zinc white
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Walker also used lead white paint, Martin found; the forger used zinc white.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2018
With even a little study, a con artist would know not to use zinc white; some forgers go on to become diligent researchers, accessing technical journals and case studies to learn what experts search for.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 15, 2018
Along with an easel and paints and brushes, he insisted on making her buy him large tubes of zinc white, a type of white pigment.
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 18, 2015
Mixing zinc white with white plaster, he captured the luminous effect of shimmering sunlight on the stucco walls of Paris.
From Time Magazine Archive
He asks Theo to send him some tubes of paint before he leaves Paris: three of zinc white, four of Veronese green, and a tube each of cobalt, ultramarine, emerald green, and orange lead.
From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman
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