diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 641e562..a810fde 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,5 +11,3 @@ Cargo.lock
 # These are backup files generated by rustfmt
 **/*.rs.bk
 
-# testing files
-image.png
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diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index 714f13a..2a16eb8 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 pub mod args {
-    use clap::{Parser, arg, ValueEnum, ColorChoice};
+    use clap::{Parser, arg, ColorChoice};
+    use super::enums::*;
 
     #[derive(Parser, Debug)]
     #[command(author, version, about, long_about=None, color=ColorChoice::Always)]
@@ -13,14 +14,38 @@ pub mod args {
         pub image: String,
         /// The character to use for drawing the image (lighter to darker)
         /// You can user one character if you uses the color mode
-        #[arg(short, long, default_value=" .,-~:;=!*#$@")]
+        #[arg(short, long, default_value=" .,-~!;:=*&%$@#")]
         pub characters: String,
+        /// The output scale (1 is the original size)
+        #[arg(short, long, default_value="4")]
+        pub scale: u32,
         /// The output file to write to (if output_method is file)
         #[arg(short, long, default_value="ascii_image.txt")]
         pub output: String,
     }
 
-    #[derive(Copy, Clone, ValueEnum, Debug, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq)]
+    impl Arguments {
+        pub fn validate(&self) -> Result<(), String> {
+            if self.characters.len() == 0 {
+                return Err("No characters provided".to_string());
+            } else if self.characters.len() == 1 {
+                if self.mode == Mode::NormalAscii {
+                    return Err("One character provided but mode is normal-ascii".to_string());
+                }
+            } else if self.characters.len() > 32 {
+                return Err("Too many characters provided, max is 32".to_string());
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        }
+    }
+
+
+}
+
+pub mod enums {
+    use clap::ValueEnum;
+
+     #[derive(Copy, Clone, ValueEnum, Debug, PartialOrd, Eq, PartialEq)]
     pub enum Mode {
         /// Normal ASCII art
         #[clap(alias = "n")]
@@ -35,9 +60,6 @@ pub mod args {
         /// Save the ascii art to a file
         #[clap(alias = "f")]
         File,
-        #[clap(alias = "c")]
-        /// Copy the ascii art to the clipboard
-        Clipboard,
         /// Print the ascii art to the terminal
         #[clap(alias = "s")]
         Stdout,
diff --git a/src/ascii_processor.rs b/src/ascii_processor.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e5467e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ascii_processor.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+use clap::arg;
+use image::{GenericImageView, DynamicImage};
+use colored::{ColoredString, Colorize};
+use crate::args::{
+    args::Arguments,
+    enums::Mode
+};
+
+pub fn generate_ascii(image: DynamicImage, args: &Arguments) -> Result<Vec<ColoredString>, error::ASCIIProcessingError> {
+    let characters = args.characters.chars().collect::<Vec<char>>();
+    trace!("Characters: {:?}, length: {}", characters, characters.len());
+    let mut output = Vec::new();
+    let (width, height) = image.dimensions();
+
+    for y in 0..height {
+        for x in 0..width {
+            if y % (args.scale * 2) == 0 && x % args.scale == 0 {
+                output.push(get_character(image.get_pixel(x, y), &characters, args.mode));
+            }
+        }
+        // Add a new line at the end of each row
+        if y % (args.scale * 2) == 0 {
+            output.push("\n".into());
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(output)
+}
+
+fn get_character(pixel: image::Rgba<u8>, characters: &Vec<char>, mode: Mode) -> ColoredString {
+    let intent = if pixel[3] == 0 { 0 } else { pixel[0] / 3 + pixel[1] / 3 + pixel[2] / 3 };
+
+    let ch = characters[(intent / (32 + 7 - (7 + (characters.len() - 7)) as u8)) as usize];
+
+    let ch = String::from(ch);
+
+    match mode {
+        Mode::NormalAscii => ColoredString::from(&*ch),
+        Mode::COLORED => {
+            ch.to_string()
+                .truecolor(pixel[0], pixel[1], pixel[2])
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+mod error {
+    use std::error::Error;
+    use std::fmt::{Debug, Display, Formatter};
+
+    #[derive(Debug)]
+    pub struct ASCIIProcessingError {
+        message: String,
+    }
+
+    impl ASCIIProcessingError {
+        pub fn new(message: String) -> Self {
+            ASCIIProcessingError {
+                message
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Display for ASCIIProcessingError {
+        fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
+            write!(f, "{}", self.message)
+        }
+    }
+
+    impl Error for ASCIIProcessingError {
+        fn description(&self) -> &str {
+            &self.message
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 8610c5d..ddba124 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,21 @@
+use std::io::Write;
 use clap::Parser;
 use image::GenericImageView;
+use colored::Colorize;
 
 extern crate pretty_env_logger;
-#[macro_use] extern crate log;
+#[macro_use]
+extern crate log;
 
 mod args;
+mod ascii_processor;
 
-use crate::args::args::Arguments;
+use crate::args::{
+    args::Arguments,
+    enums::{Mode, OutputMethod},
+};
+
+use crate::ascii_processor::generate_ascii;
 
 fn main() {
     // Initialize the logger
@@ -18,9 +27,20 @@ fn main() {
     info!("Successfully parsed arguments");
     trace!("Arguments: {:?}", arguments);
 
+    // Validate the arguments
+    info!("Validating arguments");
+    match arguments.validate() {
+        Ok(_) => (),
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Failed to validate arguments: {}", e);
+            eprintln!("Failed to validate arguments: {}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
     // Open the image
     info!("Opening image: {}", arguments.image);
-    let image = match image::open(arguments.image) {
+    let image = match image::open(arguments.image.clone()) {
         Ok(image) => image,
         Err(e) => {
             error!("Failed to open image: {:?}", e);
@@ -31,4 +51,39 @@ fn main() {
     info!("Successfully opened image");
     trace!("Image dimensions: {:?}", image.dimensions());
 
+    // Process the image
+    let output = match generate_ascii(image, &arguments) {
+        Ok(out) => {
+            info!("Successfully processed image");
+            out
+        }
+        Err(e) => {
+            error!("Failed to process image: {:?}", e);
+            eprintln!("Failed to process image: {:?}", e);
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+    };
+
+    // Output the image
+    info!("Outputting image");
+    match arguments.output_method {
+        OutputMethod::File => {
+            match std::fs::write(arguments.output.clone(),
+                                 output.iter().map(|s| s.to_string()).collect::<String>()) {
+                Ok(_) => info!("Successfully outputted image: {}", arguments.output),
+                Err(e) => {
+                    error!("Failed to output image: {:?}", e);
+                    eprintln!("Failed to output image: {:?}", e);
+                    std::process::exit(1);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        OutputMethod::Stdout => {
+            for char in output {
+                print!("{}", char);
+                std::io::stdout().flush().unwrap();
+            }
+            info!("Successfully outputted image");
+        }
+    }
 }