# A little space to create & read.

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INDEPENDENT DEVELOPER & CREATOR

I’m Bison, an iOS developer. I write about the apps I make, with practical guides to drawing, reading and organising your own media.

[Explore tutorials](<https://allluckly.cn/en/guides/>) [Meet the apps](<https://allluckly.cn/en/#apps>)

MADE WITH CARE / 01

## Small apps for everyday interests.

[Explore all apps ↗](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/>)

![Aquarell icon](<https://allluckly.cn/assets/images/apps/pastel.png>) Drawing

### [Aquarell](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/aquarell/>)

Make room for a little colour.

[About the app & 40 tutorials](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/aquarell/>)

![ManYue icon](<https://allluckly.cn/assets/images/apps/man_yue.png>) Comics

### [ManYue](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/manyue/>)

Your comics, ready for the next chapter.

[About the app & 40 tutorials](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/manyue/>)

![VectorPaint icon](<https://allluckly.cn/assets/images/apps/draw_illustration.png>) Vector design

### [VectorPaint](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/vectorpaint/>)

Give a simple shape somewhere to go.

[About the app & 40 tutorials](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/vectorpaint/>)

![Book Isle icon](<https://allluckly.cn/assets/images/apps/nas_book.png>) Ebooks

### [Book Isle](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/nasbook/>)

A quiet home for your own books.

[About the app & 20 tutorials](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/nasbook/>)

![iCouldPlay icon](<https://allluckly.cn/assets/images/apps/icouldplay.png>) Video & media

### [iCouldPlay](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/icouldplay/>)

Your videos, with their own place to play.

[About the app & 20 tutorials](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/icouldplay/>)

![Yearn icon](<https://allluckly.cn/assets/images/apps/yearn.png>) Retro games

### [Yearn](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/yearn/>)

Make time for an old favourite.

[About the app & 20 tutorials](<https://allluckly.cn/en/apps/yearn/>)

LEARN BY DOING / 02

## From an idea to something you made.

Choose a small goal and start with one tutorial.

[All tutorials ↗](<https://allluckly.cn/en/guides/>)

Drawing Beginner

### [Aquarell getting started: create a canvas, draw in layers and export PNG](<https://allluckly.cn/en/guides/aquarell-getting-started/>)

Start with a simple drawing exercise to learn canvas settings, the role of each layer, brush adjustments and PNG or native-project export in Aquarell.

Bison  ·   2026.10.22

Comics Beginner

### [ManYue getting started: import local comics and read offline](<https://allluckly.cn/en/guides/manyue-getting-started/>)

Start with your own CBZ, CBR or PDF to learn local comic import, shelf selection, offline reading and common issues in ManYue.

Bison  ·   2026.10.22

Vector design Beginner

### [VectorPaint getting started: build an icon from shapes and export SVG](<https://allluckly.cn/en/guides/vectorpaint-getting-started/>)

Start with a small icon made from circles and rectangles to learn canvases, fills and strokes, layer organisation and the choice between SVG and PNG.

Bison  ·   2026.10.22

Ebooks Beginner

### [Book Isle getting started: import your first EPUB and resume reading](<https://allluckly.cn/en/guides/nasbook-getting-started/>)

Import a local EPUB, jump between chapters, save your position and check offline access, without mistaking a remote cover for downloaded text.

Bison  ·   2026.10.23

Video & media Beginner

### [iCouldPlay getting started: add a local video to your media library](<https://allluckly.cn/en/guides/icouldplay-getting-started/>)

Import your own video from Files, check the local source, picture, sound and viewing progress, and understand the relationship between the library and original file.

Bison  ·   2026.10.23

Retro games Beginner

### [Yearn getting started: import your own first game and exit safely](<https://allluckly.cn/en/guides/yearn-getting-started/>)

Begin with a ROM you supply, then import it, confirm its platform, check controls, save manually and verify after exit for a clear first-use workflow.

Bison  ·   2026.10.23

IN MOTION / CREATIVE PROJECTS

## Watch a piece take shape.

Recorded workflows, with written steps to follow at your own pace.

[All project videos ↗](<https://allluckly.cn/en/works/>)

VectorPaint  ·   2026.10.23

### [Cape Lighthouse: build a geometric seascape with 17 closed paths in VectorPaint](<https://allluckly.cn/en/works/vectorpaint-cape-lighthouse-duo/>)

Use closed pen paths, fills and strokes in VectorPaint on an iPhone Duo simulator to build a sun, mountains, sea, cape and lighthouse. Follow the stacking of 17 objects, a window-closure mistake and three separate wave highlights.

Aquarell  ·   2026.10.23

### [Moonlit Pines: build a geometric night landscape with Aquarell polygon selections](<https://allluckly.cn/en/works/aquarell-moonlit-pines-duo/>)

Use polygon selections, fills and four layers in Aquarell on an iPhone Duo simulator to make snowy mountains, three pines, a moon, twelve stars and lake reflections. Includes a chaptered video, a five-colour palette and the native 1400×1000 PNG.

BEHIND THE APPS / 03

## Code, experiments and notes.

From early iOS articles to the apps I make today, a record of learning and working through problems.

[Browse development notes →](<https://allluckly.cn/en/journal/>)

[2017 / 07Camera and Microphone Capture with FFmpeg-iOS](<https://allluckly.cn/en/journal/2017-07-20-camera-and-microphone-capture-with-ffmpeg-ios/>)[2017 / 07A Simple Streaming Wrapper for FFmpeg-iOS](<https://allluckly.cn/en/journal/2017-07-12-a-simple-streaming-wrapper-for-ffmpeg-ios/>)[2017 / 07H.264 Decoding with FFmpeg-iOS](<https://allluckly.cn/en/journal/2017-07-11-h-264-decoding-with-ffmpeg-ios/>)