Chelsea Classical Studio : Clarified Lean Medium Lavender

Chelsea Classical Studio Clarified Lean Medium is a handmade oil medium that uses lavender spike oil essence, which is a safer alternative to mediums made with turpentine. A 'lean' medium refers to the 'fat-over-lean' technique, which means to apply a paint layer rich in oil (fat) over a layer with less oil (lean) on a painting. This simple principle is fundamental to controlling the paint adhesion, drying time, and gloss of oil paints.

This medium is crafted from a mixture of pure, extra pale, cold pressed linseed oil and lavender spike oil essence. The ingredients in the mediums are handcrafted to ensure the highest quality products. This fine art quality medium has a light oil content mixed with varnish, so it will thin the paint, make it dry faster, and is recommended for the early layers of a painting.