diff --git a/sky/compositor/BUILD.gn b/sky/compositor/BUILD.gn
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ffce6c03f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sky/compositor/BUILD.gn
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+# found in the LICENSE file.
+
+source_set("compositor") {
+  sources = [
+    "layer.cc",
+    "layer.h",
+  ]
+
+  deps = [
+    "//base",
+    "//skia",
+    "//sky/engine/wtf",
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/sky/compositor/layer.cc b/sky/compositor/layer.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d43bbcd2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sky/compositor/layer.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#include "sky/compositor/layer.h"
+
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkColorFilter.h"
+
+namespace sky {
+
+Layer::Layer() {
+}
+
+Layer::~Layer() {
+}
+
+PictureLayer::PictureLayer() {
+}
+
+PictureLayer::~PictureLayer() {
+}
+
+void PictureLayer::Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) {
+  canvas->save();
+  canvas->translate(offset_.x(), offset_.y());
+  canvas->drawPicture(picture_.get());
+  canvas->restore();
+}
+
+ContainerLayer::ContainerLayer() {
+}
+
+ContainerLayer::~ContainerLayer() {
+}
+
+void ContainerLayer::Add(std::unique_ptr<Layer> layer) {
+  layer->set_parent(this);
+  layers_.push_back(std::move(layer));
+}
+
+void ContainerLayer::PaintChildren(SkCanvas* canvas) {
+  for (auto& layer : layers_)
+    layer->Paint(canvas);
+}
+
+TransformLayer::TransformLayer() {
+}
+
+TransformLayer::~TransformLayer() {
+}
+
+void TransformLayer::Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) {
+  canvas->save();
+  canvas->concat(transform_);
+  PaintChildren(canvas);
+  canvas->restore();
+}
+
+ClipRectLayer::ClipRectLayer() {
+}
+
+ClipRectLayer::~ClipRectLayer() {
+}
+
+void ClipRectLayer::Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) {
+  canvas->save();
+  canvas->clipRect(clip_rect_);
+  PaintChildren(canvas);
+  canvas->restore();
+}
+
+ClipRRectLayer::ClipRRectLayer() {
+}
+
+ClipRRectLayer::~ClipRRectLayer() {
+}
+
+void ClipRRectLayer::Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) {
+  canvas->saveLayer(&clip_rrect_.getBounds(), nullptr);
+  canvas->clipRRect(clip_rrect_);
+  PaintChildren(canvas);
+  canvas->restore();
+}
+
+ClipPathLayer::ClipPathLayer() {
+}
+
+ClipPathLayer::~ClipPathLayer() {
+}
+
+void ClipPathLayer::Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) {
+  canvas->saveLayer(&clip_path_.getBounds(), nullptr);
+  canvas->clipPath(clip_path_);
+  PaintChildren(canvas);
+  canvas->restore();
+}
+
+OpacityLayer::OpacityLayer() {
+}
+
+OpacityLayer::~OpacityLayer() {
+}
+
+void OpacityLayer::Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) {
+  SkColor color = SkColorSetARGB(alpha_, 0, 0, 0);
+  RefPtr<SkColorFilter> colorFilter = adoptRef(SkColorFilter::CreateModeFilter(color, SkXfermode::kSrcOver_Mode));
+  SkPaint paint;
+  paint.setColorFilter(colorFilter.get());
+  canvas->saveLayer(&paint_bounds(), &paint);
+  PaintChildren(canvas);
+  canvas->restore();
+}
+
+ColorFilterLayer::ColorFilterLayer() {
+}
+
+ColorFilterLayer::~ColorFilterLayer() {
+}
+
+void ColorFilterLayer::Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) {
+  RefPtr<SkColorFilter> color_filter =
+      adoptRef(SkColorFilter::CreateModeFilter(color_, transfer_mode_));
+  SkPaint paint;
+  paint.setColorFilter(color_filter.get());
+  canvas->saveLayer(&paint_bounds(), &paint);
+  PaintChildren(canvas);
+  canvas->restore();
+}
+
+}  // namespace sky
diff --git a/sky/compositor/layer.h b/sky/compositor/layer.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6dcd36e2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sky/compositor/layer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,173 @@
+// Copyright 2015 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be
+// found in the LICENSE file.
+
+#ifndef SKY_COMPOSITOR_H_
+#define SKY_COMPOSITOR_H_
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "base/macros.h"
+#include "sky/engine/wtf/PassRefPtr.h"
+#include "sky/engine/wtf/RefPtr.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkCanvas.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkColor.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkColorFilter.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkMatrix.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkPath.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkPicture.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkRect.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkRRect.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkXfermode.h"
+
+namespace sky {
+class ContainerLayer;
+
+class Layer {
+ public:
+  Layer();
+  virtual ~Layer();
+
+  virtual void Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) = 0;
+
+  ContainerLayer* parent() const { return parent_; }
+  void set_parent(ContainerLayer* parent) { parent_ = parent; }
+
+  const SkRect& paint_bounds() const { return paint_bounds_; }
+  void set_paint_bounds(const SkRect& paint_bounds) { paint_bounds_ = paint_bounds; }
+
+ private:
+  ContainerLayer* parent_;
+  SkRect paint_bounds_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(Layer);
+};
+
+class PictureLayer : public Layer {
+ public:
+  PictureLayer();
+  ~PictureLayer() override;
+
+  void Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) override;
+
+  void set_offset(const SkPoint& offset) { offset_ = offset; }
+  void set_picture(PassRefPtr<SkPicture> picture) { picture_ = picture; }
+
+ private:
+  SkPoint offset_;
+  RefPtr<SkPicture> picture_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(PictureLayer);
+};
+
+class ContainerLayer : public Layer {
+ public:
+  ContainerLayer();
+  ~ContainerLayer() override;
+
+  void Add(std::unique_ptr<Layer> layer);
+
+  void PaintChildren(SkCanvas* canvas);
+
+ private:
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<Layer>> layers_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ContainerLayer);
+};
+
+class TransformLayer : public ContainerLayer {
+ public:
+  TransformLayer();
+  ~TransformLayer() override;
+
+  void Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) override;
+
+  void set_transform(const SkMatrix& transform) { transform_ = transform; }
+
+ private:
+  SkMatrix transform_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(TransformLayer);
+};
+
+class ClipRectLayer : public ContainerLayer {
+ public:
+  ClipRectLayer();
+  ~ClipRectLayer() override;
+
+  void Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) override;
+
+  void set_clip_rect(const SkRect& clip_rect) { clip_rect_ = clip_rect; }
+
+ private:
+  SkRect clip_rect_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ClipRectLayer);
+};
+
+class ClipRRectLayer : public ContainerLayer {
+ public:
+  ClipRRectLayer();
+  ~ClipRRectLayer() override;
+
+  void Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) override;
+
+  void set_clip_rrect(const SkRRect& clip_rrect) { clip_rrect_ = clip_rrect; }
+
+ private:
+  SkRRect clip_rrect_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ClipRRectLayer);
+};
+
+class ClipPathLayer : public ContainerLayer {
+ public:
+  ClipPathLayer();
+  ~ClipPathLayer() override;
+
+  void Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) override;
+
+  void set_clip_path(const SkPath& clip_path) { clip_path_ = clip_path; }
+
+ private:
+  SkPath clip_path_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ClipPathLayer);
+};
+
+class OpacityLayer : public ContainerLayer {
+ public:
+  OpacityLayer();
+  ~OpacityLayer() override;
+
+  void Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) override;
+
+  void set_alpha(int alpha) { alpha_ = alpha; }
+
+ private:
+  int alpha_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(OpacityLayer);
+};
+
+class ColorFilterLayer : public ContainerLayer {
+ public:
+  ColorFilterLayer();
+  ~ColorFilterLayer() override;
+
+  void Paint(SkCanvas* canvas) override;
+
+  void set_color(SkColor color) { color_ = color; }
+  void set_transfer_mode(SkXfermode::Mode transfer_mode) { transfer_mode_ = transfer_mode; }
+
+ private:
+  SkColor color_;
+  SkXfermode::Mode transfer_mode_;
+
+  DISALLOW_COPY_AND_ASSIGN(ColorFilterLayer);
+};
+
+}  // namespace sky
+
+#endif  // SKY_COMPOSITOR_H_
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/BUILD.gn b/sky/engine/core/BUILD.gn
index 45103f2ef..7922cb18f 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/BUILD.gn
+++ b/sky/engine/core/BUILD.gn
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ source_set("libraries") {
     "//mojo/public/cpp/utility",
     "//mojo/public/interfaces/application",
     "//skia",
+    "//sky/compositor",
     "//sky/engine/tonic:tonic",
     "//sky/engine/wtf",
     "//third_party/iccjpeg",
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/compositing/Scene.cpp b/sky/engine/core/compositing/Scene.cpp
index 08458676c..d58883f98 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/compositing/Scene.cpp
+++ b/sky/engine/core/compositing/Scene.cpp
@@ -4,16 +4,19 @@
 
 #include "sky/engine/core/compositing/Scene.h"
 
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkCanvas.h"
+#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkPictureRecorder.h"
+
 namespace blink {
 
-PassRefPtr<Scene> Scene::create(PassRefPtr<SkPicture> picture)
+PassRefPtr<Scene> Scene::create(std::unique_ptr<sky::Layer> rootLayer)
 {
-    ASSERT(picture);
-    return adoptRef(new Scene(picture));
+    ASSERT(rootLayer);
+    return adoptRef(new Scene(std::move(rootLayer)));
 }
 
-Scene::Scene(PassRefPtr<SkPicture> picture)
-    : m_picture(picture)
+Scene::Scene(std::unique_ptr<sky::Layer> rootLayer)
+    : m_rootLayer(std::move(rootLayer))
 {
 }
 
@@ -21,4 +24,14 @@ Scene::~Scene()
 {
 }
 
+PassRefPtr<SkPicture> Scene::createPicture() const
+{
+    SkRTreeFactory rtreeFactory;
+    SkPictureRecorder pictureRecorder;
+    SkCanvas* canvas = pictureRecorder.beginRecording(m_rootLayer->paint_bounds(),
+        &rtreeFactory, SkPictureRecorder::kComputeSaveLayerInfo_RecordFlag);
+    m_rootLayer->Paint(canvas);
+    return adoptRef(pictureRecorder.endRecording());
+}
+
 } // namespace blink
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/compositing/Scene.h b/sky/engine/core/compositing/Scene.h
index 8d3a5ac8c..af2347f1a 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/compositing/Scene.h
+++ b/sky/engine/core/compositing/Scene.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #ifndef SKY_ENGINE_CORE_COMPOSITING_SCENE_H_
 #define SKY_ENGINE_CORE_COMPOSITING_SCENE_H_
 
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "sky/compositor/layer.h"
 #include "sky/engine/tonic/dart_wrappable.h"
 #include "sky/engine/wtf/PassRefPtr.h"
 #include "sky/engine/wtf/RefCounted.h"
@@ -16,16 +19,16 @@ class Scene : public RefCounted<Scene>, public DartWrappable {
     DEFINE_WRAPPERTYPEINFO();
 public:
     ~Scene() override;
-    static PassRefPtr<Scene> create(PassRefPtr<SkPicture> skPicture);
-
-    SkPicture* toSkia() const { return m_picture.get(); }
-
-private:
-    explicit Scene(PassRefPtr<SkPicture> skPicture);
+    static PassRefPtr<Scene> create(std::unique_ptr<sky::Layer> rootLayer);
 
     // While bootstraping the compositing system, we use an SkPicture instead
     // of a layer tree to back the scene.
-    RefPtr<SkPicture> m_picture;
+    PassRefPtr<SkPicture> createPicture() const;
+
+private:
+    explicit Scene(std::unique_ptr<sky::Layer> rootLayer);
+
+    std::unique_ptr<sky::Layer> m_rootLayer;
 };
 
 } // namespace blink
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/compositing/SceneBuilder.cpp b/sky/engine/core/compositing/SceneBuilder.cpp
index 7e10ca3d1..82def61dd 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/compositing/SceneBuilder.cpp
+++ b/sky/engine/core/compositing/SceneBuilder.cpp
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
 namespace blink {
 
 SceneBuilder::SceneBuilder(const Rect& bounds)
+    : m_rootPaintBounds(bounds.sk_rect)
+    , m_currentLayer(nullptr)
 {
-    m_canvas = m_pictureRecorder.beginRecording(bounds.sk_rect,
-        &m_rtreeFactory, SkPictureRecorder::kComputeSaveLayerInfo_RecordFlag);
 }
 
 SceneBuilder::~SceneBuilder()
@@ -24,77 +24,88 @@ void SceneBuilder::pushTransform(const Float32List& matrix4, ExceptionState& es)
     SkMatrix sk_matrix = toSkMatrix(matrix4, es);
     if (es.had_exception())
         return;
-    m_canvas->save();
-    m_canvas->concat(sk_matrix);
+    std::unique_ptr<sky::TransformLayer> layer(new sky::TransformLayer());
+    layer->set_transform(sk_matrix);
+    addLayer(std::move(layer));
 }
 
 void SceneBuilder::pushClipRect(const Rect& rect)
 {
-    if (!m_canvas)
-        return;
-    m_canvas->save();
-    m_canvas->clipRect(rect.sk_rect);
+    std::unique_ptr<sky::ClipRectLayer> layer(new sky::ClipRectLayer());
+    layer->set_clip_rect(rect.sk_rect);
+    addLayer(std::move(layer));
 }
 
 void SceneBuilder::pushClipRRect(const RRect* rrect, const Rect& bounds)
 {
-    if (!m_canvas)
-        return;
-    m_canvas->saveLayer(&bounds.sk_rect, nullptr);
-    m_canvas->clipRRect(rrect->rrect());
+    std::unique_ptr<sky::ClipRRectLayer> layer(new sky::ClipRRectLayer());
+    layer->set_clip_rrect(rrect->rrect());
+    addLayer(std::move(layer));
 }
 
 void SceneBuilder::pushClipPath(const CanvasPath* path, const Rect& bounds)
 {
-    if (!m_canvas)
-        return;
-    m_canvas->saveLayer(&bounds.sk_rect, nullptr);
-    m_canvas->clipPath(path->path());
+    std::unique_ptr<sky::ClipPathLayer> layer(new sky::ClipPathLayer());
+    layer->set_clip_path(path->path());
+    addLayer(std::move(layer));
 }
 
 void SceneBuilder::pushOpacity(int alpha, const Rect& bounds)
 {
-    if (!m_canvas)
-        return;
-    SkColor color = SkColorSetARGB(alpha, 0, 0, 0);
-    RefPtr<SkColorFilter> colorFilter = adoptRef(SkColorFilter::CreateModeFilter(color, SkXfermode::kSrcOver_Mode));
-    SkPaint paint;
-    paint.setColorFilter(colorFilter.get());
-    m_canvas->saveLayer(&bounds.sk_rect, &paint);
+    std::unique_ptr<sky::OpacityLayer> layer(new sky::OpacityLayer());
+    layer->set_paint_bounds(bounds.sk_rect);
+    layer->set_alpha(alpha);
+    addLayer(std::move(layer));
 }
 
 void SceneBuilder::pushColorFilter(SkColor color, SkXfermode::Mode transferMode, const Rect& bounds)
 {
-    if (!m_canvas)
+    std::unique_ptr<sky::ColorFilterLayer> layer(new sky::ColorFilterLayer());
+    layer->set_paint_bounds(bounds.sk_rect);
+    layer->set_color(color);
+    layer->set_transfer_mode(transferMode);
+    addLayer(std::move(layer));
+}
+
+void SceneBuilder::addLayer(std::unique_ptr<sky::ContainerLayer> layer)
+{
+    DCHECK(layer);
+    if (!m_rootLayer) {
+        DCHECK(!m_currentLayer);
+        m_rootLayer = std::move(layer);
+        m_rootLayer->set_paint_bounds(m_rootPaintBounds);
+        m_currentLayer = m_rootLayer.get();
         return;
-    RefPtr<SkColorFilter> colorFilter = adoptRef(SkColorFilter::CreateModeFilter(color, transferMode));
-    SkPaint paint;
-    paint.setColorFilter(colorFilter.get());
-    m_canvas->saveLayer(&bounds.sk_rect, &paint);
+    }
+    if (!m_currentLayer)
+        return;
+    sky::ContainerLayer* newLayer = layer.get();
+    m_currentLayer->Add(std::move(layer));
+    m_currentLayer = newLayer;
 }
 
 void SceneBuilder::pop()
 {
-    if (!m_canvas)
+    if (!m_currentLayer)
         return;
-    m_canvas->restore();
+    m_currentLayer = m_currentLayer->parent();
 }
 
 void SceneBuilder::addPicture(const Offset& offset, Picture* picture, const Rect& paintBounds)
 {
-    if (!m_canvas)
+    if (!m_currentLayer)
         return;
-    m_canvas->save();
-    m_canvas->translate(offset.sk_size.width(), offset.sk_size.height());
-    m_canvas->drawPicture(picture->toSkia());
-    m_canvas->restore();
+    std::unique_ptr<sky::PictureLayer> layer(new sky::PictureLayer());
+    layer->set_offset(SkPoint::Make(offset.sk_size.width(), offset.sk_size.height()));
+    layer->set_picture(picture->toSkia());
+    layer->set_paint_bounds(paintBounds.sk_rect);
+    m_currentLayer->Add(std::move(layer));
 }
 
 PassRefPtr<Scene> SceneBuilder::build()
 {
-    RefPtr<Scene> scene = Scene::create(adoptRef(m_pictureRecorder.endRecording()));
-    m_canvas = nullptr;
-    return scene.release();
+    m_currentLayer = nullptr;
+    return Scene::create(std::move(m_rootLayer));
 }
 
 } // namespace blink
diff --git a/sky/engine/core/compositing/SceneBuilder.h b/sky/engine/core/compositing/SceneBuilder.h
index d8facf603..099d1f5b4 100644
--- a/sky/engine/core/compositing/SceneBuilder.h
+++ b/sky/engine/core/compositing/SceneBuilder.h
@@ -5,6 +5,9 @@
 #ifndef SKY_ENGINE_CORE_COMPOSITING_SCENEBUILDER_H_
 #define SKY_ENGINE_CORE_COMPOSITING_SCENEBUILDER_H_
 
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "sky/compositor/layer.h"
 #include "sky/engine/bindings/exception_state.h"
 #include "sky/engine/core/compositing/Scene.h"
 #include "sky/engine/core/painting/CanvasPath.h"
@@ -19,8 +22,6 @@
 #include "sky/engine/tonic/float32_list.h"
 #include "sky/engine/wtf/PassRefPtr.h"
 #include "sky/engine/wtf/RefCounted.h"
-#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkCanvas.h"
-#include "third_party/skia/include/core/SkPictureRecorder.h"
 
 namespace blink {
 
@@ -47,9 +48,11 @@ public:
 private:
     explicit SceneBuilder(const Rect& bounds);
 
-    SkRTreeFactory m_rtreeFactory;
-    SkPictureRecorder m_pictureRecorder;
-    SkCanvas* m_canvas;
+    void addLayer(std::unique_ptr<sky::ContainerLayer> layer);
+
+    SkRect m_rootPaintBounds;
+    std::unique_ptr<sky::ContainerLayer> m_rootLayer;
+    sky::ContainerLayer* m_currentLayer;
 };
 
 } // namespace blink
diff --git a/sky/engine/public/sky/sky_view.cc b/sky/engine/public/sky/sky_view.cc
index 3122ce401..de5cc2df1 100644
--- a/sky/engine/public/sky/sky_view.cc
+++ b/sky/engine/public/sky/sky_view.cc
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ void SkyView::BeginFrame(base::TimeTicks frame_time) {
 
 PassRefPtr<SkPicture> SkyView::Paint() {
   if (Scene* scene = view_->scene())
-    return scene->toSkia();
+    return scene->createPicture();
   if (Picture* picture = view_->picture())
     return picture->toSkia();
   return nullptr;