Stargazer Liquid Foundation, White

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Here we have compiled some useful information that should help you choose the perfect white for your palette. However those that use continuous or expansive blocks of white, or use white as a pure colour in their work will need to bear this in mind. This makes it a great white to use to create subtle tints and variations in tone without loosing the natural transparency of your pigments. As the insdustry became more aware of the damaging properties of lead, paint manufacturers began to formulate safer lead-free alternatives.

A suitable white is a mainstay of any artists palette, and will account for a large portion of the paint that ends up on your canvas.

You can easily adjust the consistency by adding some water to thin it out or adding more cornstarch to thicken it. Some whites occupy a middle ground, where they are workable straight from the tube but will also retain brush strokes and sculptural detail.

While this may be suitable for some artists, there are certainly benefits to having a quick drying white in your collection.

If you have titanium and zinc, try a 50/50 mix for slightly more transparent and less tinting to keep you colour pigments alive. Thinking about the properties that would be most vauable to your work will help you narrow down your choices considerably.

Stiffer whites will have a greater resistance under your brush or palette knife, and can be used to easily create impasto techniques. To give your face a whiter complexion, choose a foundation or a concealer that’s at least 3-4 shades lighter than your skin tone.

Lots of artists, especially beginners, will pick up one tube of white and assume that it will do the same job as other whites on the market, which is simply not the case. Kelly is the lead makeup artist and educator of the Soyi Makeup and Hair team that is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.