iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 02/10/2026

My new graphics tool is called Imagery, great for editing graphics, creating animation or working on game tile maps. You can find out more on the website with the getting started guides: imagery.in-pixels.uk

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 30/09/2026

Testing the app, not sure what this is but it's right posh.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 23/09/2026

Imagery - a pixel art and animator program I am making - a new feature can create tile maps for games. I've focused on PICO-8 here which has limited memory for maps. With some advice from Minion, the program uses strings to store the data and combined with meta-tiles it can handle many more rooms.

Imagery tilemap and PICO-8 displaying it.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 17/09/2026

Pea Green Boat and some superb bookmarks arrived today. Book is by Stewart Lee and illustrated by @davidwaywell.bsky.social "it seems this voyage has been very badly planned indeed."

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 14/09/2026

Grids too. Think that's enough printing.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 14/09/2026

Spritesheets are cooler if you can print them out, right? Still finding ideas for features to add to piqiMATION before it's release.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 14/09/2026

Got a few things signed last night and a photo. He must have been knackered by the end of his show but he stayed around for everyone and was was really nice (in contrast to what you expect from the style of his stand up).

7" record of I'm the man-wolf, from Stewart Lee.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 12/09/2026

Do you think 4.6 million more frames will be enough?

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 01/09/2026

Gameboy DMG and GBC sprite support added to pixel lab. Includes an analyser that helps you to re-use character tiles in your object sprites, should you wish to.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 30/08/2026

Working on Gameboy support next (will also look at how Gameboy color works later). Pixel Lab hewco.itch.io/8bit-pixel-lab In other news, TRSE is now Pixel Lab aware with integration for editing projects from the IDE.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 29/08/2026

Couple of things I picked up today.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 29/08/2026

Sprite editor for the C64 will be in the next version of 8bit Pixel Lab. Supports overlaying of sprites, in this example sprite 0 (multicolour) is layered under sprite 1 (hi-res) and I have preview on so I can see both merged together.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 27/08/2026

Latest Retro Gamer magazine has been delivered and the edge is a soggy mess. The paper envelope had dissolved part way along that edge exposing the content :( these paper envelopes are just not up to the task in wet weather.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 27/08/2026

Although I did also once draw Roger Rabbit.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 27/08/2026

Realised I should really add DPaint LBM file format support, here's one of my old pictures from the 1990's where I was wanting to make a game from a certain film - can you guess? Hint: It's not who framed roger rabbit!

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 21/08/2026

Night setting mode is closer to the colour.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 21/08/2026

My camera doesn't do the colour justice, but in this storm the sky is Vic 20 orange!

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 21/08/2026

Mode 2. BTW, testing out the advanced importer with the different editors.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 21/08/2026

8Bit Pixel Lab v the Man Wolf.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 21/08/2026

@chinnyvision.bsky.social will be relieved to hear my new graphics editor for 8-bit computers supports Maywood. Amstrad, C64, Vic 20 HFLI, Spectrum and Acorn Electron.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 20/08/2026

I have Amstrad support already :) it's bit pattern is a little different though, but same idea. :)

Amstrad mode 0 picture in 8bit pixel lab.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 20/08/2026

Think I have mode 2 working now in the editor, including flashing support if that will be useful for anyone.

Electron image in the 8bit pixel lab editor

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 17/08/2026

So this is where they got the sound effects for AT-AT's in Empire Strikes Back!

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 14/08/2026

#oneInFour people had their heads screwed on the right way.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 13/08/2026

Maybe it depends upon location. In the UK I see this:

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 12/08/2026

Didn't know about this one, in 1975 before home computers took hold in the UK where Usborne would make those brilliant adventure and game listing books. This one would have translated well to that format if they revisited it (I haven't seen anything like it).

Galactic war book by Usborne Battlegames.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 12/08/2026

Remember, don't look directly at the sun later, bad things will happen.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 08/08/2026

A couple of wavey lines?

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 22/07/2026

New book from Mel Croucher has arrived.

Gamers 3 book, by Mel Croucher. Subtitled play on demand.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 27/06/2026

Need a detox? £25. Quality parts.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 21/06/2026

Figured out how to get System Shock (GOG) working on Lutris finally! It needed wine instead of Proton.

Lutris 'Runner' options set to wine-ge-8-26-x86_64

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 07/06/2026

Onedrive's 'on this day' has finally got it right, CALL NOW!

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 30/05/2026

My latest Pocketeer, pinball.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 30/05/2026

OK, so I couldn't take a break. I an get the first two, but this one by the rope took me ages.

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Andy Hewco @hewco.uk · 30/05/2026

I can finally do the first screen (thanks to Mr R Hull) but the second screen is driving me nuts. Taking a break :-s. But new tip on second screen there is a collectable just above the ladder in the corner under the platform. You have to get that first before going to the right.