diff --git a/src/lib/include/paradiso/bitmap.hpp b/src/lib/include/paradiso/bitmap.hpp
index c95f861..d75d352 100644
--- a/src/lib/include/paradiso/bitmap.hpp
+++ b/src/lib/include/paradiso/bitmap.hpp
@@ -54,6 +54,17 @@ struct Bitmap final {
         return {.size = size, .data = {values...}};
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @brief creates a bitmap from RGBA Values
+     * @param[in] size extent of bitmap
+     * @param[in] data vector of RGBA values
+     * @return bitmap with data from this call
+     */
+    static constexpr Bitmap from_data(Size size, std::vector<RGBA> data) noexcept {
+        assert(data.size() == size.height * size.width);
+        return {.size = size, .data = data};
+    }
+
     /**
      * @brief fills a bitmap uniformly
      * @param[in] color RGBA value of a color
@@ -87,10 +98,7 @@ struct Bitmap final {
         return data[y * size.width + x];
     }
 
-    constexpr void force_change() noexcept
-    {
-        change_count++;
-    } 
+    constexpr void force_change() noexcept { change_count++; }
 
     Size size{.width = 0, .height = 0}; //!< extent of bitmap
     std::vector<RGBA> data{};           //!< data storage