diff --git a/src/canvas.rs b/src/canvas.rs
index 4284f10..5cdd865 100644
--- a/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/src/canvas.rs
@@ -27,15 +27,26 @@ pub struct Path {
 
 pub type Canvas = Vector<CanvasElement>;
 
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(remote = "druid::Color")]
+enum ColorDef {
+    Rgba32(u32)
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, druid::Data, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum CanvasElement {
-    Freehand { path: Path, thickness: f64 },
+    Freehand {
+        path: Path,
+        thickness: f64,
+        #[serde(with = "ColorDef")]
+        stroke_color: druid::Color,
+    },
 }
 
 impl CanvasElement {
     pub fn bounding_box(&self) -> druid::Rect {
         match self {
-            CanvasElement::Freehand { path, thickness } => {
+            CanvasElement::Freehand { path, thickness, .. } => {
                 use druid::kurbo::Shape;
                 path.kurbo_path
                     .bounding_box()
@@ -45,10 +56,9 @@ impl CanvasElement {
     }
     pub fn draw(&self, ctx: &mut druid::PaintCtx) {
         match self {
-            CanvasElement::Freehand { path, thickness } => {
+            CanvasElement::Freehand { path, thickness, stroke_color } => {
                 use druid::RenderContext;
-                let stroke_color = druid::Color::rgb8(0, 128, 0);
-                ctx.stroke(&path.kurbo_path, &stroke_color, *thickness);
+                ctx.stroke(&path.kurbo_path, &*stroke_color, *thickness);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -60,15 +70,6 @@ impl CanvasElement {
     }
 }
 
-impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Path {
-    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
-    where
-        D: Deserializer<'de>,
-    {
-        deserializer.deserialize_seq(PathDeserializer)
-    }
-}
-
 impl Serialize for Path {
     fn serialize<S>(&self, serializer: S) -> Result<S::Ok, S::Error>
     where
@@ -84,32 +85,41 @@ impl Serialize for Path {
     }
 }
 
-struct PathDeserializer;
-
-impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for PathDeserializer {
-    type Value = Path;
-
-    fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
-        write!(formatter, "A sequence of 2D points")
-    }
-
-    fn visit_seq<A>(self, mut seq: A) -> Result<Self::Value, A::Error>
+impl<'de> Deserialize<'de> for Path {
+    fn deserialize<D>(deserializer: D) -> Result<Self, D::Error>
     where
-        A: SeqAccess<'de>,
+        D: Deserializer<'de>,
     {
-        use druid::kurbo::BezPath;
+        struct PathVisitor;
 
-        let mut kurbo_path = BezPath::new();
-        let mut first_element = true;
-        while let Some(point) = seq.next_element::<(f64, f64)>()? {
-            if first_element {
-                kurbo_path.move_to(point);
-                first_element = false;
-            } else {
-                kurbo_path.line_to(point);
+        impl<'de> Visitor<'de> for PathVisitor{
+            type Value = Path;
+
+            fn expecting(&self, formatter: &mut std::fmt::Formatter) -> std::fmt::Result {
+                write!(formatter, "A sequence of 2D points")
+            }
+
+            fn visit_seq<A>(self, mut seq: A) -> Result<Self::Value, A::Error>
+            where
+                A: SeqAccess<'de>,
+            {
+                use druid::kurbo::BezPath;
+
+                let mut kurbo_path = BezPath::new();
+                let mut first_element = true;
+                while let Some(point) = seq.next_element::<(f64, f64)>()? {
+                    if first_element {
+                        kurbo_path.move_to(point);
+                        first_element = false;
+                    } else {
+                        kurbo_path.line_to(point);
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Ok(Path { kurbo_path })
             }
         }
 
-        Ok(Path { kurbo_path })
+        deserializer.deserialize_seq(PathVisitor)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 0225abf..cec11e8 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ pub fn main() {
         thickness: 2.0,
         color: Color::rgb(0, 0, 0),
     };
+    let default_pen_params_2 = CanvasToolParams::Pen {
+        thickness: 2.0,
+        color: Color::rgb(255, 0, 0),
+    };
     let canvas_data = StilettoState {
         canvas: CanvasState {
             versioned_canvas: VersionedCanvas::new(vector![]),
@@ -55,10 +59,14 @@ pub fn main() {
                 tool_params: default_pen_params,
                 selected: true,
             },
+            CanvasToolIconState {
+                tool_params: default_pen_params_2,
+                selected: false,
+            },
             CanvasToolIconState {
                 tool_params: CanvasToolParams::Eraser,
                 selected: false,
-            }
+            },
         ],
         current_tool: 0,
     };
diff --git a/src/tool.rs b/src/tool.rs
index 8d1f27f..78b1b7d 100644
--- a/src/tool.rs
+++ b/src/tool.rs
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ pub enum CanvasToolType {
 #[derive(Clone, Data)]
 pub enum CanvasToolState {
     Idle,
-    DrawingFreehand { current_path: CanvasElement },
+    DrawingFreehand { pen_params: CanvasToolParams, current_path: CanvasElement },
 }
 
 #[derive(Clone, Data)]
@@ -86,16 +86,21 @@ impl CanvasToolCtx {
             (CanvasToolState::Idle, Event::MouseDown(mouse_event)) => {
                 let mut kurbo_path = BezPath::new();
                 kurbo_path.move_to((mouse_event.pos.x, mouse_event.pos.y));
-                self.state = CanvasToolState::DrawingFreehand {
-                    current_path: CanvasElement::Freehand {
-                        path: canvas::Path { kurbo_path },
-                        thickness: 2.0,
-                    },
-                };
+                if let CanvasToolParams::Pen{ thickness, color } = &self.initial_params {
+                    self.state = CanvasToolState::DrawingFreehand {
+                        pen_params: self.initial_params.clone(),
+                        current_path: CanvasElement::Freehand {
+                            path: canvas::Path { kurbo_path },
+                            thickness: *thickness,
+                            stroke_color: color.clone(),
+                        },
+                    };
+                }
             }
             (
                 CanvasToolState::DrawingFreehand {
                     ref mut current_path,
+                    ..
                 },
                 Event::MouseMove(mouse_event),
             ) => {
@@ -108,7 +113,7 @@ impl CanvasToolCtx {
             (CanvasToolState::DrawingFreehand { .. }, Event::MouseUp(_)) => {
                 vcanvas.update(move |canvas: &mut Canvas| {
                     let current_state = std::mem::replace(&mut self.state, CanvasToolState::Idle);
-                    if let CanvasToolState::DrawingFreehand { current_path } = current_state {
+                    if let CanvasToolState::DrawingFreehand { current_path, .. } = current_state {
                         canvas.push_back(current_path);
                     }
                 });
@@ -123,7 +128,7 @@ impl CanvasToolCtx {
 
     pub fn paint(&self, ctx: &mut PaintCtx, _env: &Env) {
         match &self.state {
-            CanvasToolState::DrawingFreehand { current_path } => current_path.draw(ctx),
+            CanvasToolState::DrawingFreehand { current_path, .. } => current_path.draw(ctx),
             _ => {}
         }
     }