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ShopRCA is for use by Royal College of Art students and staff only

ShopRCA is for use by Royal College of Art students and staff only

Whiting 1kg

£5.35

Whiting is powdered Calcium Carbonate, which can be mixed with rabbit skin glue to create a chalk-based ground for oil, tempera, distemper or encaustic painting. Traditionally, whiting was an important ingredient when preparing painting surfaces in the north of Europe, as opposed to gypsum (Calcium Sulphate), which was widely used south of the Alps.

 

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