diff --git a/src/fmri/ImageInteractionAnimation.cpp b/src/fmri/ImageInteractionAnimation.cpp
index 0fba9e7..57451c3 100644
--- a/src/fmri/ImageInteractionAnimation.cpp
+++ b/src/fmri/ImageInteractionAnimation.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include "ImageInteractionAnimation.hpp"
 #include "glutils.hpp"
 #include "MultiImageVisualisation.hpp"
+#include "RenderingState.hpp"
 #include <caffe/util/math_functions.hpp>
 
 using namespace fmri;
@@ -10,7 +11,9 @@ void ImageInteractionAnimation::draw(float step)
 {
     auto &vertexBuffer = animate(startingPositions, deltas, step);
 
-    drawImageTiles(vertexBuffer.size() / 3, vertexBuffer.data(), textureCoordinates.data(), texture);
+    float alpha = RenderingState::instance().interactionAlpha();
+
+    drawImageTiles(vertexBuffer.size() / 3, vertexBuffer.data(), textureCoordinates.data(), texture, alpha);
 }
 
 ImageInteractionAnimation::ImageInteractionAnimation(const DType *data, const std::vector<int> &shape, const std::vector<float> &prevPositions,
diff --git a/src/fmri/InputLayerVisualisation.cpp b/src/fmri/InputLayerVisualisation.cpp
index ba576bc..a5b0623 100644
--- a/src/fmri/InputLayerVisualisation.cpp
+++ b/src/fmri/InputLayerVisualisation.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 #include <opencv2/core.hpp>
 #include "InputLayerVisualisation.hpp"
 #include "Range.hpp"
+#include "RenderingState.hpp"
+#include "glutils.hpp"
 
 using namespace fmri;
 using namespace std;
@@ -81,15 +83,7 @@ void InputLayerVisualisation::render()
             0, 0,
     };
 
-    glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
-    glEnableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);
-    glVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, 0, vertices);
-    glTexCoordPointer(2, GL_FLOAT, 0, texCoords);
-    glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    glTexEnvf(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_REPLACE);
-    texture.bind(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    glDrawArrays(GL_QUADS, 0, 4);
-    glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    glDisableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);
-    glDisableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
+    float alpha = RenderingState::instance().layerAlpha();
+
+    drawImageTiles(4, vertices, texCoords, texture, alpha);
 }
diff --git a/src/fmri/MultiImageVisualisation.cpp b/src/fmri/MultiImageVisualisation.cpp
index 0c67722..1487ece 100644
--- a/src/fmri/MultiImageVisualisation.cpp
+++ b/src/fmri/MultiImageVisualisation.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "MultiImageVisualisation.hpp"
 #include "glutils.hpp"
 #include "Range.hpp"
+#include "RenderingState.hpp"
 
 using namespace fmri;
 using namespace std;
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ MultiImageVisualisation::MultiImageVisualisation(const fmri::LayerData &layer)
 
 void MultiImageVisualisation::render()
 {
-    drawImageTiles(vertexBuffer.size() / 3, vertexBuffer.data(), texCoordBuffer.data(), texture);
+    float alpha = RenderingState::instance().layerAlpha();
+    drawImageTiles(vertexBuffer.size() / 3, vertexBuffer.data(), texCoordBuffer.data(), texture, alpha);
 }
 
 vector<float> MultiImageVisualisation::getVertices(const std::vector<float> &nodePositions, float scaling)
diff --git a/src/fmri/PoolingLayerAnimation.cpp b/src/fmri/PoolingLayerAnimation.cpp
index 4a09e01..dc26233 100644
--- a/src/fmri/PoolingLayerAnimation.cpp
+++ b/src/fmri/PoolingLayerAnimation.cpp
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "PoolingLayerAnimation.hpp"
 #include "glutils.hpp"
 #include "MultiImageVisualisation.hpp"
+#include "RenderingState.hpp"
 
 using namespace std;
 using namespace fmri;
@@ -32,7 +33,9 @@ void PoolingLayerAnimation::draw(float timeStep)
 {
     auto& vertexBuffer = animate(startingPositions, deltas, timeStep);
 
-    drawImageTiles(vertexBuffer.size() / 3, vertexBuffer.data(), textureCoordinates.data(), original);
+    float alpha = RenderingState::instance().interactionAlpha();
+
+    drawImageTiles(vertexBuffer.size() / 3, vertexBuffer.data(), textureCoordinates.data(), original, alpha);
 }
 
 Texture PoolingLayerAnimation::loadTextureForData(const LayerData &data)
diff --git a/src/fmri/glutils.cpp b/src/fmri/glutils.cpp
index 63d894c..6e04160 100644
--- a/src/fmri/glutils.cpp
+++ b/src/fmri/glutils.cpp
@@ -138,12 +138,13 @@ void fmri::setOrthographicProjection() {
     glMatrixMode(GL_MODELVIEW);
 }
 
-void fmri::drawImageTiles(int n, const float *vertexBuffer, const float *textureCoords, const Texture &texture)
+void fmri::drawImageTiles(int n, const float *vertexBuffer, const float *textureCoords, const Texture &texture, float alpha)
 {
     glEnableClientState(GL_TEXTURE_COORD_ARRAY);
     glEnableClientState(GL_VERTEX_ARRAY);
     glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
-    glTexEnvf(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_REPLACE);
+    glColor4f(1, 1, 1, alpha);
+    glTexEnvf(GL_TEXTURE_ENV, GL_TEXTURE_ENV_MODE, GL_MODULATE);
     texture.bind(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
     glTexCoordPointer(2, GL_FLOAT, 0, textureCoords);
     glVertexPointer(3, GL_FLOAT, 0, vertexBuffer);
diff --git a/src/fmri/glutils.hpp b/src/fmri/glutils.hpp
index fcab4e8..4ac23c5 100644
--- a/src/fmri/glutils.hpp
+++ b/src/fmri/glutils.hpp
@@ -63,5 +63,6 @@ namespace fmri {
      * @param textureCoords
      * @param texture
      */
-    void drawImageTiles(int n, const float* vertexBuffer, const float* textureCoords, const Texture& texture);
+    void
+    drawImageTiles(int n, const float *vertexBuffer, const float *textureCoords, const Texture &texture, float alpha);
 }