Cremntiz Lead White Oil Paint

Description

Cremnitz Lead White is our exquisitely hand-crafted oil paint made with an extremely concentrated, high-quality single source pigment. Every tube is meticulously hand mulled, filled, and labeled using only pure cold-pressed walnut oil or linseed oil and the maximum amount of hand-ground and richly textured pigment.

Lead White has exceptional lightfastness, making it highly durable for both classical and contemporary artwork. It blends seamlessly with other pigments, offering bright highlights and a warm, natural tone in paintings. Its semi-opaque quality allows for superior layering, glazing, and soft color transitions in oil and tempera applications. Compared to modern whites such as Titanium or Zinc White, Lead White has unique rheological properties, improving the flow and flexibility of oil paints while reducing brittleness and being much more transparent than both Zinc and Titanium White.

Key Features

Single Source Pigment: Each product features one pure pigment, chosen for its exceptional quality.

Handmade Artisanal Process: Crafted in small batches, our oil paints are hand mulled on a marble slab and hand filled in aluminum tubes to preserve the integrity of the pigment.

Maximum Pigment Load: Designed to provide maximum color saturation, our formula contains no artificial additives or fillers

Recommended Use: Best used with oil mediums to achieve optimal fluidity.

CONTAINS LEAD. DO NOT SWALLOW OR INHALE. WEAR GLOVES AND DO NOT ALLOW IT TO BE ABSORBED THROUGH SKIN.

Pigment Information

Pigment Type: Synthetic (Lead Carbonate) from minerals (2PbCO₃·Pb(OH)₂)

Suitable Mediums: Oil, Tempera

Lightfastness: Best

Opacity: Semi-opaque

Other Names: Flake White, Cremnitz White, Bianco di Piombo

Color Index Code: PW1

Image: 'Lavacourt under Snow' by Claude Monet from the National Gallery

Production Process

Our oil paints are created with passion and precision. The pigment is carefully hand mulled and then mixed with pure cold-pressed walnut oil, ensuring an exceptionally concentrated and vibrant product. The entire process is carried out by hand—from mixing and mulling to filling and labeling—so you can be confident in the artisanal quality of every tube.

Usage & Care

Please store in a secure area away from children and pets, and dispose of any waste in an environmentally friendly manner in accordance with all local, state, and national regulations.

If you have any questions or need further information, please don’t hesitate to contact us.