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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

You know what rips on a rainy Monday morning when your in the midst of overhauling your life and changing careers to start working for yourself? When shuffle immediately pulls @durrymusic.bsky.social's Coming of Age to start your day. www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmC5...

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Durry - Coming of Age (Official Lyric Video)

YouTube video by Durry

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social says no to drugs. ... Glad I wasn't the only degenerate today.

250 players asked for METH. John said no.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Also, blam. I think I was just over 90 s making this my second best game.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

This is a great paint job and you should be proud of it! I love the work on the dress. The highlights pop so well. Plus, you have another painted mini, which is more than lots of folks can say. Sometimes, you just have to tell that crappy voice in your head to shut the hell up! ♥️

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Cornfield Chase knocks me out every damn time.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Explain your @ Getting serious about mini painting and wanting to share my work, I didn't want to use my real name or the joke gamer tag (devoid of the sins of the teenaged cis white male, but still). I wanted to have a paint reference and I like naming taverns. Thus, The Tinted Warlock was born.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Painted up some O.G. WarCrow I found in a bin at a con last year. #paintingminis #miniatures #dnd

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Are... are they vaguely threatening you with a trolley based downfall?

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Thanks! I picked the effect because it made me think of the Lorentz Plasma Cannon this guy built on YouTube. As far as I'm concerned, that's conceptually a PPC. 🤣 Definitely more artistic, but it felt like firing lightning to me. youtu.be/lix-vr_AF38

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Firing the Lorentz Plasma Cannon

YouTube video by LightningOnDemand

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

This Marauder, piloted by the mysterious mercenary call sign "Magpie" was stomping through a metropolitan area as a show of force when things got hot... My entry for Mecha May! #mechamay #battletech #miniature #paintingminis

A Marauder in a dark bluegreen and green livery fires a PPC blast while stomping over a purple sports car.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Saving Private Ryan, Blackhawk Down (Best friend's dad taught history and my dad's a marine), Final Destination, and of all things Super Sucker (a misguided video rental from a mom who was trying to occupy dipshit newly teenaged boys). Also, turned out fine.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

I'm slowly replacing my whole workflow with them and some faves from Reaper. Some great shouts here already. Their titanium white is the best bar none. I really love their Payne's Gray and Dark Jade too. I use Purple for loads of shadows as well. Louise's set is incredible!

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Whoops. I dropped off again. But I'm here! Did I mention that I medaled in my division of the single miniature category of @dgsgames.bsky.social's painting competition? #paintingminiatures #miniatures

A Moons Priestess in khaki and blue with a moon-topped staff in front of a bronze master crafter coin.

A Moons Priestess miniature in an arid landscape

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

Sounds well up my alley. I'll have to give it a look!

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

I'm sick for the second time in three weeks. What fun! Send me cool minis, book recs, pictures of pets, or jokes of any quality, internet friendos, so that I might kill the time.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

The game that got me really into games. Haha!

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

First Game: D&D 3E (after learning D&D from OG Baldur's Gate) Latest Game: Call of Cthulhu (Sunday) Longest Game: WFRP 4E (run by me) Favorite Game: WFRP 4E Favorite Mechanics: DCC Favorite Setting: Eberron Favorite Art: D&D 3E was a classic for me

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Mark Lawrence @marklawrenceauthor.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I should do a giveaway here too! I'll randomly select someone who retweets this to receive a signed copy of Daughter of Crows 🙂

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

And here's what I did learning to sculpt with greenstuff from Joe Orteza.

Two leaves, a feather, a rope, and two purity seals sculpted out of greenstuff.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Day 2 of Adepticon! I mostly had classes and seminars. I did some hands on TMM painting meant to be display level. Taught by Bob Cohoon. #adepticon #paintingminis #painting #miniatures

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Great day 1 at Adepticon! Kings of War Big Game run incredibly well by Cyle, even if he spells our name wrong. Tried the new MSP line (like them!). Met up with the Relic Buds. And so much else. Lovely conversations with so many people. #adepticon2026

Cyle and Kyle. Cyle is throwing the horns and rocking out.

A wizard in blue and yellow with a book and a mouse. He has his arm outstretched to cast a spell.

A massive Linebacker and pilot at the Warlord booth. A female pilot gives the thumbs up from the ground.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

For sure. Truly stunning work! It was nice to see such a breadth of figures and ranges too.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I shall paint the straightest of lines whilst under the influence of our cardinal color tomorrow afternoon. 🙇‍♂️🍷

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

The highest award I aim to achieve! I'll be there.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

I am in Milwaukee for my first time at a certain miniatures focused convention. I'm flying solo so hit me up if you have anything exciting going on or brought a fun pickup game! #adepticon

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I really dig it. Solid performances and some great set pieces! It's a slow burn though.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

It's time for another first page excerpt from one of my stories. "As You Say, So They Are" is a war story of the monsters we create and those we become. It was published in the "Shift" anthology, which you can pick up here: www.inkalchemybooks.com/shift

As You Say, So They Are
Kyle Thompson

“And Lot's wife, of course, was told not to look back where all those people and their homes had been. But she did look back, and I love her for that, because it was so human.”
Kurt Vonnegut

HLCO Sector 38-1, W-Day+148

The final echoes of shots were still ringing in Elijah’s ears. His nose burned with the reek of gunpowder, searing metal, and scorched plastic. His heart pounded with a percussive pell-mell of adrenaline and the ghosts of the artillery rounds that had cleared the way for them into town.
He knew better than to pop his head up in case they’d not destroyed the ambush entirely. Poking your head up when the...

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Naomi commissioned/purchased all the artwork for the books she's published for Ink Alchemy. Beware the Light was done by someone she knew in Ithaca, NY who quietly does hobby painting. Weirdscapes' cover was done by Lix North: www.instagram.com/lixnorth

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Oh and a little about Ink Alchemy books. Founded by my friend Naomi a few years ago, it's an indie publishing masthead that puts out real work by real human authors and artists. No AI. Just cool people making cool things. Forgive any em-dashes. We were using them before AI tried to steal them. 😅

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

My story "Heretic, Angel, God" was published in this collection of fiction where good is bad and bad is good. This fantasy yarn dives into the perspectives of someone named a heretic, the enforcer who chases him, and the god who commanded his death.

Heretic, Angel, God

Kyle Thompson

Heretic

An orange glow illuminated the low-hanging clouds in the
night sky, as if the fires of the underworld were following Gustav
as he trudged away from his village. Despite the distance, he could
still smell fouled wood smoke and roasting flesh.
There would be nothing to return to.
He let the thought drift away on the chilly, late spring breeze
as he continued up the hillside. One foot in front of the other.
There was no time for grief. If the Holy King’s soldiers found
him, they’d be sure to kill him and add him to the pyre too. They
likely were already following his trail. The spring rains had left the
ground muddy, not only slowing him down, but leaving a clear
path where he’d trod.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

This week, I'll share the first page of each of the stories I've had published in Ink Alchemy anthologies. If one catches your eye, help out Ink Alchemy and buy a book, won't you? Starting with our first anthology, Beware the Light, which you can find here: www.inkalchemybooks.com/beware-the-l...

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Beware the Light | Ink Alchemy Books

A collection of five cautionary tales against things that lurk in the light. Rebirth, monsters living among us, the glitter of gold, god himself, and a drug that lets you see in the dark. Delightfully...

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Update: Some painting has indeed been achieved.

A partially painted miniature of a woman with a crescent moon topped staff.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I don't like being chronically online, but I do like the community of artists and enthusiasts I've slowly uncovered as forums gave way to social media. Also, I need to let y'all know what I'm up to to make this year's (mis?)adventure work. If you read this far, thanks. You're a cool person.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

So that's what's up. I'll be posting more. More minis. More writing. More whatever I come up with.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I'm super proud of this collection and I love the stories I selected. And while I'm bad at self-promotion, I'm quite happy with my piece in it: Old Light and Other Lies.

The cover of Weirdscapes: An Otherworldly Anthology, edited by Kyle Thompson. It depicts a canary in a steampunk style space helmet.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Speaking of writing, if you're in Corning, NY or the surrounding area, come see a few of us read from the anthology I edited for Ink Alchemy: Weirdscapes.

An add for a reading of Weirdscapes at Card Carrying Books & Gifts in Corning, NY. Reading on 3/21 at 6:15PM. The add depicts a canary in a steampunk helmet.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I'm building an HR/culture building application that will let me write more as a chronically curious person. I will be building games, writing, and painting more.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I will be revisiting and finding a way to release my first novel which has been fully written for years, hell-or-high water. I will probably take some commissions for painting (I'm coming to Adepticon for the first time!).

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Things that have been more hobby than career since I was in high school, I am hoping to cobble into a workable living.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

After 15 years of slinging code and running engineering teams, I'm seeing what I can get up to when flying solo. The next 12 months are going to be what I'm calling a "spaghetti year."

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Also, my life has changed quite drastically in the last month. I have an opportunity to do some self exploration that can be chalked up to medical misadventures and dumb luck. So, I've left my professional job in environmental tech.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I haven't painted much in the last six months. I think I've finished one figure. My intent is to change that. I'm setting up my space right after this and putting brush to model. I expect it will hurt, but that work is necessary.

A zenithal primed miniature depicting a woman holding a staff with a crescent moon head.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

My life took a hit that doesn't really need to be immortalized on the internet, but I wound up in the darkest place I've ever been. It's tough to say that I'm coming out of it, but I know the only way to get out is to start digging.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

At the end of last summer, life got really fucked up out of the blue. I've been through a lot in my time: multiple major surgeries, health scares, family loss, and more. I've generally been able to conquer it with laughter and a stiff upper lip.

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The Tinted Warlock @thetintedwarlock.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

I've been quiet for the most part for a while. I could easily just come back and carry on here, but I feel the need for a reboot, so this thread is for me more than anything. 🧵

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