coby
@cobalt-ex.bsky.social
artist but i mostly sketch, writer but i mostly plan. i made too many characters and now i have to make visual novels about it
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coby
@cobalt-ex.bsky.social
· Oct 22
The web site of cobaltex
cobaltex.neocities.org
other links:
- i've got a website you can look at! it's got a gallery and a bunch of info on future projects: cobaltex.neocities.org
- i've made a couple of games! someday there will be more:
cobaltexe.itch.io
- i've got a website you can look at! it's got a gallery and a bunch of info on future projects: cobaltex.neocities.org
- i've made a couple of games! someday there will be more:
cobaltexe.itch.io
i’m the most hopeless i’ve ever been, it’s all been over long before it ever could have began and i’m just running out the clock, i should give up all my creative work
…
oh some of the lines in this spiral are good material for my projects
(this loop will continue forever)
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oh some of the lines in this spiral are good material for my projects
(this loop will continue forever)
September 14, 2026 at 6:52 AM
i’m the most hopeless i’ve ever been, it’s all been over long before it ever could have began and i’m just running out the clock, i should give up all my creative work
…
oh some of the lines in this spiral are good material for my projects
(this loop will continue forever)
…
oh some of the lines in this spiral are good material for my projects
(this loop will continue forever)
i keep saying it but idk how i can keep creating, nobody's got time for games, the only way my stuff could get out there as a career is comics but, i can't do that. i dunno what's after this vn stuff, especially when every program has a little bit of poison in it. i'll keep trying, but jeez
September 1, 2026 at 1:10 AM
i keep saying it but idk how i can keep creating, nobody's got time for games, the only way my stuff could get out there as a career is comics but, i can't do that. i dunno what's after this vn stuff, especially when every program has a little bit of poison in it. i'll keep trying, but jeez
i still think that if i could remove the metal spike in my brain that short circuits the whole thing if i see a boob i would, but i'm slowly learning to draw a bump without getting weird catholic level guilt over it and it's a lot of fun so i think a balance can happen. that's my boob day post
August 28, 2026 at 11:47 PM
i still think that if i could remove the metal spike in my brain that short circuits the whole thing if i see a boob i would, but i'm slowly learning to draw a bump without getting weird catholic level guilt over it and it's a lot of fun so i think a balance can happen. that's my boob day post
there’s still 8 hours left of the touhou vote so i’m not too late posting this one. there’s still time to vote for the funny tanuki
August 28, 2026 at 8:07 AM
there’s still 8 hours left of the touhou vote so i’m not too late posting this one. there’s still time to vote for the funny tanuki
the rare completed fanart, since i was reminded recently these two have a lot in common. i sort of lost what was going on while doing the background, but the concept was fun to think about. the unstoppable barrage of circles vs the unstoppable clearing of circles
August 23, 2026 at 10:35 PM
the rare completed fanart, since i was reminded recently these two have a lot in common. i sort of lost what was going on while doing the background, but the concept was fun to think about. the unstoppable barrage of circles vs the unstoppable clearing of circles
some groupdraws from the last couple of weeks. i'm a bit dissatisfied with my doodles lately and how i just can't get the head proportions right, but i think i'm getting a bit faster at it by being a little looser? maybe? my hands are less sore so i'm getting more done at least
August 19, 2026 at 1:48 AM
some groupdraws from the last couple of weeks. i'm a bit dissatisfied with my doodles lately and how i just can't get the head proportions right, but i think i'm getting a bit faster at it by being a little looser? maybe? my hands are less sore so i'm getting more done at least
for a second i thought my picks for the touhou vote coming up would fit in one of those color wheel meme things and i’d have to draw all of them, but it’s a bit of a stretch, and that wheel has 8 colors anyway…
August 16, 2026 at 11:09 AM
for a second i thought my picks for the touhou vote coming up would fit in one of those color wheel meme things and i’d have to draw all of them, but it’s a bit of a stretch, and that wheel has 8 colors anyway…
it's been a while since i've drawn any of my characters in a complete illustration. it's sort of a step back from the string of ones where i was studying something specific but really i'm just de-rusting. appropriate for silver here
August 15, 2026 at 10:37 PM
it's been a while since i've drawn any of my characters in a complete illustration. it's sort of a step back from the string of ones where i was studying something specific but really i'm just de-rusting. appropriate for silver here
oh my god i have *got* to stop updating things on my phone. time to just open 16 tabs for all my projects at once i guess
August 13, 2026 at 10:02 AM
oh my god i have *got* to stop updating things on my phone. time to just open 16 tabs for all my projects at once i guess
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Some assorted Ediths from groupdraws
August 10, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Some assorted Ediths from groupdraws
“it’s the end of winter now so it’ll be real hot in a couple of weeks” is maybe the worst sentence i could have heard while the whole northern hemisphere still seems to be under a magnifying glass sun laser and half of america is on fire
August 11, 2026 at 8:24 AM
“it’s the end of winter now so it’ll be real hot in a couple of weeks” is maybe the worst sentence i could have heard while the whole northern hemisphere still seems to be under a magnifying glass sun laser and half of america is on fire
in the worst mental state i’ve been in for a long time, but i’ve started to recover just after 9pm which is when i’m not supposed to trust how i feel about my life…this is a difficult situation
August 6, 2026 at 11:23 AM
in the worst mental state i’ve been in for a long time, but i’ve started to recover just after 9pm which is when i’m not supposed to trust how i feel about my life…this is a difficult situation
with respect to tears for fears the dreams in which i’m dying completely suck actually.
“uhoh i don’t want to fall unconscious i have to be awake”
no you don’t!! it’s 3am out here stay in there!!! ah damn it
“uhoh i don’t want to fall unconscious i have to be awake”
no you don’t!! it’s 3am out here stay in there!!! ah damn it
August 5, 2026 at 1:12 AM
with respect to tears for fears the dreams in which i’m dying completely suck actually.
“uhoh i don’t want to fall unconscious i have to be awake”
no you don’t!! it’s 3am out here stay in there!!! ah damn it
“uhoh i don’t want to fall unconscious i have to be awake”
no you don’t!! it’s 3am out here stay in there!!! ah damn it
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Reposted by coby
A little bit of fanart for the Mermaid Mask from a drawpile. Go play The Mermaid Mask
August 3, 2026 at 10:38 PM
A little bit of fanart for the Mermaid Mask from a drawpile. Go play The Mermaid Mask
the last couple of weeks of drawpile, i became slightly more brave. i wanted to color some of these and also get around to doing the touhou 1draw finally but, hand sore...
August 3, 2026 at 11:10 PM
the last couple of weeks of drawpile, i became slightly more brave. i wanted to color some of these and also get around to doing the touhou 1draw finally but, hand sore...
it's unfortunate the era of localized names is fully gone because if i ever had the popularity for it i would be so fascinated to see what other countries arbitrarily decide my characters are called
August 2, 2026 at 11:22 PM
it's unfortunate the era of localized names is fully gone because if i ever had the popularity for it i would be so fascinated to see what other countries arbitrarily decide my characters are called
i have no idea what brushes to use anymore, i’ve just stuck with rough texture line for so long that everything else feels weird and wrong. kinda want to play around a bit and find something more suited to messy sketching/doodling
August 2, 2026 at 6:41 AM
i have no idea what brushes to use anymore, i’ve just stuck with rough texture line for so long that everything else feels weird and wrong. kinda want to play around a bit and find something more suited to messy sketching/doodling
a full month of artfight should really lower my barriers to drawing but it seems like so much more work than ever actually. wish i could post more little drawings of my characters regularly but projects and rest take up so much time...maybe a weekend off will help
August 1, 2026 at 4:38 AM
a full month of artfight should really lower my barriers to drawing but it seems like so much more work than ever actually. wish i could post more little drawings of my characters regularly but projects and rest take up so much time...maybe a weekend off will help
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UFO 50 has so many weird little secrets in it... it's been almost 2 years and we're still discovering more!
July 28, 2026 at 11:25 PM
UFO 50 has so many weird little secrets in it... it's been almost 2 years and we're still discovering more!
after all why not?
why shouldn’t i draw the boobs lineart on the outside edge of the sketch?
why shouldn’t i draw the boobs lineart on the outside edge of the sketch?
July 15, 2026 at 6:24 AM
after all why not?
why shouldn’t i draw the boobs lineart on the outside edge of the sketch?
why shouldn’t i draw the boobs lineart on the outside edge of the sketch?
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The Unlife of Gorlak is part of Nonbinary Coded Games! If you missed the sale last week, no you didn't!
Check out the fest here: store.steampowered.com/curator/4610...
And Gorlak Here: store.steampowered.com/app/2643830/...
Check out the fest here: store.steampowered.com/curator/4610...
And Gorlak Here: store.steampowered.com/app/2643830/...
July 13, 2026 at 5:04 PM
The Unlife of Gorlak is part of Nonbinary Coded Games! If you missed the sale last week, no you didn't!
Check out the fest here: store.steampowered.com/curator/4610...
And Gorlak Here: store.steampowered.com/app/2643830/...
Check out the fest here: store.steampowered.com/curator/4610...
And Gorlak Here: store.steampowered.com/app/2643830/...
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This is what posting about my ocs these days feels like
July 13, 2026 at 5:20 AM
This is what posting about my ocs these days feels like
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HEY. The Nonbinary Coded Games Event is live on Steam. This is noteworthy because. WEJbA is part of this. But. I forgot to prepare anything. PLEASE GO CHECK IT OUT IM SORRY #NonbinaryCodedGames
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July 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
HEY. The Nonbinary Coded Games Event is live on Steam. This is noteworthy because. WEJbA is part of this. But. I forgot to prepare anything. PLEASE GO CHECK IT OUT IM SORRY #NonbinaryCodedGames
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store.steampowered.com/curator/4610...
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store.steampowered.com/curator/4610...