diff --git a/pywal/__init__.py b/pywal/__init__.py
index 853433d..02dbe37 100644
--- a/pywal/__init__.py
+++ b/pywal/__init__.py
@@ -2,35 +2,10 @@
 wal - Generate and change colorschemes on the fly.
 Created by Dylan Araps.
 """
-from pywal.settings import __version__  # noqa: F401
-from pywal import magic
-from pywal import reload
-from pywal import sequences
-from pywal import wallpaper
-
-
-def create_palette(img):
-    """Create a palette and return it as a dict."""
-    colors = magic.gen_colors(img)
-    colors = magic.sort_colors(img, colors)
-    return colors
-
-
-def send_sequences(colors, vte):
-    """Send the sequences."""
-    sequences.send_sequences(colors, vte)
-
-
-def reload_env():
-    """Reload the environment."""
-    reload.reload_env()
-
-
-def set_wallpaper(img):
-    """Set the wallpaper."""
-    wallpaper.set_wallpaper(img)
-
-
-# def reload_colors(vte):
-#     """Reload the colors."""
-#     sequences.reload_colors(vte)
+# flake8: noqa: F401
+from pywal.settings import __version__
+from pywal.wal import create_palette
+from pywal.wal import get_image
+from pywal.wal import reload_env
+from pywal.wal import send_sequences
+from pywal.wal import set_wallpaper
diff --git a/pywal/wal.py b/pywal/wal.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db8dccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pywal/wal.py
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+"""
+wal - Generate and change colorschemes on the fly.
+Created by Dylan Araps.
+"""
+from pywal import image
+from pywal import magic
+from pywal import reload
+from pywal import sequences
+from pywal import wallpaper
+
+
+def get_image(img):
+    """Validate image input."""
+    return image.get_image(img)
+
+
+def create_palette(img):
+    """Create a palette and return it as a dict."""
+    colors = magic.gen_colors(img)
+    colors = magic.sort_colors(img, colors)
+    return colors
+
+
+def send_sequences(colors, vte):
+    """Send the sequences."""
+    sequences.send_sequences(colors, vte)
+
+
+def reload_env():
+    """Reload the environment."""
+    reload.reload_env()
+
+
+def set_wallpaper(img):
+    """Set the wallpaper."""
+    wallpaper.set_wallpaper(img)
+
+
+# def reload_colors(vte):
+#     """Reload the colors."""
+#     sequences.reload_colors(vte)