diff --git a/src/canvas.rs b/src/canvas.rs
index bb73cab5..59caea58 100644
--- a/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/src/canvas.rs
@@ -238,8 +238,11 @@ impl CanvasState {
     }
 
     pub fn create_image(&mut self, dimensions: (u32, u32), usage: ImageUsage) -> Arc<CanvasImageHandle> {
+
+        let handle = Arc::new(CanvasImageHandle { handle: self.image_buffers.len() as u32});
+
         let image = CanvasImage {
-            handle: Arc::new(CanvasImageHandle { handle: self.image_buffers.len() as u32 + 1 }),
+            handle: handle.clone(),
             buffer: AttachmentImage::with_usage(
                 self.device.clone(),
                 [dimensions.0, dimensions.1],
@@ -247,8 +250,9 @@ impl CanvasState {
                 usage).unwrap(),
             size: dimensions,
         };
-        let handle = image.handle.clone();
+
         self.image_buffers.push(Arc::new(image));
+
         handle
     }
 
@@ -303,7 +307,7 @@ impl CanvasState {
         let texture_buffer = self.get_texture_from_file(filename.clone());
 
         let handle = Arc::new(CanvasTextureHandle {
-            handle: self.texture_buffers.len() as u32 + 1
+            handle: self.texture_buffers.len() as u32
         });
 
         let texture = Arc::new(CanvasTexture {
diff --git a/src/compu_kernel.rs b/src/compu_kernel.rs
index fbbebb57..dccef7d2 100644
--- a/src/compu_kernel.rs
+++ b/src/compu_kernel.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ pub struct CompuKernel {
     compute_pipeline: Option<std::sync::Arc<ComputePipeline<PipelineLayout<shade_runner::layouts::ComputeLayout>>>>,
     compute_kernel_path: PathBuf,
 
+    name: String,
+
     shader: CompiledShaders,
     entry: Entry,
     shader_module: Arc<ShaderModule>,
@@ -48,7 +50,7 @@ impl CompuKernel {
     pub fn new(filename: String, device: Arc<Device>,
                handle: Arc<CompuKernelHandle>) -> CompuKernel {
 
-        let compute_path = CompuKernel::get_path(filename);
+        let compute_path = CompuKernel::get_path(filename.clone());
 
         let mut options  = CompileOptions::new().ok_or(CompileError::CreateCompiler).unwrap();
 
@@ -64,6 +66,7 @@ impl CompuKernel {
 
 
         CompuKernel {
+            name: filename,
             handle: handle,
             device: device,
             shader: shader,
@@ -120,6 +123,13 @@ impl CompuKernel {
 
         self.get_pipeline()
     }
+
+    pub fn get_handle(&self) -> Arc<CompuKernelHandle> {
+        self.handle.clone()
+    }
+    pub fn get_name(&self) -> String {
+        self.name.clone()
+    }
 }
 
 #[repr(C)]
diff --git a/src/compu_state.rs b/src/compu_state.rs
index 717d5843..d47eb91a 100644
--- a/src/compu_state.rs
+++ b/src/compu_state.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ pub struct CompuState {
 }
 
 impl CompuState {
+
     pub fn new() -> CompuState {
         CompuState {
             compute_buffers: vec![],
@@ -44,11 +45,11 @@ impl CompuState {
                               device: Arc<Device>) -> Arc<CompuBufferHandle> {
 
         let handle = Arc::new(CompuBufferHandle {
-            handle: self.compute_buffers.len() as u32 + 1
+            handle: self.compute_buffers.len() as u32
         });
 
         self.compute_buffers.push(
-            CompuBuffers::new(device.clone(), data, dimensions, stride, handle.clone()));
+            (CompuBuffers::new(device.clone(), data, dimensions, stride, handle.clone())));
 
         handle
     }
@@ -66,14 +67,23 @@ impl CompuState {
                       device: Arc<Device>) -> Arc<CompuKernelHandle> {
 
         let handle = Arc::new(CompuKernelHandle {
-            handle: self.kernels.len() as u32 + 1
+            handle: self.kernels.len() as u32
         });
 
-        self.kernels.push(CompuKernel::new(filename, device.clone(), handle.clone()));
+        self.kernels.push((CompuKernel::new(filename, device.clone(), handle.clone())));
 
         handle
     }
 
+    pub fn get_kernel_handle(&self, kernel_name: String) -> Option<Arc<CompuKernelHandle>> {
+        for i in self.kernels.clone() {
+            if i.get_name() == kernel_name {
+                return Some(i.get_handle());
+            }
+        }
+        None
+    }
+
     pub fn compute_commands(&mut self,
                             compute_frame: CompuFrame,
                             mut command_buffer: AutoCommandBufferBuilder,
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index d48c0c0a..6cbc06c5 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -71,6 +71,10 @@ fn main() {
     let mut processor = vkprocessor::VkProcessor::new(&instance, &surface);
     processor.create_swapchain(&surface);
 
+    processor.preload_kernels();
+    processor.preload_shaders();
+    processor.preload_textures();
+
     let mut timer = Timer::new();
     let mut frame_future = Box::new(sync::now(processor.device.clone())) as Box<dyn GpuFuture>;
 
@@ -85,6 +89,7 @@ fn main() {
 
 
 
+
     let sprite = Sprite::new_with_color((0.,0.), (0.1,0.1), (1.,0.,0.,1.));
     let sprite2 = Sprite::new_with_color((-1.,-0.5), (0.1,0.1), (0.,1.,0.,1.));
 
@@ -93,7 +98,6 @@ fn main() {
     let image_data = load_raw(String::from("funky-bird.jpg"));
     let compute_buffer = processor.new_compute_buffer(image_data.0, image_data.1, 4);
 
-    // TODO need to implement
     let compute_kernel = processor.get_kernel_handle(String::from("simple-edge.compute"))
         .expect("Can't find that kernel");
 
diff --git a/src/vkprocessor.rs b/src/vkprocessor.rs
index 22725ab4..15f43196 100644
--- a/src/vkprocessor.rs
+++ b/src/vkprocessor.rs
@@ -133,8 +133,12 @@ impl<'a> VkProcessor<'a> {
 
     pub fn preload_textures(&mut self) {
         self.canvas.load_texture(String::from("funky-bird.jpg"));
+        self.canvas.load_texture(String::from("button.png"));
+        self.canvas.load_texture(String::from("background.jpg"));
+        self.canvas.load_texture(String::from("test2.png"));
     }
     pub fn preload_kernels(&mut self) {
+        self.compute_state.new_kernel(String::from("simple-homogenize.compute"), self.device.clone());
         self.compute_state.new_kernel(String::from("simple-edge.compute"), self.device.clone());
     }
     pub fn preload_shaders(&mut self) {
@@ -145,7 +149,7 @@ impl<'a> VkProcessor<'a> {
         None
     }
     pub fn get_kernel_handle(&self, kernel_name: String) -> Option<Arc<CompuKernelHandle>> {
-        None
+        self.compute_state.get_kernel_handle(kernel_name)
     }
     pub fn get_shader_handle(&self, shader_name: String) -> Option<Arc<CanvasShaderHandle>> {
         None