Series 6Oil-based paints are highly regarded in the artist community and one of the most versatile forms of painting. These oil based paints can be blended, which is an added benefit when you are trying to achieve certain colors. Oil paints are known for being durable and holding their color for a long time and are slow to dry, which allows and artist to rework the paint to achieve the desired effect. Many artists today consider oil painting to be the fundamental art medium.

Rublev Colours Lead White #1 (also known as flake white or Cremnitz white) is an opaque white that is smooth and long. It is the most common white found on the old masters' palette.

The consistency straight out of the tube is creamy and slightly ropey, yet retains its shape as you manipulate it while being soft yet sculptural.

Our lead white is made with pale linseed oil and basic lead carbonate (made according to modern processes) without stabilizers (e.g., stearates, waxes, etc.) or fillers to alter the characteristics of the pigment. As a result, you get higher pigment volume concentration (PVC) than other brands of lead white (flake white)—as high as 50%. This means most brands of flake white do not weigh nearly as much as Rublev Colours 50 ml tube. Yet, Rublev Colours Lead White is not overly stiff and mixes well with all other oil colors.

Lead white is the most common white on the old masters' palette. Lead pigments have been made artificially since antiquity, although health concerns about lead poisoning have greatly diminished their role in painting today.