diff --git a/data_prototype/artist.py b/data_prototype/artist.py
index 9adbb23..3afef54 100644
--- a/data_prototype/artist.py
+++ b/data_prototype/artist.py
@@ -277,7 +277,10 @@ def axes(self, ax):
             return
 
         desc: Desc = Desc(("N",), coordinates="data")
+        desc_scal: Desc = Desc((), coordinates="data")
         xy: dict[str, Desc] = {"x": desc, "y": desc}
+        xy_scal: dict[str, Desc] = {"x": desc_scal, "y": desc_scal}
+
         self._graph = Graph(
             [
                 TransformEdge(
@@ -292,6 +295,18 @@ def axes(self, ax):
                     desc_like(xy, coordinates="display"),
                     transform=self._axes.transAxes,
                 ),
+                TransformEdge(
+                    "data_scal",
+                    xy_scal,
+                    desc_like(xy_scal, coordinates="axes"),
+                    transform=self._axes.transData - self._axes.transAxes,
+                ),
+                TransformEdge(
+                    "axes_scal",
+                    desc_like(xy_scal, coordinates="axes"),
+                    desc_like(xy_scal, coordinates="display"),
+                    transform=self._axes.transAxes,
+                ),
                 FuncEdge.from_func(
                     "xunits",
                     lambda: self._axes.xaxis.units,
diff --git a/data_prototype/conversion_edge.py b/data_prototype/conversion_edge.py
index 20adc9f..8f850b0 100644
--- a/data_prototype/conversion_edge.py
+++ b/data_prototype/conversion_edge.py
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 from typing import Any
 import numpy as np
 
-from data_prototype.description import Desc, desc_like
+from data_prototype.description import Desc, desc_like, ShapeSpec
 
 from matplotlib.transforms import Transform
 
@@ -112,6 +112,17 @@ def from_default_value(
     ) -> "DefaultEdge":
         return cls(name, {}, {key: output}, weight, invertable=False, value=value)
 
+    @classmethod
+    def from_rc(
+        cls, rc_name: str, key: str | None = None, coordinates: str = "display"
+    ):
+        from matplotlib import rcParams
+
+        if key is None:
+            key = rc_name.split(".")[-1]
+        scalar = Desc((), coordinates)
+        return cls.from_default_value(f"{rc_name}_rc", key, scalar, rcParams[rc_name])
+
     def evaluate(self, input: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
         return {k: self.value for k in self.output}
 
@@ -165,7 +176,6 @@ def evaluate(self, input: dict[str, Any]) -> dict[str, Any]:
 
     @property
     def inverse(self) -> "FuncEdge":
-
         if self.inverse_func is None:
             raise RuntimeError("Trying to invert a non-invertable edge")
 
@@ -327,6 +337,7 @@ def edges(self):
                 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 
                 self.visualize(input)
+                self.visualize()
                 plt.show()
                 raise NotImplementedError(
                     "This may be possible, but is not a simple case already considered"
@@ -344,7 +355,7 @@ def edges(self):
             else:
                 out_edges.append(SequenceEdge.from_edges("eval", edges, output_subset))
 
-        found_outputs = set()
+        found_outputs = set(input)
         for out in out_edges:
             found_outputs |= set(out.output)
         if missing := set(output) - found_outputs:
@@ -372,7 +383,6 @@ def node_format(x):
         G = nx.DiGraph()
 
         if input is not None:
-
             for _, edges in self._subgraphs:
                 q: list[dict[str, Desc]] = [input]
                 explored: set[tuple[tuple[str, str], ...]] = set()
@@ -427,3 +437,25 @@ def cache_key(self):
         import uuid
 
         return str(uuid.uuid4())
+
+
+def coord_and_default(
+    key: str,
+    shape: ShapeSpec = (),
+    coordinates: str = "display",
+    default_value: Any = None,
+    default_rc: str | None = None,
+):
+    if default_rc is not None:
+        if default_value is not None:
+            raise ValueError(
+                "Only one of 'default_value' and 'default_rc' may be specified"
+            )
+        def_edge = DefaultEdge.from_rc(default_rc, key, coordinates)
+    else:
+        scalar = Desc((), coordinates)
+        def_edge = DefaultEdge.from_default_value(
+            f"{key}_def", key, scalar, default_value
+        )
+    coord_edge = CoordinateEdge.from_coords(key, {key: Desc(shape)}, coordinates)
+    return coord_edge, def_edge
diff --git a/data_prototype/image.py b/data_prototype/image.py
index 005c76f..786f1e8 100644
--- a/data_prototype/image.py
+++ b/data_prototype/image.py
@@ -76,6 +76,14 @@ def __init__(self, container, edges=None, norm=None, cmap=None, **kwargs):
                 {"image": Desc(("O", "P", 4), "rgba_resampled")},
                 {"image": Desc(("O", "P", 4), "display")},
             ),
+            FuncEdge.from_func(
+                "rgb_rgba",
+                lambda image: np.append(
+                    image, np.ones(image.shape[:-1] + (1,)), axis=-1
+                ),
+                {"image": Desc(("M", "N", 3), "rgb")},
+                {"image": Desc(("M", "N", 4), "rgba")},
+            ),
             self._interpolation_edge,
         ]
 
diff --git a/data_prototype/line.py b/data_prototype/line.py
index 8805e8b..f7c01ff 100644
--- a/data_prototype/line.py
+++ b/data_prototype/line.py
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ def __init__(self, container, edges=None, **kwargs):
 
         scalar = Desc((), "display")  # ... this needs thinking...
 
-        edges = [
+        default_edges = [
             CoordinateEdge.from_coords("xycoords", {"x": "auto", "y": "auto"}, "data"),
             CoordinateEdge.from_coords("color", {"color": Desc(())}, "display"),
             CoordinateEdge.from_coords("linewidth", {"linewidth": Desc(())}, "display"),
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def __init__(self, container, edges=None, **kwargs):
             DefaultEdge.from_default_value("mew_def", "markeredgewidth", scalar, 1),
             DefaultEdge.from_default_value("marker_def", "marker", scalar, "None"),
         ]
-        self._graph = self._graph + Graph(edges)
+        self._graph = self._graph + Graph(default_edges)
         # Currently ignoring:
         # - cap/join style
         # - url
diff --git a/data_prototype/text.py b/data_prototype/text.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cdc30bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data_prototype/text.py
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import numpy as np
+
+from matplotlib.font_manager import FontProperties
+
+from .artist import Artist
+from .description import Desc
+from .conversion_edge import Graph, CoordinateEdge, coord_and_default
+
+
+class Text(Artist):
+    def __init__(self, container, edges=None, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(container, edges, **kwargs)
+
+        edges = [
+            CoordinateEdge.from_coords(
+                "xycoords", {"x": Desc((), "auto"), "y": Desc((), "auto")}, "data"
+            ),
+            *coord_and_default("text", default_value=""),
+            *coord_and_default("color", default_rc="text.color"),
+            *coord_and_default("alpha", default_value=1),
+            *coord_and_default("fontproperties", default_value=FontProperties()),
+            *coord_and_default("usetex", default_rc="text.usetex"),
+            *coord_and_default("rotation", default_value=0),
+            *coord_and_default("antialiased", default_rc="text.antialiased"),
+        ]
+
+        self._graph = self._graph + Graph(edges)
+
+    def draw(self, renderer, graph: Graph) -> None:
+        if not self.get_visible():
+            return
+        g = graph + self._graph
+        conv = g.evaluator(
+            self._container.describe(),
+            {
+                "x": Desc((), "display"),
+                "y": Desc((), "display"),
+                "text": Desc((), "display"),
+                "color": Desc((), "display"),
+                "alpha": Desc((), "display"),
+                "fontproperties": Desc((), "display"),
+                "usetex": Desc((), "display"),
+                # "parse_math": Desc((), "display"),
+                # "wrap": Desc((), "display"),
+                # "verticalalignment": Desc((), "display"),
+                # "horizontalalignment": Desc((), "display"),
+                "rotation": Desc((), "display"),
+                # "linespacing": Desc((), "display"),
+                # "rotation_mode": Desc((), "display"),
+                "antialiased": Desc((), "display"),
+            },
+        )
+
+        query, _ = self._container.query(g)
+        evald = conv.evaluate(query)
+
+        text = evald["text"]
+        if text == "":
+            return
+
+        x = evald["x"]
+        y = evald["y"]
+
+        _, canvash = renderer.get_canvas_width_height()
+        if renderer.flipy():
+            y = canvash - y
+
+        if not np.isfinite(x) or not np.isfinite(y):
+            # TODO: log?
+            return
+
+        # TODO bbox?
+        # TODO implement wrapping/layout?
+        # TODO implement math?
+        # TODO implement path_effects?
+
+        # TODO gid?
+        renderer.open_group("text", None)
+
+        gc = renderer.new_gc()
+        gc.set_foreground(evald["color"])
+        gc.set_alpha(evald["alpha"])
+        # TODO url?
+        gc.set_antialiased(evald["antialiased"])
+        # TODO clipping?
+
+        if evald["usetex"]:
+            renderer.draw_tex(
+                gc, x, y, text, evald["fontproperties"], evald["rotation"]
+            )
+        else:
+            renderer.draw_text(
+                gc, x, y, text, evald["fontproperties"], evald["rotation"]
+            )
+
+        gc.restore()
+        renderer.close_group("text")
diff --git a/examples/2Dfunc.py b/examples/2Dfunc.py
index deaad36..883b932 100644
--- a/examples/2Dfunc.py
+++ b/examples/2Dfunc.py
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 
-from data_prototype.wrappers import ImageWrapper
+from data_prototype.artist import CompatibilityAxes
+from data_prototype.image import Image
 from data_prototype.containers import FuncContainer
 
 from matplotlib.colors import Normalize
@@ -19,8 +20,8 @@
 fc = FuncContainer(
     {},
     xyfuncs={
-        "xextent": ((2,), lambda x, y: [x[0], x[-1]]),
-        "yextent": ((2,), lambda x, y: [y[0], y[-1]]),
+        "x": ((2,), lambda x, y: [x[0], x[-1]]),
+        "y": ((2,), lambda x, y: [y[0], y[-1]]),
         "image": (
             ("N", "M"),
             lambda x, y: np.sin(x).reshape(1, -1) * np.cos(y).reshape(-1, 1),
@@ -28,11 +29,14 @@
     },
 )
 norm = Normalize(vmin=-1, vmax=1)
-im = ImageWrapper(fc, norm=norm)
+im = Image(fc, norm=norm)
+
+fig, nax = plt.subplots()
+ax = CompatibilityAxes(nax)
+nax.add_artist(ax)
 
-fig, ax = plt.subplots()
 ax.add_artist(im)
 ax.set_xlim(-5, 5)
 ax.set_ylim(-5, 5)
-fig.colorbar(im)
+# fig.colorbar(im, ax=nax)
 plt.show()
diff --git a/examples/animation.py b/examples/animation.py
index d3e276c..ee2cf45 100644
--- a/examples/animation.py
+++ b/examples/animation.py
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
 from data_prototype.conversion_edge import Graph
 from data_prototype.description import Desc
 
-from data_prototype.conversion_node import FunctionConversionNode
 
-from data_prototype.wrappers import FormattedText
-from data_prototype.artist import CompatibilityArtist as CA
+from data_prototype.artist import CompatibilityAxes
 from data_prototype.line import Line
+from data_prototype.text import Text
+from data_prototype.conversion_edge import FuncEdge
 
 
 class SinOfTime:
@@ -63,15 +63,24 @@ def update(frame, art):
 
 
 sot_c = SinOfTime()
-lw = CA(Line(sot_c, linewidth=5, color="green", label="sin(time)"))
-fc = FormattedText(
+lw = Line(sot_c, linewidth=5, color="green", label="sin(time)")
+fc = Text(
     sot_c,
-    FunctionConversionNode.from_funcs(
-        {"text": lambda phase: f"ϕ={phase:.2f}", "x": lambda: 2 * np.pi, "y": lambda: 1}
-    ),
+    [
+        FuncEdge.from_func(
+            "text",
+            lambda phase: f"ϕ={phase:.2f}",
+            {"phase": Desc((), "auto")},
+            {"text": Desc((), "display")},
+        ),
+    ],
+    x=2 * np.pi,
+    y=1,
     ha="right",
 )
-fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+fig, nax = plt.subplots()
+ax = CompatibilityAxes(nax)
+nax.add_artist(ax)
 ax.add_artist(lw)
 ax.add_artist(fc)
 ax.set_xlim(0, 2 * np.pi)
diff --git a/examples/mapped.py b/examples/mapped.py
index 85cd636..4800019 100644
--- a/examples/mapped.py
+++ b/examples/mapped.py
@@ -12,13 +12,12 @@
 
 from matplotlib.colors import Normalize
 
-from data_prototype.wrappers import FormattedText
-from data_prototype.artist import CompatibilityArtist as CA
+from data_prototype.artist import CompatibilityAxes
 from data_prototype.line import Line
 from data_prototype.containers import ArrayContainer
 from data_prototype.description import Desc
-from data_prototype.conversion_node import FunctionConversionNode
 from data_prototype.conversion_edge import FuncEdge
+from data_prototype.text import Text
 
 
 cmap = plt.colormaps["viridis"]
@@ -49,19 +48,35 @@
     ),
 ]
 
-text_converter = FunctionConversionNode.from_funcs(
-    {
-        "text": lambda j, cat: f"index={j[()]} class={cat!r}",
-        "y": lambda j: j,
-        "x": lambda x: 2 * np.pi,
-    },
-)
+text_edges = [
+    FuncEdge.from_func(
+        "text",
+        lambda j, cat: f"index={j[()]} class={cat!r}",
+        {"j": Desc((), "auto"), "cat": Desc((), "auto")},
+        {"text": Desc((), "display")},
+    ),
+    FuncEdge.from_func(
+        "y",
+        lambda j: j,
+        {"j": Desc((), "auto")},
+        {"y": Desc((), "data")},
+    ),
+    FuncEdge.from_func(
+        "x",
+        lambda: 2 * np.pi,
+        {},
+        {"x": Desc((), "data")},
+    ),
+]
 
 
 th = np.linspace(0, 2 * np.pi, 128)
 delta = np.pi / 9
 
-fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+fig, nax = plt.subplots()
+
+ax = CompatibilityAxes(nax)
+nax.add_artist(ax)
 
 for j in range(10):
     ac = ArrayContainer(
@@ -74,20 +89,18 @@
         }
     )
     ax.add_artist(
-        CA(
-            Line(
-                ac,
-                line_edges,
-            )
+        Line(
+            ac,
+            line_edges,
         )
     )
     ax.add_artist(
-        FormattedText(
+        Text(
             ac,
-            text_converter,
+            text_edges,
             x=2 * np.pi,
-            ha="right",
-            bbox={"facecolor": "gray", "alpha": 0.5},
+            # ha="right",
+            # bbox={"facecolor": "gray", "alpha": 0.5},
         )
     )
 ax.set_xlim(0, np.pi * 2)
diff --git a/examples/mulivariate_cmap.py b/examples/mulivariate_cmap.py
index c00b709..8b33ca8 100644
--- a/examples/mulivariate_cmap.py
+++ b/examples/mulivariate_cmap.py
@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import numpy as np
 
-from data_prototype.wrappers import ImageWrapper
+from data_prototype.image import Image
+from data_prototype.artist import CompatibilityAxes
+from data_prototype.description import Desc
 from data_prototype.containers import FuncContainer
-from data_prototype.conversion_node import FunctionConversionNode
+from data_prototype.conversion_edge import FuncEdge
 
 from matplotlib.colors import hsv_to_rgb
 
@@ -35,15 +37,24 @@ def image_nu(image):
 fc = FuncContainer(
     {},
     xyfuncs={
-        "xextent": ((2,), lambda x, y: [x[0], x[-1]]),
-        "yextent": ((2,), lambda x, y: [y[0], y[-1]]),
+        "x": ((2,), lambda x, y: [x[0], x[-1]]),
+        "y": ((2,), lambda x, y: [y[0], y[-1]]),
         "image": (("N", "M", 2), func),
     },
 )
 
-im = ImageWrapper(fc, FunctionConversionNode.from_funcs({"image": image_nu}))
+image_edges = FuncEdge.from_func(
+    "image",
+    image_nu,
+    {"image": Desc(("M", "N", 2), "auto")},
+    {"image": Desc(("M", "N", 3), "rgb")},
+)
+
+im = Image(fc, [image_edges])
 
-fig, ax = plt.subplots()
+fig, nax = plt.subplots()
+ax = CompatibilityAxes(nax)
+nax.add_artist(ax)
 ax.add_artist(im)
 ax.set_xlim(-5, 5)
 ax.set_ylim(-5, 5)