Apostate Makes
@apostate-makes.bsky.social
He/him. I like making stuff for fun. Almost entirely mini painting, some food, some leather. TTRPGs/wargames as an excuse to print and paint more minis. I like cats and art. 🇨🇦, Land Back, Every Child, trans rights.
#miniaturepainting one of ZBSminiature's Manzu Ama Strike Team during my experiments with undershade shadows. Used ninjon's technique of lower blue wet blended into red above, then red over, and oh boy I am kinda mad how good this looked with two hours of effort. Getting interested in light/shadow.
November 8, 2025 at 5:15 PM
#miniaturepainting one of ZBSminiature's Manzu Ama Strike Team during my experiments with undershade shadows. Used ninjon's technique of lower blue wet blended into red above, then red over, and oh boy I am kinda mad how good this looked with two hours of effort. Getting interested in light/shadow.
I also hate yellow unless I'm airbrushing it over pink. I've managed some non-streaky brushwork with five or six layers of diluted yellow but every time I have to deal with it I keep thinking;
November 2, 2025 at 9:24 AM
I also hate yellow unless I'm airbrushing it over pink. I've managed some non-streaky brushwork with five or six layers of diluted yellow but every time I have to deal with it I keep thinking;
#miniaturepainting a couple of @reaperminiatures.bsky.social plague doctors using colours lifted from medieval illustrations. Grabbed them to practice my new NMM steel technique and I'm pretty happy with it. These sculpts made painting noticeably easy and fun- shadows and highlights were a breeze!
November 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
#miniaturepainting a couple of @reaperminiatures.bsky.social plague doctors using colours lifted from medieval illustrations. Grabbed them to practice my new NMM steel technique and I'm pretty happy with it. These sculpts made painting noticeably easy and fun- shadows and highlights were a breeze!
#miniaturepainting for #halloween! This is @jluna3d.bsky.social 's Doot Doot Herald of the Fall. I mangled the support removal but DANG I'm happy otherwise. Glue/dirt basing with some skull bits I printed, a lot of speedpaint, a little OSL, and trying a clear plastic trick I saw elminiaturista do.
October 31, 2025 at 8:01 PM
#miniaturepainting for #halloween! This is @jluna3d.bsky.social 's Doot Doot Herald of the Fall. I mangled the support removal but DANG I'm happy otherwise. Glue/dirt basing with some skull bits I printed, a lot of speedpaint, a little OSL, and trying a clear plastic trick I saw elminiaturista do.
#miniaturepainting a StationForge Socratis Infantry model, using him to try out shadows and underpainting. I think I'm starting to figure things out a little, certainly getting bigger contrast. Sponges give me better results than this for fast work, clearly, but my brush work is speeding up.
October 25, 2025 at 2:51 PM
#miniaturepainting a StationForge Socratis Infantry model, using him to try out shadows and underpainting. I think I'm starting to figure things out a little, certainly getting bigger contrast. Sponges give me better results than this for fast work, clearly, but my brush work is speeding up.
Friday #miniaturepainting post! @jluna3d.bsky.social 's Death Knight. I'm finally getting comfortable and fast with skin and OSL so I tried some new NMM and it kinda worked? Painting individual panels was less work than I expected and the effect is pretty tight.
October 18, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Friday #miniaturepainting post! @jluna3d.bsky.social 's Death Knight. I'm finally getting comfortable and fast with skin and OSL so I tried some new NMM and it kinda worked? Painting individual panels was less work than I expected and the effect is pretty tight.
#miniaturepainting another @jluna3d.bsky.social sculpt. This Rat King Wizard has SO many cute rat details. Kinda proud of the base I did for this one, concept and execution, even though the techniques were simple.
October 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
#miniaturepainting another @jluna3d.bsky.social sculpt. This Rat King Wizard has SO many cute rat details. Kinda proud of the base I did for this one, concept and execution, even though the techniques were simple.
Finally finished my #baking, in between Mabon and Samhain instead of for the holidays like I usually do, because of vacations and such. Saskatoon berry and blueberry pies. P:'
October 5, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Finally finished my #baking, in between Mabon and Samhain instead of for the holidays like I usually do, because of vacations and such. Saskatoon berry and blueberry pies. P:'
#miniaturepainting more @jluna3d.bsky.social stuff. I had SO much fun weathering this IPS-N Satyr Mech you can hardly tell I left a bit off. My BT friends only want shiny new paint jobs so I might have gone a little hard to make up for it here.
October 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#miniaturepainting more @jluna3d.bsky.social stuff. I had SO much fun weathering this IPS-N Satyr Mech you can hardly tell I left a bit off. My BT friends only want shiny new paint jobs so I might have gone a little hard to make up for it here.
September 28, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Josh from @gooseminis.bsky.social took some gorgeous glamour shots of my BubbleGum Crisis diorama at Dungeon Fest a couple weekends ago. Last post of this, I promise. #miniaturepainting #diorama #anime #cyberpunk
September 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Josh from @gooseminis.bsky.social took some gorgeous glamour shots of my BubbleGum Crisis diorama at Dungeon Fest a couple weekends ago. Last post of this, I promise. #miniaturepainting #diorama #anime #cyberpunk
Took a sick day, woke up at noon, spent several hours celebrating the first day of Autumn by making #gooseberry #jelly and #saskatoonberry #jam.
September 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Took a sick day, woke up at noon, spent several hours celebrating the first day of Autumn by making #gooseberry #jelly and #saskatoonberry #jam.
#miniaturepainting another @jluna3d.bsky.social sculpt , their Sol Ursus Zealot. As usual a fun paint. I think I got the Spirit Bear fur about right, and the first NMM copper I didn't hate, but the palette I tried was meh. Aimed for a "faded/dusty" version of the priestess robes.
September 20, 2025 at 6:06 PM
#miniaturepainting another @jluna3d.bsky.social sculpt , their Sol Ursus Zealot. As usual a fun paint. I think I got the Spirit Bear fur about right, and the first NMM copper I didn't hate, but the palette I tried was meh. Aimed for a "faded/dusty" version of the priestess robes.
FINALLY had time to start #miniaturepainting @jluna3d.bsky.social 's beautiful sculpts. This is their Sol Order Pontiff model, with some imperfect surface caused by my own lousy technique (since improved). I'm deeply pleased with the face, best I've ever done.
September 13, 2025 at 7:06 PM
FINALLY had time to start #miniaturepainting @jluna3d.bsky.social 's beautiful sculpts. This is their Sol Order Pontiff model, with some imperfect surface caused by my own lousy technique (since improved). I'm deeply pleased with the face, best I've ever done.
September 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Quote with some femme fatale art.
#miniaturepainting, from this weekend. BubbleGum Crisis' Knight Sabers have been a favorite for most of my life.
#miniaturepainting, from this weekend. BubbleGum Crisis' Knight Sabers have been a favorite for most of my life.
September 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Quote with some femme fatale art.
#miniaturepainting, from this weekend. BubbleGum Crisis' Knight Sabers have been a favorite for most of my life.
#miniaturepainting, from this weekend. BubbleGum Crisis' Knight Sabers have been a favorite for most of my life.
#miniaturepainting a #battletech Steiner scout squad. Went real hard on a new technique painting every panel individually. Didn't quite nail it and increased my time to complete from 1-2 days to a solid week. Still, have to admit it's striking and I got a lot of contrast out of it!
August 30, 2025 at 5:18 PM
#miniaturepainting a #battletech Steiner scout squad. Went real hard on a new technique painting every panel individually. Didn't quite nail it and increased my time to complete from 1-2 days to a solid week. Still, have to admit it's striking and I got a lot of contrast out of it!
My weeklong frenetic BubbleGum Crisis #miniaturepainting #diorama is complete. I have done nothing but build and paint this week. It was one of my first #anime and first #cyberpunk influences. I got into painting almost a decade ago because I wanted to get good enough to do this exact project. ♥️
August 30, 2025 at 3:49 AM
My weeklong frenetic BubbleGum Crisis #miniaturepainting #diorama is complete. I have done nothing but build and paint this week. It was one of my first #anime and first #cyberpunk influences. I got into painting almost a decade ago because I wanted to get good enough to do this exact project. ♥️
I was about to suggest swapping cups, then I checked and realized it's welded. :T I really enjoy the "extra wide" promo image though. Gives real "FUCK YOUR UNPRIMED ARMY" vibes
August 29, 2025 at 1:19 PM
I was about to suggest swapping cups, then I checked and realized it's welded. :T I really enjoy the "extra wide" promo image though. Gives real "FUCK YOUR UNPRIMED ARMY" vibes
Holy shit I am DONE the building part of my BubbleGum Crisis #miniatures #diorama! Way brighter than the OG in this lighting, but I think I captured the basic idea pretty good. Now to finish #miniaturepainting the Knight Sabers themselves. The unlit/dark picture is a surprisingly good match. :D
August 29, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Holy shit I am DONE the building part of my BubbleGum Crisis #miniatures #diorama! Way brighter than the OG in this lighting, but I think I captured the basic idea pretty good. Now to finish #miniaturepainting the Knight Sabers themselves. The unlit/dark picture is a surprisingly good match. :D
Daily #wip of my BubbleGum Crisis #miniatures #diorama, now with more #miniaturepainting! Door, ducts nailed down, mucho cabling, much shading. It feels like a real htg #cyberpunk diorama now. Still some bits to tack on but it's waiting on OSL airbrushing tomorrow.
August 28, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Daily #wip of my BubbleGum Crisis #miniatures #diorama, now with more #miniaturepainting! Door, ducts nailed down, mucho cabling, much shading. It feels like a real htg #cyberpunk diorama now. Still some bits to tack on but it's waiting on OSL airbrushing tomorrow.
Daily #wip of my BubbleGum Crisis #miniatures #diorama! The ducts are now metal, the concrete now has texture painted on it, and the Knight Sabers have their shadow layers on! Feels like I'm careening down a hill with no brakes now that I can see colour. Now technically with #miniaturepainting!
August 27, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Daily #wip of my BubbleGum Crisis #miniatures #diorama! The ducts are now metal, the concrete now has texture painted on it, and the Knight Sabers have their shadow layers on! Feels like I'm careening down a hill with no brakes now that I can see colour. Now technically with #miniaturepainting!
Priming caught up this morning! #wip #miniatures #diorama for BubbleGum Crisis is ready for... well more airbrushing mostly tbh, but this time in COLOUR ♥️💚💙 Got the ladies primed with the last of my rattle can white. Today will be ~paaaaiiintiiinggg~!
August 26, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Priming caught up this morning! #wip #miniatures #diorama for BubbleGum Crisis is ready for... well more airbrushing mostly tbh, but this time in COLOUR ♥️💚💙 Got the ladies primed with the last of my rattle can white. Today will be ~paaaaiiintiiinggg~!
Daily #wip of my BubbleGum Crisis #miniatures #diorama. Most of my priming is done! And the Knight Sabers are trimmed, sanded, and pinned, ready for action! Didn't get priming done because I forgot what gummy shit Vallejo's black primer is. Airbrush deep cleaned and ready for tomorrow, though!
August 26, 2025 at 3:20 AM
Daily #wip of my BubbleGum Crisis #miniatures #diorama. Most of my priming is done! And the Knight Sabers are trimmed, sanded, and pinned, ready for action! Didn't get priming done because I forgot what gummy shit Vallejo's black primer is. Airbrush deep cleaned and ready for tomorrow, though!