diff --git a/include/gfx.h b/include/gfx.h
index 53e169e..8e0cc11 100644
--- a/include/gfx.h
+++ b/include/gfx.h
@@ -128,10 +128,10 @@ struct DescriptorSetLayoutBinding {
 };
 
 struct SamplerInfo {
-  Filter minify;
-  Filter magnify;
-  Filter mipmap;
-  bool anisotropic_filtering;
+  Filter minify = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
+  Filter magnify = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
+  Filter mipmap = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
+  bool anisotropic_filtering = true;
 
   bool operator==(const SamplerInfo&) const = default;
 };
diff --git a/include/resources/texture.h b/include/resources/texture.h
index 80c489f..093ea36 100644
--- a/include/resources/texture.h
+++ b/include/resources/texture.h
@@ -10,14 +10,8 @@ namespace engine {
 
 class Texture {
    public:
-    enum class Filtering {
-        kOff,
-        kBilinear,
-        kTrilinear,
-        kAnisotropic,
-    };
-
-    Texture(Renderer* renderer, const uint8_t* bitmap, int width, int height, Filtering filtering, bool srgb);
+    
+    Texture(Renderer* renderer, const uint8_t* bitmap, int width, int height, gfx::SamplerInfo samplerInfo, bool srgb);
 
     ~Texture();
     Texture(const Texture&) = delete;
@@ -32,7 +26,7 @@ class Texture {
     const gfx::Sampler* sampler_; // not owned by Texture, owned by Renderer
 };
 
-std::unique_ptr<Texture> LoadTextureFromFile(const std::string& path, Texture::Filtering filtering, Renderer* renderer, bool srgb = true);
+std::unique_ptr<Texture> LoadTextureFromFile(const std::string& path, gfx::SamplerInfo samplerInfo, Renderer* renderer, bool srgb = true);
 
 } // namespace engine
 
diff --git a/include/util/gltf_loader.h b/include/util/gltf_loader.h
index 899967f..4a94e4f 100644
--- a/include/util/gltf_loader.h
+++ b/include/util/gltf_loader.h
@@ -6,6 +6,15 @@
 
 namespace engine::util {
 
+/*
+ * Loads the default scene found in a glTF file into 'scene'.
+ * 'isStatic' will mark every transform as static to aid rendering optimisation.
+ * Returns the top-level glTF node as an engine entity.
+ * 
+ * Loader limitations:
+ *  - Can only load .glb files
+ *  - glTF files must contain all textures
+ */
 engine::Entity LoadGLTF(Scene& scene, const std::string& path, bool isStatic = false);
 
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/application.cpp b/src/application.cpp
index 9c8b670..93598a9 100644
--- a/src/application.cpp
+++ b/src/application.cpp
@@ -167,13 +167,21 @@ Application::Application(const char* appName, const char* appVersion, gfx::Graph
 
     /* default textures */
     {
-        auto whiteTexture = LoadTextureFromFile(GetResourcePath("engine/textures/white.png"), Texture::Filtering::kOff, renderer(), true);
+        auto whiteTexture = LoadTextureFromFile(GetResourcePath("engine/textures/white.png"), gfx::SamplerInfo{}, renderer(), true);
         GetResourceManager<Texture>()->AddPersistent("builtin.white", std::move(whiteTexture));
     }
     {
-        auto normalTexture = LoadTextureFromFile(GetResourcePath("engine/textures/normal.png"), Texture::Filtering::kOff, renderer(), false);
+        auto normalTexture = LoadTextureFromFile(GetResourcePath("engine/textures/normal.png"), gfx::SamplerInfo{}, renderer(), false);
         GetResourceManager<Texture>()->AddPersistent("builtin.normal", std::move(normalTexture));
     }
+
+    /* default materials */
+    {
+        auto defaultMaterial = std::make_unique<Material>(renderer(), GetResource<Shader>("builtin.fancy"));
+        defaultMaterial->SetAlbedoTexture(GetResource<Texture>("builtin.white"));
+        defaultMaterial->SetNormalTexture(GetResource<Texture>("builtin.normal"));
+        GetResourceManager<Material>()->AddPersistent("builtin.default", std::move(defaultMaterial));
+    }
 }
 
 Application::~Application()
diff --git a/src/resources/texture.cpp b/src/resources/texture.cpp
index 1acf5d2..2fdffbc 100644
--- a/src/resources/texture.cpp
+++ b/src/resources/texture.cpp
@@ -8,42 +8,13 @@
 
 namespace engine {
 
-Texture::Texture(Renderer* renderer, const uint8_t* bitmap, int width, int height, Filtering filtering, bool srgb) : gfx_(renderer->GetDevice())
+Texture::Texture(Renderer* renderer, const uint8_t* bitmap, int width, int height, gfx::SamplerInfo samplerInfo, bool srgb) : gfx_(renderer->GetDevice())
 {
-    gfx::SamplerInfo samplerInfo{};
-
-    samplerInfo.magnify = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
-
-    switch (filtering) {
-        case Filtering::kOff:
-            samplerInfo.minify = gfx::Filter::kNearest;
-            samplerInfo.mipmap = gfx::Filter::kNearest;
-            samplerInfo.anisotropic_filtering = false;
-            break;
-        case Filtering::kBilinear:
-            samplerInfo.minify = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
-            samplerInfo.mipmap = gfx::Filter::kNearest;
-            samplerInfo.anisotropic_filtering = false;
-            break;
-        case Filtering::kTrilinear:
-            samplerInfo.minify = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
-            samplerInfo.mipmap = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
-            samplerInfo.anisotropic_filtering = false;
-            break;
-        case Filtering::kAnisotropic:
-            samplerInfo.minify = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
-            samplerInfo.mipmap = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
-            samplerInfo.anisotropic_filtering = true;
-    }
-
     if (renderer->samplers.contains(samplerInfo) == false) {
         renderer->samplers.insert(std::make_pair(samplerInfo, gfx_->CreateSampler(samplerInfo)));
     }
 
-    gfx::ImageFormat format = gfx::ImageFormat::kLinear;
-    if (srgb) {
-        format = gfx::ImageFormat::kSRGB;
-    }
+    gfx::ImageFormat format = srgb ? gfx::ImageFormat::kSRGB : gfx::ImageFormat::kLinear;
 
     image_ = gfx_->CreateImage(width, height, format, bitmap);
     sampler_ = renderer->samplers.at(samplerInfo);
@@ -57,11 +28,11 @@ Texture::~Texture()
     gfx_->DestroyImage(image_);
 }
 
-std::unique_ptr<Texture> LoadTextureFromFile(const std::string& path, Texture::Filtering filtering, Renderer* renderer, bool srgb)
+std::unique_ptr<Texture> LoadTextureFromFile(const std::string& path, gfx::SamplerInfo samplerInfo, Renderer* renderer, bool srgb)
 {
     int width, height;
     auto bitmap = util::ReadImageFile(path, width, height);
-    return std::make_unique<Texture>(renderer, bitmap->data(), width, height, filtering, srgb);
+    return std::make_unique<Texture>(renderer, bitmap->data(), width, height, samplerInfo, srgb);
 }
 
 } // namespace engine
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/util/gltf_loader.cpp b/src/util/gltf_loader.cpp
index 5a78a84..145e2d2 100644
--- a/src/util/gltf_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/util/gltf_loader.cpp
@@ -53,250 +53,6 @@ static glm::mat4 MatFromDoubleArray(const std::vector<double>& arr)
     return mat;
 }
 
-static void CreateNodes(engine::Scene& app_scene, const tg::Scene& gl_scene, const tg::Model& gl_model, engine::Entity parent_entity, const tg::Node& node)
-{
-    static int node_count = 0;
-    int node_uuid = node_count++;
-
-    glm::vec3 pos{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f};
-    glm::quat rot{0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f};
-    glm::vec3 scale{1.0f, 1.0f, 1.0f};
-
-    if (node.matrix.size() == 16) {
-        const glm::mat4 matrix = MatFromDoubleArray(node.matrix);
-        DecomposeTransform(matrix, pos, rot, scale);
-    }
-    else {
-        if (node.translation.size() == 3) {
-            pos.x = node.translation[0];
-            pos.y = node.translation[1];
-            pos.z = node.translation[2];
-        }
-        if (node.rotation.size() == 4) {
-            rot.x = node.rotation[0];
-            rot.y = node.rotation[1];
-            rot.z = node.rotation[2];
-            rot.w = node.rotation[3];
-        }
-        if (node.scale.size() == 3) {
-            scale.x = node.scale[0];
-            scale.y = node.scale[1];
-            scale.z = node.scale[2];
-        }
-    }
-
-    engine::Entity entity = app_scene.CreateEntity(std::string("test_node") + std::to_string(node_uuid), parent_entity, pos, rot, scale);
-
-    if (node.mesh >= 0) {
-        const tg::Mesh& mesh = gl_model.meshes.at(node.mesh);
-        const tg::Primitive& prim = mesh.primitives.front(); // required
-        if (prim.mode != TINYGLTF_MODE_TRIANGLES) throw std::runtime_error("glTF loader only supports triangles!");
-
-        const tg::Accessor& indices_accessor = gl_model.accessors.at(prim.indices); // not required. TODO: handle no indices
-        size_t indices_int_size = 0;
-        if (indices_accessor.componentType == TINYGLTF_COMPONENT_TYPE_UNSIGNED_BYTE) indices_int_size = 1;
-        if (indices_accessor.componentType == TINYGLTF_COMPONENT_TYPE_UNSIGNED_SHORT) indices_int_size = 2;
-        if (indices_accessor.componentType == TINYGLTF_COMPONENT_TYPE_UNSIGNED_INT) indices_int_size = 4;
-        if (indices_int_size == 0) throw std::runtime_error("GLTF parse error!");
-        const tg::BufferView& indices_bufferview = gl_model.bufferViews.at(indices_accessor.bufferView); // required for TG
-        const size_t indices_byteoffset = indices_accessor.byteOffset + indices_bufferview.byteOffset;
-        const tg::Buffer& indices_buffer = gl_model.buffers.at(indices_bufferview.buffer);
-
-        std::unique_ptr<std::vector<uint32_t>> indices = nullptr;
-        if (indices_int_size == 4) {
-            const uint32_t* const indices_data = reinterpret_cast<const uint32_t*>(indices_buffer.data.data() + indices_byteoffset);
-            // in future, let Mesh constructor use spans to avoid unneccesary copy here
-            indices = std::make_unique<std::vector<uint32_t>>(indices_data, indices_data + indices_accessor.count);
-        }
-        else if (indices_int_size == 2) {
-            indices = std::make_unique<std::vector<uint32_t>>();
-            const uint16_t* const indices_data = reinterpret_cast<const uint16_t*>(indices_buffer.data.data() + indices_byteoffset);
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < indices_accessor.count; ++i) {
-                indices->push_back(indices_data[i]);
-            }
-        }
-
-        if (indices == nullptr) {
-            throw std::runtime_error("TODO: handle and support this");
-        }
-
-        const tg::Accessor& pos_accessor = gl_model.accessors.at(prim.attributes.at("POSITION"));
-        if (pos_accessor.componentType != TINYGLTF_COMPONENT_TYPE_FLOAT) throw std::runtime_error("Position att. must be float!");
-        if (pos_accessor.type != 3) throw std::runtime_error("Position att. dim. must be 3!");
-        const tg::BufferView& pos_bufferview = gl_model.bufferViews.at(pos_accessor.bufferView);
-        const size_t pos_byteoffset = pos_accessor.byteOffset + pos_bufferview.byteOffset;
-        const size_t pos_bytestride = pos_accessor.ByteStride(pos_bufferview);
-        const tg::Buffer& pos_buffer = gl_model.buffers.at(pos_bufferview.buffer);
-
-        const tg::Accessor& norm_accessor = gl_model.accessors.at(prim.attributes.at("NORMAL"));
-        if (norm_accessor.componentType != TINYGLTF_COMPONENT_TYPE_FLOAT) throw std::runtime_error("Normal att. must be float!");
-        if (norm_accessor.type != 3) throw std::runtime_error("Normal att. dim. must be 3!");
-        const tg::BufferView& norm_bufferview = gl_model.bufferViews.at(norm_accessor.bufferView);
-        const size_t norm_byteoffset = norm_accessor.byteOffset + norm_bufferview.byteOffset;
-        const size_t norm_bytestride = norm_accessor.ByteStride(norm_bufferview);
-        const tg::Buffer& norm_buffer = gl_model.buffers.at(norm_bufferview.buffer);
-
-        std::vector<engine::Vertex> vertices(pos_accessor.count);
-
-        if (prim.attributes.contains("TEXCOORD_0")) {
-            const tg::Accessor& uv_accessor = gl_model.accessors.at(prim.attributes.at("TEXCOORD_0"));
-            if (uv_accessor.componentType != TINYGLTF_COMPONENT_TYPE_FLOAT) throw std::runtime_error("UV att. must be float!");
-            if (uv_accessor.type != 2) throw std::runtime_error("UV att. dim. must be 2!");
-            const tg::BufferView& uv_bufferview = gl_model.bufferViews.at(uv_accessor.bufferView);
-            const size_t uv_byteoffset = uv_accessor.byteOffset + uv_bufferview.byteOffset;
-            const size_t uv_bytestride = uv_accessor.ByteStride(uv_bufferview);
-            const tg::Buffer& uv_buffer = gl_model.buffers.at(uv_bufferview.buffer);
-            
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < vertices.size(); ++i) {
-                vertices[i].uv = *reinterpret_cast<const glm::vec2*>(&uv_buffer.data[uv_byteoffset + uv_bytestride * i]);
-            }
-        }
-
-        bool has_tangents = false;
-        if (prim.attributes.contains("TANGENT")) {
-            has_tangents = true;
-        }
-
-        // copy everything except tangents and uvs
-        for (size_t i = 0; i < vertices.size(); ++i) {
-            vertices[i].pos = *reinterpret_cast<const glm::vec3*>(&pos_buffer.data[pos_byteoffset + pos_bytestride * i]);
-            vertices[i].norm = *reinterpret_cast<const glm::vec3*>(&norm_buffer.data[norm_byteoffset + norm_bytestride * i]);
-        }
-
-        if (has_tangents) {
-            const tg::Accessor& tangent_accessor = gl_model.accessors.at(prim.attributes.at("TANGENT"));
-            if (tangent_accessor.componentType != TINYGLTF_COMPONENT_TYPE_FLOAT) throw std::runtime_error("Tangent att. must be float!");
-            if (tangent_accessor.type != 4) throw std::runtime_error("Tangent att. dim. must be 4!");
-            const tg::BufferView& tangent_bufferview = gl_model.bufferViews.at(tangent_accessor.bufferView);
-            const size_t tangent_byteoffset = tangent_accessor.byteOffset + tangent_bufferview.byteOffset;
-            const size_t tangent_bytestride = tangent_accessor.ByteStride(tangent_bufferview);
-            const tg::Buffer& tangent_buffer = gl_model.buffers.at(tangent_bufferview.buffer);
-            for (size_t i = 0; i < vertices.size(); ++i) {
-                vertices[i].tangent = *reinterpret_cast<const glm::vec4*>(&tangent_buffer.data[tangent_byteoffset + tangent_bytestride * i]);
-            }
-        }
-        else {
-          // generate tangents if they're not in the file
-            struct MeshData {
-                engine::Vertex* vertices;
-                const uint32_t* indices;
-                size_t count;
-                std::vector<uint32_t> new_indices;
-            };
-
-            MeshData meshData{};
-            meshData.vertices = vertices.data();
-            meshData.indices = indices->data();
-            meshData.count = indices->size();
-            meshData.new_indices.reserve(meshData.count);
-
-            SMikkTSpaceInterface mts_interface{};
-            mts_interface.m_getNumFaces = [](const SMikkTSpaceContext* pContext) -> int {
-                const MeshData* meshData = static_cast<const MeshData*>(pContext->m_pUserData);
-                assert(meshData->count % 3 == 0);
-                return meshData->count / 3;
-            };
-            mts_interface.m_getNumVerticesOfFace = [](const SMikkTSpaceContext*, const int) -> int { return 3; };
-            mts_interface.m_getPosition = [](const SMikkTSpaceContext* pContext, float fvPosOut[], const int iFace, const int iVert) -> void {
-                const MeshData* const meshData = static_cast<const MeshData*>(pContext->m_pUserData);
-                const glm::vec3 pos = meshData->vertices[meshData->indices[iFace * 3 + iVert]].pos;
-                fvPosOut[0] = pos.x;
-                fvPosOut[1] = pos.y;
-                fvPosOut[2] = pos.z;
-            };
-            mts_interface.m_getNormal = [](const SMikkTSpaceContext* pContext, float fvNormOut[], const int iFace, const int iVert) -> void {
-                const MeshData* const meshData = static_cast<const MeshData*>(pContext->m_pUserData);
-                const glm::vec3 norm = meshData->vertices[meshData->indices[iFace * 3 + iVert]].norm;
-                fvNormOut[0] = norm.x;
-                fvNormOut[1] = norm.y;
-                fvNormOut[2] = norm.z;
-            };
-            mts_interface.m_getTexCoord = [](const SMikkTSpaceContext* pContext, float fvTexcOut[], const int iFace, const int iVert) -> void {
-                const MeshData* const meshData = static_cast<const MeshData*>(pContext->m_pUserData);
-                const glm::vec2 uv = meshData->vertices[meshData->indices[iFace * 3 + iVert]].uv;
-                fvTexcOut[0] = uv.x;
-                fvTexcOut[1] = uv.y;
-            };
-            mts_interface.m_setTSpaceBasic = [](const SMikkTSpaceContext* pContext, const float fvTangent[], const float fSign, const int iFace,
-                                                const int iVert) -> void {
-                MeshData* const meshData = static_cast<MeshData*>(pContext->m_pUserData);
-                glm::vec4& tangent = meshData->vertices[meshData->indices[iFace * 3 + iVert]].tangent;
-                tangent.x = fvTangent[0];
-                tangent.y = fvTangent[1];
-                tangent.z = fvTangent[2];
-                tangent.w = fSign;
-            };
-            SMikkTSpaceContext mts_context{};
-            mts_context.m_pInterface = &mts_interface;
-            mts_context.m_pUserData = &meshData;
-
-            bool tan_result = genTangSpaceDefault(&mts_context);
-            if (tan_result == false) throw std::runtime_error("Failed to generate tangents!");
-        }
-
-        auto mesh_comp = app_scene.AddComponent<engine::MeshRenderableComponent>(entity);
-        mesh_comp->mesh = std::make_unique<engine::Mesh>(app_scene.app()->renderer()->GetDevice(), vertices, *indices);
-
-        // now get material
-        mesh_comp->material = std::make_unique<engine::Material>(app_scene.app()->renderer(), app_scene.app()->GetResource<Shader>("builtin.fancy"));
-
-        mesh_comp->material->SetAlbedoTexture(app_scene.app()->GetResource<Texture>("builtin.white"));
-        mesh_comp->material->SetNormalTexture(app_scene.app()->GetResource<Texture>("builtin.normal"));
-
-        if (prim.material >= 0) {
-            const tg::Material& mat = gl_model.materials.at(prim.material);
-            if (mat.alphaMode != "OPAQUE") {
-                LOG_WARN("Non-opaque alpha modes are not supported yet");
-            }
-            if (mat.doubleSided == true) {
-                LOG_WARN("Double-sided materials are not supported yet");
-            }
-            if (mat.normalTexture.index != -1) {
-                if (mat.normalTexture.texCoord == 0) {
-                    if (mat.normalTexture.scale == 1.0) {
-                        const tg::Texture& norm_texture = gl_model.textures.at(mat.normalTexture.index);
-                        if (norm_texture.source != -1) {
-                            const tg::Image& norm_image = gl_model.images.at(norm_texture.source);
-                            if (norm_image.as_is == false && norm_image.bits == 8 && norm_image.pixel_type == TINYGLTF_COMPONENT_TYPE_UNSIGNED_BYTE) {
-                                // create texture on GPU
-                                mesh_comp->material->SetNormalTexture(std::make_unique<Texture>(app_scene.app()->renderer(), norm_image.image.data(),
-                                                                                                norm_image.width, norm_image.height,
-                                                                                                Texture::Filtering::kAnisotropic, false));
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                    else {
-                        LOG_WARN("Normal texture has scaling which is unsupported. Ignoring normal map.");
-                    }
-                }
-                else {
-                    LOG_WARN("Normal texture doesn't specify UV0. Ignoring normal map.");
-                }
-            }
-            if (mat.pbrMetallicRoughness.baseColorTexture.index != -1) {
-                if (mat.pbrMetallicRoughness.baseColorTexture.texCoord == 0) {
-                    const tg::Texture& texture = gl_model.textures.at(mat.pbrMetallicRoughness.baseColorTexture.index);
-                    if (texture.source != -1) {
-                        const tg::Image& image = gl_model.images.at(texture.source);
-                        if (image.as_is == false && image.bits == 8 && image.pixel_type == TINYGLTF_COMPONENT_TYPE_UNSIGNED_BYTE) {
-                            // create texture on GPU
-                            mesh_comp->material->SetAlbedoTexture(std::make_unique<Texture>(app_scene.app()->renderer(), image.image.data(), image.width,
-                                                                                            image.height, Texture::Filtering::kAnisotropic, true));
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-                else {
-                    LOG_WARN("Color texture doesn't specify UV0. Ignoring.");
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    for (const int node : node.children) {
-        CreateNodes(app_scene, gl_scene, gl_model, entity, gl_model.nodes.at(node));
-    }
-}
-
 engine::Entity LoadGLTF(Scene& scene, const std::string& path, bool isStatic)
 {
 
@@ -333,13 +89,90 @@ engine::Entity LoadGLTF(Scene& scene, const std::string& path, bool isStatic)
 
     const tg::Scene& s = model.scenes.at(scene_index);
 
+    /* load all textures found in the model */
+
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Texture>> textures{};
+    textures.reserve(model.textures.size());
+
+    for (const tg::Texture& texture : model.textures) {
+        // find the image first
+        // use missing texture image by default
+        textures.emplace_back(scene.app()->GetResource<Texture>("builtin.white"));
+        
+        if (texture.source == -1) continue;
+
+        gfx::SamplerInfo samplerInfo{};
+        // default to trilinear filtering even if mipmaps are not specified
+        samplerInfo.minify = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
+        samplerInfo.magnify = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
+        samplerInfo.mipmap = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
+        if (texture.sampler != -1) {
+            const tg::Sampler& sampler = model.samplers.at(texture.sampler);
+            switch (sampler.minFilter) {
+            case TINYGLTF_TEXTURE_FILTER_NEAREST:
+            case TINYGLTF_TEXTURE_FILTER_NEAREST_MIPMAP_LINEAR:
+                samplerInfo.minify = gfx::Filter::kNearest;
+                samplerInfo.mipmap = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
+                break;
+            case TINYGLTF_TEXTURE_FILTER_NEAREST_MIPMAP_NEAREST:
+                samplerInfo.minify = gfx::Filter::kNearest;
+                samplerInfo.mipmap = gfx::Filter::kNearest;
+                break;
+            case TINYGLTF_TEXTURE_FILTER_LINEAR:
+            case TINYGLTF_TEXTURE_FILTER_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR:
+                samplerInfo.minify = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
+                samplerInfo.mipmap = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
+                break;
+            case TINYGLTF_TEXTURE_FILTER_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST:
+                samplerInfo.minify = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
+                samplerInfo.mipmap = gfx::Filter::kNearest;
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+            }
+            switch (sampler.magFilter) {
+            case TINYGLTF_TEXTURE_FILTER_NEAREST:
+                samplerInfo.magnify = gfx::Filter::kNearest;
+                break;
+            case TINYGLTF_TEXTURE_FILTER_LINEAR:
+                samplerInfo.magnify = gfx::Filter::kLinear;
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        // use aniso if min filter is LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR
+        samplerInfo.anisotropic_filtering = (samplerInfo.minify == gfx::Filter::kLinear && samplerInfo.mipmap == gfx::Filter::kLinear);
+
+        const tg::Image& image = model.images.at(texture.source);
+        if (image.as_is == false && image.bits == 8 && image.component == 4 && image.pixel_type == TINYGLTF_COMPONENT_TYPE_UNSIGNED_BYTE) {
+            // create texture on GPU
+            textures.back() = std::make_shared<Texture>(scene.app()->renderer(), image.image.data(), image.width,
+                image.height, samplerInfo, true);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /* load all materials found in model */
+
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Material>> materials{};
+    materials.reserve(model.materials.size());
+    for (const tg::Material& material : model.materials) {
+        // use default material unless a material is found
+        materials.emplace_back(scene.app()->GetResource<Material>("builtin.default"));
+    }
+
+    /* load all meshes found in model */
+
+    std::vector<std::shared_ptr<Mesh>> meshes{};
+    meshes.reserve(model.meshes.size());
+    for (const tg::Mesh& mesh : model.meshes) {
+        // placeholder mesh for now
+        
+    }
+    
     const Entity parent =
         scene.CreateEntity("test_node", 0, glm::vec3{}, glm::quat{glm::one_over_root_two<float>(), glm::one_over_root_two<float>(), 0.0f, 0.0f});
 
-    for (int node : s.nodes) {
-        CreateNodes(scene, s, model, parent, model.nodes.at(node));
-    }
-
     return parent;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/util/model_loader.cpp b/src/util/model_loader.cpp
index 5238bae..c4b6f97 100644
--- a/src/util/model_loader.cpp
+++ b/src/util/model_loader.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ Entity LoadMeshFromFile(Scene* parent, const std::string& path, bool is_static)
             absPath = absPath.parent_path();
             absPath /= texPath.C_Str();
             try {
-                textures[i] = LoadTextureFromFile(absPath.string(), Texture::Filtering::kTrilinear, parent->app()->renderer());
+                textures[i] = LoadTextureFromFile(absPath.string(), gfx::SamplerInfo{}, parent->app()->renderer());
             }
             catch (const std::runtime_error&) {
                 textures[i] = parent->app()->GetResource<Texture>("builtin.white");
diff --git a/test/src/game.cpp b/test/src/game.cpp
index 06284ce..f01d7f4 100644
--- a/test/src/game.cpp
+++ b/test/src/game.cpp
@@ -178,9 +178,9 @@ void PlayGame(GameSettings settings)
             wall_renderable->material = std::make_unique<engine::Material>(app.renderer(), app.GetResource<engine::Shader>("builtin.fancy"));
 
             std::shared_ptr<engine::Texture> albedo_texture =
-                engine::LoadTextureFromFile(app.GetResourcePath("textures/brickwall_albedo.jpg"), engine::Texture::Filtering::kAnisotropic, app.renderer());
+                engine::LoadTextureFromFile(app.GetResourcePath("textures/brickwall_albedo.jpg"), engine::gfx::SamplerInfo{}, app.renderer());
             std::shared_ptr<engine::Texture> normal_texture =
-                engine::LoadTextureFromFile(app.GetResourcePath("textures/brickwall_normal.jpg"), engine::Texture::Filtering::kAnisotropic, app.renderer(), false);
+                engine::LoadTextureFromFile(app.GetResourcePath("textures/brickwall_normal.jpg"), engine::gfx::SamplerInfo{}, app.renderer(), false);
 
             wall_renderable->material->SetAlbedoTexture(albedo_texture);
             wall_renderable->material->SetNormalTexture(normal_texture);