diff --git a/main.cpp b/main.cpp
index 5371d69..59554d5 100644
--- a/main.cpp
+++ b/main.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,9 @@ private:
   const uint32_t WIDTH = 800;
   const uint32_t HEIGHT = 600;
 
+  VkRenderPass renderPass;
   VkPipelineLayout pipelineLayout;
+  VkPipeline graphicsPipeline;
 
   std::vector<VkDynamicState> dynamicStates = {
     VK_DYNAMIC_STATE_VIEWPORT,
@@ -96,9 +98,44 @@ private:
     createSwapChain();
     createImageViews();
 
+    createRenderPass();
     createGraphicsPipeline();
   }
 
+  void createRenderPass() {
+    VkAttachmentDescription colorAttachment{};
+    colorAttachment.format = swapChainImageFormat;
+    colorAttachment.samples = VK_SAMPLE_COUNT_1_BIT;
+    colorAttachment.loadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_CLEAR;
+    colorAttachment.storeOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_STORE;
+    colorAttachment.stencilLoadOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_LOAD_OP_DONT_CARE;
+    colorAttachment.stencilStoreOp = VK_ATTACHMENT_STORE_OP_DONT_CARE;
+    colorAttachment.initialLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_UNDEFINED;
+    colorAttachment.finalLayout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_PRESENT_SRC_KHR;
+
+    VkAttachmentReference colorAttachmentRef{};
+    colorAttachmentRef.attachment = 0;
+    colorAttachmentRef.layout = VK_IMAGE_LAYOUT_COLOR_ATTACHMENT_OPTIMAL;
+
+    VkSubpassDescription subpass{};
+    subpass.pipelineBindPoint = VK_PIPELINE_BIND_POINT_GRAPHICS;
+    subpass.colorAttachmentCount = 1;
+    subpass.pColorAttachments = &colorAttachmentRef;
+
+    VkRenderPassCreateInfo renderPassInfo{};
+    renderPassInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_RENDER_PASS_CREATE_INFO;
+    renderPassInfo.attachmentCount = 1;
+    renderPassInfo.pAttachments = &colorAttachment;
+    renderPassInfo.subpassCount = 1;
+    renderPassInfo.pSubpasses = &subpass;
+
+    VkResult result = vkCreateRenderPass(device, &renderPassInfo, nullptr, &renderPass);
+    if (result != VK_SUCCESS) {
+      std::cout << "error creating render pass: " << result << std::endl;
+      throw std::runtime_error("failed to create render pass!");
+    }
+  }
+
   void createGraphicsPipeline() {
     auto vertShaderCode = readFile("shaders/vert.spv");
     auto fragShaderCode = readFile("shaders/frag.spv");
@@ -210,6 +247,28 @@ private:
         throw std::runtime_error("failed to create pipeline layout!");
     }
 
+    VkGraphicsPipelineCreateInfo pipelineInfo{};
+    pipelineInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_GRAPHICS_PIPELINE_CREATE_INFO;
+    pipelineInfo.stageCount = 2;
+    pipelineInfo.pStages = shaderStages;
+    pipelineInfo.pVertexInputState = &vertexInputInfo;
+    pipelineInfo.pInputAssemblyState = &inputAssembly;
+    pipelineInfo.pViewportState = &viewportState;
+    pipelineInfo.pRasterizationState = &rasterizer;
+    pipelineInfo.pMultisampleState = &multisampling;
+    pipelineInfo.pDepthStencilState = nullptr; // Optional
+    pipelineInfo.pColorBlendState = &colorBlending;
+    pipelineInfo.pDynamicState = &dynamicState;
+    pipelineInfo.layout = pipelineLayout;
+    pipelineInfo.renderPass = renderPass;
+    pipelineInfo.subpass = 0;
+    pipelineInfo.basePipelineHandle = VK_NULL_HANDLE; // Optional
+    pipelineInfo.basePipelineIndex = -1; // Optional
+                                         
+    if (vkCreateGraphicsPipelines(device, VK_NULL_HANDLE, 1, &pipelineInfo, nullptr, &graphicsPipeline) != VK_SUCCESS) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("failed to create graphics pipeline!");
+    }
+
     vkDestroyShaderModule(device, fragShaderModule, nullptr);
     vkDestroyShaderModule(device, vertShaderModule, nullptr);
   }
@@ -649,7 +708,9 @@ private:
   }
 
   void cleanup() {
+    vkDestroyPipeline(device, graphicsPipeline, nullptr);
     vkDestroyPipelineLayout(device, pipelineLayout, nullptr);
+    vkDestroyRenderPass(device, renderPass, nullptr);
     for (auto imageView : swapChainImageViews) {
       vkDestroyImageView(device, imageView, nullptr);
     }