diff --git a/RSColorPicker.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/RSColorPicker.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 4623878..dace81b 100644
--- a/RSColorPicker.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/RSColorPicker.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 		1FA35E7013F57B2800A6B347 /* RSColorPickerAppDelegate.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1FA35E6F13F57B2800A6B347 /* RSColorPickerAppDelegate.m */; };
 		1FA35E9913F5A17E00A6B347 /* QuartzCore.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 1FA35E9813F5A17E00A6B347 /* QuartzCore.framework */; };
 		2B12A0DF1792FF46007F2A0A /* TestColorViewController.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 2B12A0DE1792FF46007F2A0A /* TestColorViewController.m */; };
+		2B3D0C1317A4254500D7FA54 /* test.png in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 2B3D0C1217A4254500D7FA54 /* test.png */; };
 		2B85423116EFC8970047FFBE /* ANImageBitmapRep.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 2B85420D16EFC8970047FFBE /* ANImageBitmapRep.m */; };
 		2B85423216EFC8970047FFBE /* BitmapContextRep.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 2B85420F16EFC8970047FFBE /* BitmapContextRep.m */; };
 		2B85423316EFC8970047FFBE /* NSImage+ANImageBitmapRep.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 2B85421216EFC8970047FFBE /* NSImage+ANImageBitmapRep.m */; };
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@
 		1FA35E9813F5A17E00A6B347 /* QuartzCore.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = QuartzCore.framework; path = System/Library/Frameworks/QuartzCore.framework; sourceTree = SDKROOT; };
 		2B12A0DD1792FF46007F2A0A /* TestColorViewController.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = TestColorViewController.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		2B12A0DE1792FF46007F2A0A /* TestColorViewController.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = TestColorViewController.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		2B3D0C1217A4254500D7FA54 /* test.png */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.png; path = test.png; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		2B85420C16EFC8970047FFBE /* ANImageBitmapRep.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = ANImageBitmapRep.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		2B85420D16EFC8970047FFBE /* ANImageBitmapRep.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = ANImageBitmapRep.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		2B85420E16EFC8970047FFBE /* BitmapContextRep.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = BitmapContextRep.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -117,6 +119,7 @@
 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
 				930D5A7F16DE4D36006C38D4 /* Default-568h@2x.png */,
+				2B3D0C1217A4254500D7FA54 /* test.png */,
 				1FA35E6513F57B2700A6B347 /* RSColorPicker */,
 				1FA35E5E13F57B2700A6B347 /* Frameworks */,
 				1FA35E5C13F57B2700A6B347 /* Products */,
@@ -307,6 +310,7 @@
 			files = (
 				1FA35E6A13F57B2800A6B347 /* InfoPlist.strings in Resources */,
 				930D5A8016DE4D36006C38D4 /* Default-568h@2x.png in Resources */,
+				2B3D0C1317A4254500D7FA54 /* test.png in Resources */,
 			);
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
diff --git a/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/BGRSLoupeLayer.m b/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/BGRSLoupeLayer.m
index 9d67ba2..e4a062c 100644
--- a/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/BGRSLoupeLayer.m
+++ b/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/BGRSLoupeLayer.m
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ @implementation BGRSLoupeLayer
 @synthesize loupeCenter, colorPicker;
 
 const CGFloat LOUPE_SIZE = 85, SHADOW_SIZE = 6, RIM_THICKNESS = 3.0;
-const int NUM_PIXELS = 5, NUM_SKIP = 15;
+const int NUM_PIXELS = 5, NUM_SKIP = 1;
 
 - (id)init {
     self = [super init];
diff --git a/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/RSColorPickerView.h b/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/RSColorPickerView.h
index a1619e2..df4175f 100755
--- a/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/RSColorPickerView.h
+++ b/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/RSColorPickerView.h
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@
 
 @property (nonatomic, weak) id <RSColorPickerViewDelegate> delegate;
 
+@property (nonatomic) UIImage *customImage;
+
 /**
  * Get or set the current point (in the color picker's coordinates)
  * of the selected color.
diff --git a/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/RSColorPickerView.m b/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/RSColorPickerView.m
index e62a3ef..28947d6 100755
--- a/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/RSColorPickerView.m
+++ b/RSColorPicker/ColorPickerClasses/RSColorPickerView.m
@@ -190,7 +190,16 @@ - (void)setFrame:(CGRect)frame {
 - (void)genBitmap {
     if (!_colorPickerViewFlags.bitmapNeedsUpdate) return;
 
-    _rep = [[self class] bitmapForDiameter:_gradientView.bounds.size.width scale:_scale padding:[self paddingDistance] shouldCache:YES];
+    BMPoint newSize = BMPointFromSize(RSCGSizeWithScale(_gradientView.bounds.size, _scale));
+
+    if (_scale <= 0) {
+        _rep = [[ANImageBitmapRep alloc] initWithSize:newSize];
+    } else if (_customImage) {
+        _rep = [[ANImageBitmapRep alloc] initWithImage:_customImage];
+        [_rep setSizeFillingFrame:newSize];
+    } else {
+        _rep = [[self class] bitmapForDiameter:_gradientView.bounds.size.width scale:_scale padding:[self paddingDistance] shouldCache:YES];
+    }
 
     _colorPickerViewFlags.bitmapNeedsUpdate = NO;
     _gradientView.image = RSUIImageWithScale([_rep image], _scale);
@@ -231,6 +240,14 @@ - (CGPoint)selection {
 
 #pragma mark - Setters -
 
+-(void)setCustomImage:(UIImage *)customImage {
+    if (customImage == _customImage) return;
+    _customImage = customImage;
+    
+    _colorPickerViewFlags.bitmapNeedsUpdate = YES;
+    [self genBitmap];
+}
+
 - (void)setSelection:(CGPoint)selection {
     [self updateStateForTouchPoint:selection];
 }
diff --git a/RSColorPicker/TestColorViewController.m b/RSColorPicker/TestColorViewController.m
index e8bbcac..8dfe845 100644
--- a/RSColorPicker/TestColorViewController.m
+++ b/RSColorPicker/TestColorViewController.m
@@ -31,12 +31,13 @@ - (void)viewDidLoad {
     
     // View that displays color picker (needs to be square)
     _colorPicker = [[RSColorPickerView alloc] initWithFrame:CGRectMake(20.0, 10.0, 280.0, 280.0)];
+
+    // Specify custom image if needed:
+    [_colorPicker setCustomImage:[UIImage imageNamed:@"test.png"]];
     
-    // Optionally set and force the picker to only draw a circle
-//    [_colorPicker setCropToCircle:YES]; // Defaults to NO (you can set BG color)
     
     // Set the selection color - useful to present when the user had picked a color previously
-    [_colorPicker setSelectionColor:[self randomColorOpaque:YES]];
+    //[_colorPicker setSelectionColor:[self randomColorOpaque:YES]];
     
 //    [_colorPicker setSelectionColor:[UIColor colorWithRed:1 green:0 blue:0.752941 alpha:1.000000]];
 //    [_colorPicker setSelection:CGPointMake(269, 269)];
diff --git a/test.png b/test.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9403962
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