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Amstrad CPC Calendar 2026 cover: vibrant pixel art scene from “Toki,” showing a cartoon ape, dragon, and colourful retro elements. Includes project title and QR codes in the corners.

Calendar Compiler

Create gorgeous, personalised printable calendars with CalendarCompiler! This open-source Python tool lets you mix your own artwork, public holidays, and special events (like “International Day Of…” and birthdays) in a fully customisable layout. Free to use and easy to configure, just update a settings file and hit run. Grab the latest version or contribute at: https://github.com/muckypaws/CalendarCompiler

A 3D illusion art piece showing two layered pixel-style alien figures, one white and one red, seemingly floating above a grid of rounded blue squares on a black base. The print is laid on a green cutting mat.

PNG2ObjV3 Released, Convert PNGs to 3D Printable OBJ or SVG Files

After years of development, I've released PNG2ObjV3 — a free, open-source tool to convert PNG images into 3D-printable OBJ files or scalable SVGs. It's perfect for retro projects, pixel art, optical illusions, and more. Includes full manual and sample images. Cross-platform, Python-powered.

Claymation knight figure walking across a sculpted globe with continents below, representing a world-spanning take on the Knight’s Tour puzzle.

Knights Tour

A nostalgic dive into the classic Knight’s Tour puzzle — solved with Python, animated in ASCII, and backed by smart heuristics. From elegant algorithms to satisfying visualisations, watch logic come to life square by square.

Using AGK on Raspberry Pi

Have a RaspberryPi 4 and want to develop games using a BASIC like language? App Game Kit maybe the answer you're looking for, however you'll need to build a Pi4 Player to make this work. We'll take you step by step into making this work!

Pixels to 3D Objects?

Ever wanted a quick and easy way to convert PNG images to 3D Objects ready for printing? Take a look at my simple project designed to print retro style 80's artwork on 3D Printers.

3D RGB Xmas Tree Light Chaser

Using a simple mapping of the Xmas Tree, you can create some amazing effects by spinning the lights from the bottom to the top of the tree and vice-vera. This article shows the mappings necessary to help you with your projects.

Merry Christmas 2020

Merry Christmas 2020, In this article I'm going to show you how to adapt the official Raspberry Pi 3D RGB Xmas Tree to read a PNG file to apply a pattern to the lights on the tree, improving on the supplied official scripts.