diff --git a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
index a3cf91fcd5..e05d7c5bc9 100644
--- a/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
+++ b/libraries/display-plugins/src/display-plugins/OpenGLDisplayPlugin.cpp
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ void OpenGLDisplayPlugin::compositeLayers() {
 
     {
         PROFILE_RANGE_EX(render_detail, "compositeOverlay", 0xff0077ff, (uint64_t)presentCount())
-        compositeOverlay();
+   //     compositeOverlay();
     }
     auto compositorHelper = DependencyManager::get<CompositorHelper>();
     if (compositorHelper->getReticleVisible()) {
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
index de0caf56a9..27f4f4f5dc 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
@@ -278,6 +278,7 @@ void OffscreenQmlSurface::cleanup() {
 }
 
 void OffscreenQmlSurface::render() {
+    return;
     if (_paused) {
         return;
     }
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp
index 414bcf0d63..efbe09863b 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@
 #include "skin_model_shadow_vert.h"
 #include "skin_model_normal_map_vert.h"
 
+#include "simple_vert.h"
+#include "simple_textured_frag.h"
+#include "simple_textured_unlit_frag.h"
+
 #include "model_frag.h"
 #include "model_unlit_frag.h"
 #include "model_shadow_frag.h"
@@ -135,6 +139,7 @@ void initOverlay3DPipelines(ShapePlumber& plumber) {
 
 void initDeferredPipelines(render::ShapePlumber& plumber) {
     // Vertex shaders
+    auto simpleVertex = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(simple_vert));
     auto modelVertex = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(model_vert));
     auto modelNormalMapVertex = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(model_normal_map_vert));
     auto modelLightmapVertex = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(model_lightmap_vert));
@@ -145,6 +150,8 @@ void initDeferredPipelines(render::ShapePlumber& plumber) {
     auto skinModelShadowVertex = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(skin_model_shadow_vert));
 
     // Pixel shaders
+    auto simplePixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(simple_textured_frag));
+    auto simpleUnlitPixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(simple_textured_unlit_frag));
     auto modelPixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(model_frag));
     auto modelUnlitPixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(model_unlit_frag));
     auto modelNormalMapPixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(model_normal_map_frag));
@@ -167,13 +174,13 @@ void initDeferredPipelines(render::ShapePlumber& plumber) {
         modelVertex, modelPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder(),
-        modelVertex, modelPixel);
+        modelVertex, simplePixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withMaterial().withUnlit(),
         modelVertex, modelUnlitPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withUnlit(),
-        modelVertex, modelUnlitPixel);
+        modelVertex, simpleUnlitPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withMaterial().withTangents(),
         modelNormalMapVertex, modelNormalMapPixel);
@@ -189,13 +196,13 @@ void initDeferredPipelines(render::ShapePlumber& plumber) {
         modelVertex, modelTranslucentPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withTranslucent(),
-        modelVertex, modelTranslucentPixel);
+        simpleVertex, simplePixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withMaterial().withTranslucent().withUnlit(),
         modelVertex, modelTranslucentUnlitPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withTranslucent().withUnlit(),
-        modelVertex, modelTranslucentUnlitPixel);
+        simpleVertex, simpleUnlitPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withMaterial().withTranslucent().withTangents(),
         modelNormalMapVertex, modelTranslucentPixel);
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf
index 4f02140825..1ee2011972 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <$VERSION_HEADER$>
 //  Generated on <$_SCRIBE_DATE$>
 //
-//  simple.frag
+//  simple_textured_unlit.frag
 //  fragment shader
 //
 //  Created by Clément Brisset on 5/29/15.
@@ -31,12 +31,22 @@ void main(void) {
 
     const float ALPHA_THRESHOLD = 0.999;
     if (_color.a * texel.a < ALPHA_THRESHOLD) {
-        packDeferredFragmentTranslucent(
+
+        _fragColor0 = vec4(_color.rgb * texel.rgb, _color.a * texel.a);
+
+        if (_color.a * texel.a <= 0.0) {
+            _fragColor0 = vec4(_color.rgb * texel.rgb, _color.a * texel.a);
+            //discard;
+        } else {
+            _fragColor0 = vec4(_color.rgb * texel.rgb, _color.a * texel.a);
+        }
+       // _fragColor0 = vec4(albedo.rgb, alpha);
+       /* packDeferredFragmentTranslucent(
             normalize(_normal),
             _color.a * texel.a,
             _color.rgb * texel.rgb,
             DEFAULT_FRESNEL,
-            DEFAULT_ROUGHNESS);
+            DEFAULT_ROUGHNESS);*/
     } else {
         packDeferredFragmentUnlit(
             normalize(_normal),
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured.slf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0fda804129
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured.slf
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<@include gpu/Config.slh@>
+<$VERSION_HEADER$>
+//  Generated on <$_SCRIBE_DATE$>
+//
+//  simple_transparent_textured.slf
+//  fragment shader
+//
+//  Created by Sam Gateau on 4/3/17.
+//  Copyright 2017 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+<@include gpu/Color.slh@>
+<@include DeferredBufferWrite.slh@>
+<@include model/Material.slh@>
+
+// the albedo texture
+uniform sampler2D originalTexture;
+
+// the interpolated normal
+in vec3 _normal;
+in vec4 _color;
+in vec2 _texCoord0;
+
+void main(void) {
+    vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0.st);
+    texel = colorToLinearRGBA(texel);
+    packDeferredFragmentTranslucent(
+        normalize(_normal),
+        _color.a,
+        _color.rgb * texel.rgb,
+        DEFAULT_FRESNEL,
+        DEFAULT_ROUGHNESS);
+}
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