Graphic Whites & Blacks

This section refers to gouache colours which are not included in the Designers' Gouache colour chart and are used specifically for design purposes.

Whites in the Range

There are a selection of whites available depending on your needs:

• Permanent White is the most popular white in the range. It is the strongest and most opaque white. Permanent White has been modified so that it can now be used for mixing.

• Zinc White has a lower tinting strength and is therefore sometimes preferred for colour mixing.

• Bleedproof White is used by designers to prevent underlayers from bleeding through. This is a temporary solution and is not appropriate for fine art use as bleeding will occur eventually.  (only available in 30ml pots)

• Process White is designed for use in photographic retouching, where it will reproduce its true value. (only available in 30ml pots)

Blacks in the Range

There are a selection of whites available depending on your needs:
• Ivory Black is less opaque with lower tinting strength and makes brown (warm) greys and sepia tones when mixed with white.

• Jet Black is a rich, deep, opaque black which makes blue greys when mixed with white. 

• Lamp Black is a less opaque black of lower tinting strength, giving paler, blue (cool) greys when mixed with white.

Photographic Opaque

Photographic Opaque is used on negatives for spotting pinholes or to block out backgrounds, so that when the negative is processed these will not appear in the final photograph. (only available in 60ml pots)