diff --git a/src/OSWindow-Core/OSWindowGenericRenderer.class.st b/src/OSWindow-Core/OSWindowGenericRenderer.class.st
index 25907d23923..c90575d874f 100644
--- a/src/OSWindow-Core/OSWindowGenericRenderer.class.st
+++ b/src/OSWindow-Core/OSWindowGenericRenderer.class.st
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ OSWindowGenericRenderer >> clear [
 	self subclassResponsibility
 ]
 
+{ #category : #clipping }
+OSWindowGenericRenderer >> clippingBounds: aRectangle [
+	"This methods sets a new clipping rectangle for the whole renderer output."
+	self subclassResponsibility
+]
+
 { #category : #rendering }
 OSWindowGenericRenderer >> color: aColor [
 	self subclassResponsibility
@@ -32,13 +38,61 @@ OSWindowGenericRenderer >> drawRectangle: aRectangle [
 	self subclassResponsibility
 ]
 
+{ #category : #rendering }
+OSWindowGenericRenderer >> drawString: aString from: firstIndex to: lastIndex in: bounds font: font color: c underline: underline underlineColor: uc strikethrough: strikethrough strikethroughColor: sc kern: kern [
+	self subclassResponsibility
+]
+
+{ #category : #rendering }
+OSWindowGenericRenderer >> drawTexture: texture in: rectangle [
+	self subclassResponsibility
+]
+
 { #category : #rendering }
 OSWindowGenericRenderer >> fillRectangle: aRectangle [
 	self subclassResponsibility
 ]
 
+{ #category : #clipping }
+OSWindowGenericRenderer >> fullClippingBounds [
+	"This method should return a clipping rectangle that encompasses the full renderer output surface."
+	^ 0@0 extent: self fullClippingExtent
+]
+
+{ #category : #clipping }
+OSWindowGenericRenderer >> fullClippingExtent [
+	"This method should return the extent associated to a clipping rectangle that encompasses the full renderer output surface."
+	^ backendWindow extent
+]
+
+{ #category : #resources }
+OSWindowGenericRenderer >> getOrCreateStaticTextureFromForm: from [
+	"This gets or creates a cached static texture corresponding to a form. This is typically used for drawing GUI icons."
+	self subclassResponsibility
+]
+
 { #category : #rendering }
 OSWindowGenericRenderer >> present [
 	"This should present the content of an internal draw buffer"
 	self subclassResponsibility
 ]
+
+{ #category : #'blending mode' }
+OSWindowGenericRenderer >> useAdditiveColorBlending [
+	self subclassResponsibility
+]
+
+{ #category : #'blending mode' }
+OSWindowGenericRenderer >> useCompositeAlphaBlending [
+	self subclassResponsibility
+]
+
+{ #category : #'blending mode' }
+OSWindowGenericRenderer >> useModulatingColorBlending [
+	self subclassResponsibility
+]
+
+{ #category : #'blending mode' }
+OSWindowGenericRenderer >> useNoBlending [
+	self subclassResponsibility
+]
diff --git a/src/OSWindow-Core/OSWindowNullGenericRenderer.class.st b/src/OSWindow-Core/OSWindowNullGenericRenderer.class.st
index ff5b8af2b01..a1c3a591311 100644
--- a/src/OSWindow-Core/OSWindowNullGenericRenderer.class.st
+++ b/src/OSWindow-Core/OSWindowNullGenericRenderer.class.st
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> clear [
 	"Do nothing"
 ]
 
+{ #category : #'as yet unclassified' }
+OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> clippingBounds: aRectangle [
+	"Nothing required here"
+]
+
 { #category : #rendering }
 OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> color: aColor [
 	"Do nothing"
@@ -32,11 +37,26 @@ OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> drawRectangle: aRectangle [
 	"Do nothing"
 ]
 
+{ #category : #'as yet unclassified' }
+OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> drawString: aString from: firstIndex to: lastIndex in: bounds font: fontOrNil color: c underline: underline underlineColor: uc strikethrough: strikethrough strikethroughColor: sc kern: kern [
+]
+
+{ #category : #rendering }
+OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> drawTexture: texture in: rectangle [
+	
+]
+
 { #category : #rendering }
 OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> fillRectangle: aRectangle [
 	"Do nothing"
 ]
 
+{ #category : #'as yet unclassified' }
+OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> getOrCreateStaticTextureFromForm: from [
+	"This gets or creates a cached static texture corresponding to a form. This is typically used for drawing GUI icons."
+	^ nil
+]
+
 { #category : #rendering }
 OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> present [
 	"Do nothing"
@@ -51,3 +71,19 @@ OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> updateAll [
 OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> updateRectangle: rectangle [
 	"Do nothing"
 ]
+
+{ #category : #'blending mode' }
+OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> useAdditiveColorBlending [
+]
+
+{ #category : #'blending mode' }
+OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> useCompositeAlphaBlending [
+]
+
+{ #category : #'blending mode' }
+OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> useModulatingColorBlending [
+]
+
+{ #category : #'blending mode' }
+OSWindowNullGenericRenderer >> useNoBlending [
+]
diff --git a/src/OSWindow-Core/OSWindowRendererTexture.class.st b/src/OSWindow-Core/OSWindowRendererTexture.class.st
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2a76ddd1633
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/OSWindow-Core/OSWindowRendererTexture.class.st
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+"
+I am an abstract texture that is created by an OSWindowGenericRenderer.
+"
+Class {
+	#name : #OSWindowRendererTexture,
+	#superclass : #Object,
+	#category : #'OSWindow-Core-Renderer'
+}