diff --git a/BlastPDF/Builder/Graphics/Drawing/PdfImage.cs b/BlastPDF/Builder/Graphics/Drawing/PdfImage.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69a9f7d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BlastPDF/Builder/Graphics/Drawing/PdfImage.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+namespace BlastPDF.Builder.Graphics.Drawing;
+
+public static class PdfImageExtensions {
+    public static PdfGraphicsObject Image(this PdfGraphicsObject graphics, string resource) {
+        graphics.SubObjects.Add(new PdfXObject { Resource = resource });
+        return graphics;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BlastPDF/Builder/Graphics/Drawing/PdfInlineImage.cs b/BlastPDF/Builder/Graphics/Drawing/PdfInlineImage.cs
index f416763..3ccbe96 100644
--- a/BlastPDF/Builder/Graphics/Drawing/PdfInlineImage.cs
+++ b/BlastPDF/Builder/Graphics/Drawing/PdfInlineImage.cs
@@ -20,6 +20,11 @@ public class PdfInlineImage : PdfGraphicsObject
   public static PdfInlineImage FromFile(string filename, FileFormat format, PdfColorSpace colorSpace, PdfFilter[] filters)
   {
     var image = IImage.Decode(filename, format);
+    return FromImage(image, colorSpace, filters);
+  }
+  
+  public static PdfInlineImage FromImage(IImage image, PdfColorSpace colorSpace, PdfFilter[] filters)
+  {
     var result = new PdfInlineImage {
       Width = image.Width(),
       Height = image.Height(),
@@ -38,7 +43,7 @@ public static PdfInlineImage FromFile(string filename, FileFormat format, PdfCol
   }
 }
 
-public static class PdfImageExtensions
+public static class PdfInlineImageExtensions
 {
   public static PdfGraphicsObject InlineImage(this PdfGraphicsObject graphics, string filename, FileFormat format, PdfColorSpace colorSpace = PdfColorSpace.DeviceRGB, PdfFilter[] filters = null)
   {
diff --git a/BlastPDF/Builder/PdfDocument.cs b/BlastPDF/Builder/PdfDocument.cs
index 0f3b4b9..725bc97 100644
--- a/BlastPDF/Builder/PdfDocument.cs
+++ b/BlastPDF/Builder/PdfDocument.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using BlastPDF.Builder.Resources;
+using BlastPDF.Builder.Resources.Font;
 
 namespace BlastPDF.Builder;
 
diff --git a/BlastPDF/Builder/PdfPage.cs b/BlastPDF/Builder/PdfPage.cs
index cb94819..f298a4b 100644
--- a/BlastPDF/Builder/PdfPage.cs
+++ b/BlastPDF/Builder/PdfPage.cs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using BlastPDF.Builder.Graphics;
 using BlastPDF.Builder.Resources;
+using BlastPDF.Builder.Resources.Font;
 
 namespace BlastPDF.Builder;
 
diff --git a/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/PdfFontResource.cs b/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/Font/PdfFontResource.cs
similarity index 99%
rename from BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/PdfFontResource.cs
rename to BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/Font/PdfFontResource.cs
index 6151f0a..5a65346 100644
--- a/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/PdfFontResource.cs
+++ b/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/Font/PdfFontResource.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 using System;
 
-namespace BlastPDF.Builder.Resources;
+namespace BlastPDF.Builder.Resources.Font;
 
 public enum PdfFontType
 {
diff --git a/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/PdfFontType1.cs b/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/Font/PdfFontType1.cs
similarity index 96%
rename from BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/PdfFontType1.cs
rename to BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/Font/PdfFontType1.cs
index 7b41bd1..e7696b4 100644
--- a/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/PdfFontType1.cs
+++ b/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/Font/PdfFontType1.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-
-namespace BlastPDF.Builder.Resources;
+namespace BlastPDF.Builder.Resources.Font;
 
 public class PdfFontType1 : PdfFontResource
 {
diff --git a/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/Image/PdfImageResource.cs b/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/Image/PdfImageResource.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..310beec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/Image/PdfImageResource.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+using System;
+using BlastPDF.Builder.Graphics;
+using BlastPDF.Filter;
+using SharperImage;
+using SharperImage.Formats;
+
+namespace BlastPDF.Builder.Resources.Image;
+
+public class PdfImageResource : PdfObject
+{
+    public uint Width { get; set; }
+    public uint Height { get; set; }
+    public PdfColorSpace ColorSpace { get; set; }
+    public int BitsPerComponent { get; set; }
+    public PdfFilter[] Filters { get; set; }
+    
+    public IImage ImageData { get; set; }
+    
+    public static PdfImageResource FromFile(string filename, FileFormat format, PdfColorSpace colorSpace, PdfFilter[] filters)
+    {
+        var image = IImage.Decode(filename, format);
+        return FromImage(image, colorSpace, filters);
+    }
+  
+    public static PdfImageResource FromImage(IImage image, PdfColorSpace colorSpace, PdfFilter[] filters)
+    {
+        var result = new PdfImageResource {
+            Width = image.Width(),
+            Height = image.Height(),
+            ColorSpace = colorSpace,
+            BitsPerComponent = 8, // TODO I would like this to be figured out from the pixel format in the image
+            ImageData = image,
+            Filters = filters,
+        };
+
+        if (filters is null)
+        {
+            result.Filters = new[] {PdfFilter.AsciiHex};
+        }
+
+        return result;
+    }
+}
+
+public static class PdfImageResourceExtensions
+{
+    public static PdfPage UseImage(this PdfPage page, string resourceName, string filename, FileFormat format, PdfColorSpace colorSpace = PdfColorSpace.DeviceRGB, PdfFilter[] filters = null)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceName));
+        if (page.Resources.ContainsKey(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentException($"Resource '{resourceName}' already exists as a resource for this page :(");
+        page.Resources.Add(resourceName, PdfImageResource.FromFile(filename, format, colorSpace, filters));
+        return page;
+    }
+    
+    public static PdfDocument UseImage(this PdfDocument doc, string resourceName, string filename, FileFormat format, PdfColorSpace colorSpace = PdfColorSpace.DeviceRGB, PdfFilter[] filters = null)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceName));
+        if (doc.Resources.ContainsKey(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentException($"Resource '{resourceName}' already exists as a resource for this document :(");
+        doc.Resources.Add(resourceName, PdfImageResource.FromFile(filename, format, colorSpace, filters));
+        return doc;
+    }
+    
+    public static PdfPage UseImage(this PdfPage page, string resourceName, IImage image, PdfColorSpace colorSpace = PdfColorSpace.DeviceRGB, PdfFilter[] filters = null)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceName));
+        if (page.Resources.ContainsKey(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentException($"Resource '{resourceName}' already exists as a resource for this page :(");
+        page.Resources.Add(resourceName, PdfImageResource.FromImage(image, colorSpace, filters));
+        return page;
+    }
+    
+    public static PdfDocument UseImage(this PdfDocument doc, string resourceName, IImage image, PdfColorSpace colorSpace = PdfColorSpace.DeviceRGB, PdfFilter[] filters = null)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceName));
+        if (doc.Resources.ContainsKey(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentException($"Resource '{resourceName}' already exists as a resource for this document :(");
+        doc.Resources.Add(resourceName, PdfImageResource.FromImage(image, colorSpace, filters));
+        return doc;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/PdfResource.cs b/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/PdfResource.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e6b685
--- /dev/null
+++ b/BlastPDF/Builder/Resources/PdfResource.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+using System;
+
+namespace BlastPDF.Builder.Resources;
+
+public static class PdfResource
+{
+    public static PdfPage UseObject(this PdfPage page, string resourceName, PdfObject resource)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceName));
+        if (page.Resources.ContainsKey(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentException($"Resource '{resourceName}' already exists as a resource for this page :(");
+        page.Resources.Add(resourceName, resource);
+        return page;
+    }
+    
+    public static PdfDocument UseObject(this PdfDocument doc, string resourceName, PdfObject resource)
+    {
+        if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(resourceName));
+        if (doc.Resources.ContainsKey(resourceName)) throw new ArgumentException($"Resource '{resourceName}' already exists as a resource for this document :(");
+        doc.Resources.Add(resourceName, resource);
+        return doc;
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/BlastPDF/Exporter/Basic/BasicExporter.cs b/BlastPDF/Exporter/Basic/BasicExporter.cs
index 0461872..f0839b3 100644
--- a/BlastPDF/Exporter/Basic/BasicExporter.cs
+++ b/BlastPDF/Exporter/Basic/BasicExporter.cs
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@
 using BlastPDF.Builder.Graphics;
 using BlastPDF.Builder.Graphics.Drawing;
 using BlastPDF.Builder.Resources;
+using BlastPDF.Builder.Resources.Font;
+using BlastPDF.Builder.Resources.Image;
 using BlastPDF.Filter;
 using BlastSharp.Lists;
 using SharperImage.Enumerators;
@@ -110,9 +112,16 @@ private static PdfExporterResults Export(this PdfPage page, Stream stream, int o
     List<(string, int)> x_objects = new();
     foreach (var res in page.Resources)
     {
+      var startOffset = stream.Position;
+      crossReferences.Add((nextStart, stream.Position));
       x_objects.Add((res.Key, nextStart));
       res.Value.Export(stream, nextStart);
-      nextStart += 1;
+      var endOffset = stream.Position;
+      crossReferences.Add((nextStart + 1, stream.Position));
+      stream.Write($"{nextStart + 1} 0 obj\n".ToUTF8());
+      stream.Write($"({endOffset - startOffset})\n".ToUTF8());
+      stream.Write("endobj\n\n".ToUTF8());
+      nextStart += 2;
     }
     // build page resource dictionary
     var pageResources = nextStart;
@@ -190,6 +199,7 @@ private static PdfExporterResults Export(this PdfObject pdfObject, Stream stream
     return pdfObject switch
     {
       PdfGraphicsObject graphics => graphics.Export(stream, objectNumber),
+      PdfImageResource imageRes => imageRes.Export(stream, objectNumber),
       _ => throw new Exception("Unhandled subtype of PdfObject")
     };
   }
@@ -220,18 +230,50 @@ private static PdfExporterResults Export(this PdfFontType1 pdfFontType1, Stream
     return new PdfExporterResults();
   }
 
-  /*private static PdfExporterResults Export(this PdfEmbeddedImage embed, Stream stream, int objectNumber)
+  private static PdfExporterResults Export(this PdfImageResource image, Stream stream, int objectNumber)
   {
     stream.Write($"{objectNumber} 0 obj\n".ToUTF8());
     stream.Write("<<\n/Type /XObject\n/Subtype /Image\n".ToUTF8());
-    stream.Write($"/Width {embed.Width}\n/Height {embed.Height}".ToUTF8());
-    stream.Write($"/ColorSpace /{embed.ColorSpace}\n/BitsPerComponent {embed.BitsPerComponent}\n".ToUTF8());
-    stream.Write($"/Length {embed.ImageData.LongLength}\n".ToUTF8());
+    stream.Write($"/Width {image.Width}\n/Height {image.Height}\n".ToUTF8());
+    stream.Write($"/ColorSpace /{image.ColorSpace}\n/BitsPerComponent {image.BitsPerComponent}\n".ToUTF8());
+    var filterNames = image.Filters.Select(x => x switch
+    {
+      PdfFilter.Ascii85 => "/A85",
+      PdfFilter.AsciiHex => "/AHx",
+      PdfFilter.Lzw => "/LZW",
+      PdfFilter.RunLength => "/RL",
+      _ => throw new NotImplementedException()
+    }).Join(" ");
+    stream.Write($"/Length {objectNumber + 1} 0 R\n".ToUTF8());
+    stream.Write($"\t/F [{filterNames}]\n".ToUTF8());
     stream.Write(">>\nstream\n".ToUTF8());
-    stream.Write(embed.ImageData);
+    var imageData = image.ImageData.ToRowRankPixelEnumerable().SelectMany(p =>
+    {
+      switch (image.ColorSpace)
+      {
+        case PdfColorSpace.DeviceGray:
+          return new[] { (byte)(0.299 * p.Red + 0.587 * p.Green + 0.114 * p.Blue) };
+        case PdfColorSpace.DeviceRGB:
+          return new[] { p.Red, p.Green, p.Blue };
+        case PdfColorSpace.DeviceCMYK:
+          var rPrime = p.Red / 255.0;
+          var gPrime = p.Green / 255.0;
+          var bPrime = p.Blue / 255.0;
+          var k = 1 - Math.Max(rPrime, Math.Max(gPrime, bPrime));
+          var c = (1 - rPrime - k) / (1 - k);
+          var m = (1 - gPrime - k) / (1 - k);
+          var y = (1 - bPrime - k) / (1 - k);
+          return new[] { (byte)(c * 255), (byte)(m * 255), (byte)(y * 255), (byte)(k * 255) };
+        default:
+          throw new NotImplementedException();
+      }
+    }).ToList();
+    imageData = image.Filters.Reverse().Aggregate(imageData, (current, filter) => filter.Encode(current).ToList());
+
+    stream.Write(imageData.ToArray());
     stream.Write("\nendstream\nendobj\n".ToUTF8());
     return new PdfExporterResults();
-  }*/
+  }
 
   private static PdfExporterResults Export(this PdfGraphicsObject graphicsObject, Stream stream, int objectNumber) {
     // TODO I have a feeling this could still be better
@@ -256,6 +298,7 @@ private static PdfExporterResults Export(this PdfGraphicsObject graphicsObject,
       case PdfXObject xobj: return xobj.Export(stream, objectNumber);
       case PdfInlineImage image: return image.Export(stream, objectNumber);
       case PdfTextObject text: return text.Export(stream, objectNumber);
+      
     }
 
     foreach (var obj in graphicsObject.SubObjects) {
diff --git a/ShowCase/PdfBuilderExample.cs b/ShowCase/PdfBuilderExample.cs
index c04719f..d3f88f2 100644
--- a/ShowCase/PdfBuilderExample.cs
+++ b/ShowCase/PdfBuilderExample.cs
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 using BlastPDF.Builder.Graphics;
 using BlastPDF.Builder.Graphics.Drawing;
 using BlastPDF.Builder.Resources;
+using BlastPDF.Builder.Resources.Font;
+using BlastPDF.Builder.Resources.Image;
 using BlastPDF.Exporter.Basic;
 using BlastPDF.Filter;
 using BlastSharp.Dates;
@@ -42,10 +44,7 @@ public static void Run(string outputPdfName)
                 .UseHelvetica()
                 .UseCourierBold()
                 .UseTimesNewRomanItalic()
-                //.AddGraphics(PdfGraphicsObject.Create()
-                //    .SetCMYK(0.0M, 0.0M, 1.0M, 0.0M)
-                //    .Rect(0, 0, 1000, 1000)
-                //    .Paint(PaintModeEnum.CloseFillStroke))
+                .UseImage("Cat", "../../../images/bmp/cat.bmp", FileFormat.BMP, PdfColorSpace.DeviceRGB, new []{PdfFilter.AsciiHex, PdfFilter.Lzw})
                 .AddGraphics(PdfTextObject.Create()
                     .TextLeading(12)
                     .SetFont("Helvetica", 24)
@@ -87,27 +86,26 @@ public static void Run(string outputPdfName)
                     .ShowText("too far")
                     .NextLineOffset(0, -6)
                     .ShowText("too far"))
-                /*.AddGraphics(PdfGraphicsObject.Create()
-                    .Translate(250, 702)
-                    .Scale(50.0M, 50.0M)
-                    .InlineImage("../../../images/bmp/w3c_home.bmp", FileFormat.BMP, PdfColorSpace.DeviceRGB, new []{PdfFilter.ASCII85}))
-                .AddGraphics(PdfGraphicsObject.Create()
-                    .Translate(300, 702)
-                    .Scale(50.0M, 50.0M)
-                    .InlineImage("../../../images/bmp/w3c_home.bmp", FileFormat.BMP)) // ASCIIHex
-                .AddGraphics(PdfGraphicsObject.Create()
-                    .Translate(350, 702)
-                    .Scale(50.0M, 50.0M)
-                    .InlineImage("../../../images/bmp/w3c_home.bmp", FileFormat.BMP, PdfColorSpace.DeviceRGB, new []{PdfFilter.LZW}))
-                .AddGraphics(PdfGraphicsObject.Create()
-                    .Translate(400, 702)
-                    .Scale(50.0M, 50.0M)
-                    .InlineImage("../../../images/bmp/w3c_home.bmp", FileFormat.BMP, PdfColorSpace.DeviceRGB, new []{PdfFilter.ASCII85, PdfFilter.LZW}))
-                */
                 .AddGraphics(PdfGraphicsObject.Create()
                     .Translate(200, 200)
                     .Scale(600.0M, 600.0M)
-                    .InlineImage("../../../images/bmp/cat.bmp", FileFormat.BMP, PdfColorSpace.DeviceRGB, new []{PdfFilter.AsciiHex, PdfFilter.Lzw}))
+                    .Image("Cat")
+                    .ResetState()
+                    .Translate(250, 250)
+                    .Scale(500.0M, 500.0M)
+                    .Image("Cat")
+                    .ResetState()
+                    .Translate(300, 300)
+                    .Scale(400.0M, 400.0M)
+                    .Image("Cat")
+                    .ResetState()
+                    .Translate(350, 350)
+                    .Scale(300.0M, 300.0M)
+                    .Image("Cat")
+                    .ResetState()
+                    .Translate(400, 400)
+                    .Scale(200.0M, 200.0M)
+                    .Image("Cat"))
                 ).Save(fs);
 
         //if (File.Exists("template_test.pdf")) {