A mysterious yellow which can range from pale yellow to greenish yellow. This is one of our favorite lemon yellows (we have several but the others are more toxic- so this one is a better alternative). PY53 is one of the unsung heroes of the paintbox and is far underrated. It is extremely useful for making lower chroma colors. Nickel Antimony Titanium Yellow Rutile or Nickel Titanate, sometimes called Nickel Titanium Yellow is starts out as a pale yellow without adding white. It is pretty opaque, and well suited to direct painting methods.
It does have some toxicity and is rated B, so please do be mindful and careful as you would with any other similarly-rated pigment.
Listed as a "B" for toxicity, we advise treating all pigments with great caution, and this one is no exception. Monona Rossol's work has a section on health problems from nickel and antimony pigments in the Artist's Guide to Health and Safety. Her most recent research can be found through her site.
This color excels in creating low-chroma mixes. In masstone it's an enchanting light yellow with a faint green in the overall color impression.
It's not a replacement for Lead Tin Yellow, but it is a color that keeps us coming back. It's a hard-to-describe pale yellow color with secret-superpowers in mixing."
