diff --git a/documentation.py b/documentation.py
index 46ccacb..cc7374d 100644
--- a/documentation.py
+++ b/documentation.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import json
 import git
 import frontmatter
 from git_utils import get_first_remote
-from markdown_utils import rewrite_image_paths
+from markdown_utils import latex_centered_image, rewrite_image_paths
 
 
 class Docs():
@@ -85,11 +85,15 @@ class Docs():
                 # handle pictures
                 yaml_data['picture_link'] = ''
                 if yaml_data['picture']:
-                    # skip SVG for now, not supported by pandoc
-                    picture_name = yaml_data['picture']
-                    if 'svg' not in picture_name:
-                        picture_filename = os.path.join(project.local_dir, picture_name)
-                        yaml_data['picture_link'] = '![picture]({})'.format(picture_filename)
+                    extension = os.path.splitext(yaml_data['picture'])[1]
+                    picture_path = os.path.join(project.local_dir, f"picture{extension}")
+                    if extension == '.svg':
+                        # SVGs are not supported by pandoc
+                        logging.warning(f"Skipping unsupported SVG picture {picture_path}")
+                    elif os.path.exists(picture_path):
+                        yaml_data['picture_link'] = latex_centered_image(picture_path)
+                    else:
+                        logging.warning(f"picture {picture_path} not found, skipping")
 
                 # now build the doc & print it
                 try:
diff --git a/markdown_utils.py b/markdown_utils.py
index ab812e7..7964538 100644
--- a/markdown_utils.py
+++ b/markdown_utils.py
@@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ class ImagePathRewriterRenderer(MarkdownRenderer):
 def rewrite_image_paths(source: str, prefix: str) -> str:
     markdown = mistune.create_markdown(renderer=ImagePathRewriterRenderer(prefix))
     return markdown(source)
+
+
+def latex_centered_image(src: str):
+    return "\n".join(
+        [r"\begin{center}", rf"\includegraphics[]{{{src}}}", r"\end{center}"]
+    )
diff --git a/project.py b/project.py
index eefb777..5379d3e 100644
--- a/project.py
+++ b/project.py
@@ -373,6 +373,21 @@ class Project():
         shutil.copyfile('golden_config.tcl', os.path.join(self.src_dir, 'config.tcl'))
         self.harden()
 
+    def copy_picture_for_docs(self):
+        picture = self.yaml['documentation']['picture']
+        if not picture:
+            return
+        extension = os.path.splitext(picture)[1]
+        supported_extensions = ['.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg', '.svg']
+        if not os.path.exists(picture):
+            logging.warning(f"Picture file '{picture}' not found in repo, skipping")
+        elif extension not in supported_extensions:
+            logging.warning(f"Picture file '{picture}' has unsupported extension '{extension}' (we support {', '.join(supported_extensions)}), skipping")
+        else:
+            picture_dir = os.path.join(self.local_dir, 'src/__tinytapeout')
+            os.makedirs(picture_dir, exist_ok=True)
+            shutil.copyfile(picture, os.path.join(picture_dir, f'picture{extension}'))
+
     def harden(self):
         cwd = os.getcwd()
         os.chdir(self.local_dir)
@@ -401,6 +416,9 @@ class Project():
             }, f, indent=2)
             f.write("\n")
         
+        # Copy user provided picture (if exists) to project directory
+        self.copy_picture_for_docs()
+
         os.chdir(cwd)
 
     # doc check