Chelsea Classical Studio : Clarified Fat Medium Lavender : 4oz (118ml)

SKU MCC638118

This Clarified Fat Medium by Chelsea Classical Studios is a handmade oil medium is crafted from a mixture of pure, extra-pale, cold pressed linseed oil and lavender damar varnish. It decreases drying time and increases glossiness. This Clarified Fat Medium is made with made with linseed oil that is purified and de-yellowed by traditional, natural processes that strive to make the palest, cleanest, pure linseed oil for artists’ to use. The damar resin is dissolved in distilled Oil of Spike Lavender Solvent for the varnish that is mixed with the oil. A 'Fat' Medium refers to the 'Fat Over Lean' technique, which means to apply a paint layer rich in oil (a fat) over a layer with less oil (a lean) layer on a painting. This principle is fundamental to controlling the paint adhesion, drying time and glossiness of oil colors. You can read more about this technique here . This fine-art quality medium has a large oil content mixed with a varnish so is considered fat, rich and glossy. There are no carcinogenic fumes as neither turpentine or petroleum are used in production.

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