diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6d89a64..a7fac71 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ set(TWN_SOURCE_FILES
         src/twn_camera.c include/twn_camera.h
         src/twn_textures.c src/twn_textures_c.h
 
-        src/rendering/twn_rendering.c src/rendering/twn_rendering_c.h
+        src/rendering/twn_draw.c src/rendering/twn_draw_c.h
         src/rendering/twn_sprites.c
         src/rendering/twn_text.c
         src/rendering/twn_triangles.c
diff --git a/apps/platformer/player.c b/apps/platformer/player.c
index ee135b9..80e1712 100644
--- a/apps/platformer/player.c
+++ b/apps/platformer/player.c
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ static void drawdef(Player *player) {
                 .h = player->sprite_h,
             });
 
-    push_circle((Vec2) { 256, 128 },
+    draw_circle((Vec2) { 256, 128 },
                 24,
                 (Color) { 255, 0, 0, 255 });
 }
@@ -268,10 +268,10 @@ static void drawdef_debug(Player *player) {
     /*  .r = 0, .g = 0, .b = 0, .a = 255, */
     /* }; */
 
-    push_rectangle(player->collider_x,
+    draw_rectangle(player->collider_x,
                    (Color){ 0, 0, 255, 128 });
 
-    push_rectangle(player->collider_y,
+    draw_rectangle(player->collider_y,
                    (Color){ 0, 0, 255, 128 });
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/platformer/scenes/title.c b/apps/platformer/scenes/title.c
index eafe6e0..1341d0d 100644
--- a/apps/platformer/scenes/title.c
+++ b/apps/platformer/scenes/title.c
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ static void title_tick(State *state) {
 
     const char *font = "fonts/kenney-pixel.ttf";
     int text_h = 32;
-    int text_w = text_get_width(text_str, text_h, font);
+    int text_w = draw_text_width(text_str, text_h, font);
 
-    push_rectangle(
+    draw_rectangle(
         (Rect) {
             .x = 0,
             .y = 0,
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static void title_tick(State *state) {
         },
         (Color) { 0, 0, 0, 255 }
     );
-    push_text(
+    draw_text(
         text_str,
         (Vec2){ 0, 0 },
         text_h,
diff --git a/apps/platformer/world.c b/apps/platformer/world.c
index ddd5f69..067b144 100644
--- a/apps/platformer/world.c
+++ b/apps/platformer/world.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static void drawdef_debug(struct World *world) {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < world->tilemap_height * world->tilemap_width; ++i) {
         if (world->tiles[i].type == TILE_TYPE_VOID) continue;
 
-        push_rectangle(to_frect(world->tiles[i].rect),
+        draw_rectangle(to_frect(world->tiles[i].rect),
                         (Color) { 255, 0, 255, 128 });
     }
 }
diff --git a/apps/scenery/scenes/ingame.c b/apps/scenery/scenes/ingame.c
index 3f8d175..d7848a6 100644
--- a/apps/scenery/scenes/ingame.c
+++ b/apps/scenery/scenes/ingame.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ static void ingame_tick(State *state) {
         input_set_mouse_captured(&ctx.input, !input_is_mouse_captured(&ctx.input));
     }
 
-    set_camera(&scn->cam);
+    draw_camera(&scn->cam);
 
     #define TERRAIN_FREQUENCY 0.1f
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ static void ingame_tick(State *state) {
             float d2 = stb_perlin_noise3((float)(x + 1) * TERRAIN_FREQUENCY, (float)(y - 1) * TERRAIN_FREQUENCY, 0, 0, 0, 0) * 3 - 6;
             float d3 = stb_perlin_noise3((float)x       * TERRAIN_FREQUENCY, (float)(y - 1) * TERRAIN_FREQUENCY, 0, 0, 0, 0) * 3 - 6;
 
-            unfurl_triangle("/assets/grass.png",
+            draw_triangle("/assets/grass.png",
                             (Vec3){ (float)x,     d0, (float)y },
                             (Vec3){ (float)x + 1, d1, (float)y },
                             (Vec3){ (float)x,     d3, (float)y - 1 },
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static void ingame_tick(State *state) {
                             (Vec2){ 128, 0 },
                             (Vec2){ 0, 128 });
 
-            unfurl_triangle("/assets/grass.png",
+            draw_triangle("/assets/grass.png",
                             (Vec3){ (float)x + 1, d1, (float)y },
                             (Vec3){ (float)x + 1, d2, (float)y - 1 },
                             (Vec3){ (float)x,     d3, (float)y - 1 },
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ static void ingame_tick(State *state) {
         }
     }
 
-    push_skybox("/assets/miramar/miramar_*.tga");
-    push_fog(0.9, 1.0, 0.05, (Color){ 140, 147, 160, 255 });
+    draw_skybox("/assets/miramar/miramar_*.tga");
+    draw_fog(0.9, 1.0, 0.05, (Color){ 140, 147, 160, 255 });
 }
 
 
diff --git a/apps/scenery/scenes/title.c b/apps/scenery/scenes/title.c
index 843dd63..90e76af 100644
--- a/apps/scenery/scenes/title.c
+++ b/apps/scenery/scenes/title.c
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ static void title_tick(State *state) {
 
     const char *font = "/fonts/kenney-pixel.ttf";
     int text_h = 32;
-    int text_w = text_get_width(text_str, text_h, font);
+    int text_w = draw_text_width(text_str, text_h, font);
 
-    push_rectangle(
+    draw_rectangle(
         (Rect) {
             .x = 0,
             .y = 0,
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ static void title_tick(State *state) {
         },
         (Color) { 0, 0, 0, 255 }
     );
-    push_text(text_str, (Vec2){ 0, 0 }, text_h, (Color) { 255, 255, 255, 255 }, font);
+    draw_text(text_str, (Vec2){ 0, 0 }, text_h, (Color) { 255, 255, 255, 255 }, font);
 
     free(text_str);
 }
diff --git a/apps/twnlua/game.c b/apps/twnlua/game.c
index 1b039c9..bc8c539 100644
--- a/apps/twnlua/game.c
+++ b/apps/twnlua/game.c
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ static Color table_to_color(lua_State *L, int idx) {
 static int b_sprite(lua_State *L) {
     luaL_checktype(L, 1, LUA_TTABLE);
 
-    PushSpriteArgs args = { 0 };
+    DrawSpriteArgs args = { 0 };
 
     lua_getfield(L, 1, "path");
     const char *field_path = lua_tostring(L, -1);
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ static int b_sprite(lua_State *L) {
         args.stretch_opt_set = true;
     }
 
-    push_sprite(args);
+    draw_sprite_args(args);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ static int b_rectangle(lua_State *L) {
     if (lua_istable(L, -1))
         color = table_to_color(L, -1);
 
-    push_rectangle(rect, color);
+    draw_rectangle(rect, color);
     return 0;
 }
 
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ static int b_text(lua_State *L) {
     if (font == NULL)
         luaL_error(L, "bad field 'font' in 'data' (string expected, got %s)", luaL_typename(L, -1));
 
-    push_text(string, (Vec2) { x, y }, height_px, color, font);
+    draw_text(string, (Vec2) { x, y }, height_px, color, font);
     return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/twn_draw.h b/include/twn_draw.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9eeff65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/twn_draw.h
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#ifndef TWN_DRAW_H
+#define TWN_DRAW_H
+
+#include "twn_util.h"
+#include "twn_option.h"
+#include "twn_camera.h"
+#include "twn_engine_api.h"
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+/* pushes a sprite onto the sprite render queue */
+TWN_API void draw_sprite(char const *path,
+                         Rect        rect,
+                         Rect const *texture_region,    /* optional, default: NULL */
+                         Color       color,             /* optional, default: all 255 */
+                         float       rotation,          /* optional, default: 0 */
+                         bool        flip_x,            /* optional, default: false */
+                         bool        flip_y,            /* optional, default: false */
+                         bool        stretch);          /* optional, default: false */
+
+/* pushes a filled rectangle onto the rectangle render queue */
+TWN_API void draw_rectangle(Rect rect, Color color);
+
+/* pushes a filled circle onto the circle render queue */
+TWN_API void draw_circle(Vec2 position, float radius, Color color);
+
+/* TODO: have font optional, with something minimal coming embedded */
+TWN_API void draw_text(char const *string,
+                       Vec2        position,
+                       int         height_px,       /* optional, default: 22 */
+                       Color       color,           /* optional, default: all 0 */
+                       char const *font);
+
+
+TWN_API int draw_text_width(char const *string,
+                            int         height_px,  /* TODO: make optional */
+                            char const *font);
+
+TWN_API void draw_9slice(char const *texture_path,
+                         int         texture_w,
+                         int         texture_h,
+                         int         border_thickness,
+                         Rect        rect,
+                         Color       color);        /* TODO: make optional */
+
+/* pushes a textured 3d triangle onto the render queue */
+/* vertices are in absolute coordinates, relative to world origin */
+/* texture coordinates are in pixels */
+TWN_API void draw_triangle(char const *path,
+                           Vec3        v0,
+                           Vec3        v1,
+                           Vec3        v2,
+                           Vec2        uv0,
+                           Vec2        uv1,
+                           Vec2        uv2);
+
+// TODO: decide whether it's needed to begin with?
+//       intended usage for it is baked lighting, i would think.
+/* pushes a colored textured 3d triangle onto the render queue */
+// void unfurl_colored_triangle(const char *path,
+//                              Vec3 v0,
+//                              Vec3 v1,
+//                              Vec3 v2,
+//                              Vec2sh uv0,
+//                              Vec2sh uv1,
+//                              Vec2sh uv2,
+//                              Color c0,
+//                              Color c1,
+//                              Color c2);
+
+// TODO:
+// http://www.lighthouse3d.com/opengl/billboarding/index.php?billCheat2
+// void unfurl_billboard(const char *path,
+//                       Vec2 position,
+//                       Vec2 scaling,
+//                       Rect uvs);
+
+/* pushes a camera state to be used for all future unfurl_* commands */
+TWN_API void draw_camera(const Camera *camera);
+
+/* expects '*' masks that will be expanded to 6 names: 'up', 'down', 'east', 'west', 'north' and 'south' */
+TWN_API void draw_skybox(const char *paths);
+
+TWN_API void draw_fog(float start, float end, float density, Color color);
+
+
+#ifndef TWN_NOT_C
+
+typedef struct DrawSpriteArgs {
+    char const *path;
+    Rect rect;
+
+    m_option_list(
+        Rect,    texture_region,
+        Color,   color,
+        float,   rotation,
+        bool,    flip_x,
+        bool,    flip_y,
+        bool,    stretch )
+} DrawSpriteArgs;
+
+TWN_API void draw_sprite_args(DrawSpriteArgs args);
+#define m_sprite(...) (draw_sprite_args((DrawSpriteArgs){__VA_ARGS__}))
+
+/* TODO: define more */
+
+#endif /* TWN_NOT_C */
+
+#endif
diff --git a/include/twn_game_api.h b/include/twn_game_api.h
index 6c2b3d1..aadf815 100644
--- a/include/twn_game_api.h
+++ b/include/twn_game_api.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 
 #include "twn_context.h"
-#include "twn_rendering.h"
+#include "twn_draw.h"
 #include "twn_audio.h"
 #include "twn_util.h"
 #include "twn_input.h"
diff --git a/include/twn_rendering.h b/include/twn_rendering.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6972476..0000000
--- a/include/twn_rendering.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef TWN_RENDERING_H
-#define TWN_RENDERING_H
-
-#include "twn_util.h"
-#include "twn_option.h"
-#include "twn_camera.h"
-#include "twn_engine_api.h"
-
-#include <stdbool.h>
-
-typedef struct PushSpriteArgs {
-    char *path;
-    Rect rect;
-
-    m_option_list(
-        Rect,    texture_region,
-        Color,   color,
-        float,   rotation,
-        bool,    flip_x,
-        bool,    flip_y,
-        bool,    stretch )
-} PushSpriteArgs;
-
-/* pushes a sprite onto the sprite render queue */
-/* this is a simplified version of push_sprite_ex for the most common case. */
-/* it assumes you want no color modulation, no rotation, no flip */
-TWN_API void push_sprite(PushSpriteArgs args);
-#define m_sprite(...) (push_sprite((PushSpriteArgs){__VA_ARGS__}))
-
-/* pushes a filled rectangle onto the rectangle render queue */
-TWN_API void push_rectangle(Rect rect, Color color);
-
-/* pushes a filled circle onto the circle render queue */
-TWN_API void push_circle(Vec2 position, float radius, Color color);
-
-TWN_API void push_text(char *string, Vec2 position, int height_px, Color color, const char *font);
-TWN_API int text_get_width(char *string, int height_px, const char *font);
-
-TWN_API void push_9slice(char *texture_path, int texture_w, int texture_h, int border_thickness, Rect rect, Color color);
-
-/* pushes a textured 3d triangle onto the render queue */
-/* vertices are in absolute coordinates, relative to world origin */
-/* texture coordinates are in pixels */
-TWN_API void unfurl_triangle(const char *path,
-                            Vec3 v0,
-                            Vec3 v1,
-                            Vec3 v2,
-                            Vec2 uv0,
-                            Vec2 uv1,
-                            Vec2 uv2);
-
-// TODO: decide whether it's needed to begin with?
-//       intended usage for it is baked lighting, i would think.
-/* pushes a colored textured 3d triangle onto the render queue */
-// void unfurl_colored_triangle(const char *path,
-//                              Vec3 v0,
-//                              Vec3 v1,
-//                              Vec3 v2,
-//                              Vec2sh uv0,
-//                              Vec2sh uv1,
-//                              Vec2sh uv2,
-//                              Color c0,
-//                              Color c1,
-//                              Color c2);
-
-// TODO:
-// http://www.lighthouse3d.com/opengl/billboarding/index.php?billCheat2
-// void unfurl_billboard(const char *path,
-//                       Vec2 position,
-//                       Vec2 scaling,
-//                       Rect uvs);
-
-/* pushes a camera state to be used for all future unfurl_* commands */
-TWN_API void set_camera(const Camera *camera);
-
-/* expects '*' masks that will be expanded to 6 names: 'up', 'down', 'east', 'west', 'north' and 'south' */
-TWN_API void push_skybox(const char *paths);
-
-TWN_API void push_fog(float start, float end, float density, Color color);
-
-#endif
diff --git a/include/twn_types.h b/include/twn_types.h
index 083a2a9..485fe93 100644
--- a/include/twn_types.h
+++ b/include/twn_types.h
@@ -5,40 +5,6 @@
 
 /* plain data aggregates that are accepted between public procedure boundaries */
 
-/* 32-bit color data */
-typedef struct Color {
-_Alignas(4)
-    uint8_t r;
-    uint8_t g;
-    uint8_t b;
-    uint8_t a;
-} Color;
-
-
-/* a rectangle with the origin at the upper left (integer) */
-typedef struct Recti {
-_Alignas(16)
-    int32_t x;
-    int32_t y;
-    int32_t w;
-    int32_t h;
-} Recti;
-
-
-/* a rectangle with the origin at the upper left (floating point) */
-typedef struct Rect {
-_Alignas(16)
-    float x;
-    float y;
-    float w;
-    float h;
-} Rect;
-
-
-typedef struct Matrix4 {
-    Vec4 row[4];
-} Matrix4;
-
 
 /* a point in some space (integer) */
 typedef struct Vec2i {
@@ -77,4 +43,39 @@ _Alignas(16)
 } Vec4;
 
 
+/* 32-bit color data */
+typedef struct Color {
+_Alignas(4)
+    uint8_t r;
+    uint8_t g;
+    uint8_t b;
+    uint8_t a;
+} Color;
+
+
+/* a rectangle with the origin at the upper left (integer) */
+typedef struct Recti {
+_Alignas(16)
+    int32_t x;
+    int32_t y;
+    int32_t w;
+    int32_t h;
+} Recti;
+
+
+/* a rectangle with the origin at the upper left (floating point) */
+typedef struct Rect {
+_Alignas(16)
+    float x;
+    float y;
+    float w;
+    float h;
+} Rect;
+
+
+typedef struct Matrix4 {
+    Vec4 row[4];
+} Matrix4;
+
+
 #endif
diff --git a/src/rendering/twn_circles.c b/src/rendering/twn_circles.c
index 3ac0178..ec715a5 100644
--- a/src/rendering/twn_circles.c
+++ b/src/rendering/twn_circles.c
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 #include "twn_util.h"
 #include "twn_engine_context_c.h"
-#include "twn_rendering_c.h"
-#include "twn_rendering.h"
+#include "twn_draw_c.h"
+#include "twn_draw.h"
 
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <stb_ds.h>
 
 
-void push_circle(Vec2 position, float radius, Color color) {
+void draw_circle(Vec2 position, float radius, Color color) {
     CirclePrimitive circle = {
         .radius = radius,
         .color = color,
@@ -25,11 +25,11 @@ void push_circle(Vec2 position, float radius, Color color) {
 /* TODO: caching and reuse scheme */
 /* vertices_out and indices_out MUST BE FREED */
 void create_circle_geometry(Vec2 position,
-                                   Color color,
-                                   float radius,
-                                   size_t num_vertices,
-                                   SDL_Vertex **vertices_out,
-                                   int **indices_out)
+                            Color color,
+                            float radius,
+                            size_t num_vertices,
+                            SDL_Vertex **vertices_out,
+                            int **indices_out)
 {
     SDL_Vertex *vertices = cmalloc(sizeof *vertices * (num_vertices + 1));
     int *indices = cmalloc(sizeof *indices * (num_vertices * 3));
diff --git a/src/rendering/twn_rendering.c b/src/rendering/twn_draw.c
similarity index 96%
rename from src/rendering/twn_rendering.c
rename to src/rendering/twn_draw.c
index 6408a9a..648b4c6 100644
--- a/src/rendering/twn_rendering.c
+++ b/src/rendering/twn_draw.c
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-#include "twn_rendering_c.h"
-#include "twn_rendering.h"
+#include "twn_draw_c.h"
+#include "twn_draw.h"
 #include "twn_engine_context_c.h"
 #include "twn_camera.h"
+#include "twn_types.h"
 
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <stb_ds.h>
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ void render_queue_clear(void) {
 
 
 /* rectangle */
-void push_rectangle(Rect rect, Color color) {
+void draw_rectangle(Rect rect, Color color) {
     RectPrimitive rectangle = {
         .rect = rect,
         .color = color,
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ void push_rectangle(Rect rect, Color color) {
 }
 
 
-void push_9slice(char *texture_path, int texture_w, int texture_h, int border_thickness, Rect rect, Color color) {
+void draw_9slice(const char *texture_path, int texture_w, int texture_h, int border_thickness, Rect rect, Color color) {
     const float bt = (float)border_thickness; /* i know! */
     const float bt2 = bt * 2; /* combined size of the two borders in an axis */
 
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ void render(void) {
 }
 
 
-void set_camera(const Camera *const camera) {
+void draw_camera(const Camera *const camera) {
     /* TODO: skip recaulculating if it's the same? */
     camera_projection_matrix = camera_perspective(camera);
     camera_look_at_matrix    = camera_look_at(camera);
diff --git a/src/rendering/twn_rendering_c.h b/src/rendering/twn_draw_c.h
similarity index 99%
rename from src/rendering/twn_rendering_c.h
rename to src/rendering/twn_draw_c.h
index 96f072d..05a6380 100644
--- a/src/rendering/twn_rendering_c.h
+++ b/src/rendering/twn_draw_c.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#ifndef TWN_RENDERING_C_H
-#define TWN_RENDERING_C_H
+#ifndef TWN_DRAW_C_H
+#define TWN_DRAW_C_H
 
 #include "twn_textures_c.h"
 #include "twn_text_c.h"
diff --git a/src/rendering/twn_fog.c b/src/rendering/twn_fog.c
index 4beec7c..fdf9eef 100644
--- a/src/rendering/twn_fog.c
+++ b/src/rendering/twn_fog.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#include "twn_rendering.h"
-#include "twn_rendering_c.h"
+#include "twn_draw.h"
+#include "twn_draw_c.h"
 #include "twn_util.h"
 
 #include <stdbool.h>
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ static Color color_cache;
 static bool fog_used = false;
 
 
-void push_fog(float start, float end, float density, Color color) {
+void draw_fog(float start, float end, float density, Color color) {
     start_cache = start;
     end_cache = end;
     density_cache = density;
diff --git a/src/rendering/twn_gl_15_rendering.c b/src/rendering/twn_gl_15_rendering.c
index 87e33ec..5afd1bf 100644
--- a/src/rendering/twn_gl_15_rendering.c
+++ b/src/rendering/twn_gl_15_rendering.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "twn_rendering_c.h"
+#include "twn_draw_c.h"
 #include "twn_util.h"
 #include "twn_util_c.h"
 #include "twn_config.h"
diff --git a/src/rendering/twn_gl_any_rendering.c b/src/rendering/twn_gl_any_rendering.c
index 0af4320..fbd213d 100644
--- a/src/rendering/twn_gl_any_rendering.c
+++ b/src/rendering/twn_gl_any_rendering.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#include "twn_rendering_c.h"
+#include "twn_draw_c.h"
 #include "twn_engine_context_c.h"
 #include "twn_util.h"
 
diff --git a/src/rendering/twn_skybox.c b/src/rendering/twn_skybox.c
index 94a719c..07031f1 100644
--- a/src/rendering/twn_skybox.c
+++ b/src/rendering/twn_skybox.c
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-#include "twn_rendering.h"
-#include "twn_rendering_c.h"
+#include "twn_draw.h"
+#include "twn_draw_c.h"
 
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 
 char *paths_in_use;
 
-void push_skybox(const char *paths) {
+void draw_skybox(const char *paths) {
     if (paths_in_use && SDL_strcmp(paths, paths_in_use) == 0)
         return;
 
diff --git a/src/rendering/twn_sprites.c b/src/rendering/twn_sprites.c
index 7454e87..ac099e3 100644
--- a/src/rendering/twn_sprites.c
+++ b/src/rendering/twn_sprites.c
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-#include "twn_rendering.h"
-#include "twn_rendering_c.h"
+#include "twn_draw.h"
+#include "twn_draw_c.h"
 #include "twn_engine_context_c.h"
 #include "twn_util.h"
 #include "twn_util_c.h"
 #include "twn_textures_c.h"
+#include "twn_option.h"
 
 #include <stb_ds.h>
 
@@ -16,20 +17,29 @@
  * because they will be called multiple times in the main loop
  * before anything is really rendered
  */
-/* TODO: it might make sense to infer alpha channel presence / meaningfulness for textures in atlas */
-/*          so that they are rendered with no blend / batched in a way to reduce overdraw automatically */
-void push_sprite(const PushSpriteArgs args) {
+void draw_sprite(char const *path,
+                 Rect        rect,
+                 Rect const *texture_region,    /* optional, default: NULL */
+                 Color       color,             /* optional, default: all 255 */
+                 float       rotation,          /* optional, default: 0 */
+                 bool        flip_x,            /* optional, default: false */
+                 bool        flip_y,            /* optional, default: false */
+                 bool        stretch)
+{
     SpritePrimitive sprite = {
-        .rect = args.rect,
-        .color = m_or(args, color, ((Color) { 255, 255, 255, 255 })),
-        .rotation = m_or(args, rotation, 0.0f),
-        .texture_key = textures_get_key(&ctx.texture_cache, args.path),
-        .flip_x = m_or(args, flip_x, false),
-        .flip_y = m_or(args, flip_y, false),
-        .repeat = !m_or(args, stretch, true),
-        m_opt_from(texture_region, args, texture_region)
+        .rect = rect,
+        .color = color,
+        .rotation = rotation,
+        .texture_key = textures_get_key(&ctx.texture_cache, path),
+        .flip_x = flip_x,
+        .flip_y = flip_y,
+        .repeat = !stretch,
+        .texture_region_opt_set = texture_region != NULL,
     };
 
+    if (texture_region)
+        sprite.texture_region_opt = *texture_region;
+
     Primitive2D primitive = {
         .type = PRIMITIVE_2D_SPRITE,
         .sprite = sprite,
@@ -38,6 +48,17 @@ void push_sprite(const PushSpriteArgs args) {
     arrput(ctx.render_queue_2d, primitive);
 }
 
+void draw_sprite_args(const DrawSpriteArgs args) {
+    Color const color = m_or(args, color, ((Color) { 255, 255, 255, 255 }));
+    float const rotation = m_or(args, rotation, 0.0f);
+    bool const flip_x = m_or(args, flip_x, false);
+    bool const flip_y = m_or(args, flip_y, false);
+    bool const stretch = m_or(args, stretch, false);
+    Rect const *texture_region = m_is_set(args, texture_region) ? &args.texture_region_opt : NULL;
+
+    draw_sprite(args.path, args.rect, texture_region, color, rotation, flip_x, flip_y, stretch);
+}
+
 
 struct SpriteBatch collect_sprite_batch(const Primitive2D primitives[], size_t len) {
     /* assumes that first primitive is already a sprite */
diff --git a/src/rendering/twn_text.c b/src/rendering/twn_text.c
index d5af71c..c54d57b 100644
--- a/src/rendering/twn_text.c
+++ b/src/rendering/twn_text.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-#include "twn_rendering_c.h"
-#include "twn_rendering.h"
+#include "twn_draw_c.h"
+#include "twn_draw.h"
 #include "twn_util.h"
 #include "twn_config.h"
 #include "twn_engine_context_c.h"
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void text_cache_reset_arena(TextCache *cache) {
 }
 
 
-void push_text(char *string, Vec2 position, int height_px, Color color, const char *font_path) {
+void draw_text(const char *string, Vec2 position, int height_px, Color color, const char *font_path) {
     ensure_font_cache(font_path, height_px);
 
     /* the original string might not be around by the time it's used, so copy it */
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ void push_text(char *string, Vec2 position, int height_px, Color color, const ch
 }
 
 
-int text_get_width(char *string, int height_px, const char *font_path) {
+int draw_text_width(const char *string, int height_px, const char *font_path) {
     ensure_font_cache(font_path, height_px);
     FontData *font_data = get_font_data(font_path, height_px);
 
diff --git a/src/rendering/twn_triangles.c b/src/rendering/twn_triangles.c
index a5c0360..fd6f9d7 100644
--- a/src/rendering/twn_triangles.c
+++ b/src/rendering/twn_triangles.c
@@ -1,20 +1,21 @@
-#include "twn_rendering.h"
-#include "twn_rendering_c.h"
+#include "twn_draw.h"
+#include "twn_draw_c.h"
 #include "twn_engine_context_c.h"
 #include "twn_textures_c.h"
+#include "twn_types.h"
 
 #include <stb_ds.h>
 
 
 /* TODO: automatic handling of repeating textures */
 /*       for that we could allocate a loner texture */
-void unfurl_triangle(const char *path,
-                     Vec3 v0,
-                     Vec3 v1,
-                     Vec3 v2,
-                     Vec2 uv0,
-                     Vec2 uv1,
-                     Vec2 uv2)
+void draw_triangle(const char *path,
+                   Vec3 v0,
+                   Vec3 v1,
+                   Vec3 v2,
+                   Vec2 uv0,
+                   Vec2 uv1,
+                   Vec2 uv2)
 {
     const TextureKey texture_key = textures_get_key(&ctx.texture_cache, path);
 
diff --git a/src/twn_engine_context_c.h b/src/twn_engine_context_c.h
index 496b929..398cc5b 100644
--- a/src/twn_engine_context_c.h
+++ b/src/twn_engine_context_c.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #include "twn_textures_c.h"
 #include "twn_audio_c.h"
 #include "twn_engine_api.h"
-#include "rendering/twn_rendering_c.h"
+#include "rendering/twn_draw_c.h"
 
 #include <SDL2/SDL.h>
 #include <toml.h>