diff --git a/src/demos/perlin_noise_ball.rs b/src/demos/perlin_noise_ball.rs
index f1bb98f..8b71beb 100644
--- a/src/demos/perlin_noise_ball.rs
+++ b/src/demos/perlin_noise_ball.rs
@@ -29,13 +29,13 @@ impl Demo for PerlinNoiseBall {
         world.push(Arc::new(Sphere::new(
             Vec3::new(0.0, -1000.0, 0.0),
             1000.0,
-            Lambertian::new(PerlinNoise::new(&mut rng)),
+            Lambertian::new(PerlinNoise::with_scale(&mut rng, 4.0)),
         )));
 
         world.push(Arc::new(Sphere::new(
             Vec3::new(0.0, 2.0, 0.0),
             2.0,
-            Lambertian::new(PerlinNoise::new(&mut rng)),
+            Lambertian::new(PerlinNoise::with_scale(&mut rng, 4.0)),
         )));
 
         BvhNode::new(&mut rng, &mut world, 0.0, 1.0)
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index a8753b5..48236a4 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use demos::Demo;
 
 use std::time::Instant;
 
-const NUM_SAMPLES: u8 = 255;
+const NUM_SAMPLES: u8 = 25;
 const VERTICAL_PARTITION: usize = 12;
 const HORIZONTAL_PARTITION: usize = 12;
 const WIDTH: usize = 1920;
diff --git a/src/materials/lambertian.rs b/src/materials/lambertian.rs
index f3642b9..78966e4 100644
--- a/src/materials/lambertian.rs
+++ b/src/materials/lambertian.rs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ impl<T: Texture + Send + Sync> Material for Lambertian<T> {
         let scattered_ray = Ray::new(hit_rec.p, scatter_direction, ray.time());
 
         (
-            self.albedo.value(hit_rec.u, hit_rec.v, &hit_rec.p),
+            self.albedo.value(hit_rec.u, hit_rec.v, hit_rec.p),
             Some(scattered_ray),
         )
     }
diff --git a/src/texture/checker.rs b/src/texture/checker.rs
index 3e25b94..bd4dd90 100644
--- a/src/texture/checker.rs
+++ b/src/texture/checker.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ impl<T: Texture> Checker<T> {
 }
 
 impl<T: Texture> Texture for Checker<T> {
-    fn value(&self, u: f64, v: f64, p: &Vec3) -> Vec3 {
+    fn value(&self, u: f64, v: f64, p: Vec3) -> Vec3 {
         let sine_wave = f64::sin(10.0 * p.x()) * f64::sin(10.0 * p.y()) * f64::sin(10.0 * p.z());
 
         if sine_wave < 0.0 {
diff --git a/src/texture/mod.rs b/src/texture/mod.rs
index 01201ad..e4d3c10 100644
--- a/src/texture/mod.rs
+++ b/src/texture/mod.rs
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ pub use solid::Solid;
 use crate::types::Vec3;
 
 pub trait Texture {
-    fn value(&self, u: f64, v: f64, p: &Vec3) -> Vec3;
+    fn value(&self, u: f64, v: f64, p: Vec3) -> Vec3;
 }
diff --git a/src/texture/perlin.rs b/src/texture/perlin.rs
index a3809e5..5881213 100644
--- a/src/texture/perlin.rs
+++ b/src/texture/perlin.rs
@@ -36,15 +36,61 @@ impl Perlin {
         p
     }
 
-    pub fn noise(&self, p: &Vec3) -> f64 {
-        let i = ((4.0 * p.x()) as i32 & 255) as usize;
-        let j = ((4.0 * p.y()) as i32 & 255) as usize;
-        let k = ((4.0 * p.z()) as i32 & 255) as usize;
+    pub fn noise(&self, p: Vec3) -> f64 {
+        let i = p.x().floor() as i32;
+        let j = p.y().floor() as i32;
+        let k = p.z().floor() as i32;
 
-        self.points[self.permute_x[i] ^ self.permute_y[j] ^ self.permute_z[k]]
+        let mut smooth_grid = [[[0.0; 2]; 2]; 2];
+
+        for (di, a) in smooth_grid.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+            let di = di as i32;
+            for (dj, b) in a.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+                let dj = dj as i32;
+                for (dk, c) in b.iter_mut().enumerate() {
+                    let dk = dk as i32;
+                    *c = self.points[self.permute_x[((i + di) & 255) as usize]
+                        ^ self.permute_y[((j + dj) & 255) as usize]
+                        ^ self.permute_z[((k + dk) & 255) as usize]]
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        let mut u = p.x() - p.x().floor();
+        let mut v = p.y() - p.y().floor();
+        let mut w = p.z() - p.z().floor();
+
+        // Hermitian smoothing so we don't see obvious grid features in the picture
+        // Those features show up when we interpolate colors. Those features are
+        // also called mach bands
+        u = u * u * (3.0 - 2.0 * u);
+        v = v * v * (3.0 - 2.0 * v);
+        w = w * w * (3.0 - 2.0 * w);
+
+        return trilinear_interpolate(smooth_grid, u, v, w);
     }
 }
 
+fn trilinear_interpolate(smooth_grid: [[[f64; 2]; 2]; 2], u: f64, v: f64, w: f64) -> f64 {
+    let mut acc = 0.0;
+
+    for (di, a) in smooth_grid.iter().enumerate() {
+        let di = di as f64;
+        for (dj, b) in a.iter().enumerate() {
+            let dj = dj as f64;
+            for (dk, c) in b.iter().enumerate() {
+                let dk = dk as f64;
+                acc += (di * u + (1.0 - di) * (1.0 - u))
+                    * (dj * v + (1.0 - dj) * (1.0 - v))
+                    * (dk * w + (1.0 - dk) * (1.0 - w))
+                    * c;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    acc
+}
+
 fn permute<R: Rng + ?Sized>(rng: &mut R, p: &mut [usize]) {
     let l = p.len();
 
diff --git a/src/texture/perlin_noise.rs b/src/texture/perlin_noise.rs
index 1f7490c..e7ab463 100644
--- a/src/texture/perlin_noise.rs
+++ b/src/texture/perlin_noise.rs
@@ -4,18 +4,28 @@ use crate::{texture::Perlin, types::Vec3, Texture};
 
 pub struct PerlinNoise {
     noise: Perlin,
+    scale: f64,
 }
 
 impl PerlinNoise {
+    #[allow(dead_code)]
     pub fn new<R: Rng + ?Sized>(rng: &mut R) -> Self {
         Self {
             noise: Perlin::new(rng),
+            scale: 1.0,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn with_scale<R: Rng + ?Sized>(rng: &mut R, scale: f64) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            noise: Perlin::new(rng),
+            scale,
         }
     }
 }
 
 impl Texture for PerlinNoise {
-    fn value(&self, _u: f64, _v: f64, p: &Vec3) -> Vec3 {
-        Vec3::new(1.0, 1.0, 1.0) * self.noise.noise(p)
+    fn value(&self, _u: f64, _v: f64, p: Vec3) -> Vec3 {
+        Vec3::new(1.0, 1.0, 1.0) * self.noise.noise(p * self.scale)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/texture/solid.rs b/src/texture/solid.rs
index e4ce99c..9839394 100644
--- a/src/texture/solid.rs
+++ b/src/texture/solid.rs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ impl Solid {
 }
 
 impl Texture for Solid {
-    fn value(&self, _u: f64, _v: f64, _p: &Vec3) -> Vec3 {
+    fn value(&self, _u: f64, _v: f64, _p: Vec3) -> Vec3 {
         self.color
     }
 }