What is UVtextures?

UVtextures is a free on-line texture library.

Who made UVtextures?

Me (Dzmitry Ivanou) and Natalya Bezrukova.

Why is this library interesting and different from others?

UVtextures is primarily a library for people who create models and textures for computer games. When we lacked a reference during our work, we went and photographed what we needed. As a result, over the years of work, a large number of files have been collected, and we decided to create this library from them.

How I Brought Back a Family Website After 20 Years — with a Bit of Code and a Lot of AI

Back in 2004, my grandmother and I launched mironovacolor.org — a website dedicated to her lifelong research on color and art.

For her, it was a way to share ideas that didn’t fit traditional formats.

For me, it was my very first dive into HTML, web hosting, digital photography, and domain registration.

The site was always a non-commercial, volunteer project, quietly serving a small but steady audience for over a decade.

It hadn’t been updated since 2018.

In 2022, my grandmother passed away.

In 2024, the site went offline due to hosting issues. Only the domain name remained.

🔁 In 2025, I decided to bring it back

My goal: restore the site with minimal time and cost, while keeping the spirit of the original.

I tried Google Sites — a decent tool, but not a good fit for this case. Too slow, too manual.

That’s when AI (ChatGPT) stepped in and changed everything.

⚙️ What I did (with help from AI)

* Found a free static hosting solution — GitHub Pages (suggested by ChatGPT)

* Handled domain redirects, hosting configs, and other technical details

* Processed 1000+ outdated HTML files:

- Built a WinForms app in C#

- Wrote a Python script for batch processing

- Updated styling and structure

* Set up Google search and sitemap.xml

* Got help with CSS tweaks, small UI/UX improvements, and much more...

💬 My takeaways

I know my way around C#, Python, HTML — but ChatGPT helped me:

* simplify solutions,

* save hours of work,

* avoid dead ends,

* and stay motivated.

In the end, I had a fully working, updated site in about two weeks of evenings.

It’s back online now — and hopefully, it’ll be useful again for anyone curious about color theory, art, and artists.