diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8b012c..c9f5738 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -24,23 +24,14 @@ down and right are positive.
 
 Commands:
 
-    update:
-        Download chunks into the database.
+- **update**: Download chunks into the database.
 
-        > pixelcanvas.py update ~100.~100--100.100
+    `> pixelcanvas.py update ~100.~100--100.100`
 
-    render:
-        Export an image as PNG.
+- **render**: Export a region as PNG.
 
-        > pixelcanvas.py render 0.0--100.100 <flags>
+    `> pixelcanvas.py render 0.0--100.100 <flags>`
 
-        flags:
-        --show:
-            Instead of saving the image, display it on the screen.
-            https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/Image.html#PIL.Image.Image.show
-
-        --update:
-            Update the chunks before exporting them.
 
 So, for example:
 
@@ -51,11 +42,12 @@ So, for example:
     > pixelcanvas.py render 0.0--100.100
     > pixelcanvas.py render ~100.~100--100.100 --update
     > pixelcanvas.py render ~1200.300--~900.600 --show
+    > pixelcanvas.py render ~2000.2000--2000.2000 --scale 0.25
 
 # To do
 
 Here are some things we might like to improve:
 
 - Some way to get a statistics overview or visual map of which chunks we have in the database, so we know what we're missing.
-- Render the image is it appeared at some point in the past, taking advantage of the `updated_at` column.
+- Render the image as it appeared at some point in the past, taking advantage of the `updated_at` column.
 - Probably never going to happen: A GUI application to browse the db just like the site.
diff --git a/pixelcanvas.py b/pixelcanvas.py
index 9ce74a4..7e821fb 100644
--- a/pixelcanvas.py
+++ b/pixelcanvas.py
@@ -119,6 +119,11 @@ render:
     > pixelcanvas.py render 0.0--100.100 <flags>
 
     flags:
+    --scale <float>:
+        Render the image at a different scale.
+        For best results, use powers of 2 like 0.5, 0.25, etc.
+        This will disable the autocropping.
+
     --show:
         Instead of saving the image, display it on the screen.
         https://pillow.readthedocs.io/en/stable/reference/Image.html#PIL.Image.Image.show
@@ -343,10 +348,14 @@ def rgb_to_image(matrix):
     i = PIL.Image.frombytes(mode='RGB', size=(CHUNK_SIZE_PIX, CHUNK_SIZE_PIX), data=matrix)
     return i
 
-def chunk_to_image(chunk_data):
-    return rgb_to_image(chunk_to_rgb(chunk_data))
+def chunk_to_image(chunk_data, scale=1):
+    image = rgb_to_image(chunk_to_rgb(chunk_data))
+    if scale is not None and scale != 1:
+        new_size = (int(image.size[0] * scale), int(image.size[1] * scale))
+        image = image.resize(new_size, resample=PIL.Image.ANTIALIAS)
+    return image
 
-def chunks_to_image(chunks):
+def chunks_to_image(chunks, scale=1):
     '''
     Combine all of the given chunks into a single image.
     '''
@@ -357,13 +366,13 @@ def chunks_to_image(chunks):
     max_y = max(chunk[1] for chunk in chunks)
     span_x = max_x - min_x + 1
     span_y = max_y - min_y + 1
-    img_width = span_x * CHUNK_SIZE_PIX
-    img_height = span_y * CHUNK_SIZE_PIX
+    img_width = int(span_x * CHUNK_SIZE_PIX * scale)
+    img_height = int(span_y * CHUNK_SIZE_PIX * scale)
     img = PIL.Image.new(mode='RGB', size=(img_width, img_height), color=WHITE)
     for (chunk_x, chunk_y, chunk_data) in chunks:
-        paste_x = (chunk_x - min_x) * CHUNK_SIZE_PIX
-        paste_y = (chunk_y - min_y) * CHUNK_SIZE_PIX
-        chunk_image = chunk_to_image(chunk_data)
+        paste_x = int((chunk_x - min_x) * CHUNK_SIZE_PIX * scale)
+        paste_y = int((chunk_y - min_y) * CHUNK_SIZE_PIX * scale)
+        chunk_image = chunk_to_image(chunk_data, scale)
         img.paste(chunk_image, (paste_x, paste_y))
     return img
 
@@ -392,7 +401,7 @@ def crop_image(image, pixel_xy1, pixel_xy2):
 ####################################################################################################
 
 
-def parse_coordinates(coordinates):
+def parse_coordinate_string(coordinates):
     '''
     Convert the given '~100.~100--100.100' to ((-100, -100), (100, 100)).
     '''
@@ -416,20 +425,26 @@ def parse_coordinates(coordinates):
 def render_argparse(args):
     if args.do_update:
         update_argparse(args)
-    coordinates = parse_coordinates(args.coordinates)
+    coordinates = parse_coordinate_string(args.coordinates)
     chunk_range = pixel_range_to_chunk_range(*coordinates)
     chunks = [get_chunk(*chunk_xy) for chunk_xy in chunk_range_iterator(*chunk_range)]
-    image = chunks_to_image(chunks)
-    image = crop_image(image, *coordinates)
+    scale = float(args.scale)
+    image = chunks_to_image(chunks, scale=scale)
+    if scale == 1:
+        image = crop_image(image, *coordinates)
     if args.do_show:
         image.show()
     else:
-        filename = f'{coordinates[0][0]}.{coordinates[0][1]}--{coordinates[1][0]}.{coordinates[1][1]}.png'
+        (p1, p2) = coordinates
+        (p1x, p1y) = p1
+        (p2x, p2y) = p2
+        scale_s = f'_{scale}' if scale != 1 else ''
+        filename = f'{p1x}.{p1y}--{p2x}.{p2y}{scale_s}.png'
         image.save(filename)
         log.debug('Wrote %s', filename)
 
 def update_argparse(args):
-    coordinates = parse_coordinates(args.coordinates)
+    coordinates = parse_coordinate_string(args.coordinates)
     bigchunk_range = pixel_range_to_bigchunk_range(*coordinates)
     download_bigchunk_range(*bigchunk_range)
 
@@ -445,6 +460,7 @@ p_render = subparsers.add_parser('render')
 p_render.add_argument('coordinates')
 p_render.add_argument('--update', dest='do_update', action='store_true')
 p_render.add_argument('--show', dest='do_show', action='store_true')
+p_render.add_argument('--scale', dest='scale', default=1)
 p_render.set_defaults(func=render_argparse)
 
 def main(argv):