diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
index 6bea675b9..00a9a2075 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 // Copyright (c) Six Labors and contributors.
 // Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
 
+using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Advanced;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Formats;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.Metadata;
 using SixLabors.ImageSharp.PixelFormats;
@@ -13,8 +14,10 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>;
     }
     
-    public abstract partial class Image : IImage
+    public abstract partial class Image : IImage, IConfigurable
     {
+        protected readonly Configuration configuration;
+
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public PixelTypeInfo PixelType { get; }
 
@@ -27,14 +30,20 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public ImageMetadata Metadata { get; }
 
-        protected Image(PixelTypeInfo pixelType, ImageMetadata metadata)
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Gets the pixel buffer.
+        /// </summary>
+        Configuration IConfigurable.Configuration => this.configuration;
+
+        protected Image(Configuration configuration, PixelTypeInfo pixelType, ImageMetadata metadata)
         {
+            this.configuration = configuration ?? Configuration.Default;
             this.PixelType = pixelType;
             this.Metadata = metadata ?? new ImageMetadata();
         }
 
         public abstract void Dispose();
 
-        internal abstract void ApplyVisitor(IImageVisitor visitor);
+        internal abstract void AcceptVisitor(IImageVisitor visitor);
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
index 2cf389d37..64ec87c4d 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image{TPixel}.cs
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
     /// Encapsulates an image, which consists of the pixel data for a graphics image and its attributes.
     /// </summary>
     /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format.</typeparam>
-    public sealed class Image<TPixel> : IImage, IConfigurable
+    public sealed class Image<TPixel> : Image
         where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
     {
-        private readonly Configuration configuration;
-
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Image{TPixel}"/> class
         /// with the height and the width of the image.
@@ -68,8 +66,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <param name="height">The height of the image in pixels.</param>
         /// <param name="metadata">The images metadata.</param>
         internal Image(Configuration configuration, int width, int height, ImageMetadata metadata)
+            : base(configuration, PixelTypeInfo.Create<TPixel>(), metadata)
         {
-            this.configuration = configuration ?? Configuration.Default;
             this.PixelType = new PixelTypeInfo(Unsafe.SizeOf<TPixel>() * 8);
             this.Metadata = metadata ?? new ImageMetadata();
             this.Frames = new ImageFrameCollection<TPixel>(this, width, height, default(TPixel));
@@ -85,8 +83,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <param name="height">The height of the image in pixels.</param>
         /// <param name="metadata">The images metadata.</param>
         internal Image(Configuration configuration, MemorySource<TPixel> memorySource, int width, int height, ImageMetadata metadata)
+            : base(configuration, PixelTypeInfo.Create<TPixel>(), metadata)
         {
-            this.configuration = configuration;
             this.PixelType = new PixelTypeInfo(Unsafe.SizeOf<TPixel>() * 8);
             this.Metadata = metadata;
             this.Frames = new ImageFrameCollection<TPixel>(this, width, height, memorySource);
@@ -102,8 +100,8 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <param name="backgroundColor">The color to initialize the pixels with.</param>
         /// <param name="metadata">The images metadata.</param>
         internal Image(Configuration configuration, int width, int height, TPixel backgroundColor, ImageMetadata metadata)
+            : base(configuration, PixelTypeInfo.Create<TPixel>(), metadata)
         {
-            this.configuration = configuration ?? Configuration.Default;
             this.PixelType = new PixelTypeInfo(Unsafe.SizeOf<TPixel>() * 8);
             this.Metadata = metadata ?? new ImageMetadata();
             this.Frames = new ImageFrameCollection<TPixel>(this, width, height, backgroundColor);
@@ -117,18 +115,14 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <param name="metadata">The images metadata.</param>
         /// <param name="frames">The frames that will be owned by this image instance.</param>
         internal Image(Configuration configuration, ImageMetadata metadata, IEnumerable<ImageFrame<TPixel>> frames)
+            : base(configuration,PixelTypeInfo.Create<TPixel>(), metadata)
         {
-            this.configuration = configuration ?? Configuration.Default;
             this.PixelType = new PixelTypeInfo(Unsafe.SizeOf<TPixel>() * 8);
             this.Metadata = metadata ?? new ImageMetadata();
 
             this.Frames = new ImageFrameCollection<TPixel>(this, frames);
         }
 
-        /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the pixel buffer.
-        /// </summary>
-        Configuration IConfigurable.Configuration => this.configuration;
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public PixelTypeInfo PixelType { get; }
@@ -142,7 +136,6 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public ImageMetadata Metadata { get; }
 
-        /// <summary>
         /// Gets the frames.
         /// </summary>
         public ImageFrameCollection<TPixel> Frames { get; }
@@ -220,7 +213,7 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public void Dispose() => this.Frames.Dispose();
 
-        internal override void ApplyVisitor(IImageVisitor visitor)
+        internal override void AcceptVisitor(IImageVisitor visitor)
         {
             visitor.Visit(this);
         }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/IImageProcessingContext{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/IImageProcessingContext{TPixel}.cs
index 72b78b32a..1b4fbd3be 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/IImageProcessingContext{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/IImageProcessingContext{TPixel}.cs
@@ -9,16 +9,6 @@ using SixLabors.Primitives;
 namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
 {
     public interface IImageProcessingContext
-    {
-        
-    }
-    
-    /// <summary>
-    /// An interface to queue up image operations to apply to an image.
-    /// </summary>
-    /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format</typeparam>
-    public interface IImageProcessingContext<TPixel>
-        where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
     {
         /// <summary>
         /// Gets a reference to the <see cref="MemoryAllocator" /> used to allocate buffers
@@ -31,7 +21,15 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
         /// </summary>
         /// <returns>The <see cref="Rectangle"/></returns>
         Size GetCurrentSize();
-
+    }
+    
+    /// <summary>
+    /// An interface to queue up image operations to apply to an image.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <typeparam name="TPixel">The pixel format</typeparam>
+    public interface IImageProcessingContext<TPixel> : IImageProcessingContext
+        where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
+    {
         /// <summary>
         /// Adds the processor to the current set of image operations to be applied.
         /// </summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/ProcessingExtensions.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/ProcessingExtensions.cs
index c96b97111..a1acf3aa0 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Processing/ProcessingExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Processing/ProcessingExtensions.cs
@@ -13,9 +13,41 @@ namespace SixLabors.ImageSharp.Processing
     /// </summary>
     public static class ProcessingExtensions
     {
-        public static void Mutate(this Image source, Action<IImageProcessingContext> operation)
+        class ProcessingVisitor : IImageVisitor
         {
+            private readonly Action<IImageProcessingContext> operation;
+
+            private readonly bool mutate;
             
+            public Image ResultImage { get; private set; }
+
+            public ProcessingVisitor(Action<IImageProcessingContext> operation, bool mutate)
+            {
+                this.operation = operation;
+                this.mutate = mutate;
+            }
+
+            public void Visit<TPixel>(Image<TPixel> image)
+                where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
+            {
+                IInternalImageProcessingContext<TPixel> operationsRunner = image.GetConfiguration()
+                    .ImageOperationsProvider.CreateImageProcessingContext(image, this.mutate);
+                this.operation(operationsRunner);
+                this.ResultImage = operationsRunner.Apply();
+            }
+        }
+        
+        public static void Mutate(this Image source, Action<IImageProcessingContext> operation)
+        {
+            ProcessingVisitor visitor = new ProcessingVisitor(operation, true);
+            source.AcceptVisitor(visitor);
+        }
+
+        public static Image Clone(this Image source, Action<IImageProcessingContext> operation)
+        {
+            ProcessingVisitor visitor = new ProcessingVisitor(operation, false);
+            source.AcceptVisitor(visitor);
+            return visitor.ResultImage;
         }
         
         /// <summary>