diff --git a/textium/src/renderer/gl_renderer_140.frag b/textium/src/renderer/gl_renderer_140.frag
index fb00b9d..395f7a0 100644
--- a/textium/src/renderer/gl_renderer_140.frag
+++ b/textium/src/renderer/gl_renderer_140.frag
@@ -1,14 +1,16 @@
 #version 140
 
 in vec2 v_tex_coord;
+in vec4 v_color;
 
 out vec4 frag_color;
 
 uniform sampler2D tex;
 
 void main() {
-	vec4 c = vec4(0, 0, 0, texture(tex, v_tex_coord));
-
+	frag_color = vec4(texture(tex, v_tex_coord).a, 0, 0, 1);
+	vec4 c = v_color;
+	c.a = texture(tex, v_tex_coord).r;
 	if (c.a <= 0.01) {
 		discard;
 	} else {
diff --git a/textium/src/renderer/gl_renderer_140.vert b/textium/src/renderer/gl_renderer_140.vert
index f97643d..9e1e93b 100644
--- a/textium/src/renderer/gl_renderer_140.vert
+++ b/textium/src/renderer/gl_renderer_140.vert
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 #version 140
 
 in vec2 position;
-in vec2 tex_coord;
+in vec2 tex_coords;
+in vec4 color;
 
 out vec2 v_tex_coord;
+out vec4 v_color;
+
+// uniform mat4 matrix;
 
 void main() {
 	gl_Position = vec4(position, 0.0, 1.0);
 
-	v_tex_coord = tex_coord;
+	v_tex_coord = tex_coords;
+	v_color = color;
 }
diff --git a/textium/src/renderer/glium_renderer.rs b/textium/src/renderer/glium_renderer.rs
index 6f65e7e..ba4ff31 100644
--- a/textium/src/renderer/glium_renderer.rs
+++ b/textium/src/renderer/glium_renderer.rs
@@ -1,19 +1,29 @@
+use std::error::Error;
+
+use ::{GlyphMetadata, FontAtlas};
+use ::geometry::{Rect, Vec2};
+use ::texture::Buffer2d;
+use ::cache::{CachedFaceData};
+
+use rusttype::PositionedGlyph;
 use glium::Program;
 use glium::backend::Facade;
 
+
 #[derive(Copy, Clone, Debug)]
-struct Vertex {
-    position: [u32; 2],
-    tex_coords: [u32; 2],
+pub struct Vertex {
+    pub position: [f32; 2],
+    pub tex_coords: [f32; 2],
+    pub color: [f32; 4],
 }
 
-implement_vertex!(Vertex, position, tex_coords);
+implement_vertex!(Vertex, position, tex_coords, color);
 
 static SHADER_FRAG_140: &'static str = include_str!("gl_renderer_140.frag");
 static SHADER_VERT_140: &'static str = include_str!("gl_renderer_140.vert");
 
 pub struct TextRenderer {
-    gl_program: Program,
+    pub gl_program: Program,
 }
 
 impl TextRenderer {
@@ -29,6 +39,72 @@ impl TextRenderer {
             gl_program: program,
         }
     }
+}
+
+
+pub fn buffers_append_glyph<T>(face: &CachedFaceData<T>, vbo_data: &mut Vec<Vertex>, ibo_data: &mut Vec<u16>,
+            screen_rect: Rect<f32>, metadata: GlyphMetadata, color: [f32; 4])
+    where T: Buffer2d
+{
+    println!("mbb {:?}", metadata.bounding_box);
+    let texture_bbox: Rect<f32> = metadata.bounding_box.cast();
+    let atlas_dimensions: Vec2<f32> = Vec2::from(face.buffer.dimensions()).cast();
+    // TODO: ugly as shit, fix
+    let texture_bbox_gl = Rect {
+        x: texture_bbox.x / atlas_dimensions.x,
+        y: texture_bbox.y / atlas_dimensions.y,
+        w: texture_bbox.w / atlas_dimensions.x,
+        h: texture_bbox.h / atlas_dimensions.y,
+    };
+
+    println!("texture_bbox: {:?}", texture_bbox);
+    println!("atlas_dimensions: {:?}", atlas_dimensions);
+    println!("texture_bbox_gl: {:?}", texture_bbox_gl);
+
+
+    let vert_offset = vbo_data.len() as u16;
+    ibo_data.push(vert_offset);
+    ibo_data.push(vert_offset + 1);
+    ibo_data.push(vert_offset + 2);
+    ibo_data.push(vert_offset + 2);
+    ibo_data.push(vert_offset + 1);
+    ibo_data.push(vert_offset + 3);
+
+    vbo_data.append(&mut rects_to_verts(&screen_rect, &texture_bbox_gl, color));
+}
+
+pub fn rects_to_verts(screen_rect: &Rect<f32>, texture_rect: &Rect<f32>,
+    color: [f32; 4]) -> Vec<Vertex>
+{
+    let mut vbo_dat = vec![];
+
+    // upper-left
+    vbo_dat.push(Vertex {
+        position: [screen_rect.left(), screen_rect.top()],
+        tex_coords: [texture_rect.left(), texture_rect.top()],
+        color: color
+    });
+
+    // upper-right
+    vbo_dat.push(Vertex {
+        position: [screen_rect.right(), screen_rect.top()],
+        tex_coords: [texture_rect.right(), texture_rect.top()],
+        color: color
+    });
+
+    // lower-left
+    vbo_dat.push(Vertex {
+        position: [screen_rect.left(), screen_rect.gl_bottom()],
+        tex_coords: [texture_rect.left(), texture_rect.bottom()],
+        color: color
+    });
+
+    // lower-right
+    vbo_dat.push(Vertex {
+        position: [screen_rect.right(), screen_rect.gl_bottom()],
+        tex_coords: [texture_rect.right(), texture_rect.bottom()],
+        color: color
+    });
 
-    // pub fn draw(text: RenderableText)
+    vbo_dat
 }