diff --git a/artist/color.go b/artist/color.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1729447
--- /dev/null
+++ b/artist/color.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package artist
+
+import "image/color"
+
+// Hex creates a color.RGBA value from an RGBA integer value.
+func Hex (color uint32) (c color.RGBA) {
+	c.A = uint8(color)
+	c.B = uint8(color >>  8)
+	c.G = uint8(color >> 16)
+	c.R = uint8(color >> 24)
+	return
+}
diff --git a/artist/patterns/uniform.go b/artist/patterns/uniform.go
index c31aad4..8efb8be 100644
--- a/artist/patterns/uniform.go
+++ b/artist/patterns/uniform.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package patterns
 import "image"
 import "image/color"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/canvas"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/artist"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/artist/shapes"
 
 // Uniform is a pattern that draws a solid color.
@@ -15,13 +16,5 @@ func (pattern Uniform) Draw (destination canvas.Canvas, clip image.Rectangle) {
 
 // Uhex creates a new Uniform pattern from an RGBA integer value.
 func Uhex (color uint32) (uniform Uniform) {
-	return Uniform(hex(color))
-}
-
-func hex (color uint32) (c color.RGBA) {
-	c.A = uint8(color)
-	c.B = uint8(color >>  8)
-	c.G = uint8(color >> 16)
-	c.R = uint8(color >> 24)
-	return
+	return Uniform(artist.Hex(color))
 }
diff --git a/artist/shapes/ellipse.go b/artist/shapes/ellipse.go
index 3acc2e2..0e5f0c5 100644
--- a/artist/shapes/ellipse.go
+++ b/artist/shapes/ellipse.go
@@ -5,23 +5,23 @@ import "image"
 import "image/color"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/canvas"
 
-// FillEllipse draws the content of one canvas onto another, clipped by an
-// ellipse stretched to the bounds of the source canvas. The offset point
-// defines where the origin point of the source canvas is positioned in relation
-// to the origin point of the destination canvas. To prevent the entire source
-// canvas's bounds from being used, it must be cut with canvas.Cut().
+// TODO: redo fill ellipse, stroke ellipse, etc. so that it only takes in
+// destination and source, using the bounds of destination as the bounds of the
+// ellipse and the bounds of source as the "clipping rectangle". Line up the Min
+// of both canvases.
+
 func FillEllipse (
 	destination canvas.Canvas,
 	source      canvas.Canvas,
-	offset      image.Point,
 ) (
 	updatedRegion image.Rectangle,
 ) {
 	dstData, dstStride := destination.Buffer()
 	srcData, srcStride := source.Buffer()
 	
-	bounds     := source.Bounds().Intersect(destination.Bounds()).Canon()
-	realBounds := source.Bounds()
+	offset := source.Bounds().Min.Sub(destination.Bounds().Min)
+	bounds     := source.Bounds().Sub(offset).Intersect(destination.Bounds())
+	realBounds := destination.Bounds()
 	if bounds.Empty() { return }
 	updatedRegion = bounds
 
@@ -30,22 +30,17 @@ func FillEllipse (
 	for point.X = bounds.Min.X; point.X < bounds.Max.X; point.X ++ {
 		if inEllipse(point, realBounds) {
 			offsetPoint := point.Add(offset)
-			dstIndex := offsetPoint.X + (offsetPoint.Y) * dstStride
-			srcIndex := point.X + point.Y * srcStride
+			dstIndex := point.X       + point.Y       * dstStride
+			srcIndex := offsetPoint.X + offsetPoint.Y * srcStride
 			dstData[dstIndex] = srcData[srcIndex]
 		}
 	}}
 	return
 }
 
-// StrokeEllipse is similar to FillEllipse, but it draws an elliptical inset
-// outline of the source canvas onto the destination canvas. To prevent the
-// entire source canvas's bounds from being used, it must be cut with
-// canvas.Cut().
 func StrokeEllipse (
 	destination canvas.Canvas,
 	source      canvas.Canvas,
-	offset      image.Point,
 	weight      int,
 ) {
 	if weight < 1 { return }
@@ -53,7 +48,10 @@ func StrokeEllipse (
 	dstData, dstStride := destination.Buffer()
 	srcData, srcStride := source.Buffer()
 	
-	bounds := source.Bounds().Inset(weight - 1)
+	bounds := destination.Bounds().Inset(weight - 1)
+	offset := source.Bounds().Min.Sub(destination.Bounds().Min)
+	realBounds := destination.Bounds()
+	if bounds.Empty() { return }
 
 	context := ellipsePlottingContext {
 		plottingContext: plottingContext {
@@ -63,9 +61,9 @@ func StrokeEllipse (
 			srcStride: srcStride,
 			weight:    weight,
 			offset:    offset,
-			bounds:    bounds.Intersect(destination.Bounds()),
+			bounds:    realBounds,
 		},
-		radii:  image.Pt(bounds.Dx() / 2 - 1, bounds.Dy() / 2 - 1),
+		radii:  image.Pt(bounds.Dx() / 2, bounds.Dy() / 2),
 	}
 	context.center = bounds.Min.Add(context.radii)
 	context.plotEllipse()
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ func StrokeColorEllipse (
 	if weight < 1 { return }
 
 	dstData, dstStride := destination.Buffer()
-	bounds = bounds.Inset(weight - 1)
+	insetBounds := bounds.Inset(weight - 1)
 
 	context := ellipsePlottingContext {
 		plottingContext: plottingContext {
@@ -215,9 +213,9 @@ func StrokeColorEllipse (
 			weight:    weight,
 			bounds:    bounds.Intersect(destination.Bounds()),
 		},
-		radii:  image.Pt(bounds.Dx() / 2 - 1, bounds.Dy() / 2 - 1),
+		radii: image.Pt(insetBounds.Dx() / 2, insetBounds.Dy() / 2),
 	}
-	context.center = bounds.Min.Add(context.radii)
+	context.center = insetBounds.Min.Add(context.radii)
 	context.plotEllipse()
 	return
 }
diff --git a/artist/shapes/plot.go b/artist/shapes/plot.go
index b629bd9..6749768 100644
--- a/artist/shapes/plot.go
+++ b/artist/shapes/plot.go
@@ -16,32 +16,31 @@ type plottingContext struct {
 	bounds    image.Rectangle
 }
 
-func (context plottingContext) square (center image.Point) image.Rectangle {
+func (context plottingContext) square (center image.Point) (square image.Rectangle) {
 	return image.Rect(0, 0, context.weight, context.weight).
 		Sub(image.Pt(context.weight / 2, context.weight / 2)).
 		Add(center).
-		Add(context.offset).
 		Intersect(context.bounds)
 }
 
 func (context plottingContext) plotColor (center image.Point) {
 	square := context.square(center)
-	for y := square.Min.Y; y < square.Min.Y; y ++ {
-	for x := square.Min.X; x < square.Min.X; x ++ {
+	for y := square.Min.Y; y < square.Max.Y; y ++ {
+	for x := square.Min.X; x < square.Max.X; x ++ {
 		context.dstData[x + y * context.dstStride] = context.color
 	}}
 }
 
 func (context plottingContext) plotSource (center image.Point) {
 	square := context.square(center)
-	for y := square.Min.Y; y < square.Min.Y; y ++ {
-	for x := square.Min.X; x < square.Min.X; x ++ {
+	for y := square.Min.Y; y < square.Max.Y; y ++ {
+	for x := square.Min.X; x < square.Max.X; x ++ {
 		// we offset srcIndex here because we have already applied the
 		// offset to the square, and we need to reverse that to get the
 		// proper source coordinates.
 		srcIndex := 
-			x - context.offset.X +
-			(y - context.offset.Y) * context.dstStride
+			x + context.offset.X +
+			(y + context.offset.Y) * context.dstStride
 		dstIndex := x + y * context.dstStride
 		context.dstData[dstIndex] = context.srcData [srcIndex]
 	}}
diff --git a/artist/shapes/rectangle.go b/artist/shapes/rectangle.go
index 9e6f86f..8912ade 100644
--- a/artist/shapes/rectangle.go
+++ b/artist/shapes/rectangle.go
@@ -7,51 +7,44 @@ import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/shatter"
 
 // TODO: return updatedRegion for all routines in this package
 
-// FillRectangle draws the content of one canvas onto another. The offset point
-// defines where the origin point of the source canvas is positioned in relation
-// to the origin point of the destination canvas. To prevent the entire source
-// canvas from being drawn, it must be cut with canvas.Cut().
 func FillRectangle (
 	destination canvas.Canvas,
 	source      canvas.Canvas,
-	offset      image.Point,
 ) (
 	updatedRegion image.Rectangle,
 ) {
 	dstData, dstStride := destination.Buffer()
 	srcData, srcStride := source.Buffer()
 
-	sourceBounds :=
-		source.Bounds().Canon().
-		Intersect(destination.Bounds().Sub(offset))
-	if sourceBounds.Empty() { return }
+	offset := source.Bounds().Min.Sub(destination.Bounds().Min)
+	bounds     := source.Bounds().Sub(offset).Intersect(destination.Bounds())
+	if bounds.Empty() { return }
+	updatedRegion = bounds
 	
-	updatedRegion = sourceBounds.Add(offset)
-	for y := sourceBounds.Min.Y; y < sourceBounds.Max.Y; y ++ {
-	for x := sourceBounds.Min.X; x < sourceBounds.Max.X; x ++ {
-		dstData[x + offset.X + (y + offset.Y) * dstStride] =
-			srcData[x + y * srcStride]
+	point := image.Point { }
+	for point.Y = bounds.Min.Y; point.Y < bounds.Max.Y; point.Y ++ {
+	for point.X = bounds.Min.X; point.X < bounds.Max.X; point.X ++ {
+		offsetPoint := point.Add(offset)
+		dstIndex := point.X       + point.Y       * dstStride
+		srcIndex := offsetPoint.X + offsetPoint.Y * srcStride
+		dstData[dstIndex] = srcData[srcIndex]
 	}}
 
 	return
 }
 
-// StrokeRectangle is similar to FillRectangle, but it draws an inset outline of
-// the source canvas onto the destination canvas. To prevent the entire source
-// canvas's bounds from being used, it must be cut with canvas.Cut().
 func StrokeRectangle (
 	destination canvas.Canvas,
 	source      canvas.Canvas,
-	offset      image.Point,
 	weight      int,
 ) {
-	bounds := source.Bounds()
+	bounds := destination.Bounds()
 	insetBounds := bounds.Inset(weight)
 	if insetBounds.Empty() {
-		FillRectangle(destination, source, offset)
+		FillRectangle(destination, source)
 		return
 	}
-	FillRectangleShatter(destination, source, offset, insetBounds)
+	FillRectangleShatter(destination, source, insetBounds)
 }
 
 // FillRectangleShatter is like FillRectangle, but it does not draw in areas
@@ -59,12 +52,14 @@ func StrokeRectangle (
 func FillRectangleShatter (
 	destination canvas.Canvas,
 	source      canvas.Canvas,
-	offset      image.Point,
 	rocks       ...image.Rectangle,
 ) {
-	tiles := shatter.Shatter(source.Bounds().Sub(offset), rocks...)
+	tiles  := shatter.Shatter(destination.Bounds(), rocks...)
+	offset := source.Bounds().Min.Sub(destination.Bounds().Min)
 	for _, tile := range tiles {
-		FillRectangle(destination, canvas.Cut(source, tile), offset)
+		FillRectangle (
+			canvas.Cut(destination, tile),
+			canvas.Cut(source, tile.Add(offset)))
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/elements/testing/artist.go b/elements/testing/artist.go
index 7db6f3e..d3b5475 100644
--- a/elements/testing/artist.go
+++ b/elements/testing/artist.go
@@ -4,11 +4,14 @@ import "fmt"
 import "time"
 import "image"
 import "image/color"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/canvas"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/artist"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/shatter"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/textdraw"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/defaultfont"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/core"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/artist/shapes"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/artist/patterns"
 
 // Artist is an element that displays shapes and patterns drawn by the artist
 // package in order to test it.
@@ -21,103 +24,52 @@ type Artist struct {
 func NewArtist () (element *Artist) {
 	element = &Artist { }
 	element.Core, element.core = core.NewCore(element.draw)
-	element.core.SetMinimumSize(240, 360)
+	element.core.SetMinimumSize(240, 240)
 	return
 }
 
 func (element *Artist) draw () {
 	bounds := element.Bounds()
-	artist.FillRectangle(element.core, artist.NewUniform(hex(0)), bounds)
+	patterns.Uhex(0x000000FF).Draw(element.core, bounds)
 
 	drawStart := time.Now()
 
-	// 0, 0
-	artist.FillRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.Beveled {
-			artist.NewUniform(hex(0xFF0000FF)),
-			artist.NewUniform(hex(0x0000FFFF)),
-		},
-		element.cellAt(0, 0))
-
-	// 1, 0
-	artist.StrokeRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.NewUniform(hex(0x00FF00FF)), 3,
-		element.cellAt(1, 0))
-
-	// 2, 0
-	artist.FillRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.NewMultiBordered (
-			artist.Stroke { Pattern: uhex(0xFF0000FF), Weight: 1 },
-			artist.Stroke { Pattern: uhex(0x888800FF), Weight: 2 },
-			artist.Stroke { Pattern: uhex(0x00FF00FF), Weight: 3 },
-			artist.Stroke { Pattern: uhex(0x008888FF), Weight: 4 },
-			artist.Stroke { Pattern: uhex(0x0000FFFF), Weight: 5 },
-			),
-		element.cellAt(2, 0))
-
-	// 3, 0
-	artist.FillRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.Bordered {
-			Stroke: artist.Stroke { Pattern: uhex(0x0000FFFF), Weight: 5 },
-			Fill: uhex(0xFF0000FF),
-		},
-		element.cellAt(3, 0))
+	// 0, 0 - 3, 0
+	for x := 0; x < 4; x ++ {
+		element.colorLines(x + 1, element.cellAt(x, 0).Bounds())
+	}
 
 	// 4, 0
-	artist.FillRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.Padded {
-			Stroke: uhex(0xFFFFFFFF),
-			Fill: uhex(0x666666FF),
-			Sides: []int { 4, 13, 2, 0 },
-		},
-		element.cellAt(4, 0))
+	c40 := element.cellAt(4, 0)
+	shapes.StrokeColorRectangle(c40, artist.Hex(0x888888FF), c40.Bounds(), 1)
+	shapes.ColorLine (
+		c40, artist.Hex(0xFF0000FF), 1,
+		c40.Bounds().Min, c40.Bounds().Max)
 
-	// 0, 1 - 3, 1
-	for x := 0; x < 4; x ++ {
-		artist.FillRectangle (
-			element.core,
-			artist.Striped {
-				First:  artist.Stroke { Pattern: uhex(0xFF8800FF), Weight: 7 },
-				Second: artist.Stroke { Pattern: uhex(0x0088FFFF), Weight: 2 },
-				Orientation: artist.Orientation(x),
-				
-			},
-			element.cellAt(x, 1))
-	}
+	// 0, 1
+	c01 := element.cellAt(0, 1)
+	shapes.StrokeColorRectangle(c01, artist.Hex(0x888888FF), c01.Bounds(), 1)
+	shapes.FillColorEllipse(element.core, artist.Hex(0x00FF00FF), c01.Bounds())
 
-	// 0, 2 - 3, 2
-	for x := 0; x < 4; x ++ {
-		element.lines(x + 1, element.cellAt(x, 2))
-	}
-
-	// 0, 3
-	artist.StrokeRectangle (
-		element.core, uhex(0x888888FF), 1,
-		element.cellAt(0, 3))
-	artist.FillEllipse(element.core, uhex(0x00FF00FF), element.cellAt(0, 3))
-
-	// 1, 3 - 3, 3
+	// 1, 1 - 3, 1
 	for x := 1; x < 4; x ++ {
-		artist.StrokeRectangle (
-			element.core,uhex(0x888888FF), 1,
-			element.cellAt(x, 3))
-		artist.StrokeEllipse (
+		c := element.cellAt(x, 1)
+		shapes.StrokeColorRectangle (
+			element.core, artist.Hex(0x888888FF),
+			c.Bounds(), 1)
+		shapes.StrokeColorEllipse (
 			element.core,
-			[]artist.Pattern {
-				uhex(0xFF0000FF),
-				uhex(0x00FF00FF),
-				uhex(0xFF00FFFF),
+			[]color.RGBA {
+				artist.Hex(0xFF0000FF),
+				artist.Hex(0x00FF00FF),
+				artist.Hex(0xFF00FFFF),
 			} [x - 1],
-			x, element.cellAt(x, 3))
+			c.Bounds(), x)
 	}
 
-	// 4, 3
-	shatterPos := element.cellAt(4, 3).Min
+	// 4, 1
+	c41 := element.cellAt(4, 1)
+	shatterPos := c41.Bounds().Min
 	rocks := []image.Rectangle {
 		image.Rect(3, 12, 13, 23).Add(shatterPos),
 		// image.Rect(30, 10, 40, 23).Add(shatterPos),
@@ -125,159 +77,36 @@ func (element *Artist) draw () {
 		image.Rect(30, -10, 40, 43).Add(shatterPos),
 		image.Rect(80, 30, 90, 45).Add(shatterPos),
 	}
-	tiles := shatter.Shatter(element.cellAt(4, 3), rocks...)
-	for _, tile := range tiles {
-		artist.FillRectangle (
-			element.core,
-			artist.Bordered {
-				Fill: uhex(0x888888FF),
-				Stroke: artist.Stroke {
-					Pattern: artist.Beveled {
-						uhex(0xCCCCCCFF),
-						uhex(0x444444FF),
-					},
-					Weight: 1,
-				},
-			},
-			tile)
+	tiles := shatter.Shatter(c41.Bounds(), rocks...)
+	for index, tile := range tiles {
+		artist.DrawBounds (
+			element.core, tile,
+			[]artist.Pattern {
+				patterns.Uhex(0xFF0000FF),
+				patterns.Uhex(0x00FF00FF),
+				patterns.Uhex(0xFF00FFFF),
+				patterns.Uhex(0xFFFF00FF),
+				patterns.Uhex(0x00FFFFFF),
+			} [index % 5], tile)
 	}
 
-	// 0, 4 - 3, 4
-	for x := 0; x < 4; x ++ {
-		artist.FillEllipse (
-			element.core, 
-			artist.Split {
-				First:  uhex(0xFF0000FF),
-				Second: uhex(0x0000FFFF),
-				Orientation: artist.Orientation(x),
-			},
-			element.cellAt(x, 4))
-	}
+	// 0, 2
+	c02 := element.cellAt(0, 2)
+	shapes.StrokeColorRectangle(c02, artist.Hex(0x888888FF), c02.Bounds(), 1)
+	shapes.FillEllipse(c02, c41)
+
+	// 1, 2
+	c12 := element.cellAt(1, 2)
+	shapes.StrokeColorRectangle(c12, artist.Hex(0x888888FF), c12.Bounds(), 1)
+	shapes.StrokeEllipse(c12, c41, 5)
 	
-	// 0, 5
-	artist.FillRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.QuadBeveled {
-			uhex(0x880000FF),
-			uhex(0x00FF00FF),
-			uhex(0x0000FFFF),
-			uhex(0xFF00FFFF),
-		},
-		element.cellAt(0, 5))
-		
-	// 1, 5
-	artist.FillRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.Checkered {
-			First: artist.QuadBeveled {
-				uhex(0x880000FF),
-				uhex(0x00FF00FF),
-				uhex(0x0000FFFF),
-				uhex(0xFF00FFFF),
-			},
-			Second: artist.Striped {
-				First:  artist.Stroke { Pattern: uhex(0xFF8800FF), Weight: 1 },
-				Second: artist.Stroke { Pattern: uhex(0x0088FFFF), Weight: 1 },
-				Orientation: artist.OrientationVertical,
-			},
-			CellWidth: 32,
-			CellHeight: 16,
-		},
-		element.cellAt(1, 5))
-	
-	// 2, 5
-	artist.FillRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.Dotted {
-			Foreground: uhex(0x00FF00FF),
-			Background: artist.Checkered {
-				First:  uhex(0x444444FF),
-				Second: uhex(0x888888FF),
-				CellWidth: 16,
-				CellHeight: 16,
-			},
-			Size: 8,
-			Spacing: 16,
-		},
-		element.cellAt(2, 5))
-		
-	// 3, 5
-	artist.FillRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.Tiled {
-			Pattern: artist.QuadBeveled {
-				uhex(0x880000FF),
-				uhex(0x00FF00FF),
-				uhex(0x0000FFFF),
-				uhex(0xFF00FFFF),
-			},
-			CellWidth: 17,
-			CellHeight: 23,
-		},
-		element.cellAt(3, 5))
-		
-	// 0, 6 - 3, 6
-	for x := 0; x < 4; x ++ {
-		artist.FillRectangle (
-			element.core, 
-			artist.Gradient {
-				First:  uhex(0xFF0000FF),
-				Second: uhex(0x0000FFFF),
-				Orientation: artist.Orientation(x),
-			},
-			element.cellAt(x, 6))
-	}
+	// 2, 2
+	c22 := element.cellAt(2, 2)
+	shapes.FillRectangle(c22, c41)
 
-	// 0, 7
-	artist.FillEllipse (
-		element.core,
-		artist.EllipticallyBordered {
-			Fill: artist.Gradient {
-				First:  uhex(0x00FF00FF),
-				Second: uhex(0x0000FFFF),
-				Orientation: artist.OrientationVertical,
-			},
-			Stroke: artist.Stroke { Pattern: uhex(0x00FF00), Weight: 5 },
-		},
-		element.cellAt(0, 7))
-
-	// 1, 7
-	artist.FillRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.Noisy {
-			Low:  uhex(0x000000FF),
-			High: uhex(0xFFFFFFFF),
-			Seed: 0,
-		},
-		element.cellAt(1, 7),
-	)
-
-	// 2, 7
-	artist.FillRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.Noisy {
-			Low:  uhex(0x000000FF),
-			High: artist.Gradient {
-				First:  uhex(0x000000FF),
-				Second: uhex(0xFFFFFFFF),
-				Orientation: artist.OrientationVertical,
-			},
-			Seed: 0,
-		},
-		element.cellAt(2, 7),
-	)
-
-	// 3, 7
-	artist.FillRectangle (
-		element.core,
-		artist.Noisy {
-			Low:  uhex(0x000000FF),
-			High: uhex(0xFFFFFFFF),
-			Seed: 0,
-			Harsh: true,
-		},
-		element.cellAt(3, 7),
-	)
+	// 3, 2
+	c32 := element.cellAt(3, 2)
+	shapes.StrokeRectangle(c32, c41, 5)
 	
 	// how long did that take to render?
 	drawTime := time.Since(drawStart)
@@ -288,68 +117,51 @@ func (element *Artist) draw () {
 		drawTime.Milliseconds(),
 		drawTime.Microseconds())))
 	textDrawer.Draw (
-		element.core, uhex(0xFFFFFFFF),
+		element.core, artist.Hex(0xFFFFFFFF),
 		image.Pt(bounds.Min.X + 8, bounds.Max.Y - 24))
 }
 
-func (element *Artist) lines (weight int, bounds image.Rectangle) {
+func (element *Artist) colorLines (weight int, bounds image.Rectangle) {
 	bounds = bounds.Inset(4)
-	c := uhex(0xFFFFFFFF)
-	artist.Line(element.core, c, weight, bounds.Min, bounds.Max)
-	artist.Line (
+	c := artist.Hex(0xFFFFFFFF)
+	shapes.ColorLine(element.core, c, weight, bounds.Min, bounds.Max)
+	shapes.ColorLine (
 		element.core, c, weight,
 		image.Pt(bounds.Max.X, bounds.Min.Y),
 		image.Pt(bounds.Min.X, bounds.Max.Y))
-	artist.Line (
+	shapes.ColorLine (
 		element.core, c, weight,
 		image.Pt(bounds.Max.X, bounds.Min.Y + 16),
 		image.Pt(bounds.Min.X, bounds.Max.Y - 16))
-	artist.Line (
+	shapes.ColorLine (
 		element.core, c, weight,
 		image.Pt(bounds.Min.X, bounds.Min.Y + 16),
 		image.Pt(bounds.Max.X, bounds.Max.Y - 16))
-	artist.Line (
+	shapes.ColorLine (
 		element.core, c, weight,
 		image.Pt(bounds.Min.X + 20, bounds.Min.Y),
 		image.Pt(bounds.Max.X - 20, bounds.Max.Y))
-	artist.Line (
+	shapes.ColorLine (
 		element.core, c, weight,
 		image.Pt(bounds.Max.X - 20, bounds.Min.Y),
 		image.Pt(bounds.Min.X + 20, bounds.Max.Y))
-	artist.Line (
+	shapes.ColorLine (
 		element.core, c, weight,
 		image.Pt(bounds.Min.X, bounds.Min.Y + bounds.Dy() / 2),
 		image.Pt(bounds.Max.X, bounds.Min.Y + bounds.Dy() / 2))
-	artist.Line (
+	shapes.ColorLine (
 		element.core, c, weight,
 		image.Pt(bounds.Min.X + bounds.Dx() / 2, bounds.Min.Y),
 		image.Pt(bounds.Min.X + bounds.Dx() / 2, bounds.Max.Y))
 }
 
-func (element *Artist) cellAt (x, y int) (image.Rectangle) {
+func (element *Artist) cellAt (x, y int) (canvas.Canvas) {
 	bounds := element.Bounds()
 	cellBounds := image.Rectangle { }
 	cellBounds.Min = bounds.Min
 	cellBounds.Max.X = bounds.Min.X + bounds.Dx() / 5
-	cellBounds.Max.Y = bounds.Min.Y + (bounds.Dy() - 48) / 8
-	return cellBounds.Add (image.Pt (
+	cellBounds.Max.Y = bounds.Min.Y + (bounds.Dy() - 48) / 4
+	return canvas.Cut (element.core, cellBounds.Add (image.Pt (
 		x * cellBounds.Dx(),
-		y * cellBounds.Dy()))
-}
-
-func hex (n uint32) (c color.RGBA) {
-	c.A = uint8(n)
-	c.B = uint8(n >>  8)
-	c.G = uint8(n >> 16)
-	c.R = uint8(n >> 24)
-	return
-}
-
-func uhex (n uint32) (artist.Pattern) {
-	return artist.NewUniform (color.RGBA {
-		A: uint8(n),
-		B: uint8(n >>  8),
-		G: uint8(n >> 16),
-		R: uint8(n >> 24),
-	})
+		y * cellBounds.Dy())))
 }
diff --git a/elements/testing/mouse.go b/elements/testing/mouse.go
index 63695c0..57eeb67 100644
--- a/elements/testing/mouse.go
+++ b/elements/testing/mouse.go
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package testing
 
 import "image"
-import "image/color"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/input"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/config"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/theme"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/config"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/artist"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/artist/shapes"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/core"
 
 // Mouse is an element capable of testing mouse input. When the mouse is clicked
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ type Mouse struct {
 	*core.Core
 	core core.CoreControl
 	drawing      bool
-	color        artist.Pattern
 	lastMousePos image.Point
 	
 	config config.Config
@@ -27,7 +26,6 @@ func NewMouse () (element *Mouse) {
 	element = &Mouse { c: theme.C("testing", "mouse") }
 	element.Core, element.core = core.NewCore(element.draw)
 	element.core.SetMinimumSize(32, 32)
-	element.color = artist.NewUniform(color.Black)
 	return
 }
 
@@ -55,17 +53,17 @@ func (element *Mouse) draw () {
 		theme.PatternAccent,
 		theme.PatternState { },
 		element.c)
-	artist.FillRectangle(element.core, pattern, bounds)
-	artist.StrokeRectangle (
+	pattern.Draw(element.core, bounds)
+	shapes.StrokeColorRectangle (
 		element.core,
-		artist.NewUniform(color.Black), 1,
-		bounds)
-	artist.Line (
-		element.core, artist.NewUniform(color.White), 1,
+		artist.Hex(0x000000FF),
+		bounds, 1)
+	shapes.ColorLine (
+		element.core, artist.Hex(0xFFFFFFFF), 1,
 		bounds.Min.Add(image.Pt(1, 1)),
 		bounds.Min.Add(image.Pt(bounds.Dx() - 2, bounds.Dy() - 2)))
-	artist.Line (
-		element.core, artist.NewUniform(color.White), 1,
+	shapes.ColorLine (
+		element.core, artist.Hex(0xFFFFFFFF), 1,
 		bounds.Min.Add(image.Pt(1, bounds.Dy() - 2)),
 		bounds.Min.Add(image.Pt(bounds.Dx() - 2, 1)))
 }
@@ -78,8 +76,8 @@ func (element *Mouse) HandleMouseDown (x, y int, button input.Button) {
 func (element *Mouse) HandleMouseUp (x, y int, button input.Button) {
 	element.drawing = false
 	mousePos := image.Pt(x, y)
-	element.core.DamageRegion (artist.Line (
-		element.core, element.color, 1,
+	element.core.DamageRegion (shapes.ColorLine (
+		element.core, artist.Hex(0x000000FF), 1,
 		element.lastMousePos, mousePos))
 	element.lastMousePos = mousePos
 }
@@ -87,8 +85,8 @@ func (element *Mouse) HandleMouseUp (x, y int, button input.Button) {
 func (element *Mouse) HandleMouseMove (x, y int) {
 	if !element.drawing { return }
 	mousePos := image.Pt(x, y)
-	element.core.DamageRegion (artist.Line (
-		element.core, element.color, 1,
+	element.core.DamageRegion (shapes.ColorLine (
+		element.core, artist.Hex(0x000000FF), 1,
 		element.lastMousePos, mousePos))
 	element.lastMousePos = mousePos
 }
diff --git a/examples/artist/main.go b/examples/artist/main.go
index b09932b..3b4517f 100644
--- a/examples/artist/main.go
+++ b/examples/artist/main.go
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ func main () {
 }
 
 func run () {
-	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(128, 128)
+	window, _ := tomo.NewWindow(480, 360)
 	window.SetTitle("Draw Test")
 	window.Adopt(testing.NewArtist())
 	window.OnClose(tomo.Stop)
 	window.Show()
 	go func () {
-		http.ListenAndServe("localhost:6060", nil)
+		http.ListenAndServe("localhost:9090", nil)
 	} ()
 }
diff --git a/textdraw/drawer.go b/textdraw/drawer.go
index 09fe749..3ef4011 100644
--- a/textdraw/drawer.go
+++ b/textdraw/drawer.go
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@ package textdraw
 import "image"
 import "unicode"
 import "image/draw"
+import "image/color"
 import "golang.org/x/image/math/fixed"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/canvas"
-import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/artist"
 
 // Drawer is an extended TypeSetter that is able to draw text. Much like
 // TypeSetter, It has no constructor and its zero value can be used safely.
@@ -14,17 +14,11 @@ type Drawer struct { TypeSetter }
 // Draw draws the drawer's text onto the specified canvas at the given offset.
 func (drawer Drawer) Draw (
 	destination canvas.Canvas,
-	source      artist.Pattern,
+	color       color.RGBA,
 	offset      image.Point,
 ) (
 	updatedRegion image.Rectangle,
 ) {
-	wrappedSource := artist.WrappedPattern {
-		Pattern: source,
-		Width:  0,
-		Height: 0, // TODO: choose a better width and height
-	}
-	
 	drawer.For (func (
 		index    int,
 		char     rune,
@@ -46,7 +40,7 @@ func (drawer Drawer) Draw (
 		draw.DrawMask (
 			destination,
 			destinationRectangle,
-			wrappedSource, image.Point { },
+			image.NewUniform(color), image.Point { },
 			mask, maskPoint,
 			draw.Over)