{"id":188,"date":"2014-01-02T20:19:54","date_gmt":"2014-01-03T04:19:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/?p=188"},"modified":"2014-01-02T20:19:54","modified_gmt":"2014-01-03T04:19:54","slug":"the-versatility-of-gamblin-whites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/?p=188","title":{"rendered":"The Versatility of Gamblin Whites"},"content":{"rendered":"

Years ago when I first started painting with oil paints there were only\u00a0 two white paints available – Titanium and Zinc.\u00a0 Now, Gamblin Paint provides an artist with seven different kinds of whites and each one gives a different effect, drying time, temperature, opacity and flexibility .<\/p>\n

I have been experimenting with them the past few months and have developed some preferences, depending on my painting time or the effect I want.\u00a0 Gamblin also has given an enormous amount of information about each of the whites on their website, so I won’t go into all of the differences, but I have come to enjoy at least four of the different whites so far.<\/p>\n

THE FOUR WHITES I USE<\/p>\n

Titanium White – good tinting strength, fast drying and buttery feel.<\/p>\n

Radiant White – one of my favorites for a spectacular glow to the painted surface.\u00a0 It is soft to brush, but is the slowest drying, so I need to allow more time between layers.<\/p>\n

Flake White Replacement – another favorite, but the paint is stiffer.\u00a0 It has a very fast drying time and replaces the old Flake White which contained lead.<\/p>\n

Quick Dry White – I use this white to draw on a dry darker color to add details.\u00a0 Usually, this is over the sky or ground area which I have completed previously.\u00a0 Most of the leaves of my landscapes are painted with this white first and the leaves are then slightly raised from the background.<\/p>\n

THE REMAINING THREE WHITES<\/p>\n

Titanium Zinc White – described as similar to Titanium, but more subtle.<\/p>\n

FastMatte Titanium White – thin layers dry in 24 hours with a matte surface.<\/p>\n

Zinc White – transparent and best used in glazes.<\/p>\n

I have been painting a lot of aspen trees lately and found that Radiant White mixed with a small amount of Dorland’s wax makes a good texture for the bark of the trees.\u00a0 Below is a 36″ x 48″ oil on canvas painting – “Mountain Aspens with Vine Maple Trees”.<\/p>\n

\"Metcalf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Years ago when I first started painting with oil paints there were only\u00a0 two white paints available – Titanium and Zinc.\u00a0 Now, Gamblin Paint provides an artist with seven different kinds of whites and each one gives a different effect, … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-188","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-creative-experience"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=188"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":190,"href":"https:\/\/joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/188\/revisions\/190"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=188"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=188"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/joanmetcalf.com\/joanmetcalfstudio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=188"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}