diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 678fd9a3..78bd109c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ A growing library of assorted data structures, algorithms and utilities.
 - [`orx-obj-loader`](orx-obj-loader/README.md), simple Wavefront .obj mesh loader
 
 ## Usage
-ORX 0.0.14 is built against OPENRNDR 0.3.30-rc1, make sure you use this version in your project. Because OPENRNDR's API is pre 1.0 it tends to change from time to time.
+ORX 0.0.14 is built against OPENRNDR 0.3.30-rc2, make sure you use this version in your project. Because OPENRNDR's API is pre 1.0 it tends to change from time to time.
 
 The easiest way to add ORX to your project is through the use of Jitpack. [Jitpack](http://jitpack.io) is a service that pulls Gradle based libraries from Github, builds them and serves the jar files.
 
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 26c597ea..700f88c9 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ repositories {
 }
 
 ext {
-    openrndrVersion = "0.3.30-rc1"
+    openrndrVersion = "0.3.30-rc2"
 }
 
 subprojects {
diff --git a/orx-no-clear/README.md b/orx-no-clear/README.md
index 0f6923f2..6de33c33 100644
--- a/orx-no-clear/README.md
+++ b/orx-no-clear/README.md
@@ -5,17 +5,50 @@ OPENRNDR does not support natively.
 
 #### Usage
 
-```
-class NoClearProgram: Program() {
-
-    override fun setup() {
+```kotlin
+fun main() = application {
+    configure {
+        title = "NoClearProgram"
+    }
+    program {
         backgroundColor = ColorRGBa.PINK
         extend(NoClear())
-    }
-
-    override fun draw() {
-        drawer.circle(Math.cos(seconds) * width / 2.0 + width / 2.0, Math.sin(seconds * 0.24) * height / 2.0 + height / 2.0, 20.0)
+        extend {
+            drawer.circle(Math.cos(seconds) * width / 2.0 + width / 2.0, Math.sin(seconds * 0.24) * height / 2.0 + height / 2.0, 20.0)
+        }
     }
 }
-
 ```
+
+#### Usage with additional configuration
+Optionally, a static `backdrop` may be setup by providing custom code.
+
+- Example 1. Customising the backdrop with an image
+```kotlin
+extend(NoClear()) {
+    val img = loadImage("data\\backdrop.png")
+    backdrop = {
+        drawer.image(img, 0.0, 0.0, width * 1.0, height * 1.0)
+    }
+}
+```
+
+- Example 2. Customising the backdrop with a checker-board pattern
+```kotlin
+extend(NoClear()) {
+    backdrop = {
+        val xw = width / 8.0
+        val yh = height / 8.0
+        drawer.fill = ColorRGBa.RED
+        (0..7).forEach { row ->
+            (0..7).forEach { col ->
+                if ((row + col) % 2 == 0) {
+                    drawer.rectangle(row * xw, col * yh, xw, yh)
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+```
+
+NB! any submitted _lambda expression_ must be valid within the `renderTarget` context.
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diff --git a/orx-no-clear/src/main/kotlin/NoClear.kt b/orx-no-clear/src/main/kotlin/NoClear.kt
index 1663a3d9..9a187282 100644
--- a/orx-no-clear/src/main/kotlin/NoClear.kt
+++ b/orx-no-clear/src/main/kotlin/NoClear.kt
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@ class NoClear : Extension {
     override var enabled: Boolean = true
     private var renderTarget: RenderTarget? = null
 
+    /**
+     * code-block to draw an optional custom backdrop
+     */
+    var backdrop: (() -> Unit)? = null
 
     override fun beforeDraw(drawer: Drawer, program: Program) {
         if (program.width > 0 && program.height > 0) {    // only if the window is not minimised
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ class NoClear : Extension {
                 renderTarget?.let {
                     drawer.withTarget(it) {
                         background(program.backgroundColor ?: ColorRGBa.TRANSPARENT)
+                        backdrop?.invoke() // draw custom backdrop
                     }
                 }
             }