diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index a997216..1a9a773 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -2355,6 +2355,215 @@ Material create_texture_mesh_material(VkDevice device, VkExtent2D extent, VkRend
   return create_material(device, extent, render_pass, 2, shader_stages, scene_ubo_layout, texture_layout, textured_mesh_type, max_frames_in_flight, object_descriptor_mappings);
 }
 
+typedef struct MemoryChunkStruct {
+  VkDeviceMemory memory;
+  VkDeviceSize free;
+} MemoryChunk;
+
+VkResult allocate_memory_chunk(uint32_t memory_type, VkDevice device, VkDeviceSize size, MemoryChunk* allocated) {
+  if(allocated == NULL) {
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  }
+
+  VkMemoryAllocateInfo allocate_info = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO,
+    .memoryTypeIndex = memory_type,
+    .allocationSize = size,
+  };
+
+  VkResult result = vkAllocateMemory(device, &allocate_info, 0, &allocated->memory);
+  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  allocated->free = size;
+
+  return VK_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+VkResult create_image(MemoryChunk* memory, VkDevice device, VkDeviceSize offset, VkImageType type, VkFormat format, VkExtent3D extent, VkImageUsageFlags usage, VkImage* image) {
+  if(image == NULL) {
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  } else if (*image != VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  } else if (memory == NULL) {
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  }
+
+  VkImageCreateInfo image_info = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_IMAGE_CREATE_INFO,
+    .imageType = type,
+    .extent = extent,
+    .mipLevels = 1,
+    .arrayLayers = 1,
+    .format = format,
+    .tiling = VK_IMAGE_TILING_OPTIMAL,
+    .initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED,
+    .usage =  usage,
+    .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
+    .samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT,
+    .flags = 0,
+  };
+
+  VkResult result = vkCreateImage(device, &image_info, 0, image);
+  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  result = vkBindImageMemory(device, *image, memory->memory, offset);
+  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    vkDestroyImage(device, *image, 0);
+    *image = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  VkMemoryRequirements memory_requirements;
+  vkGetImageMemoryRequirements(device, *image, &memory_requirements);
+
+  memory->free -= memory_requirements.size;
+
+  return VK_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+VkResult create_buffer(MemoryChunk* memory, VkDevice device, VkDeviceSize offset, VkDeviceSize size, VkBufferUsageFlags usage, VkBuffer* buffer) {
+  if(buffer == NULL) {
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  } else if (*buffer != VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  } else if (memory == NULL) {
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  } else if (memory->free < size) {
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  }
+
+  VkBufferCreateInfo buffer_info = {
+    .sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO,
+    .size = size,
+    .usage = usage,
+    .sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE,
+  };
+
+  VkResult result = vkCreateBuffer(device, &buffer_info, 0, buffer);
+  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  VkMemoryRequirements memory_requirements;
+  vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements(device, *buffer, &memory_requirements);
+
+  result = vkBindBufferMemory(device, *buffer, memory->memory, offset);
+  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    vkDestroyBuffer(device, *buffer, 0);
+    *buffer = VK_NULL_HANDLE;
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  memory->free -= size;
+  return VK_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+VkResult create_buffers(MemoryChunk* memory, VkDevice device, VkDeviceSize offset, VkDeviceSize size, VkBufferUsageFlags usage, VkBuffer** buffers, uint32_t count) {
+  if(buffers == NULL) {
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  } else if(*buffers == NULL) {
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  }
+
+  *buffers = malloc(sizeof(VkBuffer)*count);
+  if(*buffers == NULL) {
+    return VK_ERROR_OUT_OF_HOST_MEMORY;
+  }
+
+  for(uint32_t i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+    VkResult result = create_buffer(memory, device, offset + (i*size), size, usage, &(*buffers)[i]);
+    if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      for(uint32_t j = 0; j < i; j++) {
+        vkDestroyBuffer(device, *buffers[j], 0);
+      }
+      free(buffers);
+      return result;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return VK_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+VkResult command_copy_to_image(VkDevice device, VkBuffer staging_buffer, VkDeviceMemory staging_memory, VkImage destination, void* data, VkExtent3D size, VkDeviceSize stride, VkCommandPool pool, VkQueue queue) {
+  VkDeviceSize data_size = size.height * size.width * stride;
+
+  void* mapped_ptr = NULL;
+  VkResult result = vkMapMemory(device, staging_memory, 0, data_size, 0, &mapped_ptr);
+  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    vkDestroyBuffer(device, staging_buffer, 0);
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  memcpy(mapped_ptr, data, data_size);
+
+  vkUnmapMemory(device, staging_memory);
+
+  VkCommandBuffer command_buffer = command_begin_single(device, pool);
+  if(command_buffer == VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
+    vkDestroyBuffer(device, staging_buffer, 0);
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  }
+
+  VkBufferImageCopy region = {
+    .bufferOffset = 0,
+    .bufferRowLength = 0,
+    .bufferImageHeight = 0,
+    .imageSubresource = {
+      .baseArrayLayer = 0,
+      .layerCount = 1,
+      .mipLevel = 0,
+      .aspectMask = VK_IMAGE_ASPECT_COLOR_BIT,
+    },
+    .imageOffset = {
+      .x = 0,
+      .y = 0,
+      .z = 0,
+    },
+    .imageExtent = size,
+  };
+
+  vkCmdCopyBufferToImage(command_buffer, staging_buffer, destination, VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_TRANSFER_DST_OPTIMAL, 1, &region);
+
+  result = command_end_single(device, command_buffer, pool, queue);
+  vkDestroyBuffer(device, staging_buffer, 0);
+  return result;
+}
+
+VkResult command_copy_to_buffer(VkDevice device, VkBuffer staging_buffer, VkDeviceMemory staging_memory, VkBuffer destination, void* data, VkDeviceSize size, VkDeviceSize offset, VkCommandPool pool, VkQueue queue) {
+  void* mapped_ptr = NULL;
+  VkResult result = vkMapMemory(device, staging_memory, 0, size, 0, &mapped_ptr);
+  if(result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+    vkDestroyBuffer(device, staging_buffer, 0);
+    return result;
+  }
+
+  memcpy(mapped_ptr, data, size);
+
+  vkUnmapMemory(device, staging_memory);
+
+  VkCommandBuffer command_buffer = command_begin_single(device, pool);
+  if(command_buffer == VK_NULL_HANDLE) {
+    vkDestroyBuffer(device, staging_buffer, 0);
+    return VK_ERROR_UNKNOWN;
+  }
+
+  VkBufferCopy region = {
+    .srcOffset = 0,
+    .dstOffset = offset,
+    .size = size,
+  };
+
+  vkCmdCopyBuffer(command_buffer, staging_buffer, destination, 1, &region);
+
+  result = command_end_single(device, command_buffer, pool, queue);
+  vkDestroyBuffer(device, staging_buffer, 0);
+  return result;
+}
+
 VulkanContext* init_vulkan(GLFWwindow* window, uint32_t max_frames_in_flight) {
   VulkanContext* context = (VulkanContext*)malloc(sizeof(VulkanContext));