Erik uses Galkyd Lite oil paint medium, which helps speed up drying time. His medium is also mixed with a little of Gamsol which helps keep the paint thin, and also speeds the drying process. He mentions one of the hardest parts of the process is learning the drying/setup times for the paint and when to apply the next layers, but he has his process down to about a week for a cover in oil.

Yeah I definitely get more antsy when working on longer pieces, but then you look at the kind of stuff that Erik's doing at it shows how his approach gets such good results.

"We don't make mistakes, just happy little orange rock men..." :D