Hexketch is a website that allows you to easily generate images of hexagonal tiles on a hexagonal grid. This website was made with P5.js and BHex.js. Hex grid reference from Amit Patel. Inclusive color palettes from Paul Tol. Font used in the icon is Zyzol.
There are different elements you can use to create your own image: tiles, outlines, highlights, arrows, and comments. You can place them in different positions of the canvas with your mouse cursor after selecting an action: you can add, move, edit, and delete figures, but keep in mind that there are many elements that can share the same coordinates so to make a change you need to always select an element AND an action first.
Add a piece: after you select an element, some specific parameters will show for you to select or change. If you want to change these parameters later you can use the edit action.
Adjust the board to different sizes, positions and orientation. You can even hide the grid if you want.
In this section you can adjust the background color and change general color preferences for all elements at once.
Save your composition as a PNG! you can also hide the background if you want a transparent image.
- new: Start a new game from scratch.
- save: Select a slot in which your data will be saved. Name it. Press 'Save'.
- load: Select a slot. Press 'Load'. All unsaved changes will be lost.
When adding tiles you can choose different figures using your keyboard.
'a': ant
'b': beetle
'g': grasshopper
'l': ladybug
'm': mosquito
'p': pillbug
'q': queen
's': spider
'?': ?
'!': !
'.': blank
' '(space): switch black/white tile
- Iconography used in the tiles' figures are not from my own intellectual property, they are a reference to the boardgame Hive® from Gen42 with whom I have no affiliation whatsoever. This website was made for enthusiast Hive players as a tool to study the game. This website was not made for profit.