Grumbacher Pre-Tested Artists' Oil Color - Cobalt Titanate Green, 1.25 oz tube
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Product Details
- Description:
- Pre-Tested Artists' Oil Color
- Color:
- Cobalt Titanate Green
- Size:
- 37 ml (1.25 oz)
- No.
- P058
- Mfg #:
- P058G
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Due to differences in users’ monitors, the colors presented are an approximation of the true color.
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Pigment Information
This color contains the following pigments:
PG50-Cobalt Green
PW6-Titanium White
PY53-Nickel Titanium Yellow
Pigment Name
PG50-Cobalt Green
Pigment Type
inorganic
Chemical Name
cobalt titanium oxide
Chemical Formula
Co2TiO4
Properties
Cobalt Titanium Oxide is a low intensity color with a weak tinting strength, similar to Cobalt Blue. It has an average to fast drying time.
Permanence
Cobalt Green has excellent permanence and lightfastness.
Toxicity
Cobalt Green is considered toxic due to its cobalt component. Do not breathe its dust.
History
Since ancient times, smalt blue has been used to color glass and ceramics. Cobalt salts, which give smalt its characteristic blue color, were identified in the 18th century. Techniques for manufacturing various cobalt salts, offering a range of blues and greens, were developed in the 19th century.
Pigment Name
PW6-Titanium White
Pigment Type
inorganic
Chemical Name
titanium dioxide
Chemical Formula
TiO2
Properties
Titanium White is the most brilliant of the white pigments. It is considered an all purpose oil color useful in all techniques and the best all around white. Its masstone is neither warm nor cool, placing it somewhere between Lead White and Zinc White. It is less prone to cracking and yellowing than Lead White, but it still yellows easily. Titanium White dries slowly in oil form, more slowly than Lead White but more quickly than Zinc White. It is opaque in oil and acrylic forms and semi-opaque in watercolor form. This pigment has good chemical stability, and its tinting strength is superior to both Lead White and Zinc White.
Permanence
Titanium White has excellent permanence and lightfastness.
Toxicity
Titanium dioxide is highly stable and is regarded as non-toxic.
History
Titanium is the ninth most abundant element in the Earth's crust, however mineral deposits that are economical to mine are less common. Titanium dioxide was first discovered in 1821, although it could not be mass produced until 1919. Widespread use of the pigment began in the 1940s. Since that time, it has become the most commonly used white pigment. The name comes from the Latin word Titan, the name for the elder brother of Kronos and ancestor of the Titans, and from the Greek word tito, meaning day or sun.
Pigment Name
PY53-Nickel Titanium Yellow
Pigment Type
inorganic
Chemical Name
mixed metal oxide
Chemical Formula
(Ti,Ni,Sb)O2
Properties
Nickel Titanium Yellow is one of the cleanest and brightest of the inorganic pigments. It has a low tinting strength and average to slow drying time.
Permanence
Nickel Titanium Yellow has excellent lightfastness and outstanding stability with regard to chemicals, weather, and heat. It is durable in exterior conditions.
Toxicity
Nickel Titanium Yellow is not considered toxic.
History
Nickel Titanium Yellow was developed in the 1960s.
Safety Data Sheet
UPC Code: 014173352958
ASIN #: B000YQEK2E