Clear the Way—Barite Coming Through!

Try saying barite in a conversation with a photographer. Instantly, you’ll be tossed into a drawer labeled “Knows Things.”

Say museum-quality barite, and right away, you’ll unlock extra powers — because someone will scribble “knows spells” on that drawer.

But it’s a different story when you grind your own → oil paints. You take → barite (barium sulfate), a white powder used as a filler in paint.

It doesn’t interfere with luminous colors since its covering power is weak.

But when a paint made only of → oil and pigment starts sliding off the surface, barite steps in to improve its consistency.

→ Baryte, barite or barytes