diff --git a/RGB8LUT.png b/RGB8LUT.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b21519d
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diff --git a/zscript/firetexture_m/ft_baseclass.zsc b/zscript/firetexture_m/ft_baseclass.zsc
index 342c4de..0a60ea6 100644
--- a/zscript/firetexture_m/ft_baseclass.zsc
+++ b/zscript/firetexture_m/ft_baseclass.zsc
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ class FireTexture
 	private Array<FireSpark> sparks;// all the active sparks
 	private bool bhasstars;		// true if any sparks with type SPARK_Stars exist
 
+	private Shape2D blitter;	// the shape used to map pixels to palette indices
+	private TextureID blittertx;	// the texture used for mapping to the palette
+	private Vector2 blitterlut[256];	// for fast color uv matching
+
 	// parses a fire texture from a file
 	static FireTexture Load( string path )
 	{
@@ -207,9 +211,46 @@ class FireTexture
 
 	void Render()
 	{
-		// blit to canvas, one pixel at a time (oof)
-		for ( uint y=0; y<height; y++ )
-			for ( uint x=0; x<width; x++ )
-				cv.Clear(x,y,x+1,y+1,GetPixelRGB(x,y));
+		// create the blitter if it doesn't exist
+		if ( !blitter )
+		{
+			blittertx = TexMan.CheckForTexture("RGB8LUT");
+			blitter = new("Shape2D");
+			// one quad at a time
+			int baseidx = 0;
+			for ( uint y=0; y<height; y++ ) for ( uint x=0; x<width; x++ )
+			{
+				blitter.PushVertex((x,y));
+				blitter.PushVertex((x+1,y));
+				blitter.PushVertex((x,y+1));
+				blitter.PushVertex((x+1,y+1));
+				// CCW triangles with origin at top left
+				blitter.PushTriangle(baseidx,baseidx+3,baseidx+1);
+				blitter.PushTriangle(baseidx,baseidx+2,baseidx+3);
+				baseidx += 4;
+			}
+			// prepare the lut
+			for ( int i=0; i<256; i++ )
+			{
+				double x = pal[i].r+((pal[i].g/16)*256)%4096;
+				double y = (pal[i].g/16)+(pal[i].b*16);
+				blitterlut[i] = (x,y)/4096.+(1.,1.)/8192.;
+			}
+		}
+		// remap Shape2D UVs
+		uint pxcnt = width*height;
+		Vector2 c;
+		blitter.Clear(Shape2D.C_Coords);
+		for ( uint i=0; i<pxcnt; i++ )
+		{
+			// centered on the grid
+			c = blitterlut[pixels[i]];
+			blitter.PushCoord(c);
+			blitter.PushCoord(c);
+			blitter.PushCoord(c);
+			blitter.PushCoord(c);
+		}
+		// blit Shape2D
+		cv.DrawShape(blittertx,false,blitter);
 	}
 }