diff --git a/src/core/display/ObservablePoint.js b/src/core/display/ObservablePoint.js
index 88db356..dbc2edb 100644
--- a/src/core/display/ObservablePoint.js
+++ b/src/core/display/ObservablePoint.js
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
  * @param [x=0] {number} position of the point on the x axis
  * @param [y=0] {number} position of the point on the y axis
  */
-function ObservablePoint(transform, x, y)
+function ObservablePoint(cb, scope, x, y)
 {
     this._x = x || 0;
     this._y = y || 0;
 
-    this.transform = transform;
+    this.cb = cb;
+    this.scope = scope;
 }
 
 ObservablePoint.prototype.constructor = ObservablePoint;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
         set: function (value)
         {
             this._x = value;
-            this.transform._versionLocal++;
+            this.cb.call(this.scope);
         }
     },
     /**
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
         set: function (value)
         {
             this._y = value;
-            this.transform._versionLocal++;
+            this.cb.call(this.scope);
         }
     }
 });

diff --git a/src/core/display/ObservablePoint.js b/src/core/display/ObservablePoint.js
index 88db356..dbc2edb 100644
--- a/src/core/display/ObservablePoint.js
+++ b/src/core/display/ObservablePoint.js
@@ -8,12 +8,13 @@
  * @param [x=0] {number} position of the point on the x axis
  * @param [y=0] {number} position of the point on the y axis
  */
-function ObservablePoint(transform, x, y)
+function ObservablePoint(cb, scope, x, y)
 {
     this._x = x || 0;
     this._y = y || 0;
 
-    this.transform = transform;
+    this.cb = cb;
+    this.scope = scope;
 }
 
 ObservablePoint.prototype.constructor = ObservablePoint;
@@ -36,7 +37,7 @@
         set: function (value)
         {
             this._x = value;
-            this.transform._versionLocal++;
+            this.cb.call(this.scope);
         }
     },
     /**
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@
         set: function (value)
         {
             this._y = value;
-            this.transform._versionLocal++;
+            this.cb.call(this.scope);
         }
     }
 });
diff --git a/src/core/display/Transform.js b/src/core/display/Transform.js
index c058a76..85a42c8 100644
--- a/src/core/display/Transform.js
+++ b/src/core/display/Transform.js
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-var math = require('../math');
+var math = require('../math'),
+    ObservablePoint = require('./ObservablePoint');
 
 
 /**
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@
      * @member {PIXI.Point}
      */
     this.scale = new math.Point(1,1);
+        
+
+    this.skew = new ObservablePoint(this.updateSkew, this, 0,0);
 
     /**
      * The pivot point of the displayObject that it rotates around
@@ -50,31 +54,51 @@
     this.rotation = 0;
     this._sr = Math.sin(0);
     this._cr = Math.cos(0);
-
-
+    this._cy  = Math.cos(0)//skewY);
+    this._sy  = Math.sin(0)//skewY);
+    this._nsx = Math.sin(0)//skewX);
+    this._cx  = Math.cos(0)//skewX);
+    
+    this._dirty = false;
     this.updated = true;
 }
 
 Transform.prototype.constructor = Transform;
 
+Transform.prototype.updateSkew = function ()
+{
+    this._cy  = Math.cos(this.skew.y);
+    this._sy  = Math.sin(this.skew.y);
+    this._nsx = Math.sin(this.skew.x);
+    this._cx  = Math.cos(this.skew.x);
+}
+
 /**
  * Updates the values of the object and applies the parent's transform.
  * @param  parentTransform {PIXI.Transform} The transform of the parent of this object
  *
  */
 Transform.prototype.updateTransform = function (parentTransform)
-{
+{ 
+
     var pt = parentTransform.worldTransform;
     var wt = this.worldTransform;
     var lt = this.localTransform;
+    var a, b, c, d;
 
-    // get the matrix values of the displayobject based on its transform properties..
-    lt.a  =  this._cr * this.scale.x;
-    lt.b  =  this._sr * this.scale.x;
-    lt.c  = -this._sr * this.scale.y;
-    lt.d  =  this._cr * this.scale.y;
+    a  =  this._cr * this.scale.x;
+    b  =  this._sr * this.scale.x;
+    c  = -this._sr * this.scale.y;
+    d  =  this._cr * this.scale.y;
+
+    lt.a  = this._cy * a + this._sy * c;
+    lt.b  = this._cy * b + this._sy * d;
+    lt.c  = this._nsx * a + this._cx * c;
+    lt.d  = this._nsx * b + this._cx * d;
+
     lt.tx =  this.position.x - (this.pivot.x * lt.a + this.pivot.y * lt.c);
     lt.ty =  this.position.y - (this.pivot.x * lt.b + this.pivot.y * lt.d);
+
     // concat the parent matrix with the objects transform.
     wt.a  = lt.a  * pt.a + lt.b  * pt.c;
     wt.b  = lt.a  * pt.b + lt.b  * pt.d;