diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..975d61a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# Covers JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ, RubyMine, PhpStorm, AppCode, PyCharm, CLion, Android Studio
+
+*.iml
+
+## Directory-based project format:
+.idea/
+# if you remove the above rule, at least ignore the following:
+
+# User-specific stuff:
+# .idea/workspace.xml
+# .idea/tasks.xml
+# .idea/dictionaries
+
+# Sensitive or high-churn files:
+# .idea/dataSources.ids
+# .idea/dataSources.xml
+# .idea/sqlDataSources.xml
+# .idea/dynamic.xml
+# .idea/uiDesigner.xml
+
+# Gradle:
+# .idea/gradle.xml
+# .idea/libraries
+
+# Mongo Explorer plugin:
+# .idea/mongoSettings.xml
+
+## File-based project format:
+*.ipr
+*.iws
+
+## Plugin-specific files:
+
+# IntelliJ
+/out/
+
+# mpeltonen/sbt-idea plugin
+.idea_modules/
+
+# JIRA plugin
+atlassian-ide-plugin.xml
+
+# Crashlytics plugin (for Android Studio and IntelliJ)
+com_crashlytics_export_strings.xml
+crashlytics.properties
+crashlytics-build.properties
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/ase.go b/ase.go
index 7fb78ee..6440e3e 100755
--- a/ase.go
+++ b/ase.go
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ func Decode(r io.Reader) (ase ASE, err error) {
 		//	decode the block container
 		b.Read(r)
 
+		ase.Blocks = append(ase.Blocks, b)
+
 		//	switch on block type
 		switch b.Type {
 		case color:
@@ -95,26 +97,13 @@ func DecodeFile(file string) (ase ASE, err error) {
 	return Decode(f)
 }
 
-//	TODO: complete encode method
-func Encode(ase ASE, w io.Writer) (err error) {
-
-	//	write signature
-
-	//	write version
-
-	//	write number of blocks
-
-	//	write details of each block
-
-	return
-}
-
 type ASE struct {
 	signature [4]uint8
 	version   [2]int16
 	numBlocks int32
 	Colors    []Color
 	Groups    []Group
+	Blocks    []block
 }
 
 //	ASE Files start are signed with ASEF at the beginning of the file
@@ -133,6 +122,81 @@ func (ase *ASE) readSignature(r io.Reader) (err error) {
 	return
 }
 
+func Encode(ase ASE, w io.Writer) (err error) {
+
+	if err = ase.writeSignature(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err = ase.writeVersion(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err = ase.writeNumBlock(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var g Group
+
+	//Group color index
+	j := 0
+
+	//Group index
+	k := 0
+
+	//Color index
+	l := 0
+
+
+	//	itereate based on our block count
+	for i := 0; i < int(ase.numBlocks); i++ {
+
+		b := ase.Blocks[i]
+
+		if err = b.Write(w); err != nil {
+			return
+		}
+
+		switch b.Type {
+			case color:
+				c := Color{}
+
+				if g.Name == "" {
+					c = ase.Colors[l]
+					l++
+				} else {
+					c = g.Colors[j]
+					j++
+				}
+
+
+				if err = c.write(w); err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+
+				break
+			case groupStart:
+				g = ase.Groups[k]
+				if err = g.write(w); err != nil {
+					return
+				}
+
+				k++
+				break
+			case groupEnd:
+				g = Group{}
+				j = 0
+				break
+			default:
+				err = ErrInvalidBlockType
+				return
+		}
+
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 //	ASE version. Should be 1.0
 func (ase *ASE) readVersion(r io.Reader) error {
 	return binary.Read(r, binary.BigEndian, &ase.version)
@@ -147,3 +211,15 @@ func (ase *ASE) readNumBlock(r io.Reader) error {
 func (ase *ASE) Signature() string {
 	return string(ase.signature[0:])
 }
+
+func (ase *ASE) writeSignature(w io.Writer) error {
+	return binary.Write(w, binary.BigEndian, ase.signature)
+}
+
+func (ase *ASE) writeVersion(w io.Writer) error {
+	return binary.Write(w, binary.BigEndian, ase.version)
+}
+
+func (ase *ASE) writeNumBlock(w io.Writer) error {
+	return binary.Write(w, binary.BigEndian, ase.numBlocks)
+}
diff --git a/ase_test.go b/ase_test.go
index 364bbe3..2a71c58 100644
--- a/ase_test.go
+++ b/ase_test.go
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ import (
 	"log"
 	"os"
 	"testing"
+	"reflect"
 )
 
 func TestDecode(t *testing.T) {
-	testFile := "testfiles/test.ase"
+	testFile := "samples/test.ase"
 
 	//	open our test file
 	f, err := os.Open(testFile)
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ func TestDecode(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestDecodeFile(t *testing.T) {
-	testFile := "testfiles/test.ase"
+	testFile := "samples/test.ase"
 
 	ase, err := DecodeFile(testFile)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -38,7 +39,7 @@ func TestDecodeFile(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestSignature(t *testing.T) {
-	testFile := "testfiles/test.ase"
+	testFile := "samples/test.ase"
 
 	ase, err := DecodeFile(testFile)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -49,3 +50,50 @@ func TestSignature(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Error("file signature is invalid")
 	}
 }
+
+
+func TestEncode(t *testing.T) {
+	//  open the file
+	f, err := os.Open("samples/test.ase")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	output, err := Decode(f)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	f.Close()
+
+	fo, err := os.Create("samples/test-4.ase")
+
+	err = Encode(output, fo)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	fo.Close()
+
+
+	//Decode previously created *.ase file
+	fTest4, err := os.Open("samples/test-4.ase")
+
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	outputTest4, err := Decode(fTest4)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Error(err)
+	}
+
+	//Ensure they are equal
+	if isEqual := reflect.DeepEqual(output, outputTest4); isEqual == false {
+		t.Error("Did not produce identical structs")
+	}
+
+	fTest4.Close()
+
+}
diff --git a/block.go b/block.go
index 55bb2eb..b5e9016 100755
--- a/block.go
+++ b/block.go
@@ -46,3 +46,23 @@ func (block *block) readType(r io.Reader) error {
 func (block *block) readLength(r io.Reader) error {
 	return binary.Read(r, binary.BigEndian, &block.Length)
 }
+
+func (b *block) Write(w io.Writer) (err error) {
+	if err = b.writeType(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err= b.writeLength(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (block *block) writeType(w io.Writer) error {
+	return binary.Write(w, binary.BigEndian, block.Type)
+}
+
+func (block *block) writeLength(w io.Writer) error {
+	return binary.Write(w, binary.BigEndian, block.Length)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/color.go b/color.go
index 1615a60..38b9e42 100755
--- a/color.go
+++ b/color.go
@@ -140,3 +140,81 @@ func (color *Color) readColorType(r io.Reader) (err error) {
 
 	return
 }
+
+func (color *Color) write(w io.Writer) (err error) {
+	if err = color.writeColorNameLength(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err = color.writeColorName(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err = color.writeColorModel(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err = color.writeColorValues(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err = color.writeColorType(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (color *Color) writeColorName(w io.Writer) error {
+	colorNameSlice := []rune(color.Name)
+	colorNameSlice = append(colorNameSlice, 0)
+	colorName := utf16.Encode(colorNameSlice)
+	return binary.Write(w, binary.BigEndian, colorName)
+}
+
+func (color *Color) writeColorModel(w io.Writer) error {
+	colorSlice := []byte(color.Model)
+
+	//If color model is either RGB or LAB append space (0x20)
+	if color.Model == "RGB" || color.Model == "LAB" {
+		colorSlice = append(colorSlice, 0x20)
+	}
+
+	return binary.Write(w,binary.BigEndian, colorSlice)
+}
+
+func (color *Color) writeColorValues(w io.Writer) error {
+	var err error
+	for _, cv := range color.Values {
+
+		err = binary.Write(w,binary.BigEndian, cv)
+
+		if(err != nil){
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (color *Color) writeColorType(w io.Writer) error {
+	var cType int16
+	switch color.Type {
+		case "Global":
+			cType = 0
+			break
+		case "Spot":
+			cType = 1
+			break
+		case "Normal":
+			cType = 2
+			break
+		default:
+			return ErrInvalidColorType
+
+	}
+	return binary.Write(w, binary.BigEndian, cType)
+}
+
+func (color *Color) writeColorNameLength(w io.Writer) error {
+	return binary.Write(w, binary.BigEndian, color.nameLen)
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/group.go b/group.go
index 295a796..80ded38 100755
--- a/group.go
+++ b/group.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type Group struct {
 }
 
 func (group *Group) read(r io.Reader) (err error) {
+
 	if err = group.readNameLen(r); err != nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -36,3 +37,26 @@ func (group *Group) readName(r io.Reader) (err error) {
 
 	return
 }
+
+func (group *Group) write(w io.Writer) (err error){
+	if err = group.writeNameLen(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err = group.writeName(w); err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+func (group *Group) writeNameLen(w io.Writer) error {
+	return binary.Write(w, binary.BigEndian, group.nameLen)
+}
+
+func (group *Group) writeName(w io.Writer) error {
+	groupNameSlice := []rune(group.Name)
+	groupNameSlice = append(groupNameSlice, 0)
+	groupName := utf16.Encode(groupNameSlice)
+	return binary.Write(w, binary.BigEndian, groupName)
+}
diff --git a/testfiles/out.ase b/samples/out.ase
similarity index 100%
rename from testfiles/out.ase
rename to samples/out.ase
diff --git a/testfiles/test-2.ase b/samples/test-2.ase
similarity index 100%
rename from testfiles/test-2.ase
rename to samples/test-2.ase
diff --git a/testfiles/test.ase b/samples/test-4.ase
similarity index 100%
rename from testfiles/test.ase
rename to samples/test-4.ase
diff --git a/samples/test.ase b/samples/test.ase
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dc5cc5c
Binary files /dev/null and b/samples/test.ase differ