This month I got to speak with award winning painter, Erik Swinson. Erik's won numerous awards, including the coveted Lock & Load Grandmaster and was kind enough to spend some time talking to me about his approach to painting, particularly about non-metallic metals, painting shadows, and his thoughts on how every painter needs to define their own "tabletop standard."

Follow Erik on Instagram and if you're going to Adepticon consider signing up for his intensive day-long non-metallic metals class!

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