diff --git a/Blocktest/Code/Blocks/WhiteSand.cs b/Blocktest/Code/Blocks/WhiteSand.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..85eeb1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Blocktest/Code/Blocks/WhiteSand.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+namespace Blocktest.Blocks
+{
+    public class WhiteSand : Block
+    {
+        public override void Initialize()
+        {
+            blockName = "White Sand";
+            blockID = 16;
+            blockSmoothing = true;
+            base.Initialize();
+        }
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Blocktest/Code/Scenes/GameScene.cs b/Blocktest/Code/Scenes/GameScene.cs
index fc80263..d880251 100644
--- a/Blocktest/Code/Scenes/GameScene.cs
+++ b/Blocktest/Code/Scenes/GameScene.cs
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@ public void Draw(GameTime gameTime, GraphicsDevice graphicsDevice) {
         _spriteBatch.Begin();
         Globals.BackgroundTilemap.Draw(_spriteBatch);
         Globals.ForegroundTilemap.Draw(_spriteBatch);
+        // placement preview
+        if (buildMode)
+            _spriteBatch.Draw(BlockManager.AllBlocks[blockSelected].blockSprite.Texture,
+            new Vector2Int(Mouse.GetState().X - (Mouse.GetState().X % 8),
+                (Mouse.GetState().Y - Mouse.GetState().Y % 8)),
+            new Rectangle(1, 1, 10, 10), Color.DimGray);
+
         _spriteBatch.End();
     }
 
diff --git a/Blocktest/Content/Graphics/Blocks/whitesand.png b/Blocktest/Content/Graphics/Blocks/whitesand.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c629cc2
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