diff --git a/css/style.css b/css/style.css
index fc983431..7859b01a 100644
--- a/css/style.css
+++ b/css/style.css
@@ -127,6 +127,13 @@ ul, li {
   z-index: 1;
 }
 
+.canvas-main {
+  position: absolute;
+  top: 0;
+  left: 0;
+  z-index: 1;
+}
+
 .canvas-overlay {
   position: absolute;
   top: 0;
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 209d828a..f4cca82f 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
   <script src="js/lib/jsColor_1_4_0/jscolor.js"></script>
 
   <!-- Application libraries-->
+  <script src="js/rendering/Frame.js"></script>
+  <script src="js/rendering/drawingController.js"></script>
+  <script src="js/rendering/FrameRenderer.js"></script>
   <script src="js/FrameSheetModel.js"></script>
   <script src="js/LocalStorageService.js"></script>
   <script src="js/Palette.js"></script>
diff --git a/js/FrameSheetModel.js b/js/FrameSheetModel.js
index efd77a4e..920d7445 100644
--- a/js/FrameSheetModel.js
+++ b/js/FrameSheetModel.js
@@ -8,24 +8,6 @@ pskl.FrameSheetModel = (function() {
     var width;
     var height;
 
-    /**
-     * Create empty frame of dimension [width * height] with Constants.TRANSPARENT_COLOR
-     * as a default value.
-     * 
-     * @private
-     */
-    var createEmptyFrame_ = function() {
-    	var emptyFrame = []; //new Array(width);
-		for (var columnIndex=0; columnIndex < width; columnIndex++) {
-			var columnArray = [];
-			for(var heightIndex = 0; heightIndex < height; heightIndex++) {
-				columnArray.push(Constants.TRANSPARENT_COLOR);
-			}
-			emptyFrame[columnIndex] = columnArray;
-    	}
-    	return emptyFrame;
-    };
-
     /**
      * @private
      */
@@ -38,33 +20,15 @@ pskl.FrameSheetModel = (function() {
 			return true; // I'm always right dude
 		},
 
-		getAllPixels : function () {
-			var pixels = [];
-			for (var i = 0 ; i < frames.length ; i++) {
-				pixels = pixels.concat(this._getFramePixels(frames[i]));
-			}
-			return pixels;
-		},
-
-		_getFramePixels : function (frame) {
-			var pixels = [];
-			for (var i = 0 ; i < frame.length ; i++) {
-				var line = frame[i];
-				for (var j = 0 ; j < line.length ; j++) {
-					pixels.push(line[j]);
-				}
-			}
-			return pixels;
-		},
-
 		getUsedColors: function() {
 			var colors = {};
 			for (var frameIndex=0; frameIndex < frames.length; frameIndex++) {
-				var currentFrame = frames[frameIndex];
-				for (var i = 0 ; i < currentFrame.length ; i++) {
-					var line = currentFrame[i];
-					for (var j = 0 ; j < line.length ; j++) {
-						colors[line[j]] = line[j];
+				var frame = frames[frameIndex];
+				for (var i = 0, width = frame.getWidth(); i < width  ; i++) {
+					var line = frame[i];
+					for (var j = 0, height = frame.getHeight() ; j < height ; j++) {
+						var pixel = frame.getPixel(i, j);
+						colors[pixel] = pixel;
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -92,7 +56,7 @@ pskl.FrameSheetModel = (function() {
 		},
 		
 		addEmptyFrame: function() {
-			frames.push(createEmptyFrame_());
+			frames.push(pskl.rendering.Frame.createEmpty(width, height));
 		},
 
 		getFrameCount: function() {
@@ -101,9 +65,9 @@ pskl.FrameSheetModel = (function() {
 
 		getFrameByIndex: function(index) {
 			if (isNaN(index)) {
-				throw "Bad argument value for getFrameByIndex method: <" + index + ">"
+				throw "Bad argument value for getFrameByIndex method: <" + index + ">";
 			} else if (index < 0 || index > frames.length) {
-				throw "Out of bound index for frameSheet object."
+				throw "Out of bound index for frameSheet object.";
 			}
 
 			return frames[index];
@@ -116,17 +80,12 @@ pskl.FrameSheetModel = (function() {
 		  frames.splice(index, 1);
 		},
 
-		duplicateFrameByIndex: function(frameToDuplicateIndex) {
-			var frame = inst.getFrameByIndex(frameToDuplicateIndex);
-			var clonedFrame = [];
-			for(var i=0, l=frame.length; i<l; i++) {
-				clonedFrame.push(frame[i].slice(0));
-			}
-			frames.splice(frameToDuplicateIndex + 1, 0, clonedFrame);
+		duplicateFrameByIndex: function(index) {
+			var frame = inst.getFrameByIndex(index);
+			frames.splice(index + 1, 0, frame.clone());
 		},
         
 		getInstance: function(width_, height_) {
-			
 			if (isNaN(width_) || isNaN(height_)) {
 				throw "Bad FrameSheetModel initialization in getInstance method.";
 			}
diff --git a/js/drawingtools/BaseTool.js b/js/drawingtools/BaseTool.js
index 103e1052..905aa162 100644
--- a/js/drawingtools/BaseTool.js
+++ b/js/drawingtools/BaseTool.js
@@ -8,55 +8,11 @@
 
 	ns.BaseTool = function() {};
 
-	ns.BaseTool.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {};
+	ns.BaseTool.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, frame) {};
 	
-	ns.BaseTool.prototype.moveToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {};
+	ns.BaseTool.prototype.moveToolAt = function(col, row, frame) {};
 
-	ns.BaseTool.prototype.releaseToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {};
-
-	// TODO: Remove that when we have the centralized redraw loop
-	ns.BaseTool.prototype.drawPixelInCanvas = function (col, row, canvas, color, dpi) {
-		var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
-		if(color == undefined || color == Constants.TRANSPARENT_COLOR) {
-			context.clearRect(col * dpi, row * dpi, dpi, dpi);   
-		} 
-		else {
-			if(color != Constants.SELECTION_TRANSPARENT_COLOR) {
-				// TODO(vincz): Found a better design to update the palette, it's called too frequently.
-				$.publish(Events.COLOR_USED, [color]);
-			}
-			context.fillStyle = color;
-			context.fillRect(col * dpi, row * dpi, dpi, dpi);
-		}
-	};
-
-	// TODO: Remove that when we have the centralized redraw loop
-	ns.BaseTool.prototype.drawFrameInCanvas = function (frame, canvas, dpi) {
-	  var color;
-	  for(var col = 0, num_col = frame.length; col < num_col; col++) {
-	    for(var row = 0, num_row = frame[col].length; row < num_row; row++) {
-	      color = frame[col][row];
-	      this.drawPixelInCanvas(col, row,canvas, color, dpi);
-	    }
-	  }
-	};
-
-	// For some tools, we need a fake canvas that overlay the drawing canvas. These tools are
-	// generally 'drap and release' based tools (stroke, selection, etc) and the fake canvas
-	// will help to visualize the tool interaction (without modifying the canvas).
-	ns.BaseTool.prototype.createCanvasOverlay = function (canvas) {
-		var overlayCanvas = document.createElement("canvas");
-		overlayCanvas.className = "canvas-overlay";
-		overlayCanvas.setAttribute("width", canvas.width);
-		overlayCanvas.setAttribute("height", canvas.height);
-
-		canvas.parentNode.appendChild(overlayCanvas);
-		return overlayCanvas;
-	};
-
-	ns.BaseTool.prototype.removeCanvasOverlays = function () {
-		$(".canvas-overlay").remove();
-	};
+	ns.BaseTool.prototype.releaseToolAt = function(col, row, frame) {};
 
 	/**
 	 * Bresenham line algorihtm: Get an array of pixels from
diff --git a/js/drawingtools/Eraser.js b/js/drawingtools/Eraser.js
index 5d70f41a..8f6cd74b 100644
--- a/js/drawingtools/Eraser.js
+++ b/js/drawingtools/Eraser.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * @override
 	 */
-	ns.Eraser.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {
-		this.superclass.applyToolAt.call(this, col, row, frame, Constants.TRANSPARENT_COLOR, canvas, dpi);
+	ns.Eraser.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, frame) {
+		this.superclass.applyToolAt.call(this, col, row, frame, Constants.TRANSPARENT_COLOR);
 	};
 })();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/js/drawingtools/PaintBucket.js b/js/drawingtools/PaintBucket.js
index 9f27fbbe..123dd90c 100644
--- a/js/drawingtools/PaintBucket.js
+++ b/js/drawingtools/PaintBucket.js
@@ -15,16 +15,16 @@
 	/**
 	 * @override
 	 */
-	ns.PaintBucket.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {
+	ns.PaintBucket.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, color, drawer) {
 
 		// Change model:
-		var targetColor = frame[col][row];
+		var targetColor = drawer.frame.getPixel(col, row);
 		//this.recursiveFloodFill_(frame, col, row, targetColor, color);
-		this.queueLinearFloodFill_(frame, col, row, targetColor, color);
+		this.queueLinearFloodFill_(drawer.frame, col, row, targetColor, color);
 		
 		// Draw in canvas:
 		// TODO: Remove that when we have the centralized redraw loop
-		this.drawFrameInCanvas(frame, canvas, dpi);
+		drawer.renderFrame();
 	};
 
 	/**
@@ -53,37 +53,27 @@
 	    var dx = [0, 1, 0, -1];
 
 	 	try {
-			if(frame[col][row] == replacementColor) {
+			if(frame.getPixel(col, row) == replacementColor) {
 		 		return;
 		 	}
 		} catch(e) {
 			// Frame out of bound exception.
 		}
 
-		var isInFrameBound = function(frame_, col_, row_) {
-			if( col_ < 0 ||
-		 		col_ >= frame_.length ||
-		 		row_ < 0 ||
-		 		row_ >= frame_[0].length) {
-		 		return false;
-		 	}
-		 	return true;
-		}
-
 	 	queue.push({"col": col, "row": row});
 	 	var loopCount = 0;
-	 	var cellCount = frame.length * frame[0].length;
+	 	var cellCount = frame.getWidth() * frame.getHeight();
 	 	while(queue.length > 0) {
 			loopCount ++;
 
 	 		var currentItem = queue.pop();
-	 		frame[currentItem.col][currentItem.row] = replacementColor;
+	 		frame.setPixel(currentItem.col, currentItem.row, replacementColor);
 	 		
 	 		for (var i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
 	 			var nextCol = currentItem.col + dx[i]
 	            var nextRow = currentItem.row + dy[i]
 				try {
-		            if (isInFrameBound(frame, nextCol, nextRow)  && frame[nextCol][nextRow] == targetColor) {
+		            if (frame.isInFrame(nextCol, nextRow)  && frame.getPixel(nextCol, nextRow) == targetColor) {
 		                queue.push({"col": nextCol, "row": nextRow });
 		            }
 		        } catch(e) {
diff --git a/js/drawingtools/Rectangle.js b/js/drawingtools/Rectangle.js
index d3c9622a..85dce1ac 100644
--- a/js/drawingtools/Rectangle.js
+++ b/js/drawingtools/Rectangle.js
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
 		// Rectangle's first point coordinates (set in applyToolAt)
 		this.startCol = null;
 		this.startRow = null;
-		// Rectangle's second point coordinates (changing dynamically in moveToolAt)
-		this.endCol = null;
-		this.endRow = null;
-		
-		this.canvasOverlay = null;
 	};
 
 	pskl.utils.inherit(ns.Rectangle, ns.BaseTool);
@@ -24,26 +19,22 @@
 	/**
 	 * @override
 	 */
-	ns.Rectangle.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {
+	ns.Rectangle.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, color, drawer) {
 		this.startCol = col;
 		this.startRow = row;
 		
-		// The fake canvas where we will draw the preview of the rectangle:
-		this.canvasOverlay = this.createCanvasOverlay(canvas);
 		// Drawing the first point of the rectangle in the fake overlay canvas:
-		this.drawPixelInCanvas(col, row, this.canvasOverlay, color, dpi);
+		drawer.overlay.setPixel(col, row, color);
+		drawer.renderOverlay();
 	};
 
-	ns.Rectangle.prototype.moveToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {
-		this.endCol = col;
-		this.endRow = row;
-		// When the user moussemove (before releasing), we dynamically compute the 
-		// pixel to draw the line and draw this line in the overlay canvas:
-		var strokePoints = this.getRectanglePixels_(this.startCol, this.endCol, this.startRow, this.endRow);
-
+	ns.Rectangle.prototype.moveToolAt = function(col, row, color, drawer) {
 		// Clean overlay canvas:
-		this.canvasOverlay.getContext("2d").clearRect(
-			0, 0, this.canvasOverlay.width, this.canvasOverlay.height);
+		drawer.clearOverlay();
+
+		// When the user moussemove (before releasing), we dynamically compute the 
+		// pixel to draw the line and draw this line in the overlay :
+		var strokePoints = this.getRectanglePixels_(this.startCol, col, this.startRow, row);
 		
 		// Drawing current stroke:
 		for(var i = 0; i< strokePoints.length; i++) {
@@ -51,39 +42,29 @@
 			if(color == Constants.TRANSPARENT_COLOR) {
 				color = Constants.SELECTION_TRANSPARENT_COLOR;
 			}			
-			this.drawPixelInCanvas(strokePoints[i].col, strokePoints[i].row, this.canvasOverlay, color, dpi);
+			drawer.overlay.setPixel(strokePoints[i].col, strokePoints[i].row, color);
 		}
+		drawer.renderOverlay();
 	};
 
 	/**
 	 * @override
 	 */
-	ns.Rectangle.prototype.releaseToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {
-		this.endCol = col;
-		this.endRow = row;
-		
+	ns.Rectangle.prototype.releaseToolAt = function(col, row, color, drawer) {		
 		// If the stroke tool is released outside of the canvas, we cancel the stroke: 
-		// TODO: Mutualize this check in common method
-		if(col < 0 || row < 0 || col > frame.length || row > frame[0].length) {
-			this.removeCanvasOverlays();
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// The user released the tool to draw a line. We will compute the pixel coordinate, impact
-		// the model and draw them in the drawing canvas (not the fake overlay anymore)
-		var strokePoints = this.getRectanglePixels_(this.startCol, this.endCol, this.startRow, this.endRow);
-
-		for(var i = 0; i< strokePoints.length; i++) {
-			// Change model:
-			frame[strokePoints[i].col][strokePoints[i].row] = color;
-			
+		if(drawer.frame.isInFrame(col, row)) {
+			var strokePoints = this.getRectanglePixels_(this.startCol, col, this.startRow, row);
+			for(var i = 0; i< strokePoints.length; i++) {
+				// Change model:
+				drawer.frame.setPixel(strokePoints[i].col, strokePoints[i].row, color);
+			}
+			// The user released the tool to draw a line. We will compute the pixel coordinate, impact
+			// the model and draw them in the drawing canvas (not the fake overlay anymore)
 			// Draw in canvas:
 			// TODO: Remove that when we have the centralized redraw loop
-			this.drawPixelInCanvas(strokePoints[i].col, strokePoints[i].row, canvas, color, dpi);		
+			drawer.renderFrame();		
 		}
-		
-		// For now, we are done with the stroke tool and don't need an overlay anymore:
-		this.removeCanvasOverlays();
+		drawer.clearOverlay();
 	};
 
 	/**
diff --git a/js/drawingtools/SimplePen.js b/js/drawingtools/SimplePen.js
index 309df10a..ec5d5485 100644
--- a/js/drawingtools/SimplePen.js
+++ b/js/drawingtools/SimplePen.js
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 	var ns = $.namespace("pskl.drawingtools");
 
 	ns.SimplePen = function() {
-		this.toolId = "tool-pen"
+		this.toolId = "tool-pen";
 	};
 
 	this.previousCol = null;
@@ -18,20 +18,17 @@
 	/**
 	 * @override
 	 */
-	ns.SimplePen.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {
-		
+	ns.SimplePen.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, color, drawer) {
 		this.previousCol = col;
 		this.previousRow = row;
-	    if (color != frame[col][row]) {
-	        frame[col][row] = color;
-	    }
+	    drawer.frame.setPixel(col, row, color);
 
 	    // Draw on canvas:
 	    // TODO: Remove that when we have the centralized redraw loop
-	    this.drawPixelInCanvas(col, row, canvas, color, dpi);
+	    drawer.renderFramePixel(col, row);
 	};
 
-	ns.SimplePen.prototype.moveToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {
+	ns.SimplePen.prototype.moveToolAt = function(col, row, color, drawer) {
 		
 		if((Math.abs(col - this.previousCol) > 1) || (Math.abs(row - this.previousRow) > 1)) {
 			// The pen movement is too fast for the mousemove frequency, there is a gap between the
@@ -39,11 +36,11 @@
 			// We fill the gap by calculating missing dots (simple linear interpolation) and draw them.
 			var interpolatedPixels = this.getLinePixels_(col, this.previousCol, row, this.previousRow);
 			for(var i=0, l=interpolatedPixels.length; i<l; i++) {
-				this.applyToolAt(interpolatedPixels[i].col, interpolatedPixels[i].row, frame, color, canvas, dpi);
+				this.applyToolAt(interpolatedPixels[i].col, interpolatedPixels[i].row, color, drawer);
 			}
 		}
 		else {
-			this.applyToolAt(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi);
+			this.applyToolAt(col, row, color, drawer);
 		}
 
 		this.previousCol = col;
diff --git a/js/drawingtools/Stroke.js b/js/drawingtools/Stroke.js
index 5a88c495..48fff20a 100644
--- a/js/drawingtools/Stroke.js
+++ b/js/drawingtools/Stroke.js
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@
 		// Stroke's first point coordinates (set in applyToolAt)
 		this.startCol = null;
 		this.startRow = null;
-		// Stroke's second point coordinates (changing dynamically in moveToolAt)
-		this.endCol = null;
-		this.endRow = null;
 		
 		this.canvasOverlay = null;
 	};
@@ -24,7 +21,7 @@
 	/**
 	 * @override
 	 */
-	ns.Stroke.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {
+	ns.Stroke.prototype.applyToolAt = function(col, row, color, drawer) {
 		this.startCol = col;
 		this.startRow = row;
 		
@@ -36,17 +33,15 @@
 		// frame model and canvas rendering.
 
 		// The fake canvas where we will draw the preview of the stroke:
-		this.canvasOverlay = this.createCanvasOverlay(canvas);
 		// Drawing the first point of the stroke in the fake overlay canvas:
-		this.drawPixelInCanvas(col, row, this.canvasOverlay, color, dpi);
+		drawer.updateOverlay(col, row, color);
+		drawer.renderOverlay();
 	};
 
-	ns.Stroke.prototype.moveToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {
-		this.endCol = col;
-		this.endRow = row;
+	ns.Stroke.prototype.moveToolAt = function(col, row, color, drawer) {
 		// When the user moussemove (before releasing), we dynamically compute the 
 		// pixel to draw the line and draw this line in the overlay canvas:
-		var strokePoints = this.getLinePixels_(this.startCol, this.endCol, this.startRow, this.endRow);
+		var strokePoints = this.getLinePixels_(this.startCol, col, this.startRow, row);
 
 		// Clean overlay canvas:
 		this.canvasOverlay.getContext("2d").clearRect(
@@ -64,39 +59,29 @@
 				// eg deleting the equivalent of a stroke.		
 				color = Constants.SELECTION_TRANSPARENT_COLOR;
 			}			
-			this.drawPixelInCanvas(strokePoints[i].col, strokePoints[i].row, this.canvasOverlay, color, dpi);
+			drawer.updateOverlay(strokePoints[i].col, strokePoints[i].row, color);
 		}
 	};
 
 	/**
 	 * @override
 	 */
-	ns.Stroke.prototype.releaseToolAt = function(col, row, frame, color, canvas, dpi) {
-		this.endCol = col;
-		this.endRow = row;
-		
+	ns.Stroke.prototype.releaseToolAt = function(col, row, color, drawer) {
 		// If the stroke tool is released outside of the canvas, we cancel the stroke:
 		// TODO: Mutualize this check in common method
-		if(col < 0 || row < 0 || col > frame.length || row > frame[0].length) {
-			this.removeCanvasOverlays();
-			return;
-		}
-
-		// The user released the tool to draw a line. We will compute the pixel coordinate, impact
-		// the model and draw them in the drawing canvas (not the fake overlay anymore)
-		var strokePoints = this.getLinePixels_(this.startCol, this.endCol, this.startRow, this.endRow);
-
-		for(var i = 0; i< strokePoints.length; i++) {
-			// Change model:
-			frame[strokePoints[i].col][strokePoints[i].row] = color;
-			
+		if(drawer.frame.isInFrame(col, row)) {
+			// The user released the tool to draw a line. We will compute the pixel coordinate, impact
+			// the model and draw them in the drawing canvas (not the fake overlay anymore)
+			var strokePoints = this.getLinePixels_(this.startCol, col, this.startRow, row);
+			for(var i = 0; i< strokePoints.length; i++) {
+				// Change model:
+				drawer.updateFrame(strokePoints[i].col, strokePoints[i].row, color);
+			}
 			// Draw in canvas:
 			// TODO: Remove that when we have the centralized redraw loop
-			this.drawPixelInCanvas(strokePoints[i].col, strokePoints[i].row, canvas, color, dpi);		
-		}
-
+			drawer.renderFrame();
+		} 
 		// For now, we are done with the stroke tool and don't need an overlay anymore:
-		this.removeCanvasOverlays();   
+		drawer.clearOverlay();   
 	};
-
 })();
diff --git a/js/piskel.js b/js/piskel.js
index fe172179..2554f008 100644
--- a/js/piskel.js
+++ b/js/piskel.js
@@ -89,6 +89,13 @@ $.namespace("pskl");
       this.initPreviewSlideshow(); 
       this.initAnimationPreview();  
       this.startAnimation();
+
+      var frame = frameSheet.getFrameByIndex(this.getActiveFrameIndex());
+      this.drawer = new pskl.rendering.DrawingController(
+        frame, 
+        $('#drawing-canvas-container')[0], 
+        drawingCanvasDpi
+      );
       
       pskl.ToolSelector.init();
       pskl.Palette.init(frameSheet);
@@ -153,23 +160,13 @@ $.namespace("pskl");
 
     initDrawingArea : function() {
         drawingAreaContainer = $('#drawing-canvas-container')[0];
-
-        drawingAreaCanvas = document.createElement("canvas");
-        drawingAreaCanvas.className = 'canvas';
-        drawingAreaCanvas.setAttribute('width', '' + framePixelWidth * drawingCanvasDpi);
-        drawingAreaCanvas.setAttribute('height', '' + framePixelHeight * drawingCanvasDpi);
-
-        drawingAreaContainer.setAttribute('style', 
-          'width:' + framePixelWidth * drawingCanvasDpi + 'px; height:' + framePixelHeight * drawingCanvasDpi + 'px;');
-
-        drawingAreaCanvas.setAttribute('oncontextmenu', 'piskel.onCanvasContextMenu(event)');
-        drawingAreaContainer.appendChild(drawingAreaCanvas);
-
         var body = document.getElementsByTagName('body')[0];
         body.setAttribute('onmouseup', 'piskel.onDocumentBodyMouseup(event)');
+        drawingAreaContainer.style.width = framePixelWidth * drawingCanvasDpi + "px";
+        drawingAreaContainer.style.height = framePixelHeight * drawingCanvasDpi + "px";
+        drawingAreaContainer.setAttribute('oncontextmenu', 'piskel.onCanvasContextMenu(event)');
         drawingAreaContainer.setAttribute('onmousedown', 'piskel.onCanvasMousedown(event)');
         drawingAreaContainer.setAttribute('onmousemove', 'piskel.onCanvasMousemove(event)');
-        this.drawFrameToCanvas(currentFrame, drawingAreaCanvas, drawingCanvasDpi);
     },
 
     initPreviewSlideshow: function() {
@@ -318,12 +315,11 @@ $.namespace("pskl");
       }
       var spriteCoordinate = this.getSpriteCoordinate(event);
       currentToolBehavior.applyToolAt(
-          spriteCoordinate.col,
-          spriteCoordinate.row,
-          currentFrame,
-          penColor,
-          drawingAreaCanvas,
-          drawingCanvasDpi);
+        spriteCoordinate.col,
+        spriteCoordinate.row,
+        penColor,
+        this.drawer
+      );
         
       $.publish(Events.LOCALSTORAGE_REQUEST);
     },
@@ -337,12 +333,11 @@ $.namespace("pskl");
         if (isClicked) {
           var spriteCoordinate = this.getSpriteCoordinate(event);
           currentToolBehavior.moveToolAt(
-              spriteCoordinate.col,
-              spriteCoordinate.row,
-              currentFrame,
-              penColor,
-              drawingAreaCanvas,
-              drawingCanvasDpi);
+            spriteCoordinate.col,
+            spriteCoordinate.row,
+            penColor,
+            this.drawer
+          );
           
           // TODO(vincz): Find a way to move that to the model instead of being at the interaction level.
           // Eg when drawing, it may make sense to have it here. However for a non drawing tool,
@@ -372,10 +367,9 @@ $.namespace("pskl");
       currentToolBehavior.releaseToolAt(
           spriteCoordinate.col,
           spriteCoordinate.row,
-          currentFrame,
           penColor,
-          drawingAreaCanvas,
-          drawingCanvasDpi);
+          this.drawer
+        );
     },
 
     // TODO(vincz/julz): Refactor to make this disappear in a big event-driven redraw loop 
@@ -408,7 +402,7 @@ $.namespace("pskl");
     },
 
     getRelativeCoordinates : function (x, y) {
-      var canvasRect = drawingAreaCanvas.getBoundingClientRect();
+      var canvasRect = $(".canvas-main")[0].getBoundingClientRect();
       return {
         x : x - canvasRect.left,
         y : y - canvasRect.top
diff --git a/js/rendering/DrawingController.js b/js/rendering/DrawingController.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f12fafe1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/rendering/DrawingController.js
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+(function () {
+	var ns = $.namespace("pskl.rendering");
+	ns.DrawingController = function (frame, container, dpi) {
+		this.dpi = dpi;
+
+		// Public
+		this.frame = frame;
+		this.overlay = ns.Frame.createEmptyFromFrame(frame);
+
+		// Private
+		this.container = container;
+		this.mainCanvas = this.createMainCanvas();
+		this.overlayCanvas = this.createOverlayCanvas();
+		this.renderer = new ns.FrameRenderer();
+	};
+
+	ns.DrawingController.prototype.renderFrame = function () {
+		this.renderer.render(this.frame, this.mainCanvas, this.dpi);
+	};
+
+	ns.DrawingController.prototype.renderFramePixel = function (col, row) {
+		this.renderer.drawPixel(col, row, this.frame, this.mainCanvas, this.dpi);
+	};
+
+	ns.DrawingController.prototype.renderOverlay = function () {
+		this.renderer.render(this.overlay, this.overlayCanvas, this.dpi);
+	};
+
+	ns.DrawingController.prototype.clearOverlay = function () {
+		this.overlay = ns.Frame.createEmptyFromFrame(this.frame);
+		this.overlayCanvas.getContext("2d").clearRect(0, 0, this.overlayCanvas.width, this.overlayCanvas.height);
+	};
+
+	ns.DrawingController.prototype.createMainCanvas = function () {
+		var mainCanvas = this.createCanvas();
+		mainCanvas.className = "canvas-main";
+		this.container.appendChild(mainCanvas);
+		return mainCanvas;
+	};
+
+	// For some tools, we need a fake canvas that overlay the drawing canvas. These tools are
+	// generally 'drap and release' based tools (stroke, selection, etc) and the fake canvas
+	// will help to visualize the tool interaction (without modifying the canvas).
+	ns.DrawingController.prototype.createOverlayCanvas = function () {
+		var overlayCanvas = this.createCanvas();
+		overlayCanvas.className = "canvas-overlay";
+		this.container.appendChild(overlayCanvas);
+		return overlayCanvas;
+	};
+
+	// For some tools, we need a fake canvas that overlay the drawing canvas. These tools are
+	// generally 'drap and release' based tools (stroke, selection, etc) and the fake canvas
+	// will help to visualize the tool interaction (without modifying the canvas).
+	ns.DrawingController.prototype.createCanvas = function () {
+		var width = this.frame.getWidth(),
+			height = this.frame.getHeight();
+
+		var canvas = document.createElement("canvas");
+		canvas.setAttribute("width", width * this.dpi);
+		canvas.setAttribute("height", height * this.dpi);
+		
+		return canvas;
+	};
+})();
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diff --git a/js/rendering/Frame.js b/js/rendering/Frame.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..93d90c27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/js/rendering/Frame.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+(function () {
+	var ns = $.namespace("pskl.rendering");
+	ns.Frame = function (pixels) {
+		this.pixels = pixels;
+	};
+
+	ns.Frame.createEmpty = function (width, height) {
+		var pixels = []; //new Array(width);
+		for (var columnIndex=0; columnIndex < width; columnIndex++) {
+			var columnArray = [];
+			for(var heightIndex = 0; heightIndex < height; heightIndex++) {
+				columnArray.push(Constants.TRANSPARENT_COLOR);
+			}
+			pixels[columnIndex] = columnArray;
+    	}
+		return new ns.Frame(pixels);
+	};
+
+	ns.Frame.createEmptyFromFrame = function (frame) {
+		return ns.Frame.createEmpty(frame.getWidth(), frame.getHeight());
+	};
+
+	ns.Frame.prototype.clone = function () {
+		var clone = ns.Frame.createEmptyFromFrame(this);
+		for (var col = 0 ; col < clone.getWidth() ; col++) {
+			for (var row = 0 ; row < clone.getHeight() ; row++) {
+				clone.setPixel(col, row, this.getPixel(col, row));
+			}
+		}
+		return clone;
+	};
+
+	ns.Frame.prototype.setPixel = function (col, row, color) {
+		this.pixels[col][row] = color;
+	};
+
+	ns.Frame.prototype.getPixel = function (col, row) {
+		return this.pixels[col][row];
+	};
+
+	ns.Frame.prototype.getWidth = function () {
+		return this.pixels.length;
+	};
+
+	ns.Frame.prototype.getHeight = function () {
+		return this.pixels[0].length;
+	};
+
+	ns.Frame.prototype.isInFrame = function (col, row) {
+		return col >= 0 && row >= 0 && col <= this.pixels.length && row <= this.pixels[0].length;
+	};
+
+})();
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diff --git a/js/rendering/FrameRenderer.js b/js/rendering/FrameRenderer.js
index f5c07c54..8b630579 100644
--- a/js/rendering/FrameRenderer.js
+++ b/js/rendering/FrameRenderer.js
@@ -1,31 +1,28 @@
-(function () {
-	var ns = $.namespace("pskl.rendering");
-	ns.FrameRenderer = function () {};
-
-	ns.FrameRenderer.prototype.render = function (frame, canvas, dpi) {
-		var color;
-		for(var col = 0, num_col = frame.length; col < num_col; col++) {
-			for(var row = 0, num_row = frame[col].length; row < num_row; row++) {
-				color = frame[col][row];
-				this.drawPixelInCanvas(col, row, canvas, color, dpi);
-			}
-		}
-	};
-
-	ns.FrameRenderer.prototype.drawPixelInCanvas = function () {
-		var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
-		if(color == Constants.TRANSPARENT_COLOR) {
-			context.clearRect(col * dpi, row * dpi, dpi, dpi);   
-		} 
-		else {
-			if(color != Constants.SELECTION_TRANSPARENT_COLOR) {
-				// TODO(vincz): Found a better design to update the palette, it's called too frequently.
-				$.publish(Events.COLOR_USED, [color]);
-			}
-			context.fillStyle = color;
-			context.fillRect(col * dpi, row * dpi, dpi, dpi);
-		}
-
-	} 
-
+(function () {
+	var ns = $.namespace("pskl.rendering");
+	ns.FrameRenderer = function () {};
+
+	ns.FrameRenderer.prototype.render = function (frame, canvas, dpi) {
+		for(var col = 0, width = frame.getWidth(); col < width; col++) {
+			for(var row = 0, height = frame.getHeight(); row < height; row++) {
+				this.drawPixel(col, row, frame, canvas, dpi);
+			}
+		}
+	};
+
+	ns.FrameRenderer.prototype.drawPixel = function (col, row, frame, canvas, dpi) {
+		var context = canvas.getContext('2d');
+		var color = frame.getPixel(col, row);
+		if(color == Constants.TRANSPARENT_COLOR) {
+			context.clearRect(col * dpi, row * dpi, dpi, dpi);   
+		} 
+		else {
+			if(color != Constants.SELECTION_TRANSPARENT_COLOR) {
+				// TODO(vincz): Found a better design to update the palette, it's called too frequently.
+				$.publish(Events.COLOR_USED, [color]);
+			}
+			context.fillStyle = color;
+			context.fillRect(col * dpi, row * dpi, dpi, dpi);
+		}
+	};
 })();
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