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1.  Overview     2. History of use     3. Making the pigment     4. Technical details

Brief description of Zinc white:           Zinc white has a much colder, cleaner, whiter masstone than the best grades of lead white or titanium white.    Names for Zinc white:             Pronounciation: zink wite Word origin: The name "Zinc white" comes from Greek ochros = yellow, pale yellow. Non-English names:  German      French      Italian   Zinkweiss   blanc de zinc   bianco di zinco  Chemical name: Zinc(II)-oxide

A painted swatch of Zinc white:

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