6 (Titanium Dioxide)

Opacity

Opaque

Lightfastness

ASTM I

Drying

Slow

White pigments dry slowly due to the high volume of pigment required

★ Art Shed Staff Tip

Titanium White is the highest-use colour in most oil painting studios: if you use a 40ml tube of any other colour, you will likely use 3-4 tubes of white in the same time. Its high tinting strength means it can easily overpower delicate colours, so when mixing subtle tints, add white sparingly into the colour rather than adding colour into a large pile of white. For the most sensitive tinting, consider Zinc White (APZ4) as an alternative: its lower tinting strength makes it gentler for subtle colour shifts.

Perfect For

Lightening any colour in the rangeImpasto highlights and thick paint applicationSky, clouds, and light passages in landscapeSkin light tones and highlight in portraitureAlla prima and direct painting techniquesMixing pastels and tints across all colour groups

What Makes This Colour Essential

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Opacity

Fully Opaque

Titanium White is the most opaque white available: it covers completely in a single pass and gives maximum brightness in highlight passages. No other white matches its covering power.

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Tinting Strength

Highest of Any White

PW6 has the highest tinting strength of any white pigment. A small amount of Titanium White will visibly lighten a large amount of any colour. This power makes it efficient but means careful addition is needed to avoid over-lightening.

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Tone

Clean, Neutral-to-Slightly Cool

Titanium White has a very slightly cool, neutral tone compared to older whites. It gives clean, bright tints without the warmth of Zinc White or the historical warmth of Lead White. Its neutrality makes it versatile across all colour groups.

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Origin

Australian-Made Since 1966

Art Spectrum has manufactured artists' materials at their Epping, Victoria facility for over six decades. Studio Blend Oil is triple-milled in refined linseed oil with ASTM I rated pigments throughout the 26-colour range.

Mixing With Titanium White

Titanium White is used in virtually every mixture where a colour needs to be lightened. The most important practical consideration is its high tinting strength: always add white to the colour rather than the colour to white, and add it gradually. In sky painting, Titanium White with small amounts of French Ultramarine gives the full range from pale horizon blue to deep zenith blue. In portraiture, Titanium White with Naples Yellow and Burnt Sienna gives the foundation skin light tone for fair to medium complexions.

In alla prima and direct painting, Titanium White used thickly in highlight passages gives the impasto quality and brightness that defines the light areas of a painting and gives the visual contrast that makes shadow areas recede. In glazing techniques, Titanium White is typically not used in the glaze layers themselves (transparency is the point of glazing), but it is the foundation of the underpainting and light-area blocking that the glazes build on.

About Art Spectrum Studio Blend Oil: Melbourne Made Since 1966

Art Spectrum Studio Blend Oil is the rebrand of the former Art Prism range, with fresh new packaging and artwork. The formula is unchanged: same pigments, same linseed oil base, same manufacturing standards. Made in Epping, Victoria since 1966. The 26-colour range is fully compatible with all Art Spectrum oil mediums and varnishes, and is also available in 150ml tubes.

What is the difference between Titanium White and Zinc White?

Titanium White (PW6) is fully opaque with high tinting strength and fast coverage. Zinc White (PW4) is semi-transparent with lower tinting strength and a cooler tone. Titanium White is the all-purpose studio white for direct painting and highlights. Zinc White is preferred when a gentler, more transparent white is needed for delicate tinting or soft blending without overpowering colour.

Is Titanium White good for all oil painting techniques?

Yes for most techniques. For alla prima, direct painting, impasto, and any technique requiring opaque highlights and clean lightening of colours, Titanium White is the best choice. For classical layered glazing techniques, some painters prefer to use Zinc White in intermediate layers to preserve transparency, reserving Titanium White for the final highlight passages.

Why does Titanium White dry slowly?

White pigments require a higher volume of pigment relative to oil than coloured pigments do, and the resulting high oil content slows drying. Additionally, PW6 does not contain the natural driers found in earth pigments. This slow drying can be an advantage in alla prima work, giving extended blending time.

Is Art Spectrum Studio Blend Oil the same as Art Prism?

Yes. Art Spectrum Studio Blend Oil is the direct successor to the Art Prism range with new packaging and artwork only. The formula, pigments, and linseed oil base are unchanged.

Is Titanium White lightfast?

Yes. Art Spectrum Studio Blend Titanium White carries an ASTM I lightfastness rating. PW6 (Titanium Dioxide) is one of the most permanent and lightfast pigments known.

Art Shed Online is an authorised Australian stockist of Art Spectrum products. All Art Spectrum Studio Blend Oil products are sourced through official distribution channels. We ship Australia-wide.

Available at Art Shed Online, Australia's specialist art supply store. Questions? Contact us at customerservice@artshedonline.com.au.

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Barcode #	93446075
Brand	Art Spectrum
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Shipping Height	0.030m
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