diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4bc457e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+*.kra filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
+*.png filter=lfs diff=lfs merge=lfs -text
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ea8c4bf..dbb9fb4 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,6 @@
+# rust compiler output
 /target
+
+# krita temporary files
+*.kra~
+*.png~
diff --git a/art/grid-texture.kra b/art/grid-texture.kra
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7cf9c26
--- /dev/null
+++ b/art/grid-texture.kra
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:6f2bc4cff9cf48fb41167c4dae3108d48a70e792c4cca050fae1a842ee655488
+size 60851
diff --git a/assets/grid-texture.png b/assets/grid-texture.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..218262a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/grid-texture.png
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:2e717a7702c313fc37c838d2073360d44ac88f3188208974d336c2f8778a1350
+size 2272
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index e69de29..37b7bc1 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# a cube
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index e8cc841..192fcc3 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -2,13 +2,26 @@ use bevy::prelude::*;
 
 fn startup(
     mut commands: Commands,
+    assets: Res<AssetServer>,
     mut meshes: ResMut<Assets<Mesh>>,
     mut materials: ResMut<Assets<StandardMaterial>>,
 ) {
+    // 
+    let texture = assets.load("grid-texture.png");
+
+    // 
+    let material = materials.add(StandardMaterial {
+        base_color_texture: Some(texture),
+        alpha_mode: AlphaMode::Opaque,
+        unlit: true,
+        ..default()
+    });
+
     // ground plane
     commands.spawn(PbrBundle {
         mesh: meshes.add(shape::Plane::from_size(5.0).into()),
-        material: materials.add(Color::rgb(0.3, 0.5, 0.3).into()),
+        material,
+        // material: materials.add(Color::rgb(0.3, 0.5, 0.3).into()),
         ..default()
     });
 
@@ -20,6 +33,7 @@ fn startup(
         ..default()
     });
 
+    // single light source
     commands.spawn(PointLightBundle {
         point_light: PointLight {
             intensity: 1500.0,
@@ -30,6 +44,7 @@ fn startup(
         ..default()
     });
 
+    // put a camera in the scene
     commands.spawn(Camera3dBundle {
         transform: Transform::from_xyz(-2.0, 2.5, 5.0).looking_at(Vec3::ZERO, Vec3::Y),
         ..default()