diff --git a/android/src/playn/android/AndroidGraphics.java b/android/src/playn/android/AndroidGraphics.java
index 47369264..8621d770 100644
--- a/android/src/playn/android/AndroidGraphics.java
+++ b/android/src/playn/android/AndroidGraphics.java
@@ -158,7 +158,12 @@ public void onSurfaceLost () {
 
   @Override public Canvas createCanvas (float width, float height) {
     Scale scale = canvasScaleFunc.computeScale(width, height, scale());
-    return createCanvasImpl(scale, scale.scaledCeil(width), scale.scaledCeil(height));
+    return createCanvas(scale, scale.scaledCeil(width), scale.scaledCeil(height));
+  }
+
+  @Override public Canvas createCanvas(Scale scale, int pixelWidth, int pixelHeight) {
+    Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(pixelWidth, pixelHeight, preferredBitmapConfig);
+    return new AndroidCanvas(this, new AndroidImage(this, scale, bitmap, "<canvas>"));
   }
 
   @Override public Path createPath() {
@@ -177,11 +182,6 @@ public void onSurfaceLost () {
     return AndroidTextLayout.layoutText(this, text, format, wrap);
   }
 
-  @Override protected Canvas createCanvasImpl(Scale scale, int pixelWidth, int pixelHeight) {
-    Bitmap bitmap = Bitmap.createBitmap(pixelWidth, pixelHeight, preferredBitmapConfig);
-    return new AndroidCanvas(this, new AndroidImage(this, scale, bitmap, "<canvas>"));
-  }
-
   AndroidFont resolveFont(Font font) {
     if (font == null) return AndroidFont.DEFAULT;
     Pair<String,Font.Style> key = Pair.create(font.name, font.style);
diff --git a/core/src/playn/core/Graphics.java b/core/src/playn/core/Graphics.java
index 235be6e4..5f33007b 100644
--- a/core/src/playn/core/Graphics.java
+++ b/core/src/playn/core/Graphics.java
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ public void close () {} // disable normal dispose-on-close behavior
    * Creates a {@link Canvas} with the specified display unit size.
    */
   public Canvas createCanvas (float width, float height) {
-    return createCanvasImpl(scale, scale.scaledCeil(width), scale.scaledCeil(height));
+    return createCanvas(scale, scale.scaledCeil(width), scale.scaledCeil(height));
   }
 
   /** See {@link #createCanvas(float,float)}. */
@@ -111,6 +111,14 @@ public Canvas createCanvas (IDimension size) {
     return createCanvas(size.width(), size.height());
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Creates a {@link Canvas} at the specified scale and with the specified (pixel) width and
+   * height. Most callers should use {@link #createCanvas(float,float)} rather than this method,
+   * but if you have special needs, this gives you full control over the size of the canvas's
+   * underlying bitmap.
+   */
+  public abstract Canvas createCanvas (Scale scale, int pixelWidth, int pixelHeight);
+
   /** Creates a {@link Path} object. */
   public abstract Path createPath ();
 
@@ -174,13 +182,6 @@ protected Graphics (Platform plat, GL20 gl, Scale scale) {
    */
   protected int defaultFramebuffer () { return 0; }
 
-  /**
-   * Creates a {@link Canvas} with the specified pixel size. Because this is used when scaling
-   * bitmaps for rendering into POT textures, we need to be precise about the pixel width and
-   * height. So make sure this code path uses these exact sizes to make the canvas backing buffer.
-   */
-  protected abstract Canvas createCanvasImpl (Scale scale, int pixelWidth, int pixelHeight);
-
   /**
    * Informs the graphics system that the main framebuffer scaled has changed.
    */
diff --git a/core/src/playn/core/Texture.java b/core/src/playn/core/Texture.java
index 3aa6e075..f3af46e0 100644
--- a/core/src/playn/core/Texture.java
+++ b/core/src/playn/core/Texture.java
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ public void update (Image image) {
       int pixWidth = image.pixelWidth(), pixHeight = image.pixelHeight();
       int potWidth = config.toTexWidth(pixWidth), potHeight = config.toTexWidth(pixHeight);
       if (potWidth != pixWidth || potHeight != pixHeight) {
-        Canvas scaled = gfx.createCanvasImpl(Scale.ONE, potWidth, potHeight);
+        Canvas scaled = gfx.createCanvas(Scale.ONE, potWidth, potHeight);
         scaled.draw(image, 0, 0, potWidth, potHeight);
         scaled.image.upload(gfx, this);
         scaled.close();
diff --git a/html/src/playn/html/HtmlGraphics.java b/html/src/playn/html/HtmlGraphics.java
index 999b673f..9eba20ec 100644
--- a/html/src/playn/html/HtmlGraphics.java
+++ b/html/src/playn/html/HtmlGraphics.java
@@ -177,6 +177,13 @@ public void registerFontMetrics(String name, Font font, float lineHeight) {
     return screenSize;
   }
 
+  @Override public Canvas createCanvas(Scale scale, int pixelWidth, int pixelHeight) {
+    CanvasElement elem = Document.get().createCanvasElement();
+    elem.setWidth(pixelWidth);
+    elem.setHeight(pixelHeight);
+    return new HtmlCanvas(this, new HtmlImage(this, scale, elem, "<canvas>"));
+  }
+
   @Override public Path createPath() {
     return new HtmlPath();
   }
@@ -193,13 +200,6 @@ public void registerFontMetrics(String name, Font font, float lineHeight) {
     return HtmlTextLayout.layoutText(this, dummyCtx, text, format, wrap);
   }
 
-  @Override protected Canvas createCanvasImpl(Scale scale, int pixelWidth, int pixelHeight) {
-    CanvasElement elem = Document.get().createCanvasElement();
-    elem.setWidth(pixelWidth);
-    elem.setHeight(pixelHeight);
-    return new HtmlCanvas(this, new HtmlImage(this, scale, elem, "<canvas>"));
-  }
-
   static String cssColorString(int color) {
     double a = ((color >> 24) & 0xff) / 255.0;
     int r = (color >> 16) & 0xff;
diff --git a/java-base/src/playn/java/JavaGraphics.java b/java-base/src/playn/java/JavaGraphics.java
index 85067d83..07fe704e 100644
--- a/java-base/src/playn/java/JavaGraphics.java
+++ b/java-base/src/playn/java/JavaGraphics.java
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ public void registerFont (String name, java.awt.Font font) {
    */
   public abstract void setSize (int width, int height, boolean fullscreen);
 
+  @Override public Canvas createCanvas (Scale scale, int pixelWidth, int pixelHeight) {
+    BufferedImage bitmap = new BufferedImage(
+      pixelWidth, pixelHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB_PRE);
+    return new JavaCanvas(this, new JavaImage(this, scale, bitmap, "<canvas>"));
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Path createPath() {
     return new JavaPath();
@@ -99,12 +105,6 @@ public Path createPath() {
     return JavaTextLayout.layoutText(this, text, format, wrap);
   }
 
-  @Override protected Canvas createCanvasImpl (Scale scale, int pixelWidth, int pixelHeight) {
-    BufferedImage bitmap = new BufferedImage(
-      pixelWidth, pixelHeight, BufferedImage.TYPE_INT_ARGB_PRE);
-    return new JavaCanvas(this, new JavaImage(this, scale, bitmap, "<canvas>"));
-  }
-
   java.awt.Font resolveFont(Font font) {
     java.awt.Font jfont = fonts.get(font.name);
     // if we don't have a custom font registered for this name, assume it's a platform font
diff --git a/robovm/src/playn/robovm/RoboGraphics.java b/robovm/src/playn/robovm/RoboGraphics.java
index a0d29e6f..73039f91 100644
--- a/robovm/src/playn/robovm/RoboGraphics.java
+++ b/robovm/src/playn/robovm/RoboGraphics.java
@@ -85,6 +85,11 @@ public RoboGraphics(Platform plat, RoboPlatform.Config config, CGRect bounds) {
     return screenSize;
   }
 
+  @Override public Canvas createCanvas (Scale scale, int pixelWidth, int pixelHeight) {
+    return new RoboCanvas(this, new RoboCanvasImage(this, scale, pixelWidth, pixelHeight,
+                                                    config.interpolateCanvasDrawing));
+  }
+
   @Override public Path createPath() {
     return new RoboPath();
   }
@@ -105,11 +110,6 @@ public RoboGraphics(Platform plat, RoboPlatform.Config config, CGRect bounds) {
 
   @Override protected int defaultFramebuffer () { return defaultFramebuffer; }
 
-  @Override protected Canvas createCanvasImpl (Scale scale, int pixelWidth, int pixelHeight) {
-    return new RoboCanvas(this, new RoboCanvasImage(this, scale, pixelWidth, pixelHeight,
-                                                    config.interpolateCanvasDrawing));
-  }
-
   static CGBitmapContext createCGBitmap(int width, int height) {
     return CGBitmapContext.create(width, height, 8, 4 * width, colorSpace, new CGBitmapInfo(
       CGImageAlphaInfo.PremultipliedLast.value()));