diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 98e5e8e..38608bc 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 [workspace]
+resolver = "2"
 
 members = [
     "cowgen",
diff --git a/cowgen/Cargo.toml b/cowgen/Cargo.toml
index 463069b..92fbccf 100644
--- a/cowgen/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cowgen/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 ril = { version = "0", features = ["all"] }
-magick_rust = { version = "0.16" }
+
diff --git a/cowgen/src/lib.rs b/cowgen/src/lib.rs
index 4e69c86..e439e37 100644
--- a/cowgen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/cowgen/src/lib.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
-use magick_rust::{magick_wand_genesis, MagickError, MagickWand};
 use ril::prelude::*;
-use std::sync::Once;
-use std::{fs::File, path::Path};
-
-// Used to make sure MagickWand is initialized exactly once. Note that we
-// do not bother shutting down, we simply exit when we're done.
-static START: Once = Once::new();
+use std::path::Path;
 
 pub struct Generate<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> {
     elements: Vec<Element<T, V>>,
@@ -15,19 +9,7 @@ pub struct Generate<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> {
 impl<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> Generate<T, V> {
     pub fn new(base: Vec<u8>, elements: Vec<Element<T, V>>) -> Result<Self, CowError> {
         Ok(Self {
-            base: match Image::<Rgba>::from_bytes_inferred(&base) {
-                Ok(img) => img,
-                _ => {
-                    START.call_once(|| {
-                        magick_wand_genesis();
-                    });
-                    let mut wand = MagickWand::new();
-                    wand.read_image_blob(&base)?;
-                    wand.set_format("png32")?;
-                    let base = wand.write_image_blob("png")?;
-                    Image::from_bytes_inferred(base)?
-                }
-            },
+            base: Image::<Rgba>::from_bytes_inferred(&base)?,
             elements,
         })
     }
@@ -47,7 +29,7 @@ impl<T: AsRef<str>, V: AsRef<Path>> Generate<T, V> {
                 pos.1 = 0;
             }
 
-            base_image.draw(&Paste::new(img.convert()).with_position(pos.0 as u32, pos.1 as u32));
+            base_image.draw(&Paste::new(&img.convert()).with_position(pos.0 as u32, pos.1 as u32));
         }
         let mut buf = Vec::<u8>::new();
         base_image.encode(ImageFormat::Png, &mut buf).unwrap();
@@ -134,9 +116,3 @@ impl From<ril::Error> for CowError {
         CowError::Other(r.to_string())
     }
 }
-
-impl From<MagickError> for CowError {
-    fn from(m: MagickError) -> Self {
-        CowError::Magick(m.0.to_owned())
-    }
-}
diff --git a/cowmic/Cargo.toml b/cowmic/Cargo.toml
index e04ed0c..efe2972 100644
--- a/cowmic/Cargo.toml
+++ b/cowmic/Cargo.toml
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ edition = "2021"
 
 [dependencies]
 cowgen = { path = "../cowgen" }
-iced = { git = "https://github.com/iced-rs/iced", branch = "master" }
+iced = "0.6"
diff --git a/cowmic/src/main.rs b/cowmic/src/main.rs
index b264597..2e6431c 100644
--- a/cowmic/src/main.rs
+++ b/cowmic/src/main.rs
@@ -1,105 +1,3 @@
-use std::path::Path;
-use std::{fs::File, io::Write};
-
-use cowgen::{CowError, Text};
-use iced::Sandbox;
-use iced::Settings;
-
-fn main() -> Result<(), CowError> {
-    Cowmic::run(Settings::default())
-}
-
-struct Element {
-	position: (i32, i32),
-    dimensions: (i32, i32),
-	media: Media,
-}
-
-struct Text {}
-
-struct Image {}
-
-enum Media {
-	Image(Path),
-	Text(Text),
-}
-
-struct Template {
-	image_path: String,
-	elements: Vec<Element>
-}
-
-struct Cowmic {
-    templates: Vec<Template>,
-    view: View,
-}
-
-enum Message {}
-
-impl Sandbox for Cowmic {
-    type Message = Message;
-
-    fn new() -> Self {
-        Self {
-            view: View::Library(Library::View::new()),
-			templates: vec![],
-        }
-    }
-
-    fn title(&self) -> String {
-        "Cowmic".to_string()
-    }
-
-    fn update(&mut self, message: Self::Message) {
-        todo!()
-    }
-
-    fn view(&self) -> iced::Element<'_, Self::Message> {
-        todo!()
-    }
-}
-
-// library -> view template -> create image (fill out template) -> save to filesystem
-//          \-> new template
-enum View {
-    Library(Library::View),
-    // Template(Template),
-    // Generate(Generate),
-}
-
-// features:
-// import template
-// delete template
-// rename template
-// autosave all templates
-mod Library {
-    use super::Template;
-
-    pub struct View;
-
-	impl View {
-		pub fn new(templates: Vec<Template>) -> Self {
-			Self
-		}
-
-		fn update(&mut self, message: Message) {
-			todo!()
-		}
-	
-		fn view(&self) -> iced::Element<'_, Message> {
-			todo!()
-		}
-	}
-    enum Message {}
-}
-
-mod NewTemplate {
-    struct View {
-        image: Image
-    };
-    enum Message {}
-}
-
-mod Generate {
-    enum Message {}
+fn main() {
+    println!("hello, world");
 }
diff --git a/cowmic/src/tmp.rs b/cowmic/src/tmp.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9ce6cd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cowmic/src/tmp.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+use std::path::Path;
+use std::{fs::File, io::Write};
+
+use cowgen::{CowError, Text};
+use iced::Sandbox;
+use iced::Settings;
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), CowError> {
+    Cowmic::run(Settings::default())
+}
+
+struct Element {
+    position: (i32, i32),
+    dimensions: (i32, i32),
+    media: Media,
+}
+
+// struct Text {}
+
+struct Image {}
+
+enum Media {
+    Image(Path),
+    Text(Text),
+}
+
+struct Template {
+    image_path: String,
+    elements: Vec<Element>,
+}
+
+struct Cowmic {
+    templates: Vec<Template>,
+    view: View,
+}
+
+enum Message {}
+
+impl Sandbox for Cowmic {
+    type Message = Message;
+
+    fn new() -> Self {
+        Self {
+            view: View::Library(Library::View::new()),
+            templates: vec![],
+        }
+    }
+
+    fn title(&self) -> String {
+        "Cowmic".to_string()
+    }
+
+    fn update(&mut self, message: Self::Message) {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    fn view(&self) -> iced::Element<'_, Self::Message> {
+        todo!()
+    }
+}
+
+// library -> view template -> create image (fill out template) -> save to filesystem
+//          \-> new template
+enum View {
+    Library(Library::View),
+    // Templatep(Template),
+    // Generate(Generate),
+}
+
+// features:
+// import template
+// delete template
+// rename template
+// autosave all templates
+mod Library {
+    use super::Template;
+
+    pub struct View;
+
+    impl View {
+        pub fn new(templates: Vec<Template>) -> Self {
+            Self
+        }
+
+        fn update(&mut self, message: Message) {
+            todo!()
+        }
+
+        fn view(&self) -> iced::Element<'_, Message> {
+            todo!()
+        }
+    }
+    enum Message {}
+}
+
+mod NewTemplate {
+    struct View {
+        image: Image,
+    }
+
+    enum Message {}
+}
+
+mod Generate {
+    enum Message {}
+}