diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
index 4394360b7..1c680709e 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -810,6 +810,7 @@ public class PApplet implements PConstants {
   boolean fullScreen;
   int display = -1;  // use default
   GraphicsDevice[] displayDevices;
+  int pixelDensity = 1;
 
   String outputPath;
   OutputStream outputStream;
@@ -967,6 +968,14 @@ public class PApplet implements PConstants {
   }
 
 
+  final public int sketchPixelDensity() {
+    return pixelDensity;
+  }
+
+
+  // . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
+
+
   public int displayDensity() {
     if (display == SPAN) {
       // walk through all displays, use lowest common denominator
@@ -1029,6 +1038,15 @@ public class PApplet implements PConstants {
   }
 
 
+  public void pixelDensity(int density) {
+    if (density != this.pixelDensity) {
+      if (insideSettings("pixelDensity", density)) {
+        this.pixelDensity = density;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+
   // . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 
 
@@ -5237,7 +5255,7 @@ public class PApplet implements PConstants {
 
         vessel.pixelWidth = actual.width;
         vessel.pixelHeight = actual.height;
-        vessel.pixelFactor = 1;
+        vessel.pixelDensity = 1;
       }
       requestImageCount--;
     }
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
index 540d24c5f..23a733de3 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphics.java
@@ -698,9 +698,11 @@ public class PGraphics extends PImage implements PConstants {
 
   public void setParent(PApplet parent) {  // ignore
     this.parent = parent;
+
     // Some renderers (OpenGL) need to know what smoothing level will be used
     // before the rendering surface is even created.
     smooth = parent.sketchSmooth();
+    pixelDensity = parent.sketchPixelDensity();
   }
 
 
@@ -747,8 +749,8 @@ public class PGraphics extends PImage implements PConstants {
     height = h;
 
     /** {@link PImage.pixelFactor} set in {@link PImage#PImage()} */
-    pixelWidth = width * pixelFactor;
-    pixelHeight = height * pixelFactor;
+    pixelWidth = width * pixelDensity;
+    pixelHeight = height * pixelDensity;
 
 //    if (surface != null) {
 //      allocate();
@@ -8064,6 +8066,6 @@ public class PGraphics extends PImage implements PConstants {
 
 
   public boolean is2X() {
-    return pixelFactor == 2;
+    return pixelDensity == 2;
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsFX2D.java b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsFX2D.java
index 07d0e1d76..30664d826 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsFX2D.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsFX2D.java
@@ -1900,8 +1900,8 @@ public class PGraphicsFX2D extends PGraphics {
   @Override
   public void loadPixels() {
 //    pixelFactor = 2;
-    int wide = width * pixelFactor;
-    int high = height * pixelFactor;
+    int wide = width * pixelDensity;
+    int high = height * pixelDensity;
 
     if ((pixels == null) || (pixels.length != wide*high)) {
       pixels = new int[wide * high];
@@ -1917,7 +1917,7 @@ public class PGraphicsFX2D extends PGraphics {
 //      }
 //    }
     SnapshotParameters sp = new SnapshotParameters();
-    if (pixelFactor == 2) {
+    if (pixelDensity == 2) {
       sp.setTransform(Transform.scale(2, 2));
     }
     WritableImage wi = ((PSurfaceFX) surface).canvas.snapshot(sp, null);
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsFX2D2X.java b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsFX2D2X.java
index 9fda4b8b3..f4c9bb179 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsFX2D2X.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsFX2D2X.java
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ package processing.core;
 
 public class PGraphicsFX2D2X extends PGraphics {
   public PGraphicsFX2D2X() {
-    pixelFactor = 2;
+    pixelDensity = 2;
   }
 }
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsJava2D.java b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsJava2D.java
index 5e32599ca..1860abafe 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsJava2D.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsJava2D.java
@@ -272,8 +272,8 @@ public class PGraphicsJava2D extends PGraphics {
 
   public Graphics2D checkImage() {
     if (image == null ||
-      ((BufferedImage) image).getWidth() != width*pixelFactor ||
-      ((BufferedImage) image).getHeight() != height*pixelFactor) {
+      ((BufferedImage) image).getWidth() != width*pixelDensity ||
+      ((BufferedImage) image).getHeight() != height*pixelDensity) {
 //      ((VolatileImage) image).getWidth() != width ||
 //      ((VolatileImage) image).getHeight() != height) {
 //        image = new BufferedImage(width * pixelFactor, height * pixelFactor
@@ -299,8 +299,8 @@ public class PGraphicsJava2D extends PGraphics {
 
       // Formerly this was broken into separate versions based on offscreen or
       // not, but we may as well create a compatible image; it won't hurt, right?
-      int wide = width * pixelFactor;
-      int high = height * pixelFactor;
+      int wide = width * pixelDensity;
+      int high = height * pixelDensity;
 //      System.out.println("re-creating image");
       image = gc.createCompatibleImage(wide, high);
 //      image = gc.createCompatibleVolatileImage(wide, high);
@@ -375,6 +375,8 @@ public class PGraphicsJava2D extends PGraphics {
     checkSettings();
     resetMatrix(); // reset model matrix
     vertexCount = 0;
+
+    g2.scale(pixelDensity, pixelDensity);
   }
 
 
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsJava2D2X.java b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsJava2D2X.java
index f17620211..db51b68a6 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsJava2D2X.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PGraphicsJava2D2X.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ public class PGraphicsJava2D2X extends PGraphicsJava2D {
 
 
   public PGraphicsJava2D2X() {
-    pixelFactor = 2;
+    pixelDensity = 2;
 //    retina = new PImage();
 //    retina.format = RGB;
   }
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PImage.java b/core/src/processing/core/PImage.java
index 4747ca59d..c8142540d 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/core/PImage.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/core/PImage.java
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ public class PImage implements PConstants, Cloneable {
   public int[] pixels;
 
   /** 1 for most images, 2 for hi-dpi/retina */
-  public int pixelFactor;
+  public int pixelDensity = 1;
 
   /** Actual dimensions of pixels array, taking into account the 2x setting. */
   public int pixelWidth;
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ public class PImage implements PConstants, Cloneable {
    */
   public PImage() {
     format = ARGB;  // default to ARGB images for release 0116
-    pixelFactor = 1;
+    pixelDensity = 1;
   }
 
 
@@ -266,10 +266,10 @@ public class PImage implements PConstants, Cloneable {
     this.width = width;
     this.height = height;
     this.format = format;
-    this.pixelFactor = factor;
+    this.pixelDensity = factor;
 
-    pixelWidth = width * pixelFactor;
-    pixelHeight = height * pixelFactor;
+    pixelWidth = width * pixelDensity;
+    pixelHeight = height * pixelDensity;
     this.pixels = new int[pixelWidth * pixelHeight];
   }
 
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ public class PImage implements PConstants, Cloneable {
         pg.grabPixels();
       } catch (InterruptedException e) { }
     }
-    pixelFactor = 1;
+    pixelDensity = 1;
     pixelWidth = width;
     pixelHeight = height;
   }
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ public class PImage implements PConstants, Cloneable {
     }
 
     BufferedImage img =
-      shrinkImage((BufferedImage) getNative(), w*pixelFactor, h*pixelFactor);
+      shrinkImage((BufferedImage) getNative(), w*pixelDensity, h*pixelDensity);
 
     PImage temp = new PImage(img);
     this.pixelWidth = temp.width;
@@ -641,8 +641,8 @@ public class PImage implements PConstants, Cloneable {
     // Get the resized pixel array
     this.pixels = temp.pixels;
 
-    this.width = pixelWidth / pixelFactor;
-    this.height = pixelHeight / pixelFactor;
+    this.width = pixelWidth / pixelDensity;
+    this.height = pixelHeight / pixelDensity;
 
     // Mark the pixels array as altered
     updatePixels();
@@ -858,9 +858,9 @@ public class PImage implements PConstants, Cloneable {
       targetFormat = ARGB;
     }
 
-    PImage target = new PImage(targetWidth / pixelFactor,
-                               targetHeight / pixelFactor,
-                               targetFormat, pixelFactor);
+    PImage target = new PImage(targetWidth / pixelDensity,
+                               targetHeight / pixelDensity,
+                               targetFormat, pixelDensity);
     target.parent = parent;  // parent may be null so can't use createImage()
     if (w > 0 && h > 0) {
       getImpl(x, y, w, h, target, targetX, targetY);
diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphics2D2X.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphics2D2X.java
index f9246f36f..f9d01e9d2 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphics2D2X.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphics2D2X.java
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ public class PGraphics2D2X extends PGraphics2D {
 
   public PGraphics2D2X() {
     super();
-    pixelFactor = 2;
+    pixelDensity = 2;
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphics3D2X.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphics3D2X.java
index 5d5600835..7315c338b 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphics3D2X.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphics3D2X.java
@@ -26,6 +26,6 @@ public class PGraphics3D2X extends PGraphics3D {
 
   public PGraphics3D2X() {
     super();
-    pixelFactor = 2;
+    pixelDensity = 2;
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
index a867ca277..dc0f9e56f 100644
--- a/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
+++ b/core/src/processing/opengl/PGraphicsOpenGL.java
@@ -706,7 +706,7 @@ public class PGraphicsOpenGL extends PGraphics {
 
 
   public float getPixelScale() {
-    if (surfaceJOGL == null) return pixelFactor;
+    if (surfaceJOGL == null) return pixelDensity;
     else return surfaceJOGL.getPixelScale();
   }