diff --git a/backend/softwarebackend/images.go b/backend/softwarebackend/images.go
index 6fea22d..dfadce9 100644
--- a/backend/softwarebackend/images.go
+++ b/backend/softwarebackend/images.go
@@ -2,18 +2,45 @@ package softwarebackend
 
 import (
 	"image"
+	"image/color"
 	"math"
 
 	"github.com/tfriedel6/canvas/backend/backendbase"
 )
 
 type Image struct {
-	img     image.Image
+	mips    []image.Image
 	deleted bool
 }
 
 func (b *SoftwareBackend) LoadImage(img image.Image) (backendbase.Image, error) {
-	return &Image{img: img}, nil
+	bimg := &Image{mips: make([]image.Image, 1, 10)}
+	bimg.Replace(img)
+	return bimg, nil
+}
+
+func halveImage(img image.Image) (*image.RGBA, int, int) {
+	bounds := img.Bounds()
+	w, h := bounds.Dx(), bounds.Dy()
+	w = w / 2
+	h = h / 2
+	rimg := image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, w, h))
+	for y := 0; y < h; y++ {
+		sy := y * 2
+		for x := 0; x < w; x++ {
+			sx := x * 2
+			r1, g1, b1, a1 := img.At(sx, sy).RGBA()
+			r2, g2, b2, a2 := img.At(sx+1, sy).RGBA()
+			r3, g3, b3, a3 := img.At(sx, sy+1).RGBA()
+			r4, g4, b4, a4 := img.At(sx+1, sy+1).RGBA()
+			mixr := uint8((int(r1) + int(r2) + int(r3) + int(r4)) / 1024)
+			mixg := uint8((int(g1) + int(g2) + int(g3) + int(g4)) / 1024)
+			mixb := uint8((int(b1) + int(b2) + int(b3) + int(b4)) / 1024)
+			mixa := uint8((int(a1) + int(a2) + int(a3) + int(a4)) / 1024)
+			rimg.Set(x, y, color.RGBA{R: mixr, G: mixg, B: mixb, A: mixa})
+		}
+	}
+	return rimg, w, h
 }
 
 func (b *SoftwareBackend) DrawImage(dimg backendbase.Image, sx, sy, sw, sh float64, pts [4][2]float64, alpha float64) {
@@ -21,33 +48,64 @@ func (b *SoftwareBackend) DrawImage(dimg backendbase.Image, sx, sy, sw, sh float
 	if simg.deleted {
 		return
 	}
+
+	bounds := simg.mips[0].Bounds()
+	w, h := bounds.Dx(), bounds.Dy()
+
+	factor := float64(w*h) / (sw * sh)
+	area := quadArea(pts) * factor
+	mip := simg.mips[0]
+	closest := math.MaxFloat64
+	mipW, mipH := w, h
+	for _, img := range simg.mips {
+		bounds := img.Bounds()
+		w, h := bounds.Dx(), bounds.Dy()
+		dist := math.Abs(float64(w*h) - area)
+		if dist < closest {
+			closest = dist
+			mip = img
+			mipW = w
+			mipH = h
+		}
+	}
+
+	mipScaleX := float64(mipW) / float64(w)
+	mipScaleY := float64(mipH) / float64(h)
+	sx *= mipScaleX
+	sy *= mipScaleY
+	sw *= mipScaleX
+	sh *= mipScaleY
+
 	b.fillQuad(pts, func(x, y int, sx2, sy2 float64) {
 		imgx := sx + sw*sx2
 		imgy := sy + sh*sy2
 		imgxf := math.Floor(imgx)
 		imgyf := math.Floor(imgy)
-		rx := imgx - imgxf
-		ry := imgy - imgyf
-		ca := simg.img.At(int(imgxf), int(imgyf))
-		cb := simg.img.At(int(imgxf+1), int(imgyf))
-		cc := simg.img.At(int(imgxf), int(imgyf+1))
-		cd := simg.img.At(int(imgxf+1), int(imgyf+1))
-		ctop := lerp(ca, cb, rx)
-		cbtm := lerp(cc, cd, rx)
-		b.Image.Set(x, y, lerp(ctop, cbtm, ry))
+		c := mip.At(int(imgxf), int(imgyf))
+		b.Image.Set(x, y, c)
+
+		// rx := imgx - imgxf
+		// ry := imgy - imgyf
+		// ca := mip.At(int(imgxf), int(imgyf))
+		// cb := mip.At(int(imgxf+1), int(imgyf))
+		// cc := mip.At(int(imgxf), int(imgyf+1))
+		// cd := mip.At(int(imgxf+1), int(imgyf+1))
+		// ctop := lerp(ca, cb, rx)
+		// cbtm := lerp(cc, cd, rx)
+		// b.Image.Set(x, y, lerp(ctop, cbtm, ry))
 	})
 }
 
 func (img *Image) Width() int {
-	return img.img.Bounds().Dx()
+	return img.mips[0].Bounds().Dx()
 }
 
 func (img *Image) Height() int {
-	return img.img.Bounds().Dy()
+	return img.mips[0].Bounds().Dy()
 }
 
 func (img *Image) Size() (w, h int) {
-	b := img.img.Bounds()
+	b := img.mips[0].Bounds()
 	return b.Dx(), b.Dy()
 }
 
@@ -56,7 +114,16 @@ func (img *Image) Delete() {
 }
 
 func (img *Image) Replace(src image.Image) error {
-	img.img = src
+	img.mips = img.mips[:1]
+	img.mips[0] = src
+
+	bounds := src.Bounds()
+	w, h := bounds.Dx(), bounds.Dy()
+	for w > 1 && h > 1 {
+		src, w, h = halveImage(src)
+		img.mips = append(img.mips, src)
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/softwarebackend/triangles.go b/backend/softwarebackend/triangles.go
index ede37dc..ce5fda7 100644
--- a/backend/softwarebackend/triangles.go
+++ b/backend/softwarebackend/triangles.go
@@ -88,6 +88,12 @@ func (b *SoftwareBackend) fillTriangle(tri [][2]float64, fn func(x, y int)) {
 	}
 }
 
+func quadArea(quad [4][2]float64) float64 {
+	leftv := [2]float64{quad[1][0] - quad[0][0], quad[1][1] - quad[0][1]}
+	topv := [2]float64{quad[3][0] - quad[0][0], quad[3][1] - quad[0][1]}
+	return math.Abs(leftv[0]*topv[1] - leftv[1]*topv[0])
+}
+
 func (b *SoftwareBackend) fillQuad(quad [4][2]float64, fn func(x, y int, sx, sy float64)) {
 	minY := int(math.Floor(math.Min(math.Min(quad[0][1], quad[1][1]), math.Min(quad[2][1], quad[3][1]))))
 	maxY := int(math.Ceil(math.Max(math.Max(quad[0][1], quad[1][1]), math.Max(quad[2][1], quad[3][1]))))
diff --git a/canvas_test.go b/canvas_test.go
index 23a9832..7714682 100644
--- a/canvas_test.go
+++ b/canvas_test.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/go-gl/gl/v3.2-core/gl"
 	"github.com/tfriedel6/canvas"
-	"github.com/tfriedel6/canvas/backend/software"
+	"github.com/tfriedel6/canvas/backend/softwarebackend"
 	"github.com/tfriedel6/canvas/sdlcanvas"
 )