Titanium White Vs Transparent Mixing White | Acrylic Painting | Liquitex

How to get more bang for your buck. Liquitex resident artist Jimmy Leslie takes us through the options when it comes to choosing and mixing whites. We see how Titanium White mixes, compared with Transparent Mixing White, we look at the pigment strengths, and compare Pro vs Basics options. This quick video will help you choose the right white for each purpose.
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[@germanwithalinguist]

I'm sorry to ask this, but... why are we mixing the paint with white if not to make the color appear paler? Couldn't you just use less titanium white to get a similar color to the end result that you got with the mixing white? I must be wrong, but I don't understand why. I've watched three videos on the topic now and none address this question so it must be really stupid.

[@lionunderthestars7019]

I am with you. I would think the most likely purpose for transparent white is to add it to transparent acrylics so that you don't turn them opaque. There is a small bottle on sale today - Amazon Prime Day, so I am going to experiment with it with my few transparent acrylics. I am a novice. This is just what makes sense to me.

[@user-nm8jc3od8t]

Fixing with titanium white make it easy to cover the color underneath .Fixing with mixing white make color stay transparent .

[@Olleoljud]

Good explanation! Now I understand.

[@williambo5989]

can the transparent white create texture or is it very thin consistency

[@robertkat]

What is titanium white good for?

[@LittleMew133]

Adding strong highlights. Terrible if you want to keep a color's transparent nature.

[@dianemcgregor6171]

@@LittleMew133😅