diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/util/.ratings b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/util/.ratings
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@@ -1 +1,2 @@
+GraphicUtils.java 4d471a310a52bda1c090f956dcdbe90775b12cb8 GREEN
 SceneGraphUtils.java f54304c2eb604934de9afdf9d2a8ca88a762398a GREEN
diff --git a/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/util/GraphicUtils.java b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/util/GraphicUtils.java
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+++ b/org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui/src/org/fortiss/tooling/common/ui/javafx/util/GraphicUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+/*-------------------------------------------------------------------------+
+| Copyright 2019 fortiss GmbH                                              |
+|                                                                          |
+| Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");          |
+| you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.         |
+| You may obtain a copy of the License at                                  |
+|                                                                          |
+|    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0                            |
+|                                                                          |
+| Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software      |
+| distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,        |
+| WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
+| See the License for the specific language governing permissions and      |
+| limitations under the License.                                           |
++--------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
+package org.fortiss.tooling.common.ui.javafx.util;
+
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.net.URL;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+
+import javafx.scene.image.Image;
+import javafx.scene.paint.Color;
+
+/**
+ * Utility methods for handling graphics in JavaFX-based views.
+ * 
+ * @author munaro
+ */
+public class GraphicUtils {
+
+	/** The image cache of loaded images. */
+	private static final HashMap<String, Image> imageCache = new HashMap<>();
+
+	/** Returns the plugin-local URI string for the given resource. */
+	public static String getURIString(String pluginId, String localPath) {
+		return "platform:/plugin/" + pluginId + localPath;
+	}
+
+	/** Returns the Java FX Image load from the local path. */
+	public static Image getFXImage(String pluginId, String localPath) {
+		String uri = getURIString(pluginId, localPath);
+		if(uri == null) {
+			return null;
+		}
+		Image cacheImage = imageCache.get(uri);
+		if(cacheImage == null) {
+			InputStream in = null;
+			try {
+				in = new URL(uri).openStream();
+			} catch(Exception e) {
+				e.printStackTrace();
+			}
+			if(in != null) {
+				cacheImage = new Image(in);
+			}
+			imageCache.put(uri, cacheImage);
+		}
+		return cacheImage;
+	}
+
+	/** Converts the given SWT color to Java FX color. */
+	public static Color convertColor(org.eclipse.swt.graphics.Color swtColor) {
+		return Color.rgb(swtColor.getRed(), swtColor.getGreen(), swtColor.getBlue(),
+				swtColor.getAlpha() / 255.0);
+	}
+}