diff --git a/elements/basic/checkbox.go b/elements/basic/checkbox.go
index ab2217e..672515b 100644
--- a/elements/basic/checkbox.go
+++ b/elements/basic/checkbox.go
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ func (element *Checkbox) draw () {
 	backgroundPattern.Draw(element.core, bounds)
 
 	pattern := element.theme.Pattern(theme.PatternButton, state)
-	artist.DrawBounds(element.core, pattern, boxBounds)
+	pattern.Draw(element.core, boxBounds)
 
 	textBounds := element.drawer.LayoutBounds()
 	margin := element.theme.Margin(theme.PatternBackground)
diff --git a/elements/basic/container.go b/elements/basic/container.go
index 40f215d..841628a 100644
--- a/elements/basic/container.go
+++ b/elements/basic/container.go
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ func (element *Container) Disown (child elements.Element) {
 }
 
 func (element *Container) clearChildEventHandlers (child elements.Element) {
-	child.DrawTo(nil)
+	child.DrawTo(nil, image.Rectangle { })
 	child.OnDamage(nil)
 	child.OnMinimumSizeChange(nil)
 	if child0, ok := child.(elements.Focusable); ok {
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ func (element *Container) redoAll () {
 	// remove child canvasses so that any operations done in here will not
 	// cause a child to draw to a wack ass canvas.
 	for _, entry := range element.children {
-		entry.DrawTo(nil)
+		entry.DrawTo(nil, entry.Bounds)
 	}
 	
 	// do a layout
@@ -217,12 +217,13 @@ func (element *Container) redoAll () {
 	pattern := element.theme.Pattern (
 		theme.PatternBackground,
 		theme.State { })
-	artist.DrawShatter (
-		element.core, pattern, rocks...)
+	artist.DrawShatter(element.core, pattern, element.Bounds(), rocks...)
 
 	// cut our canvas up and give peices to child elements
 	for _, entry := range element.children {
-		entry.DrawTo(canvas.Cut(element.core, entry.Bounds))
+		entry.DrawTo (
+			canvas.Cut(element.core, entry.Bounds),
+			entry.Bounds)
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/elements/basic/documentContainer.go b/elements/basic/documentContainer.go
index e022cf2..81e8c60 100644
--- a/elements/basic/documentContainer.go
+++ b/elements/basic/documentContainer.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (element *DocumentContainer) Disown (child elements.Element) {
 }
 
 func (element *DocumentContainer) clearChildEventHandlers (child elements.Element) {
-	child.DrawTo(nil)
+	child.DrawTo(nil, image.Rectangle { })
 	child.OnDamage(nil)
 	child.OnMinimumSizeChange(nil)
 	if child0, ok := child.(elements.Focusable); ok {
@@ -201,8 +201,7 @@ func (element *DocumentContainer) redoAll () {
 	pattern := element.theme.Pattern (
 		theme.PatternBackground,
 		theme.State { })
-	artist.DrawShatter (
-		element.core, pattern, rocks...)
+	artist.DrawShatter(element.core, pattern, element.Bounds(), rocks...)
 
 	element.partition()
 	if element.onScrollBoundsChange != nil {
@@ -212,13 +211,15 @@ func (element *DocumentContainer) redoAll () {
 
 func (element *DocumentContainer) partition () {
 	for _, entry := range element.children {
-		entry.DrawTo(nil)
+		entry.DrawTo(nil, entry.Bounds)
 	}
 
 	// cut our canvas up and give peices to child elements
 	for _, entry := range element.children {
 		if entry.Bounds.Overlaps(element.Bounds()) {
-			entry.DrawTo(canvas.Cut(element.core, entry.Bounds))
+			entry.DrawTo (	
+				canvas.Cut(element.core, entry.Bounds),
+				entry.Bounds)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/elements/basic/listentry.go b/elements/basic/listentry.go
index d1020c2..2d5267a 100644
--- a/elements/basic/listentry.go
+++ b/elements/basic/listentry.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (entry *ListEntry) Draw (
 	pattern := entry.theme.Pattern(theme.PatternRaised, state)
 	padding := entry.theme.Padding(theme.PatternRaised)
 	bounds  := entry.Bounds().Add(offset)
-	artist.DrawBounds(destination, pattern, bounds)
+	pattern.Draw(destination, bounds)
 		
 	foreground := entry.theme.Color (theme.ColorForeground, state)
 	return entry.drawer.Draw (
diff --git a/elements/basic/progressbar.go b/elements/basic/progressbar.go
index 8e5ce32..2645cef 100644
--- a/elements/basic/progressbar.go
+++ b/elements/basic/progressbar.go
@@ -78,5 +78,5 @@ func (element *ProgressBar) draw () {
 		bounds.Min.X + int(float64(bounds.Dx()) * element.progress),
 		bounds.Max.Y)
 	mercury := element.theme.Pattern(theme.PatternMercury, theme.State { })
-	artist.DrawBounds(element.core, mercury, meterBounds)
+	mercury.Draw(element.core, meterBounds)
 }
diff --git a/elements/basic/scrollbar.go b/elements/basic/scrollbar.go
index 3c2c16d..1c51449 100644
--- a/elements/basic/scrollbar.go
+++ b/elements/basic/scrollbar.go
@@ -315,12 +315,10 @@ func (element *ScrollBar) draw () {
 		Disabled: !element.Enabled(),
 		Pressed:  element.dragging,
 	}
-	artist.DrawBounds (
+	element.theme.Pattern(theme.PatternGutter, state).Draw (
 		element.core,
-		element.theme.Pattern(theme.PatternGutter, state),
 		bounds)
-	artist.DrawBounds (
+	element.theme.Pattern(theme.PatternHandle, state).Draw (
 		element.core,
-		element.theme.Pattern(theme.PatternHandle, state),
 		element.bar)
 }
diff --git a/elements/basic/scrollcontainer.go b/elements/basic/scrollcontainer.go
index b990f1d..e333dbb 100644
--- a/elements/basic/scrollcontainer.go
+++ b/elements/basic/scrollcontainer.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func (element *ScrollContainer) setChildEventHandlers (child elements.Element) {
 }
 
 func (element *ScrollContainer) clearChildEventHandlers (child elements.Scrollable) {
-	child.DrawTo(nil)
+	child.DrawTo(nil, image.Rectangle { })
 	child.OnDamage(nil)
 	child.OnMinimumSizeChange(nil)
 	child.OnScrollBoundsChange(nil)
@@ -198,19 +198,26 @@ func (element *ScrollContainer) Child (index int) (child elements.Element) {
 func (element *ScrollContainer) redoAll () {
 	if !element.core.HasImage() { return }
 
-	if element.child      != nil { element.child.DrawTo(nil)      }
-	if element.horizontal != nil { element.horizontal.DrawTo(nil) }
-	if element.vertical   != nil { element.vertical.DrawTo(nil)   }
+	zr := image.Rectangle { }
+	if element.child      != nil { element.child.DrawTo(nil, zr)      }
+	if element.horizontal != nil { element.horizontal.DrawTo(nil, zr) }
+	if element.vertical   != nil { element.vertical.DrawTo(nil, zr)   }
 	
 	childBounds, horizontalBounds, verticalBounds := element.layout()
 	if element.child != nil {
-		element.child.DrawTo(canvas.Cut(element.core, childBounds))
+		element.child.DrawTo (
+			canvas.Cut(element.core, childBounds),
+			childBounds)
 	}
 	if element.horizontal != nil {
-		element.horizontal.DrawTo(canvas.Cut(element.core, horizontalBounds))
+		element.horizontal.DrawTo (
+			canvas.Cut(element.core, horizontalBounds),
+			horizontalBounds)
 	}
 	if element.vertical != nil {
-		element.vertical.DrawTo(canvas.Cut(element.core, verticalBounds))
+		element.vertical.DrawTo (
+			canvas.Cut(element.core, verticalBounds),
+			verticalBounds)
 	}
 	element.draw()
 }
diff --git a/elements/basic/slider.go b/elements/basic/slider.go
index 67b6f65..6ad8ff1 100644
--- a/elements/basic/slider.go
+++ b/elements/basic/slider.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import "image"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/input"
 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/elements/core"
 
 // Slider is a slider control with a floating point value between zero and one.
@@ -229,12 +228,10 @@ func (element *Slider) draw () {
 		Disabled: !element.Enabled(),
 		Pressed:  element.dragging,
 	}
-	artist.DrawBounds (
+	element.theme.Pattern(theme.PatternGutter, state).Draw (
 		element.core,
-		element.theme.Pattern(theme.PatternGutter, state),
 		bounds)
-	artist.DrawBounds (
+	element.theme.Pattern(theme.PatternHandle, state).Draw (
 		element.core,
-		element.theme.Pattern(theme.PatternHandle, state),
 		element.bar)
 }
diff --git a/elements/basic/switch.go b/elements/basic/switch.go
index 4eeb9ad..80491de 100644
--- a/elements/basic/switch.go
+++ b/elements/basic/switch.go
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import "image"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/input"
 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/textdraw"
 import "git.tebibyte.media/sashakoshka/tomo/elements/core"
 
@@ -185,11 +184,11 @@ func (element *Switch) draw () {
 
 	gutterPattern := element.theme.Pattern (
 		theme.PatternGutter, state)
-	artist.DrawBounds(element.core, gutterPattern, gutterBounds)
+	gutterPattern.Draw(element.core, gutterBounds)
 	
 	handlePattern := element.theme.Pattern (
 		theme.PatternHandle, state)
-	artist.DrawBounds(element.core, handlePattern, handleBounds)
+	handlePattern.Draw(element.core, handleBounds)
 
 	textBounds := element.drawer.LayoutBounds()
 	offset := bounds.Min.Add(image.Point {
diff --git a/elements/fun/piano.go b/elements/fun/piano.go
index 4cba308..0f01bd3 100644
--- a/elements/fun/piano.go
+++ b/elements/fun/piano.go
@@ -316,7 +316,7 @@ func (element *Piano) drawFlat (
 	state.Pressed = pressed
 	pattern := element.theme.Theme.Pattern (
 		theme.PatternButton, state, theme.C("fun", "flatKey"))
-	artist.DrawBounds(element.core, pattern, bounds)
+	pattern.Draw(element.core, bounds)
 }
 
 func (element *Piano) drawSharp (
@@ -327,5 +327,5 @@ func (element *Piano) drawSharp (
 	state.Pressed = pressed
 	pattern := element.theme.Theme.Pattern (
 		theme.PatternButton, state, theme.C("fun", "sharpKey"))
-	artist.DrawBounds(element.core, pattern, bounds)
+	pattern.Draw(element.core, bounds)
 }