diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b33146d..fc424e8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -6,3 +6,7 @@ testresults/
 /tests/*
 !/tests/*.nim
 !/tests/*.nims
+/src/blend2d-core/
+/src/blend2d/bindings/*_impl
+!/tests/out
+/tests/out/*
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diff --git a/tests/config.nims b/tests/config.nims
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1bfc583
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/config.nims
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+switch("path", "$projectDir/../src")
+# --passC:"-I/home/runner/work/blend2d-nim/blend2d-nim/blend2d/src"
+# --passL:"-L/home/runner/work/blend2d-nim/blend2d-nim/blend2d/build -lblend2d"
+
+--passC:"-I/Users/georgelemon/Development/otherpackages/blend2dnim/src/blend2d-core/src/"
+--passL: "-L$HOME/.nimble/lib -lblend2d"
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diff --git a/tests/test1.nim b/tests/test1.nim
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3fc7fa3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test1.nim
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import unittest
+import std/os
+
+import blend2d
+
+test "filled background":
+  group main, 200, 200:
+    this.fillStyle(colSalmon)
+  main.exportAs("tests" / "out" / "filled.png")
+
+test "draw circle + stroke":
+  group mainImage, 200, 200:
+    let sun = circle(100, 100, 50)
+    sun.stroke(50, rgba(242,224,171,255))
+    this.add(sun.addr, rgba(230,197,115,255))
+  mainImage.exportAs("tests" / "out" / "circle.png")
+
+test "draw gradient":
+  group img, 480, 480:
+    let
+      blRoundRect = roundRect(180, 180, 120, 120, 25, 25)
+      linearGradient = linearGradient(0, 0, 0, 480)
+    linearGradient.add(0.0, ColorHex(0xFFFFFFFF))
+    linearGradient.add(0.5, ColorHex(0xFF5FAFDF))
+    linearGradient.add(1.0, ColorHex(0xFF2F5FDF))
+
+    this.fill(colWhitesmoke)
+    this.add(blRoundRect.addr, linearGradient)
+    this.add(img)
+
+  img.exportAs("tests" / "out" / "gradient.png")
+
+test "draw profile":
+  group main, 700, 700:
+    this.fill(colSalmon)
+    let area = rect(190, 140, 320, 400, 25, 25)
+    this.add(area.addr, colWhite)
+  main.exportAs("tests" / "out" / "ui.png")
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