diff --git a/backend.go b/backend.go
index e4850d2..dba504a 100644
--- a/backend.go
+++ b/backend.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package tomo
 import "sort"
 import "image"
 import "errors"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/tomo/canvas"
 
 // Backend is any Tomo implementation. Backends handle window creation, layout,
 // rendering, and events so that there can be as many platform-specific
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ type Backend interface {
 
 	// NewTexture creates a new texture from an image. The backend must
 	// reject any texture that was not made by it.
-	NewTexture (image.Image) Texture
+	NewTexture (image.Image) canvas.Texture
 
 	// Run runs the event loop until Stop() is called, or the backend
 	// experiences a fatal error.
diff --git a/tomo.go b/tomo.go
index 1b512ca..c99d6d3 100644
--- a/tomo.go
+++ b/tomo.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package tomo
 import "sync"
 import "image"
 import "errors"
+import "git.tebibyte.media/tomo/tomo/canvas"
 
 var backendLock sync.Mutex
 var backend Backend
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ func NewContainerBox () ContainerBox {
 
 // NewTexture creates a new texture from an image. When no longer in use, it
 // must be freed using Close().
-func NewTexture (source image.Image) Texture {
+func NewTexture (source image.Image) canvas.Texture {
 	assertBackend()
 	return backend.NewTexture(source)
 }