diff --git a/voxygen/src/hud/item_imgs.rs b/voxygen/src/hud/item_imgs.rs
index e8a7ca851e..647c91d3ac 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/hud/item_imgs.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/hud/item_imgs.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use common::{
         tool::{Tool, ToolKind},
         Consumable, Ingredient, Item, ItemKind, Utility,
     },
+    figure::Segment,
 };
 use conrod_core::image::Id;
 use dot_vox::DotVoxData;
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ impl ImageSpec {
         match self {
             ImageSpec::Png(specifier) => Graphic::Image(graceful_load_img(&specifier)),
             ImageSpec::Vox(specifier) => Graphic::Voxel(
-                graceful_load_vox(&specifier),
+                graceful_load_segment_no_skin(&specifier),
                 Transform {
                     stretch: false,
                     ..Default::default()
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ impl ImageSpec {
                 SampleStrat::None,
             ),
             ImageSpec::VoxTrans(specifier, offset, [rot_x, rot_y, rot_z], zoom) => Graphic::Voxel(
-                graceful_load_vox(&specifier),
+                graceful_load_segment_no_skin(&specifier),
                 Transform {
                     ori: Quaternion::rotation_x(rot_x * std::f32::consts::PI / 180.0)
                         .rotated_y(rot_y * std::f32::consts::PI / 180.0)
@@ -179,3 +180,16 @@ fn graceful_load_img(specifier: &str) -> Arc<DynamicImage> {
         },
     }
 }
+
+fn graceful_load_segment_no_skin(specifier: &str) -> Arc<Segment> {
+    use common::figure::{mat_cell::MatCell, MatSegment};
+    let mat_seg = MatSegment::from(&*graceful_load_vox(specifier));
+    let seg = mat_seg
+        .map(|mat_cell| match mat_cell {
+            MatCell::None => None,
+            MatCell::Mat(_) => Some(MatCell::None),
+            MatCell::Normal(_) => None,
+        })
+        .to_segment(|_| Rgb::broadcast(255));
+    Arc::new(seg)
+}
diff --git a/voxygen/src/ui/graphic/mod.rs b/voxygen/src/ui/graphic/mod.rs
index f1431aff08..acb3aa5be3 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/ui/graphic/mod.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/ui/graphic/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ mod renderer;
 pub use renderer::{SampleStrat, Transform};
 
 use crate::render::{Renderer, Texture};
-use dot_vox::DotVoxData;
+use common::figure::Segment;
 use guillotiere::{size2, SimpleAtlasAllocator};
 use hashbrown::{hash_map::Entry, HashMap};
 use image::{DynamicImage, RgbaImage};
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@ use vek::*;
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub enum Graphic {
     Image(Arc<DynamicImage>),
-    Voxel(Arc<DotVoxData>, Transform, SampleStrat),
+    // Note: none of the users keep this Arc currently
+    Voxel(Arc<Segment>, Transform, SampleStrat),
     Blank,
 }
 
@@ -292,8 +293,8 @@ fn draw_graphic(graphic_map: &GraphicMap, graphic_id: Id, dims: Vec2<u16>) -> Op
             u32::from(dims.x),
             u32::from(dims.y),
         )),
-        Some(Graphic::Voxel(ref vox, trans, sample_strat)) => Some(renderer::draw_vox(
-            &vox.as_ref().into(),
+        Some(Graphic::Voxel(ref segment, trans, sample_strat)) => Some(renderer::draw_vox(
+            &segment,
             dims,
             trans.clone(),
             *sample_strat,
diff --git a/voxygen/src/ui/img_ids.rs b/voxygen/src/ui/img_ids.rs
index ea5a8ac294..2e64e904f7 100644
--- a/voxygen/src/ui/img_ids.rs
+++ b/voxygen/src/ui/img_ids.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 use super::{Graphic, SampleStrat, Transform};
-use common::assets::{load, Error};
+use common::{
+    assets::{load, Error},
+    figure::Segment,
+};
 use dot_vox::DotVoxData;
 use image::DynamicImage;
+use std::sync::Arc;
 use vek::*;
 
 pub enum BlankGraphic {}
@@ -25,17 +29,25 @@ impl<'a> GraphicCreator<'a> for ImageGraphic {
 }
 
 pub enum VoxelGraphic {}
+// TODO: Are these uneeded now that we have PixArtGraphic?
 pub enum VoxelSsGraphic {}
 pub enum VoxelSs4Graphic {}
 pub enum VoxelSs9Graphic {}
+
 pub enum VoxelPixArtGraphic {}
 
+fn load_segment(specifier: &str) -> Result<Arc<Segment>, Error> {
+    let dot_vox = load::<DotVoxData>(specifier)?;
+    let seg = dot_vox.as_ref().into();
+    Ok(Arc::new(seg))
+}
+
 impl<'a> GraphicCreator<'a> for VoxelGraphic {
     type Specifier = &'a str;
 
     fn new_graphic(specifier: Self::Specifier) -> Result<Graphic, Error> {
         Ok(Graphic::Voxel(
-            load::<DotVoxData>(specifier)?,
+            load_segment(specifier)?,
             Transform {
                 ori: Quaternion::rotation_x(-std::f32::consts::PI / 2.0),
                 ..Default::default()
@@ -49,7 +61,7 @@ impl<'a> GraphicCreator<'a> for VoxelSsGraphic {
 
     fn new_graphic(specifier: Self::Specifier) -> Result<Graphic, Error> {
         Ok(Graphic::Voxel(
-            load::<DotVoxData>(specifier.0)?,
+            load_segment(specifier.0)?,
             Transform {
                 ori: Quaternion::rotation_x(-std::f32::consts::PI / 2.0),
                 ..Default::default()
@@ -63,7 +75,7 @@ impl<'a> GraphicCreator<'a> for VoxelSs4Graphic {
 
     fn new_graphic(specifier: Self::Specifier) -> Result<Graphic, Error> {
         Ok(Graphic::Voxel(
-            load::<DotVoxData>(specifier)?,
+            load_segment(specifier)?,
             Transform {
                 ori: Quaternion::rotation_x(-std::f32::consts::PI / 2.0),
                 ..Default::default()
@@ -77,7 +89,7 @@ impl<'a> GraphicCreator<'a> for VoxelSs9Graphic {
 
     fn new_graphic(specifier: Self::Specifier) -> Result<Graphic, Error> {
         Ok(Graphic::Voxel(
-            load::<DotVoxData>(specifier)?,
+            load_segment(specifier)?,
             Transform {
                 ori: Quaternion::rotation_x(-std::f32::consts::PI / 2.0),
                 ..Default::default()
@@ -91,7 +103,7 @@ impl<'a> GraphicCreator<'a> for VoxelPixArtGraphic {
 
     fn new_graphic(specifier: Self::Specifier) -> Result<Graphic, Error> {
         Ok(Graphic::Voxel(
-            load::<DotVoxData>(specifier)?,
+            load_segment(specifier)?,
             Transform {
                 ori: Quaternion::rotation_x(-std::f32::consts::PI / 2.0),
                 ..Default::default()