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Luke Steichen
@lukesteichen.bsky.social
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He/Him. Maker, sculptor, mini painter, game dev, veteran, and dad. Lead Technical Animator. Opinions are mine.
Fight racism and hate!🏳️‍🌈
Free Palestine! 🇵🇸
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lukesteichen.bsky.social
Time for a rare non-hobby-related post! About a week ago I picked up my dream car: a 2011 Ford Mustang Shelby GT500. She’s not new, she’s not perfect, but she has a supercharger and a six speed, and she’s mine. #shelbygt500 #mustang #manualtransmission
October 16, 2025 at 1:48 AM
lukesteichen.bsky.social
Man, what a difference matte varnish makes! I was waiting for the oils I used for weathering to dry before so I could varnish and get back to work on this Death Guard Rhino. Just needs some details and some verdigris and it will be ready for the battlefield!
October 14, 2025 at 12:51 AM
lukesteichen.bsky.social
Another group of gross bois done, this time Plaguebearers of Nurgle. #deathguard #nurgle #nurgledaemons #warhammer #paintingwarhammer #maggotkinofnurgle #nerdlings
May 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
lukesteichen.bsky.social
It’s not “done” done, but I need to take a break from it for a bit. My Chaos Knight Despoiler is fully magnetized, which was an interesting challenge in itself. It was a lot of fun to paint, but man that is a lot of surface area! #deathguard #warhammer40k #chaosknights #nerdlings
May 1, 2025 at 4:39 PM
lukesteichen.bsky.social
Progress on my Death Guard Knight Despoiler! The pictures kill the depth, but the sponge and stippled layers of metallics look way better in person. Next up, time to get some color on those big ass panels! #deathguard #warhammer40000 #paintingwarhammer40k #nurgle #nerdlings
April 10, 2025 at 5:32 AM
lukesteichen.bsky.social
Finished up this squad of Deathshroud Terminators. My army of stinky bois grows!!! I need to take some proper pics with a black background and good lighting at some point. #deathguard #warhammer40000 #paintingwarhammer40k #nurgle #nerdlings
April 9, 2025 at 3:12 AM
lukesteichen.bsky.social
Finally getting my Nurgle-ified Knight Despoiler painted up, starting with priming, which took hours. Totally worth it, but dang! Doesn’t help that I fully magnetized it, so lots and lots of parts! On to airbrush base coat tomorrow.
April 7, 2025 at 6:33 AM
lukesteichen.bsky.social
Jar of Sparks closed yesterday, so this is officially my first day unemployed in over ten years. It’s really weird. It’s also not a great time to be an unemployed game dev, but that is out of my control. I’ve got a few great leads and a great support network, but I’m still reeling a bit. #gamedev
February 4, 2025 at 9:24 PM
lukesteichen.bsky.social
WIP of this month’s big painting project, my kitbashed Death Guard Defiler. Got most of the green panels base coated with Pro Acryl Dark Yellow Green after I air brush base coated most of the Defiler with VMC Magnesium.

#nerdlings #warhammer40k #deathguard #painting #wargaming
February 4, 2025 at 6:03 AM
lukesteichen.bsky.social
Here, have some wips of my latest batch of emotional support nurglings!
#nurglings #nerdlings #warhammer40k #deathguard #painting #wargaming
February 1, 2025 at 2:52 AM
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thebrushsmith.bsky.social
Creativity

over

Cruelty

🖤❤️
January 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
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matthewhahn.com
I am a former incarcerated firefighter. I served in a California fire camp from 2009 to 2012.

Misinformation is afire on the internet, so here are facts about the prison firefighter program, all in one place.

A thread.
January 15, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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jasonroygaston.bsky.social
🩵🩷🤍🩷🩵
January 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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craftybeardguy.bsky.social
Saw this by @googlyeyedskull - too damn right.
January 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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starthewerewolf.bsky.social
For those who need to hear it today 🏳️‍🌈
January 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
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verdantsculpts.bsky.social
Maned Wolves are the figure of the month on the Collectors Club. I love these ethereal and leggy creatures. I was so happy to recreate them in sculpture form. Join the club today for just $2 to gain access to these!

verdantsculpts.com/collections/...

#art #sculpture #bsnm #sciart #manedWolf
A photo of two maned wolf sculptures, stalking. One is black and one is traditionally colored in rusty red with dark legs and nape.
January 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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mkirin.itch.io
"i hope this site doesn't end up like the last one :("

Hope has nothing to do with it--DO YOUR PART!

Twitter & Truth Social are dying. Their users are used to farming outrage for engagement. Don't give them any!

🚫 Don't argue with them!
🚫 Don't quote them!

✅ #BlockAndMoveOn
A poster showing a weeping skull wearing a red hat. The skeleton is holding a smartphone that is showing no comments, shares, or likes, as though no one is interacting with its posts. The text on the poster reads "This account does not feed trolls. Block and move on."
November 16, 2024 at 9:53 PM
lukesteichen.bsky.social
Adorable pictures of Potato the axolotl and the squishy axolotl that @verdantsculpts.bsky.social made. Potato is a very photogenic lil guy.
January 8, 2025 at 2:22 AM
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verdantsculpts.bsky.social
Krilin and Sparks - Custom Commission
⬇️ More photos below ⬇️

#art #sculpture #dragon #furryArt #cosclay
#commsOpen #commissionsOpen
#commission #sculptureCommission
A dusty gold anthro dragon character. He is dressed in tan pants with an orange shirt and brown vest. He has various pouches attached to his belt. He is holding his Phoenix friend on an outstretched arm. They are both smiling and looking at each other. Front view.
December 17, 2024 at 7:52 PM
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verdantsculpts.bsky.social
Get your orders in by Wednesday to get your (ready to ship) order in time for the holidays. Or get a digital gift card any time! Sales needed. Shares appreciated 💜
verdantsculpts.bsky.social Neal 🏳️‍⚧️ @verdantsculpts.bsky.social · Dec 12
I made a "ready to ship" section of my shop for any last minute holiday shopping. My preorder figures won't arrive in time for the holidays but there's still time to get a premade! I also have digital gift cards available.

🛒 verdantsculpts.com/collections/...

#art #sculpture #bsnm #fantasyArt
A swooping barn owl ornament. He is melanistic colored in browns and whites. He is clutching a black marble in his talons. A hedgehog figure that is painted to look like ginger bread. He has red and green candy decorations along his back with white frosting accents. A budgie gryphon that is loafed up like a cat. He is translucent green with painted accents and embedded glitters. A rainbow eastern dragon ornament. He is curled into the shape of an infinity sign. His scales are accented with metallic gold.
December 14, 2024 at 5:31 PM
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pantmonger.bsky.social
9 Identical models.
2 Painted for speed.
3 With different approaches to the same end goal.
4 Explorations of alternate art styles.
52 hours of my slow painting. 🧵
#TheGreatStyleComparison #WarhammerCommunity
December 2, 2024 at 10:28 AM
lukesteichen.bsky.social
Here, have some emotional support Nurgling wips. #nurglings #nerdlings
November 11, 2024 at 4:25 AM
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shiflettbros.bsky.social
October 26, 2024 at 12:40 AM
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notyournyx.bsky.social
Always 💖

Don't make me tap the sign
November 6, 2024 at 5:42 AM
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verdantsculpts.bsky.social
Hi, I'm Neal! I am a fantasy sculptor of dragons, animals, and characters. You can find my work in my online shop where I maintain my own line of resin figures. I am also available for custom work.

🐉 Portfolio : cara.app/verdantsculpts/portfolio
🛒 Shop/Commissions : VerdantSculpts.com
A sculpture of a blue fluffy dragon rearing on his hind legs and pawing at the air. Three tree dragon sculptures planted in pots. From front to back they are colored like the seasons summer (green), spring (pink), and autumn (orange). A light blue dragon curls around a baby dragon colored like the trans pride flag. In the background is the trans pride flag. A sculpture of the white wolf Amaterasu from the game Okami. She is leaping down onto a lily pad, kicking up swirls of cherry blossoms behind her.
October 11, 2024 at 6:25 PM