diff --git a/client/src/main/java/core/engine/Engine.java b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/Engine.java
index efdf578..dbe6708 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/core/engine/Engine.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/Engine.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package core.engine;
 
 import core.engine.model.RawModel;
+import core.engine.shader.StaticShader;
 import org.lwjgl.Version;
 import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFWErrorCallback;
 import org.lwjgl.glfw.GLFWVidMode;
@@ -102,6 +103,7 @@ public class Engine {
 
         // Set the clear color
         glClearColor(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f);
+        StaticShader shader = new StaticShader();
         float[] vertices = {
                 -0.5f, 0.5f, 0f,
                 -0.5f, -0.5f, 0f,
@@ -117,15 +119,16 @@ public class Engine {
         // the window or has pressed the ESCAPE key.
         while ( !glfwWindowShouldClose(window) ) {
             renderer.prepare();
-            glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); // clear the framebuffer
+            shader.start();
             renderer.render(model);
+            shader.stop();
             glfwSwapBuffers(window); // swap the color buffers
 
             // Poll for window events. The key callback above will only be
             // invoked during this call.
             glfwPollEvents();
         }
-
+        shader.cleanUp();
         loader.cleanUp();
     }
 
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/core/engine/Renderer.java b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/Renderer.java
index d3103c6..7a0b85a 100644
--- a/client/src/main/java/core/engine/Renderer.java
+++ b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/Renderer.java
@@ -5,10 +5,12 @@ import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20;
 import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL30;
 
+import static org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11C.*;
+
 public class Renderer {
 
     public void prepare() {
-        GL11.glClear(GL11.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT);
+        glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); // clear the framebuffer
         GL11.glClearColor(1,0,0,1);
     }
 
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/ShaderProgram.java b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/ShaderProgram.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae931b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/ShaderProgram.java
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+package core.engine.shader;
+
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;
+import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL20;
+
+import java.io.BufferedReader;
+import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
+import java.io.FileReader;
+import java.io.IOException;
+
+public abstract class ShaderProgram {
+
+    private int programID;
+    private int vertexShaderID;
+    private int fragmentShaderID;
+
+    public ShaderProgram(String vertexFile, String fragmentFile) {
+        vertexShaderID = loadShader(vertexFile, GL20.GL_VERTEX_SHADER);
+        fragmentShaderID = loadShader(fragmentFile, GL20.GL_FRAGMENT_SHADER);
+        programID = GL20.glCreateProgram();
+        GL20.glAttachShader(programID, vertexShaderID);
+        GL20.glAttachShader(programID, fragmentShaderID);
+        GL20.glLinkProgram(programID);
+        GL20.glValidateProgram(programID);
+        bindAttributes();
+    }
+
+    public void start() {
+        GL20.glUseProgram(programID);
+    }
+
+    public void stop() {
+        GL20.glUseProgram(0);
+    }
+
+    public void cleanUp() {
+        stop();
+        GL20.glDetachShader(programID, vertexShaderID);
+        GL20.glDetachShader(programID, fragmentShaderID);
+        GL20.glDeleteShader(vertexShaderID);
+        GL20.glDeleteShader(fragmentShaderID);
+        GL20.glDeleteProgram(programID);
+    }
+
+    protected abstract void bindAttributes();
+
+    protected void bindAttribute(int attribute, String variableName) {
+        GL20.glBindAttribLocation(programID, attribute, variableName);
+    }
+
+    private static int loadShader(String file, int type) {
+        StringBuilder shadersource = new StringBuilder();
+        try {
+            BufferedReader bufferedReader = new BufferedReader(new FileReader(file));
+            String line;
+            while((line = bufferedReader.readLine()) != null) {
+                shadersource.append(line).append(System.lineSeparator());
+            }
+            bufferedReader.close();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            System.err.println("Could not read file!");
+            e.printStackTrace();
+            System.exit(-1);
+        }
+
+        int shaderID = GL20.glCreateShader(type);
+        GL20.glShaderSource(shaderID, shadersource);
+        GL20.glCompileShader(shaderID);
+
+        if(GL20.glGetShaderi(shaderID, GL20.GL_COMPILE_STATUS) == GL11.GL_FALSE) {
+            System.out.println(GL20.glGetShaderInfoLog(shaderID));
+            System.err.println("Could not compile Shader");
+            System.exit(-1);
+        }
+        return shaderID;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/StaticShader.java b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/StaticShader.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0cd6b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/StaticShader.java
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+package core.engine.shader;
+
+public class StaticShader extends ShaderProgram{
+
+    private static final String VERTEX_FILE = "src/main/java/core/engine/shader/vertexShader.glsl";
+    private static final String FRAGMENT_FILE = "src/main/java/core/engine/shader/fragmentShader.glsl";
+    public StaticShader() {
+        super(VERTEX_FILE, FRAGMENT_FILE);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void bindAttributes() {
+        super.bindAttribute(0, "position");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/fragmentShader.glsl b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/fragmentShader.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..379ee65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/fragmentShader.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#version 400 core
+
+in vec3 color;
+
+out vec4 out_Color;
+
+void main(void) {
+    out_Color = vec4(color, 1.0);
+}
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diff --git a/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/vertexShader.glsl b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/vertexShader.glsl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b572537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/client/src/main/java/core/engine/shader/vertexShader.glsl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#version 400 core
+
+in vec3 position;
+
+out vec3 color;
+
+void main(void) {
+    gl_Position = vec4(position, 1.0);
+    color = vec3(position.x+0.5, 1.0, position.y+0.5);
+
+}
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