PW7 Zinc Sulfide White
Zinc sulfide.
16 tubes from 2 of 24 paint lines contain PW7. 1 are made from PW7 alone, which is the closest match when you're switching brands.
- Toxicity
- No toxic metal Not one of the toxic-metal pigments. As with any paint, keep it out of your mouth and don't sand or spray it.
- Drying
- Medium
About PW7
History
Zinc sulfide is a 20th-century industrial white, used in oil paint mostly in mixtures with other whites.
In mixes
Sits between zinc and titanium in strength. You'll mostly meet it blended into whites rather than on its own.
Drying speed is typical for linseed oil; tubes ground in safflower or poppy oil, or with driers added, will differ. These are general notes on the pigment, not on any one brand.
Purest PW7, by brand
The best single-pigment PW7 tube from each line, ranked: artists' grade first, then lightfastness, then how firmly the pigment listing is confirmed. Ties are listed alphabetically.
- Maimeri Puro Opaque Zinc WhiteLF not rated
Not sold here by: W&N Artists', Holbein, Grumbacher, Williamsburg, M. Graham, Gamblin, Michael Harding, Old Holland, Rembrandt, Schmincke Mussini, W&N Winton, Georgian, Da Vinci, Van Gogh, Art Creation, Lukas 1862, W&N Griffin, Art Spectrum, Langridge, Blockx, Vasari, W&N Artisan.
Made from PW7 alone
Mixtures that contain PW7
Brands: Cobra, Maimeri Puro.