Pigments through the Ages

              
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Titanium Dioxide Whites
 
 
   

     
 

  1.  Overview  
  2. History
of use
 
  3. Making the
pigment
 
  4. Technical
details
 
  
  Brief description of Titanium Dioxide Whites:   
       Strongest, most brilliant white available to artists in the entire history of art. Its chemical stability is likewise outstanding. 

  Names for Titanium Dioxide Whites:   
        
Pronounciation:
tie • tay • nee • uhm   wite
Word origin:
The name "Titanium Dioxide Whites" comes from Latin Titan = elder brother of Kronos and ancestor of the Titans, from Greek tito = day, sun.
Non-English names:
 German  
 
 French  
 
 Italian 
 Titandioxid 
 oxyde de titane 
 bianco di titanio 
Chemical name:
Titanium dioxide

  

  Source of Titanium Dioxide Whites:   
        
Natural mineral:

anatase (left) and rutile

Minerals anatase and rutile (at Mineralogy Database)


Other whites        
(intro) - Calcium carbonate whites - lead white - titanium dioxide - zinc white        

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