diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 43b963d..1d8256a 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLFastSpriteBatch.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLFilterManager.js',
 			'<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/webgl/utils/FilterTexture.js',
+            '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasBuffer.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasMaskManager.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasTinter.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js',

diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 43b963d..1d8256a 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLFastSpriteBatch.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLFilterManager.js',
 			'<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/webgl/utils/FilterTexture.js',
+            '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasBuffer.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasMaskManager.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasTinter.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js',
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 6c6f728..12d5bde 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -61,53 +61,7 @@
      */
     this.transparent = options.transparent;
 
-    if(!PIXI.blendModesCanvas)
-    {
-        PIXI.blendModesCanvas = [];
-
-        if(PIXI.canUseNewCanvasBlendModes())
-        {
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL]   = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.ADD]      = "lighter"; //IS THIS OK???
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.MULTIPLY] = "multiply";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SCREEN]   = "screen";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.OVERLAY]  = "overlay";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DARKEN]   = "darken";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LIGHTEN]  = "lighten";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_DODGE] = "color-dodge";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_BURN] = "color-burn";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HARD_LIGHT] = "hard-light";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SOFT_LIGHT] = "soft-light";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DIFFERENCE] = "difference";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.EXCLUSION] = "exclusion";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HUE]       = "hue";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SATURATION] = "saturation";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR]      = "color";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LUMINOSITY] = "luminosity";
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // this means that the browser does not support the cool new blend modes in canvas "cough" ie "cough"
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL]   = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.ADD]      = "lighter"; //IS THIS OK???
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.MULTIPLY] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SCREEN]   = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.OVERLAY]  = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DARKEN]   = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LIGHTEN]  = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_DODGE] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_BURN] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HARD_LIGHT] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SOFT_LIGHT] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DIFFERENCE] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.EXCLUSION] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HUE]       = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SATURATION] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR]      = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LUMINOSITY] = "source-over";
-        }
-    }
-
+    
     /**
      * The width of the canvas view
      *
@@ -368,6 +322,56 @@
     }
 };
 
+PIXI.CanvasRenderer.prototype.mapBlendModes = function()
+{
+    if(!PIXI.blendModesCanvas)
+    {
+        PIXI.blendModesCanvas = [];
+
+        if(PIXI.canUseNewCanvasBlendModes())
+        {
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL]   = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.ADD]      = "lighter"; //IS THIS OK???
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.MULTIPLY] = "multiply";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SCREEN]   = "screen";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.OVERLAY]  = "overlay";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DARKEN]   = "darken";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LIGHTEN]  = "lighten";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_DODGE] = "color-dodge";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_BURN] = "color-burn";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HARD_LIGHT] = "hard-light";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SOFT_LIGHT] = "soft-light";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DIFFERENCE] = "difference";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.EXCLUSION] = "exclusion";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HUE]       = "hue";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SATURATION] = "saturation";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR]      = "color";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LUMINOSITY] = "luminosity";
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // this means that the browser does not support the cool new blend modes in canvas "cough" ie "cough"
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL]   = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.ADD]      = "lighter"; //IS THIS OK???
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.MULTIPLY] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SCREEN]   = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.OVERLAY]  = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DARKEN]   = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LIGHTEN]  = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_DODGE] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_BURN] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HARD_LIGHT] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SOFT_LIGHT] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DIFFERENCE] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.EXCLUSION] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HUE]       = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SATURATION] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR]      = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LUMINOSITY] = "source-over";
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 /**
  * Creates a Canvas element of the given size
  *

diff --git a/Gruntfile.js b/Gruntfile.js
index 43b963d..1d8256a 100644
--- a/Gruntfile.js
+++ b/Gruntfile.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLFastSpriteBatch.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/webgl/utils/WebGLFilterManager.js',
 			'<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/webgl/utils/FilterTexture.js',
+            '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasBuffer.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasMaskManager.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasTinter.js',
             '<%= dirs.src %>/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js',
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 6c6f728..12d5bde 100644
--- a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -61,53 +61,7 @@
      */
     this.transparent = options.transparent;
 
-    if(!PIXI.blendModesCanvas)
-    {
-        PIXI.blendModesCanvas = [];
-
-        if(PIXI.canUseNewCanvasBlendModes())
-        {
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL]   = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.ADD]      = "lighter"; //IS THIS OK???
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.MULTIPLY] = "multiply";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SCREEN]   = "screen";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.OVERLAY]  = "overlay";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DARKEN]   = "darken";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LIGHTEN]  = "lighten";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_DODGE] = "color-dodge";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_BURN] = "color-burn";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HARD_LIGHT] = "hard-light";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SOFT_LIGHT] = "soft-light";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DIFFERENCE] = "difference";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.EXCLUSION] = "exclusion";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HUE]       = "hue";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SATURATION] = "saturation";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR]      = "color";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LUMINOSITY] = "luminosity";
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            // this means that the browser does not support the cool new blend modes in canvas "cough" ie "cough"
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL]   = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.ADD]      = "lighter"; //IS THIS OK???
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.MULTIPLY] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SCREEN]   = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.OVERLAY]  = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DARKEN]   = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LIGHTEN]  = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_DODGE] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_BURN] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HARD_LIGHT] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SOFT_LIGHT] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DIFFERENCE] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.EXCLUSION] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HUE]       = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SATURATION] = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR]      = "source-over";
-            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LUMINOSITY] = "source-over";
-        }
-    }
-
+    
     /**
      * The width of the canvas view
      *
@@ -368,6 +322,56 @@
     }
 };
 
+PIXI.CanvasRenderer.prototype.mapBlendModes = function()
+{
+    if(!PIXI.blendModesCanvas)
+    {
+        PIXI.blendModesCanvas = [];
+
+        if(PIXI.canUseNewCanvasBlendModes())
+        {
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL]   = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.ADD]      = "lighter"; //IS THIS OK???
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.MULTIPLY] = "multiply";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SCREEN]   = "screen";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.OVERLAY]  = "overlay";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DARKEN]   = "darken";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LIGHTEN]  = "lighten";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_DODGE] = "color-dodge";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_BURN] = "color-burn";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HARD_LIGHT] = "hard-light";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SOFT_LIGHT] = "soft-light";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DIFFERENCE] = "difference";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.EXCLUSION] = "exclusion";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HUE]       = "hue";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SATURATION] = "saturation";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR]      = "color";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LUMINOSITY] = "luminosity";
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // this means that the browser does not support the cool new blend modes in canvas "cough" ie "cough"
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.NORMAL]   = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.ADD]      = "lighter"; //IS THIS OK???
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.MULTIPLY] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SCREEN]   = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.OVERLAY]  = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DARKEN]   = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LIGHTEN]  = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_DODGE] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR_BURN] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HARD_LIGHT] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SOFT_LIGHT] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.DIFFERENCE] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.EXCLUSION] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.HUE]       = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.SATURATION] = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.COLOR]      = "source-over";
+            PIXI.blendModesCanvas[PIXI.blendModes.LUMINOSITY] = "source-over";
+        }
+    }
+};
+
 /**
  * Creates a Canvas element of the given size
  *
diff --git a/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasBuffer.js b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasBuffer.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f559383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/pixi/renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasBuffer.js
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+/**
+ * @author Mat Groves
+ * 
+ * 
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Creates a Canvas element of the given size
+ *
+ * @method CanvasBuffer
+ * @param width {Number} the width for the newly created canvas
+ * @param height {Number} the height for the newly created canvas
+ * @static
+ * @private
+ */
+PIXI.CanvasBuffer = function(width, height)
+{
+    this.width = width;
+    this.height = height;
+
+    this.canvas = document.createElement( "canvas" );
+    this.context = this.canvas.getContext( "2d" );
+
+    this.canvas.width = width;
+    this.canvas.height = height;
+};
+
+/**
+ * Clears the canvas that was created by the CanvasBuffer class
+ *
+ * @method clear
+ * @private
+ */
+PIXI.CanvasBuffer.prototype.clear = function()
+{
+    this.context.clearRect(0,0, this.width, this.height);
+};
+
+/**
+ * Resizes the canvas that was created by the CanvasBuffer class to the specified width and height
+ *
+ * @method resize
+ * @param width {Number} the new width of the canvas
+ * @param height {Number} the new height of the canvas
+ * @private
+ */
+
+PIXI.CanvasBuffer.prototype.resize = function(width, height)
+{
+    this.width = this.canvas.width = width;
+    this.height = this.canvas.height = height;
+};
+