diff --git a/libcore/imageloader.c b/libcore/imageloader.c
index 61e8076..07b324e 100644
--- a/libcore/imageloader.c
+++ b/libcore/imageloader.c
@@ -14,16 +14,12 @@ cImageLoader::cImageLoader() : cImageMagickWrapper() {
 cImageLoader::~cImageLoader() {
 }
 
-cImage cImageLoader::GetImage() {
-    return CreateImageCopy();
+cImage *cImageLoader::GetImage(int width, int height) {
+  return CreateImage(width, height, false);
 }
 
-bool cImageLoader::LoadImage(const char *path, int width, int height) {
-    if (cImageMagickWrapper::LoadImage(path)) {
-        buffer.sample(Geometry(width, height));
-        return true;
-    }
-    return false;
+bool cImageLoader::LoadImage(const char *path) {
+    return cImageMagickWrapper::LoadImage(path);
 }
 
 void cImageLoader::DeterminateChannelLogoSize(int &width, int &height) {
diff --git a/libcore/imageloader.h b/libcore/imageloader.h
index 2a148be..b2966c9 100644
--- a/libcore/imageloader.h
+++ b/libcore/imageloader.h
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ class cImageLoader : public cImageMagickWrapper {
 public:
     cImageLoader();
     ~cImageLoader();
-    cImage GetImage();
-    bool LoadImage(const char *path, int width, int height);
+    cImage *GetImage(int width, int height);
+    bool LoadImage(const char *path);
     void DeterminateChannelLogoSize(int &width, int &height);
 private:
 };
diff --git a/libcore/imagemagickwrapper.c b/libcore/imagemagickwrapper.c
index ab1bcba..b95aeb5 100644
--- a/libcore/imagemagickwrapper.c
+++ b/libcore/imagemagickwrapper.c
@@ -48,51 +48,6 @@ cImage *cImageMagickWrapper::CreateImage(int width, int height, bool preserveAsp
     return image;
 }
 
-cImage cImageMagickWrapper::CreateImageCopy() {
-    int w, h;
-    w = buffer.columns();
-    h = buffer.rows();
-    cImage image (cSize(w, h));
-    const PixelPacket *pixels = buffer.getConstPixels(0, 0, w, h);
-    for (int iy = 0; iy < h; ++iy) {
-        for (int ix = 0; ix < w; ++ix) {
-            tColor col = (~int(pixels->opacity * 255 / MaxRGB) << 24)
-            | (int(pixels->green * 255 / MaxRGB) << 8)
-            | (int(pixels->red * 255 / MaxRGB) << 16)
-            | (int(pixels->blue * 255 / MaxRGB) );
-            image.SetPixel(cPoint(ix, iy), col);
-            ++pixels;
-        }
-    }
-    return image;
-}
-
-bool cImageMagickWrapper::LoadImage(std::string FileName, std::string Path, std::string Extension) {
-    try {
-        std::stringstream sstrImgFile;
-        sstrImgFile << Path << FileName << "." << Extension;
-        std::string imgFile = sstrImgFile.str();
-        if (config.debugImageLoading)
-            dsyslog("skindesigner: trying to load: %s", imgFile.c_str());
-        buffer.read(imgFile.c_str());
-        if (config.debugImageLoading)
-            dsyslog("skindesigner: %s sucessfully loaded", imgFile.c_str());
-    } catch( Magick::Warning &warning ) {
-        if (config.debugImageLoading)
-            dsyslog("skindesigner: Magick Warning: %s", warning.what());
-        return true;
-    } catch( Magick::Error &error ) {
-        if (config.debugImageLoading)
-            dsyslog("skindesigner: Magick Error: %s", error.what());
-        return false;
-    } catch(...) {
-        if (config.debugImageLoading)
-            dsyslog("skindesigner: an unknown Magick error occured during image loading");
-        return false;
-    }
-    return true;
-}
-
 bool cImageMagickWrapper::LoadImage(const char *fullpath) {
     if ((fullpath == NULL) || (strlen(fullpath) < 5))
         return false;
@@ -118,45 +73,10 @@ bool cImageMagickWrapper::LoadImage(const char *fullpath) {
     return true;
 }
 
-Color cImageMagickWrapper::Argb2Color(tColor col) {
-    tIndex alpha = (col & 0xFF000000) >> 24;
-    tIndex red = (col & 0x00FF0000) >> 16;
-    tIndex green = (col & 0x0000FF00) >> 8;
-    tIndex blue = (col & 0x000000FF);
-    Color color(MaxRGB*red/255, MaxRGB*green/255, MaxRGB*blue/255, MaxRGB*(0xFF-alpha)/255);
-    return color;
-}
-
-void cImageMagickWrapper::CreateGradient(tColor back, tColor blend, int width, int height, double wfactor, double hfactor) {
-    Color Back = Argb2Color(back);
-    Color Blend = Argb2Color(blend);
-    int maxw = MaxRGB * wfactor;
-    int maxh = MaxRGB * hfactor;
-
-    Image imgblend(Geometry(width, height), Blend);
-    imgblend.modifyImage();
-    imgblend.type(TrueColorMatteType);
-    PixelPacket *pixels = imgblend.getPixels(0, 0, width, height);
-    for (int x = 0; x < width; x++) {
-        for (int y = 0; y < height; y++) {
-            PixelPacket *pixel = pixels + y * width + x;
-            int opacity = (maxw / width * x + maxh - maxh / height * y) / 2;
-            pixel->opacity = (opacity <= MaxRGB) ? opacity : MaxRGB;
-        }
-    }
-    imgblend.syncPixels();
-
-    Image imgback(Geometry(width, height), Back);
-    imgback.composite(imgblend, 0, 0, OverCompositeOp);
-
-    buffer = imgback;
-}
-
-void cImageMagickWrapper::CreateBackground(tColor back, tColor blend, int width, int height, bool mirror) {
-    CreateGradient(back, blend, width, height, 0.8, 0.8);
-    if (mirror)
-        buffer.flop();
-}
-void cImageMagickWrapper::CreateBackgroundReverse(tColor back, tColor blend, int width, int height) {
-    CreateGradient(back, blend, width, height, 1.3, 0.7);
+// Just a different way to call LoadImage. Calls the above one.
+bool cImageMagickWrapper::LoadImage(std::string FileName, std::string Path, std::string Extension) {
+    std::stringstream sstrImgFile;
+    sstrImgFile << Path << FileName << "." << Extension;
+    std::string imgFile = sstrImgFile.str();
+    return LoadImage(imgFile.c_str());
 }
diff --git a/libcore/imagemagickwrapper.h b/libcore/imagemagickwrapper.h
index 5f9901e..da327a9 100644
--- a/libcore/imagemagickwrapper.h
+++ b/libcore/imagemagickwrapper.h
@@ -10,19 +10,14 @@ using namespace Magick;
 
 class cImageMagickWrapper {
 private:
-    void CreateGradient(tColor back, tColor blend, int width, int height, double wfactor, double hfactor);
 public:
     cImageMagickWrapper();
     ~cImageMagickWrapper();
 protected:
     Image buffer;
-    Color Argb2Color(tColor col);
     cImage *CreateImage(int width, int height, bool preserveAspect = true);
-    cImage CreateImageCopy(void);
     bool LoadImage(std::string FileName, std::string Path, std::string Extension);
     bool LoadImage(const char *fullpath);
-    void CreateBackground(tColor back, tColor blend, int width, int height, bool mirror = false);
-    void CreateBackgroundReverse(tColor back, tColor blend, int width, int height);
 };
 
 #endif //__NOPACITY_IMAGEMAGICKWRAPPER_H
diff --git a/views/view.c b/views/view.c
index 75a24e0..8711136 100644
--- a/views/view.c
+++ b/views/view.c
@@ -711,8 +711,10 @@ void cView::DoDrawImage(int num, cTemplateFunction *func, int x0, int y0) {
             break; }
         case itImage: {
             cImageLoader imgLoader;
-            if (imgLoader.LoadImage(path.c_str(), width, height)) {
-                DrawImage(num, pos, imgLoader.GetImage());
+            if (imgLoader.LoadImage(path.c_str())) {
+                cImage *image = imgLoader.GetImage(width, height);
+                DrawImage(num, pos, *image);
+                delete(image);
             }
             break; }
         default: