diff --git a/ili9341/ili9341.go b/ili9341/ili9341.go
index 421b3d2..5ddb463 100644
--- a/ili9341/ili9341.go
+++ b/ili9341/ili9341.go
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"tinygo.org/x/drivers"
+	"tinygo.org/x/drivers/pixel"
 )
 
 type Config struct {
@@ -31,6 +32,9 @@ type Device struct {
 	rd  machine.Pin
 }
 
+// Image buffer type used in the ili9341.
+type Image = pixel.Image[pixel.RGB565BE]
+
 var cmdBuf [6]byte
 
 var initCmd = []byte{
@@ -173,6 +177,8 @@ func (d *Device) EnableTEOutput(on bool) {
 }
 
 // DrawRGBBitmap copies an RGB bitmap to the internal buffer at given coordinates
+//
+// Deprecated: use DrawBitmap instead.
 func (d *Device) DrawRGBBitmap(x, y int16, data []uint16, w, h int16) error {
 	k, i := d.Size()
 	if x < 0 || y < 0 || w <= 0 || h <= 0 ||
@@ -187,6 +193,8 @@ func (d *Device) DrawRGBBitmap(x, y int16, data []uint16, w, h int16) error {
 }
 
 // DrawRGBBitmap8 copies an RGB bitmap to the internal buffer at given coordinates
+//
+// Deprecated: use DrawBitmap instead.
 func (d *Device) DrawRGBBitmap8(x, y int16, data []uint8, w, h int16) error {
 	k, i := d.Size()
 	if x < 0 || y < 0 || w <= 0 || h <= 0 ||
@@ -200,6 +208,13 @@ func (d *Device) DrawRGBBitmap8(x, y int16, data []uint8, w, h int16) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DrawBitmap copies the bitmap to the internal buffer on the screen at the
+// given coordinates. It returns once the image data has been sent completely.
+func (d *Device) DrawBitmap(x, y int16, bitmap Image) error {
+	width, height := bitmap.Size()
+	return d.DrawRGBBitmap8(x, y, bitmap.RawBuffer(), int16(width), int16(height))
+}
+
 // FillRectangle fills a rectangle at given coordinates with a color
 func (d *Device) FillRectangle(x, y, width, height int16, c color.RGBA) error {
 	k, i := d.Size()
diff --git a/st7735/st7735.go b/st7735/st7735.go
index 02bc93d..6f15781 100644
--- a/st7735/st7735.go
+++ b/st7735/st7735.go
@@ -305,6 +305,8 @@ func (d *DeviceOf[T]) FillRectangle(x, y, width, height int16, c color.RGBA) err
 }
 
 // DrawRGBBitmap8 copies an RGB bitmap to the internal buffer at given coordinates
+//
+// Deprecated: use DrawBitmap instead.
 func (d *DeviceOf[T]) DrawRGBBitmap8(x, y int16, data []uint8, w, h int16) error {
 	k, i := d.Size()
 	if x < 0 || y < 0 || w <= 0 || h <= 0 ||
@@ -316,6 +318,13 @@ func (d *DeviceOf[T]) DrawRGBBitmap8(x, y int16, data []uint8, w, h int16) error
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DrawBitmap copies the bitmap to the internal buffer on the screen at the
+// given coordinates. It returns once the image data has been sent completely.
+func (d *DeviceOf[T]) DrawBitmap(x, y int16, bitmap pixel.Image[T]) error {
+	width, height := bitmap.Size()
+	return d.DrawRGBBitmap8(x, y, bitmap.RawBuffer(), int16(width), int16(height))
+}
+
 // FillRectangle fills a rectangle at a given coordinates with a buffer
 func (d *DeviceOf[T]) FillRectangleWithBuffer(x, y, width, height int16, buffer []color.RGBA) error {
 	k, l := d.Size()
diff --git a/st7789/st7789.go b/st7789/st7789.go
index 245be11..5db2402 100644
--- a/st7789/st7789.go
+++ b/st7789/st7789.go
@@ -382,6 +382,8 @@ func (d *DeviceOf[T]) fillRectangle(x, y, width, height int16, c color.RGBA) err
 }
 
 // DrawRGBBitmap8 copies an RGB bitmap to the internal buffer at given coordinates
+//
+// Deprecated: use DrawBitmap instead.
 func (d *DeviceOf[T]) DrawRGBBitmap8(x, y int16, data []uint8, w, h int16) error {
 	k, i := d.Size()
 	if x < 0 || y < 0 || w <= 0 || h <= 0 ||
@@ -395,6 +397,13 @@ func (d *DeviceOf[T]) DrawRGBBitmap8(x, y int16, data []uint8, w, h int16) error
 	return nil
 }
 
+// DrawBitmap copies the bitmap to the internal buffer on the screen at the
+// given coordinates. It returns once the image data has been sent completely.
+func (d *DeviceOf[T]) DrawBitmap(x, y int16, bitmap pixel.Image[T]) error {
+	width, height := bitmap.Size()
+	return d.DrawRGBBitmap8(x, y, bitmap.RawBuffer(), int16(width), int16(height))
+}
+
 // FillRectangleWithBuffer fills buffer with a rectangle at a given coordinates.
 func (d *DeviceOf[T]) FillRectangleWithBuffer(x, y, width, height int16, buffer []color.RGBA) error {
 	i, j := d.Size()