diff --git a/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/core/Utility.java b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/core/Utility.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..45c5602
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/core/Utility.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package de.miaurizius.jgame2d.core;
+
+import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
+
+public class Utility {
+
+    public static BufferedImage scaleImage(BufferedImage img, int width, int height) {
+        BufferedImage scl = new BufferedImage(width, height, img.getType());
+        scl = new BufferedImage(width, height, img.getType());
+        scl.createGraphics().drawImage(img, 0, 0, width, height, null);
+        return scl;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Player.java b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Player.java
index 0a23d19..191aee9 100644
--- a/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Player.java
+++ b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/entity/Player.java
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 package de.miaurizius.jgame2d.entity;
 
-import de.miaurizius.jgame2d.core.Boot;
-import de.miaurizius.jgame2d.core.Direction;
-import de.miaurizius.jgame2d.core.GamePanel;
-import de.miaurizius.jgame2d.core.KeyHandler;
+import de.miaurizius.jgame2d.core.*;
 
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -47,18 +44,23 @@ public class Player extends Entity {
     }
 
     public void getPlayerImage()  {
+        up1 = initPlayerImage("boy_up_1");
+        up2 = initPlayerImage("boy_up_2");
+        down1 = initPlayerImage("boy_down_1");
+        down2 = initPlayerImage("boy_down_2");
+        left1 = initPlayerImage("boy_left_1");
+        left2 = initPlayerImage(("boy_left_2"));
+        right1 = initPlayerImage(("boy_right_1"));
+        right2 = initPlayerImage(("boy_right_2"));
+    }
+
+    public BufferedImage initPlayerImage(String name) {
         try {
-            up1 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_up_1.png"));
-            up2 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_up_2.png"));
-            down1 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_down_1.png"));
-            down2 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_down_2.png"));
-            left1 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_left_1.png"));
-            left2 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_left_2.png"));
-            right1 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_right_1.png"));
-            right2 = ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/boy_right_2.png"));
+            return Utility.scaleImage(ImageIO.read(new FileInputStream("assets/player/" + name + ".png")), panel.tileSize, panel.tileSize);
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            Boot.logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Could not load image", e);
+            Boot.logger.log(Level.SEVERE, "Could not load player-image", e);
         }
+        return null;
     }
 
     public void update() {
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ public class Player extends Entity {
             case LEFT -> (spriteNum == 1) ? left1 : left2;
             case RIGHT -> (spriteNum == 1) ? right1 : right2;
         };
-        graphics2d.drawImage(image, screenX, screenY, panel.tileSize, panel.tileSize, null);
+        graphics2d.drawImage(image, screenX, screenY, null);
     }
 
 }
diff --git a/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/tile/TileManager.java b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/tile/TileManager.java
index 0474af3..42b9fac 100644
--- a/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/tile/TileManager.java
+++ b/src/de/miaurizius/jgame2d/tile/TileManager.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package de.miaurizius.jgame2d.tile;
 
 import de.miaurizius.jgame2d.core.Boot;
 import de.miaurizius.jgame2d.core.GamePanel;
+import de.miaurizius.jgame2d.core.Utility;
 
 import javax.imageio.ImageIO;
 import java.awt.*;
@@ -44,10 +45,7 @@ public class TileManager {
         BufferedImage scaledImage;
         for (Tile tile : tile) {
             if(tile == null) continue;
-            scaledImage = new BufferedImage(panel.tileSize, panel.tileSize, tile.image.getType());
-            Graphics2D g2d = scaledImage.createGraphics();
-            g2d.drawImage(tile.image, 0, 0, panel.tileSize, panel.tileSize, null);
-            tile.image = scaledImage;
+            tile.image = Utility.scaleImage(tile.image, panel.tileSize, panel.tileSize);
         }
     }
 
@@ -92,7 +90,7 @@ public class TileManager {
                worldX - panel.tileSize < panel.player.worldX + panel.player.screenX &&
                worldY + panel.tileSize > panel.player.worldY - panel.player.screenY &&
                worldY - panel.tileSize < panel.player.worldY + panel.player.screenY
-            ) graphics2D.drawImage(tile[tileNum].image, screenX, screenY, panel.tileSize, panel.tileSize, null);
+            ) graphics2D.drawImage(tile[tileNum].image, screenX, screenY, null);
 
             worldCol++;