diff --git a/doc/examples/clip-image.raku b/doc/examples/clip-image.raku
index da9373e..e960dcd 100644
--- a/doc/examples/clip-image.raku
+++ b/doc/examples/clip-image.raku
@@ -1,12 +1,6 @@
 use v6;
 use Cairo;
 
-constant xc = 128.0;
-constant yc = 128.0;
-constant radius = 100.0;
-constant angle1 = 45.0  * (pi/180.0);  # angles are specified
-constant angle2 = 180.0 * (pi/180.0); # in radians
-
 given Cairo::Image.create(Cairo::FORMAT_ARGB32, 256, 256) {
     given Cairo::Context.new($_) {
         .arc(128.0, 128.0, 76.8, 0, 2*pi);
diff --git a/lib/Cairo.pm6 b/lib/Cairo.pm6
index 0d2b1b0..898e26f 100644
--- a/lib/Cairo.pm6
+++ b/lib/Cairo.pm6
@@ -282,6 +282,13 @@ our class cairo_surface_t is repr('CPointer') {
 
 class cairo_pdf_surface_t is cairo_surface_t is repr('CPointer') {
 
+    our sub create(str $filename, num64 $width, num64 $height)
+        returns cairo_pdf_surface_t
+        is native($cairolib)
+        is symbol('cairo_pdf_surface_create')
+        {*}
+
+
     method add_outline(int32 $parent-id, Str $name, Str $link-attrs, int32 $flags --> int32)
         is native($cairolib)
         is symbol('cairo_pdf_surface_add_outline')
@@ -291,6 +298,22 @@ class cairo_pdf_surface_t is cairo_surface_t is repr('CPointer') {
         is native($cairolib)
         is symbol('cairo_pdf_surface_set_metadata')
         {*}
+
+    method new(Str:D :$filename!, Num:D() :$width!, Num:D() :$height! --> cairo_pdf_surface_t:D) {
+        create($filename, $width, $height);
+    }
+}
+
+class cairo_svg_surface_t is cairo_surface_t is repr('CPointer') {
+    our sub create(str $filename, num64 $width, num64 $height)
+        returns cairo_svg_surface_t
+        is native($cairolib)
+        is symbol('cairo_svg_surface_create')
+        {*}
+
+    method new(Str:D :$filename!, Num:D() :$width!, Num:D() :$height! --> cairo_svg_surface_t) {
+        create($filename, $width, $height);
+    }
 }
 
 our class cairo_rectangle_t is repr('CPointer') { }
@@ -1231,10 +1254,10 @@ class Matrix {
 }
 
 class Surface {
-    has cairo_surface_t $.surface handles <reference destroy flush finish show_page status>;
+    method raw handles <reference destroy flush finish show_page status> { self.surface }
 
     method write_png(Str $filename) {
-        my $result = CairoStatus( $!surface.write_to_png($filename) );
+        my $result = CairoStatus( $.surface.write_to_png($filename) );
         fail $result if $result != STATUS_SUCCESS;
         $result;
     }
@@ -1243,7 +1266,7 @@ class Surface {
          my $buf = CArray[uint8].new;
          $buf[$size] = 0;
          my $closure = StreamClosure.new: :$buf, :buf-len(0), :n-read(0), :$size;
-         $!surface.write_to_png_stream(&StreamClosure::write, $closure);
+         $.surface.write_to_png_stream(&StreamClosure::write, $closure);
          return Blob[uint8].new: $buf[0 ..^ $closure.buf-len];
     }
 
@@ -1257,25 +1280,18 @@ class Surface {
 }
 
 class Surface::PDF is Surface {
-    sub cairo_pdf_surface_create(str $filename, num64 $width, num64 $height)
-        returns cairo_pdf_surface_t
-        is native($cairolib)
-        {*}
-
-    has Num $.width;
-    has Num $.height;
+    has cairo_pdf_surface_t $.surface;
+    has Num:D() $.width is required;
+    has Num:D() $.height is required;
 
+    submethod TWEAK(Str:D() :$filename!) {
+        $!surface .= new: :$!width, :$!height, :$filename;
+    }
     multi method create(str $filename, num64 $width, num64 $height) {
-        return self.new(
-            surface => cairo_pdf_surface_create($filename, $width, $height),
-            :$width, :$height,
-            )
+        return self.new( :$filename, :$width, :$height );
     }
     multi method create(Str(Cool) $filename, Num(Cool) $width, Num(Cool) $height) {
-        return self.new(
-            surface => cairo_pdf_surface_create($filename, $width, $height),
-            :$width, :$height,
-            )
+        return self.new( :$filename, :$width, :$height );
     }
 
     method add_outline(Int :$parent-id, Str:D :$name = '', :$flags = 0, *%attrs) {
@@ -1286,25 +1302,19 @@ class Surface::PDF is Surface {
 }
 
 class Surface::SVG is Surface {
-    sub cairo_svg_surface_create(str $filename, num64 $width, num64 $height)
-        returns cairo_surface_t
-        is native($cairolib)
-        {*}
+    has cairo_svg_surface_t $.surface;
+    has Num:D() $.width is required;
+    has Num:D() $.height is required;
 
-    has Num $.width;
-    has Num $.height;
+    submethod TWEAK(Str:D() :$filename!) {
+        $!surface .= new: :$!width, :$!height, :$filename;
+    }
 
     multi method create(str $filename, num64 $width, num64 $height) {
-        return self.new(
-            surface => cairo_svg_surface_create($filename, $width, $height),
-            :$width, :$height,
-            )
+        return self.new(:$filename, :$width, :$height);
     }
     multi method create(Str(Cool) $filename, Num(Cool) $width, Num(Cool) $height) {
-        return self.new(
-            surface => cairo_svg_surface_create($filename, $width, $height),
-            :$width, :$height,
-            )
+        return self.new(:$filename, :$width, :$height);
     }
 }
 
@@ -1330,6 +1340,7 @@ class RecordingSurface {
 }
 
 class Image is Surface {
+    has cairo_surface_t $.surface;
     sub cairo_image_surface_create(int32 $format, int32 $width, int32 $height)
         returns cairo_surface_t
         is native($cairolib)
@@ -1365,6 +1376,11 @@ class Image is Surface {
         is native($cairolib)
         {*}
 
+    multi submethod TWEAK(cairo_surface_t:D :surface($)!) {}
+    multi submethod TWEAK(Str:D :$filename!) {
+        $!surface //= cairo_image_surface_create_from_png($filename)
+    }
+
     multi method create(Int() $format, Cool $width, Cool $height) {
         return self.new(surface => cairo_image_surface_create($format.Int, $width.Int, $height.Int));
     }
diff --git a/t/surface-image.t b/t/surface-image.t
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..71536c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/t/surface-image.t
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+use v6;
+use Cairo;
+use Test;
+plan 2;
+
+lives-ok {
+    given Cairo::Image.create(Cairo::FORMAT_ARGB32, 256, 256) {
+        given Cairo::Context.new($_) {
+            .arc(128.0, 128.0, 76.8, 0, 2*pi);
+            .clip;
+            .new_path; # path not consumed by .clip
+
+            my \image = Cairo::Image.new(:filename<doc/examples/camelia.png> );
+            my \w = image.width;
+            my \h = image.height;
+
+            .scale(256.0/w, 256.0/h);
+
+            .set_source_surface(image, 0, 0);
+            .paint;
+
+            image.destroy;
+        };
+        .write_png("clip-image.png");
+    }
+};
+
+ok "clip-image.png".IO.e, "png created from new";
+
+unlink  "clip-image.png";  # don't care if failed
+
+done-testing;
diff --git a/t/surface-pdf.t b/t/surface-pdf.t
index c6da9df..44cce85 100644
--- a/t/surface-pdf.t
+++ b/t/surface-pdf.t
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use v6;
 use Cairo;
 use Test;
 
-plan 4;
+plan 6;
 
 lives-ok {
     given Cairo::Surface::PDF.create("foobar.pdf", 128, 128) {
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ lives-ok {
     }
 };
 
+lives-ok {
+    my Cairo::Surface::PDF $pdf .= new: :filename<foo2.pdf>, :width(128), :height(64);
+    $pdf.finish;
+}
+ok "foo2.pdf".IO.e, "pdf created from new";
+
 unlink "foobar.pdf"; # don't care if failed
+unlink "foo2.pdf"; # don't care if failed
 
 done-testing;
diff --git a/t/surface-svg.t b/t/surface-svg.t
index 0abf1a6..cedb40c 100644
--- a/t/surface-svg.t
+++ b/t/surface-svg.t
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use v6;
 use Cairo;
 use Test;
 
-plan 4;
+plan 6;
 
 lives-ok {
     given Cairo::Surface::SVG.create("foobar.svg", 128, 128) {
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ lives-ok {
     }
 };
 
+lives-ok {
+    my Cairo::Surface::SVG $svg .= new: :filename<foo2.svg>, :width(128), :height(64);
+    $svg.finish;
+}
+ok "foo2.svg".IO.e, "svg created from new";
+
 unlink "foobar.svg"; # don't care if failed
+unlink "foo2.svg"; # don't care if failed
 
 done-testing;