diff --git a/src/ViewportWidget.cpp b/src/ViewportWidget.cpp
index 4c8ae18..aa410bf 100644
--- a/src/ViewportWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/ViewportWidget.cpp
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ void ViewportWidget::initializeGL()
     initializeOpenGLFunctions();
     glClearColor(0.2f, 0.3f, 0.3f, 1.0f);
     glEnable(GL_DEPTH_TEST);
+    createFaceTextures();
 }
 
 void ViewportWidget::paintGL()
@@ -61,40 +62,6 @@ void ViewportWidget::paintGL()
     drawAxes();
 
     glViewport(0, 0, width(), height());
-
-    // Text rendering with QPainter
-    QPainter painter(this);
-    painter.setPen(Qt::white);
-    painter.setFont(QFont("Arial", 10));
-
-    struct Face {
-        QString name;
-        QVector3D center;
-        QVector3D normal;
-    };
-    QVector<Face> faces = {
-        {"FRONT", {0, 0, 1.0}, {0, 0, 1}},
-        {"BACK",  {0, 0, -1.0}, {0, 0, -1}},
-        {"TOP",   {0, 1.0, 0}, {0, 1, 0}},
-        {"BOTTOM",{0, -1.0, 0}, {0, -1, 0}},
-        {"RIGHT", {1.0, 0, 0}, {1, 0, 0}},
-        {"LEFT",  {-1.0, 0, 0}, {-1, 0, 0}}
-    };
-
-    for (const auto& face : faces) {
-        QVector3D transformedNormal = viewCubeModel.mapVector(face.normal);
-        // Use a small epsilon for floating point comparison
-        if (transformedNormal.z() > 0.1) { // Simple back-face culling
-            QRect viewportRect(width() - viewCubeSize, 0, viewCubeSize, viewCubeSize);
-            QVector3D pos2D = face.center.project(viewCubeModel, viewCubeProjection, viewportRect);
-
-            QFontMetrics metrics(painter.font());
-            int textWidth = metrics.horizontalAdvance(face.name);
-            int textHeight = metrics.height();
-            QRect textRect(pos2D.x() - textWidth / 2, pos2D.y() - textHeight / 2, textWidth, textHeight);
-            painter.drawText(textRect, Qt::AlignCenter, face.name);
-        }
-    }
 }
 
 void ViewportWidget::resizeGL(int w, int h)
@@ -137,49 +104,90 @@ void ViewportWidget::wheelEvent(QWheelEvent *event)
     update();
 }
 
+void ViewportWidget::createFaceTextures()
+{
+    QStringList labels = {"FRONT", "BACK", "TOP", "BOTTOM", "RIGHT", "LEFT"};
+    glGenTextures(6, faceTextures);
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < 6; ++i) {
+        QImage image(128, 128, QImage::Format_RGBA8888);
+        image.fill(qRgba(204, 204, 204, 255)); // light gray background
+
+        QPainter painter(&image);
+        painter.setPen(Qt::black);
+        painter.setFont(QFont("Arial", 24, QFont::Bold));
+        painter.drawText(image.rect(), Qt::AlignCenter, labels[i]);
+
+        QImage glImage = image.mirrored(false, true);
+
+        glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, faceTextures[i]);
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+        glTexParameteri(GL_TEXTURE_2D, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, GL_LINEAR);
+        glTexImage2D(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0, GL_RGBA, glImage.width(), glImage.height(), 0, GL_RGBA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, glImage.bits());
+    }
+}
+
 void ViewportWidget::drawViewCube()
 {
     float size = 0.75;
-    glBegin(GL_QUADS);
-    // All faces are light gray
-    glColor3f(0.8, 0.8, 0.8);
+    glEnable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+    glColor3f(1.0, 1.0, 1.0); // Use white so texture colors are not modulated
 
     // Front face
-    glVertex3f(-size, -size, size);
-    glVertex3f(size, -size, size);
-    glVertex3f(size, size, size);
-    glVertex3f(-size, size, size);
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, faceTextures[0]);
+    glBegin(GL_QUADS);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-size, -size, size);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(size, -size, size);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(size, size, size);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-size, size, size);
+    glEnd();
 
     // Back face
-    glVertex3f(-size, -size, -size);
-    glVertex3f(-size, size, -size);
-    glVertex3f(size, size, -size);
-    glVertex3f(size, -size, -size);
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, faceTextures[1]);
+    glBegin(GL_QUADS);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-size, -size, -size);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-size, size, -size);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(size, size, -size);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(size, -size, -size);
+    glEnd();
 
     // Top face
-    glVertex3f(-size, size, -size);
-    glVertex3f(-size, size, size);
-    glVertex3f(size, size, size);
-    glVertex3f(size, size, -size);
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, faceTextures[2]);
+    glBegin(GL_QUADS);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-size, size, -size);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-size, size, size);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(size, size, size);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(size, size, -size);
+    glEnd();
 
     // Bottom face
-    glVertex3f(-size, -size, -size);
-    glVertex3f(size, -size, -size);
-    glVertex3f(size, -size, size);
-    glVertex3f(-size, -size, size);
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, faceTextures[3]);
+    glBegin(GL_QUADS);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-size, -size, -size);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(size, -size, -size);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(size, -size, size);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-size, -size, size);
+    glEnd();
 
     // Right face
-    glVertex3f(size, -size, -size);
-    glVertex3f(size, size, -size);
-    glVertex3f(size, size, size);
-    glVertex3f(size, -size, size);
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, faceTextures[4]);
+    glBegin(GL_QUADS);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(size, -size, -size);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(size, size, -size);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(size, size, size);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(size, -size, size);
+    glEnd();
 
     // Left face
-    glVertex3f(-size, -size, -size);
-    glVertex3f(-size, -size, size);
-    glVertex3f(-size, size, size);
-    glVertex3f(-size, size, -size);
+    glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, faceTextures[5]);
+    glBegin(GL_QUADS);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-size, -size, -size);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 0.0); glVertex3f(-size, -size, size);
+    glTexCoord2f(1.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-size, size, size);
+    glTexCoord2f(0.0, 1.0); glVertex3f(-size, size, -size);
     glEnd();
+
+    glDisable(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
 }
 
 void ViewportWidget::drawAxes()
diff --git a/src/ViewportWidget.h b/src/ViewportWidget.h
index 4301f59..015d5fb 100644
--- a/src/ViewportWidget.h
+++ b/src/ViewportWidget.h
@@ -26,8 +26,10 @@ private:
     void drawCube();
     void drawViewCube();
     void drawAxes();
+    void createFaceTextures();
 
     QMatrix4x4 projection;
+    GLuint faceTextures[6];
 
     float xRot = 0;
     float yRot = 0;