diff --git a/annotation_series.go b/annotation_series.go
index a41aa58..678577c 100644
--- a/annotation_series.go
+++ b/annotation_series.go
@@ -14,13 +14,35 @@ type AnnotationSeries struct {
 	Annotations []Annotation
 }
 
+// GetName returns the name of the time series.
+func (as AnnotationSeries) GetName() string {
+	return as.Name
+}
+
+// GetStyle returns the line style.
+func (as AnnotationSeries) GetStyle() Style {
+	return as.Style
+}
+
+// GetYAxis returns which YAxis the series draws on.
+func (as AnnotationSeries) GetYAxis() YAxisType {
+	return as.YAxis
+}
+
 // Render draws the series.
-func (as AnnotationSeries) Render(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange Range) {
+func (as AnnotationSeries) Render(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange Range, defaults Style) {
 	if as.Style.Show {
+		style := as.Style.WithDefaultsFrom(Style{
+			FillColor:   DefaultAnnotationFillColor,
+			FontSize:    DefaultAnnotationFontSize,
+			StrokeColor: defaults.StrokeColor,
+			StrokeWidth: defaults.StrokeWidth,
+			Padding:     DefaultAnnotationPadding,
+		})
 		for _, a := range as.Annotations {
-			lx := xrange.Translate(a.X) + canvasBox.Left
+			lx := canvasBox.Right - xrange.Translate(a.X)
 			ly := yrange.Translate(a.Y) + canvasBox.Top
-			DrawAnnotation(r, canvasBox, xrange, yrange, as.Style, lx, ly, a.Label)
+			DrawAnnotation(r, canvasBox, xrange, yrange, style, lx, ly, a.Label)
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/axis.go b/axis.go
index 1ce0e7c..37586f1 100644
--- a/axis.go
+++ b/axis.go
@@ -14,46 +14,6 @@ const (
 type Axis interface {
 	GetName() string
 	GetStyle() Style
-	Render(c *Chart, r Renderer, canvasBox Box, ra Range)
-}
-
-// axis represents the basics of an axis implementation.
-type axis struct {
-	Name           string
-	Style          Style
-	ValueFormatter ValueFormatter
-	Range          Range
-	Ticks          []Tick
-}
-
-func (a axis) GetName() string {
-	return a.Name
-}
-
-func (a axis) GetStyle() Style {
-	return a.Style
-}
-
-func (a axis) getTicks(ra Range) []Tick {
-	if len(a.Ticks) > 0 {
-		return a.Ticks
-	}
-	return a.generateTicks(ra)
-}
-
-func (a axis) generateTicks(ra Range) []Tick {
-	step := a.getTickStep(ra)
-	return a.generateTicksWithStep(ra, step)
-}
-
-func (a axis) getTickCount(ra Range) int {
-	return 0
-}
-
-func (a axis) getTickStep(ra Range) float64 {
-	return 0.0
-}
-
-func (a axis) generateTicksWithStep(ra Range, step float64) []Tick {
-	return []Tick{}
+	GetTicks(r Renderer, ra Range, vf ValueFormatter) []Tick
+	Render(c *Chart, r Renderer, canvasBox Box, ra Range, ticks []Tick)
 }
diff --git a/chart.go b/chart.go
index 261d622..7153f1a 100644
--- a/chart.go
+++ b/chart.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"io"
 
 	"github.com/golang/freetype/truetype"
+	"github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/drawing"
 )
 
 // Chart is what we're drawing.
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func (c Chart) GetFont() (*truetype.Font, error) {
 }
 
 // Render renders the chart with the given renderer to the given io.Writer.
-func (c *Chart) Render(rp RendererProvider, w io.Writer) error {
+func (c Chart) Render(rp RendererProvider, w io.Writer) error {
 	if len(c.Series) == 0 {
 		return errors.New("Please provide at least one series")
 	}
@@ -64,16 +65,26 @@ func (c *Chart) Render(rp RendererProvider, w io.Writer) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
+	c.Font = font
 	r.SetFont(font)
 	r.SetDPI(c.GetDPI(DefaultDPI))
 
 	xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt := c.getRanges()
-	canvasBox := c.getCanvasBox(r, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt)
-	xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt = c.getRangeDomains(canvasBox, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt)
+	canvasBox := c.getDefaultCanvasBox()
+	xf, yf, yfa := c.getValueFormatters()
+
+	xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt = c.setRangeDomains(canvasBox, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt)
+	xticks, yticks, yticksAlt := c.getAxesTicks(r, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt, xf, yf, yfa)
+	canvasBox = c.getAdjustedCanvasBox(r, canvasBox, xticks, yticks, yticksAlt)
+
+	// we do a second pass to take the updated domains into account
+	xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt = c.setRangeDomains(canvasBox, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt)
+	xticks, yticks, yticksAlt = c.getAxesTicks(r, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt, xf, yf, yfa)
+	canvasBox = c.getAdjustedCanvasBox(r, canvasBox, xticks, yticks, yticksAlt)
 
 	c.drawBackground(r)
 	c.drawCanvas(r, canvasBox)
-	c.drawAxes(r, canvasBox, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt)
+	c.drawAxes(r, canvasBox, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt, xticks, yticks, yticksAlt)
 	for index, series := range c.Series {
 		c.drawSeries(r, canvasBox, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt, series, index)
 	}
@@ -147,21 +158,11 @@ func (c Chart) getRanges() (xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt Range) {
 	return
 }
 
-func (c Chart) getCanvasBox(r Renderer, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt Range) Box {
+func (c Chart) getDefaultCanvasBox() Box {
 	dpl := c.Background.Padding.GetLeft(DefaultBackgroundPadding.Left)
 	dpr := c.Background.Padding.GetRight(DefaultBackgroundPadding.Right)
 	dpb := c.Background.Padding.GetBottom(DefaultBackgroundPadding.Bottom)
 
-	if c.YAxisSecondary.Style.Show {
-		dpl = c.getYAxisSecondaryWidth(r, yrangeAlt)
-	}
-	if c.YAxis.Style.Show {
-		dpr = c.getYAxisWidth(r, yrange)
-	}
-	if c.XAxis.Style.Show {
-		dpb = c.getXAxisHeight(r, xrange)
-	}
-
 	cb := Box{
 		Top:    c.Background.Padding.GetTop(DefaultBackgroundPadding.Top),
 		Left:   dpl,
@@ -173,23 +174,95 @@ func (c Chart) getCanvasBox(r Renderer, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt Range) Box {
 	return cb
 }
 
-func (c Chart) getYAxisSecondaryWidth(r Renderer, ra Range) int {
-	var ll string
-	ticks := c.YAxisSecondary.getTicks(ra)
-	for _, t := range ticks {
-		if len(t.Label) > len(ll) {
-			ll = t.Label
+func (c Chart) getValueFormatters() (x, y, ya ValueFormatter) {
+	for _, s := range c.Series {
+		if vfp, isVfp := s.(ValueFormatterProvider); isVfp {
+			sx, sy := vfp.GetValueFormatters()
+			if s.GetYAxis() == YAxisPrimary {
+				x = sx
+				y = sy
+			} else if s.GetYAxis() == YAxisSecondary {
+				x = sx
+				ya = sy
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	r.SetFontSize(c.YAxisSecondary.Style.GetFontSize(DefaultFontSize))
-	r.SetFont(c.YAxisSecondary.Style.GetFont(c.Font))
-	tw, _ := r.MeasureText(ll)
-	return tw + DefaultYAxisMargin
+	if c.XAxis.ValueFormatter != nil {
+		x = c.XAxis.ValueFormatter
+	}
+	if c.YAxis.ValueFormatter != nil {
+		y = c.YAxis.ValueFormatter
+	}
+	if c.YAxisSecondary.ValueFormatter != nil {
+		ya = c.YAxisSecondary.ValueFormatter
+	}
+	return
 }
 
-func (c Chart) getYAxisWidth(r Renderer, ra Range) int {
+func (c Chart) getAxesTicks(r Renderer, xr, yr, yar Range, xf, yf, yfa ValueFormatter) (xticks, yticks, yticksAlt []Tick) {
+	if c.XAxis.Style.Show {
+		xticks = c.XAxis.GetTicks(r, xr, xf)
+	}
+	if c.YAxis.Style.Show {
+		yticks = c.YAxis.GetTicks(r, yr, yf)
+	}
+	if c.YAxisSecondary.Style.Show {
+		yticksAlt = c.YAxisSecondary.GetTicks(r, yr, yf)
+	}
+	return
+}
+
+func (c Chart) getAdjustedCanvasBox(r Renderer, defaults Box, xticks, yticks, yticksAlt []Tick) Box {
+	canvasBox := Box{}
+
+	var dpl, dpr, dpb int
+	if c.XAxis.Style.Show {
+		dpb = c.getXAxisHeight(r, xticks)
+	}
+	if c.YAxis.Style.Show {
+		dpr = c.getYAxisWidth(r, yticks)
+	}
+	if c.YAxisSecondary.Style.Show {
+		dpl = c.getYAxisSecondaryWidth(r, yticksAlt)
+	}
+
+	canvasBox.Top = defaults.Top
+	if dpl != 0 {
+		canvasBox.Left = c.Canvas.Padding.GetLeft(dpl)
+	} else {
+		canvasBox.Left = defaults.Left
+	}
+	if dpr != 0 {
+		canvasBox.Right = c.Width - c.Canvas.Padding.GetRight(dpr)
+	} else {
+		canvasBox.Right = defaults.Right
+	}
+	if dpb != 0 {
+		canvasBox.Bottom = c.Height - c.Canvas.Padding.GetBottom(dpb)
+	} else {
+		canvasBox.Bottom = defaults.Bottom
+	}
+
+	canvasBox.Width = canvasBox.Right - canvasBox.Left
+	canvasBox.Height = canvasBox.Bottom - canvasBox.Top
+	return canvasBox
+}
+
+func (c Chart) getXAxisHeight(r Renderer, ticks []Tick) int {
+	r.SetFontSize(c.XAxis.Style.GetFontSize(DefaultFontSize))
+	r.SetFont(c.XAxis.Style.GetFont(c.Font))
+	var tl int
+	for _, t := range ticks {
+		_, lh := r.MeasureText(t.Label)
+		if lh > tl {
+			tl = lh
+		}
+	}
+	return tl + DefaultXAxisMargin
+}
+
+func (c Chart) getYAxisWidth(r Renderer, ticks []Tick) int {
 	var ll string
-	ticks := c.YAxis.getTicks(ra)
 	for _, t := range ticks {
 		if len(t.Label) > len(ll) {
 			ll = t.Label
@@ -201,21 +274,21 @@ func (c Chart) getYAxisWidth(r Renderer, ra Range) int {
 	return tw + DefaultYAxisMargin
 }
 
-func (c Chart) getXAxisHeight(r Renderer, ra Range) int {
-	r.SetFontSize(c.XAxis.Style.GetFontSize(DefaultFontSize))
-	r.SetFont(c.XAxis.Style.GetFont(c.Font))
-	var tl int
-	ticks := c.YAxis.getTicks(ra)
+func (c Chart) getYAxisSecondaryWidth(r Renderer, ticks []Tick) int {
+	var ll string
 	for _, t := range ticks {
-		_, lh := r.MeasureText(t.Label)
-		if lh > tl {
-			tl = lh
+		if len(t.Label) > len(ll) {
+			ll = t.Label
 		}
 	}
-	return tl + DefaultXAxisMargin
+
+	r.SetFontSize(c.YAxisSecondary.Style.GetFontSize(DefaultFontSize))
+	r.SetFont(c.YAxisSecondary.Style.GetFont(c.Font))
+	tw, _ := r.MeasureText(ll)
+	return tw + DefaultYAxisMargin
 }
 
-func (c Chart) getRangeDomains(canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt Range) (Range, Range, Range) {
+func (c Chart) setRangeDomains(canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt Range) (Range, Range, Range) {
 	xrange.Domain = canvasBox.Width
 	yrange.Domain = canvasBox.Height
 	yrangeAlt.Domain = canvasBox.Height
@@ -248,19 +321,19 @@ func (c Chart) drawCanvas(r Renderer, canvasBox Box) {
 	r.FillStroke()
 }
 
-func (c Chart) drawAxes(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt Range) {
+func (c Chart) drawAxes(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt Range, xticks, yticks, yticksAlt []Tick) {
 	if c.XAxis.Style.Show {
-		c.XAxis.Render(r, canvasBox, xrange)
+		c.XAxis.Render(r, canvasBox, xrange, xticks)
 	}
 	if c.YAxis.Style.Show {
-		c.YAxis.Render(r, canvasBox, yrange, YAxisPrimary)
+		c.YAxis.Render(r, canvasBox, yrange, YAxisPrimary, yticks)
 	}
 	if c.YAxisSecondary.Style.Show {
-		c.YAxisSecondary.Render(r, canvasBox, yrangeAlt, YAxisSecondary)
+		c.YAxisSecondary.Render(r, canvasBox, yrangeAlt, YAxisSecondary, yticksAlt)
 	}
 }
 
-func (c Chart) getSeriesDefaults(seriesIndex int) Style {
+func (c Chart) getSeriesStyleDefaults(seriesIndex int) Style {
 	strokeColor := GetDefaultSeriesStrokeColor(seriesIndex)
 	return Style{
 		StrokeColor: strokeColor,
@@ -273,21 +346,27 @@ func (c Chart) getSeriesDefaults(seriesIndex int) Style {
 
 func (c Chart) drawSeries(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange, yrangeAlt Range, s Series, seriesIndex int) {
 	if s.GetYAxis() == YAxisPrimary {
-		s.Render(r, canvasBox, xrange, yrange, c.getSeriesDefaults(seriesIndex))
+		s.Render(r, canvasBox, xrange, yrange, c.getSeriesStyleDefaults(seriesIndex))
 	} else if s.GetYAxis() == YAxisSecondary {
-		s.Render(r, canvasBox, xrange, yrange, c.getSeriesDefaults(seriesIndex))
+		s.Render(r, canvasBox, xrange, yrange, c.getSeriesStyleDefaults(seriesIndex))
 	}
 }
 
-func (c Chart) drawTitle(r Renderer) error {
+func (c Chart) drawTitle(r Renderer) {
 	if len(c.Title) > 0 && c.TitleStyle.Show {
-		r.SetFontColor(c.Canvas.GetFontColor(DefaultTextColor))
-		titleFontSize := c.Canvas.GetFontSize(DefaultTitleFontSize)
+		r.SetFont(c.TitleStyle.GetFont(c.Font))
+		r.SetFontColor(c.TitleStyle.GetFontColor(DefaultTextColor))
+		titleFontSize := c.TitleStyle.GetFontSize(DefaultTitleFontSize)
 		r.SetFontSize(titleFontSize)
-		textWidth, _ := r.MeasureText(c.Title)
+
+		textWidthPoints, textHeightPoints := r.MeasureText(c.Title)
+
+		textWidth := int(drawing.PointsToPixels(r.GetDPI(), float64(textWidthPoints)))
+		textHeight := int(drawing.PointsToPixels(r.GetDPI(), float64(textHeightPoints)))
+
 		titleX := (c.Width >> 1) - (textWidth >> 1)
-		titleY := c.TitleStyle.Padding.GetTop(DefaultTitleTop) + int(titleFontSize)
+		titleY := c.TitleStyle.Padding.GetTop(DefaultTitleTop) + textHeight
+
 		r.Text(c.Title, titleX, titleY)
 	}
-	return nil
 }
diff --git a/continuous_series.go b/continuous_series.go
index b399727..57c145b 100644
--- a/continuous_series.go
+++ b/continuous_series.go
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ func (cs ContinuousSeries) GetValue(index int) (float64, float64) {
 	return cs.XValues[index], cs.YValues[index]
 }
 
+// GetValueFormatters returns value formatter defaults for the series.
+func (cs ContinuousSeries) GetValueFormatters() (x, y ValueFormatter) {
+	x = FloatValueFormatter
+	y = FloatValueFormatter
+	return
+}
+
+// GetYAxis returns which YAxis the series draws on.
+func (cs ContinuousSeries) GetYAxis() YAxisType {
+	return cs.YAxis
+}
+
 // Render renders the series.
 func (cs ContinuousSeries) Render(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange Range, defaults Style) {
 	style := cs.Style.WithDefaultsFrom(defaults)
diff --git a/defaults.go b/defaults.go
index b51df5e..f287438 100644
--- a/defaults.go
+++ b/defaults.go
@@ -32,18 +32,25 @@ const (
 	DefaultAxisFontSize = 10.0
 	// DefaultTitleTop is the default distance from the top of the chart to put the title.
 	DefaultTitleTop = 10
+
 	// DefaultYAxisMargin is the default distance from the right of the canvas to the y axis labels.
-	DefaultYAxisMargin = 5
+	DefaultYAxisMargin = 10
 	// DefaultXAxisMargin is the default distance from bottom of the canvas to the x axis labels.
 	DefaultXAxisMargin = 10
+
+	//DefaultVerticalTickWidth is half the margin.
+	DefaultVerticalTickWidth = DefaultYAxisMargin >> 1
+
+	//DefaultHorizontalTickWidth is half the margin.
+	DefaultHorizontalTickWidth = DefaultXAxisMargin >> 1
+
 	// DefaultMinimumTickHorizontalSpacing is the minimum distance between horizontal ticks.
 	DefaultMinimumTickHorizontalSpacing = 20
 	// DefaultMinimumTickVerticalSpacing is the minimum distance between vertical ticks.
 	DefaultMinimumTickVerticalSpacing = 20
+
 	// DefaultDateFormat is the default date format.
 	DefaultDateFormat = "2006-01-02"
-	// DefaultMaxTickCount is the maximum number of ticks to draw
-	DefaultMaxTickCount = 7
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/drawing_helpers.go b/drawing_helpers.go
index 0fcff3d..03623d2 100644
--- a/drawing_helpers.go
+++ b/drawing_helpers.go
@@ -8,14 +8,13 @@ func DrawLineSeries(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange Range, s Style, vs
 		return
 	}
 
-	cx := canvasBox.Left
-	cy := canvasBox.Top
+	ct := canvasBox.Top
 	cb := canvasBox.Bottom
-	cw := canvasBox.Width
+	cr := canvasBox.Right
 
 	v0x, v0y := vs.GetValue(0)
-	x0 := cw - xrange.Translate(v0x)
-	y0 := yrange.Translate(v0y)
+	x0 := cr - xrange.Translate(v0x)
+	y0 := yrange.Translate(v0y) + ct
 
 	var vx, vy float64
 	var x, y int
@@ -23,15 +22,15 @@ func DrawLineSeries(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange Range, s Style, vs
 	fill := s.GetFillColor()
 	if !fill.IsZero() {
 		r.SetFillColor(fill)
-		r.MoveTo(x0+cx, y0+cy)
+		r.MoveTo(x0, y0)
 		for i := 1; i < vs.Len(); i++ {
 			vx, vy = vs.GetValue(i)
-			x = cw - xrange.Translate(vx)
-			y = yrange.Translate(vy)
-			r.LineTo(x+cx, y+cy)
+			x = cr - xrange.Translate(vx)
+			y = yrange.Translate(vy) + ct
+			r.LineTo(x, y)
 		}
-		r.LineTo(x+cx, cb)
-		r.LineTo(x0+cx, cb)
+		r.LineTo(x, cb)
+		r.LineTo(x0, cb)
 		r.Close()
 		r.Fill()
 	}
@@ -40,12 +39,12 @@ func DrawLineSeries(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange Range, s Style, vs
 	r.SetStrokeColor(stroke)
 	r.SetStrokeWidth(s.GetStrokeWidth(DefaultStrokeWidth))
 
-	r.MoveTo(x0+cx, y0+cy)
+	r.MoveTo(x0, y0)
 	for i := 1; i < vs.Len(); i++ {
 		vx, vy = vs.GetValue(i)
-		x = cw - xrange.Translate(vx)
-		y = yrange.Translate(vy)
-		r.LineTo(x+cx, y+cy)
+		x = cr - xrange.Translate(vx)
+		y = yrange.Translate(vy) + ct
+		r.LineTo(x, y)
 	}
 	r.Stroke()
 }
@@ -81,6 +80,7 @@ func DrawAnnotation(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange Range, s Style, lx
 	r.SetFillColor(s.GetFillColor(DefaultAnnotationFillColor))
 	r.SetStrokeColor(s.GetStrokeColor())
 	r.SetStrokeWidth(s.GetStrokeWidth())
+
 	r.MoveTo(lx, ly)
 	r.LineTo(ltlx, ltly)
 	r.LineTo(ltrx, ltry)
diff --git a/renderer.go b/renderer.go
index cf0c0f4..fa6d64a 100644
--- a/renderer.go
+++ b/renderer.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 // Renderer represents the basic methods required to draw a chart.
 type Renderer interface {
-	// GetDPI returns the dpi for the renderer.
+	// GetDPI gets the DPI for the renderer.
 	GetDPI() float64
 
 	// SetDPI sets the DPI for the renderer.
diff --git a/series_test.go b/series_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3194997
--- /dev/null
+++ b/series_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package chart
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/blendlabs/go-assert"
+)
+
+func TestTimeSeriesGetValue(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	ts := TimeSeries{
+		Name: "Test",
+		XValues: []time.Time{
+			time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -5),
+			time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -4),
+			time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -3),
+			time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -2),
+			time.Now().AddDate(0, 0, -1),
+		},
+		YValues: []float64{
+			1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0,
+		},
+	}
+
+	x0, y0 := ts.GetValue(0)
+	assert.NotZero(x0)
+	assert.Equal(1.0, y0)
+}
diff --git a/testserver/main.go b/testserver/main.go
index 4e6db6a..6b6372a 100644
--- a/testserver/main.go
+++ b/testserver/main.go
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart"
-	"github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/drawing"
 	"github.com/wcharczuk/go-web"
 )
 
@@ -21,38 +20,73 @@ func chartHandler(rc *web.RequestContext) web.ControllerResult {
 		rc.Response.Header().Set("Content-Type", "image/svg+xml")
 	}
 
+	s1x := []float64{1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0}
+	s1y := []float64{2.5, 5.0, 2.0, 3.3}
+
+	s2x := []float64{3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0}
+	s2y := []float64{6.0, 5.0, 4.0, 1.0}
+
 	c := chart.Chart{
 		Title: "A Test Chart",
 		TitleStyle: chart.Style{
-			Show:     true,
-			FontSize: 26.0,
-		},
-		Width:  640,
-		Height: 480,
-		Axes: chart.Style{
-			Show:        true,
-			StrokeWidth: 1.0,
-		},
-		YRange: chart.Range{
-			Min: 0.0,
-			Max: 7.0,
-		},
-		FinalValueLabel: chart.Style{
 			Show: true,
 		},
+		Width:  1024,
+		Height: 400,
+		XAxis: chart.XAxis{
+			Style: chart.Style{
+				Show:        true,
+				StrokeWidth: 1.0,
+			},
+		},
+		YAxis: chart.YAxis{
+			Style: chart.Style{
+				Show:        true,
+				StrokeWidth: 1.0,
+			},
+			Range: chart.Range{
+				Min: 0.0,
+				Max: 7.0,
+			},
+		},
 		Series: []chart.Series{
 			chart.ContinuousSeries{
 				Name:    "a",
-				XValues: []float64{1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0},
-				YValues: []float64{2.5, 5.0, 2.0, 3.3},
-				Style: chart.Style{
-					FillColor: drawing.Color{R: 0, G: 116, B: 217, A: 128},
-				},
+				XValues: s1x,
+				YValues: s1y,
 			},
 			chart.ContinuousSeries{
 				Name:    "b",
-				XValues: []float64{3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0},
-				YValues: []float64{6.0, 5.0, 4.0, 1.0},
+				XValues: s2x,
+				YValues: s2y,
+			},
+			chart.AnnotationSeries{
+				Name: "a - last value",
+				Style: chart.Style{
+					Show:        true,
+					StrokeColor: chart.GetDefaultSeriesStrokeColor(0),
+				},
+				Annotations: []chart.Annotation{
+					chart.Annotation{
+						X:     s1x[len(s1x)-1],
+						Y:     s1y[len(s1y)-1],
+						Label: chart.FloatValueFormatter(s1y[len(s1y)-1]),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			chart.AnnotationSeries{
+				Name: "b - last value",
+				Style: chart.Style{
+					Show:        true,
+					StrokeColor: chart.GetDefaultSeriesStrokeColor(1),
+				},
+				Annotations: []chart.Annotation{
+					chart.Annotation{
+						X:     s2x[len(s2x)-1],
+						Y:     s2y[len(s2y)-1],
+						Label: chart.FloatValueFormatter(s2y[len(s2y)-1]),
+					},
+				},
 			},
 		},
 	}
@@ -74,6 +108,9 @@ func main() {
 	app.SetName("Chart Test Server")
 	app.SetLogger(web.NewStandardOutputLogger())
 	app.GET("/", chartHandler)
-	app.GET("/:format", chartHandler)
+	app.GET("/format/:format", chartHandler)
+	app.GET("/favico.ico", func(rc *web.RequestContext) web.ControllerResult {
+		return rc.Raw([]byte{})
+	})
 	log.Fatal(app.Start())
 }
diff --git a/time_series.go b/time_series.go
index c61713e..aec84d8 100644
--- a/time_series.go
+++ b/time_series.go
@@ -28,11 +28,6 @@ func (ts TimeSeries) Len() int {
 	return len(ts.XValues)
 }
 
-// GetYAxis returns which YAxis the series draws on.
-func (ts TimeSeries) GetYAxis() YAxisType {
-	return ts.YAxis
-}
-
 // GetValue gets a value at a given index.
 func (ts TimeSeries) GetValue(index int) (x float64, y float64) {
 	x = float64(ts.XValues[index].Unix())
@@ -40,6 +35,18 @@ func (ts TimeSeries) GetValue(index int) (x float64, y float64) {
 	return
 }
 
+// GetValueFormatters returns value formatter defaults for the series.
+func (ts TimeSeries) GetValueFormatters() (x, y ValueFormatter) {
+	x = TimeValueFormatter
+	y = FloatValueFormatter
+	return
+}
+
+// GetYAxis returns which YAxis the series draws on.
+func (ts TimeSeries) GetYAxis() YAxisType {
+	return ts.YAxis
+}
+
 // Render renders the series.
 func (ts TimeSeries) Render(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, xrange, yrange Range, defaults Style) {
 	style := ts.Style.WithDefaultsFrom(defaults)
diff --git a/value_formatter.go b/value_formatter.go
index e02ba80..4a59974 100644
--- a/value_formatter.go
+++ b/value_formatter.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package chart
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/blendlabs/go-util"
 )
 
 // ValueFormatter is a function that takes a value and produces a string.
@@ -26,7 +24,7 @@ func TimeValueFormatterWithFormat(v interface{}, dateFormat string) string {
 	if typed, isTyped := v.(float64); isTyped {
 		return time.Unix(int64(typed), 0).Format(dateFormat)
 	}
-	return util.StringEmpty
+	return ""
 }
 
 // FloatValueFormatter is a ValueFormatter for float64.
@@ -39,5 +37,5 @@ func FloatValueFormatterWithFormat(v interface{}, floatFormat string) string {
 	if typed, isTyped := v.(float64); isTyped {
 		return fmt.Sprintf(floatFormat, typed)
 	}
-	return util.StringEmpty
+	return ""
 }
diff --git a/value_formatter_provider.go b/value_formatter_provider.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..829fb1d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/value_formatter_provider.go
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+package chart
+
+// ValueFormatterProvider is a series that has custom formatters.
+type ValueFormatterProvider interface {
+	GetValueFormatters() (x, y ValueFormatter)
+}
diff --git a/xaxis.go b/xaxis.go
index 243dc7c..435b022 100644
--- a/xaxis.go
+++ b/xaxis.go
@@ -1,27 +1,101 @@
 package chart
 
-import "github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/drawing"
+import (
+	"math"
+	"sort"
+
+	"github.com/wcharczuk/go-chart/drawing"
+)
 
 // XAxis represents the horizontal axis.
 type XAxis struct {
-	axis
+	Name           string
+	Style          Style
+	ValueFormatter ValueFormatter
+	Range          Range
+	Ticks          []Tick
+}
+
+// GetName returns the name.
+func (xa XAxis) GetName() string {
+	return xa.Name
+}
+
+// GetStyle returns the style.
+func (xa XAxis) GetStyle() Style {
+	return xa.Style
+}
+
+// GetTicks returns the ticks for a series. It coalesces between user provided ticks and
+// generated ticks.
+func (xa XAxis) GetTicks(r Renderer, ra Range, vf ValueFormatter) []Tick {
+	if len(xa.Ticks) > 0 {
+		return xa.Ticks
+	}
+	return xa.generateTicks(r, ra, vf)
+}
+
+func (xa XAxis) generateTicks(r Renderer, ra Range, vf ValueFormatter) []Tick {
+	step := xa.getTickStep(r, ra, vf)
+	return xa.generateTicksWithStep(ra, step, vf)
+}
+
+func (xa XAxis) getTickCount(r Renderer, ra Range, vf ValueFormatter) int {
+	fontSize := xa.Style.GetFontSize(DefaultFontSize)
+	r.SetFontSize(fontSize)
+
+	// take a cut at determining the 'widest' value.
+	l0 := vf(ra.Min)
+	ln := vf(ra.Max)
+	ll := l0
+	if len(ln) > len(l0) {
+		ll = ln
+	}
+	llw, _ := r.MeasureText(ll)
+	textWidth := drawing.PointsToPixels(r.GetDPI(), float64(llw))
+	width := textWidth + DefaultMinimumTickHorizontalSpacing
+	count := int(math.Ceil(float64(ra.Domain) / float64(width)))
+	return count
+}
+
+func (xa XAxis) getTickStep(r Renderer, ra Range, vf ValueFormatter) float64 {
+	tickCount := xa.getTickCount(r, ra, vf)
+	step := ra.Delta() / float64(tickCount)
+	return step
+}
+
+func (xa XAxis) generateTicksWithStep(ra Range, step float64, vf ValueFormatter) []Tick {
+	var ticks []Tick
+	for cursor := ra.Min; cursor < ra.Max; cursor += step {
+		ticks = append(ticks, Tick{
+			Value: cursor,
+			Label: vf(cursor),
+		})
+	}
+	return ticks
 }
 
 // Render renders the axis
-func (xa XAxis) Render(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, ra Range) {
+func (xa XAxis) Render(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, ra Range, ticks []Tick) {
 	tickFontSize := xa.Style.GetFontSize(DefaultFontSize)
 	tickHeight := drawing.PointsToPixels(r.GetDPI(), tickFontSize)
 	ty := canvasBox.Bottom + DefaultXAxisMargin + int(tickHeight)
 
+	r.SetStrokeColor(xa.Style.GetStrokeColor(DefaultAxisColor))
+	r.SetStrokeWidth(xa.Style.GetStrokeWidth(DefaultAxisLineWidth))
+
+	r.MoveTo(canvasBox.Left, canvasBox.Bottom)
+	r.LineTo(canvasBox.Right, canvasBox.Bottom)
+	r.Stroke()
+
 	r.SetFontColor(xa.Style.GetFontColor(DefaultAxisColor))
 	r.SetFontSize(tickFontSize)
 
-	ticks := xa.getTicks(ra)
-
+	sort.Sort(Ticks(ticks))
 	for _, t := range ticks {
 		v := t.Value
 		x := ra.Translate(v)
-		tx := canvasBox.Left + int(x)
+		tx := canvasBox.Right - x
 		r.Text(t.Label, tx, ty)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/yaxis.go b/yaxis.go
index 752977c..df64406 100644
--- a/yaxis.go
+++ b/yaxis.go
@@ -1,28 +1,102 @@
 package chart
 
+import (
+	"math"
+	"sort"
+)
+
 // YAxis is a veritcal rule of the range.
 // There can be (2) y-axes; a primary and secondary.
 type YAxis struct {
-	axis
+	Name           string
+	Style          Style
+	ValueFormatter ValueFormatter
+	Range          Range
+	Ticks          []Tick
+}
+
+// GetName returns the name.
+func (ya YAxis) GetName() string {
+	return ya.Name
+}
+
+// GetStyle returns the style.
+func (ya YAxis) GetStyle() Style {
+	return ya.Style
+}
+
+// GetTicks returns the ticks for a series. It coalesces between user provided ticks and
+// generated ticks.
+func (ya YAxis) GetTicks(r Renderer, ra Range, vf ValueFormatter) []Tick {
+	if len(ya.Ticks) > 0 {
+		return ya.Ticks
+	}
+	return ya.generateTicks(r, ra, vf)
+}
+
+func (ya YAxis) generateTicks(r Renderer, ra Range, vf ValueFormatter) []Tick {
+	step := ya.getTickStep(r, ra, vf)
+	return ya.generateTicksWithStep(ra, step, vf)
+}
+
+func (ya YAxis) getTickCount(r Renderer, ra Range, vf ValueFormatter) int {
+	textHeight := int(ya.Style.GetFontSize(DefaultFontSize))
+	height := textHeight + DefaultMinimumTickVerticalSpacing
+	count := int(math.Ceil(float64(ra.Domain) / float64(height)))
+	return count
+}
+
+func (ya YAxis) getTickStep(r Renderer, ra Range, vf ValueFormatter) float64 {
+	tickCount := ya.getTickCount(r, ra, vf)
+	return ra.Delta() / float64(tickCount)
+}
+
+func (ya YAxis) generateTicksWithStep(ra Range, step float64, vf ValueFormatter) []Tick {
+	var ticks []Tick
+	for cursor := ra.Min; cursor < ra.Max; cursor += step {
+		ticks = append(ticks, Tick{
+			Value: cursor,
+			Label: vf(cursor),
+		})
+	}
+	return ticks
 }
 
 // Render renders the axis.
-func (ya YAxis) Render(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, ra Range, axisType YAxisType) {
+func (ya YAxis) Render(r Renderer, canvasBox Box, ra Range, axisType YAxisType, ticks []Tick) {
+	var lx int
 	var tx int
 	if axisType == YAxisPrimary {
+		lx = canvasBox.Right
 		tx = canvasBox.Right + DefaultYAxisMargin
 	} else if axisType == YAxisSecondary {
+		lx = canvasBox.Left
 		tx = canvasBox.Left - DefaultYAxisMargin
 	}
 
-	r.SetFontColor(ya.Style.GetFontColor(DefaultAxisColor))
-	r.SetFontSize(ya.Style.GetFontSize(DefaultFontSize))
+	r.SetStrokeColor(ya.Style.GetStrokeColor(DefaultAxisColor))
+	r.SetStrokeWidth(ya.Style.GetStrokeWidth(DefaultAxisLineWidth))
 
-	ticks := ya.getTicks(ra)
+	r.MoveTo(lx, canvasBox.Bottom)
+	r.LineTo(lx, canvasBox.Top)
+	r.Stroke()
+
+	r.SetFontColor(ya.Style.GetFontColor(DefaultAxisColor))
+	fontSize := ya.Style.GetFontSize(DefaultFontSize)
+	r.SetFontSize(fontSize)
+
+	sort.Sort(Ticks(ticks))
 	for _, t := range ticks {
 		v := t.Value
-		y := ra.Translate(v)
-		ty := int(y)
+		ly := ra.Translate(v) + canvasBox.Top
+
+		th := int(fontSize) >> 1
+		ty := ly + th
+
 		r.Text(t.Label, tx, ty)
+
+		r.MoveTo(lx, ly)
+		r.LineTo(lx+DefaultVerticalTickWidth, ly)
+		r.Stroke()
 	}
 }