diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Image/Image.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Image/Image.php
index 54e101e..9f9f8f2 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Image/Image.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Image/Image.php
@@ -151,8 +151,8 @@ public function apply($operation, array $arguments = array()) {
   /**
    * {@inheritdoc}
    */
-  public function setNew($width, $height, $mime_type = 'image/png', $transparent_color = '#FFFFFF') {
-    return $this->apply('set_new', array('width' => $width, 'height' => $height, 'mime_type' => $mime_type, 'transparent_color' => $transparent_color));
+  public function createNew($width, $height, $mime_type = 'image/png', $transparent_color = '#FFFFFF') {
+    return $this->apply('create_new', array('width' => $width, 'height' => $height, 'mime_type' => $mime_type, 'transparent_color' => $transparent_color));
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Image/ImageInterface.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Image/ImageInterface.php
index beb332b..f60aaa8 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Image/ImageInterface.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Image/ImageInterface.php
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ public function save($destination = NULL);
    * @return bool
    *   TRUE on success, FALSE on failure.
    */
-  public function setNew($width, $height, $mime_type = 'image/png', $transparent_color = '#FFFFFF');
+  public function createNew($width, $height, $mime_type = 'image/png', $transparent_color = '#FFFFFF');
 
   /**
    * Scales an image while maintaining aspect ratio.
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ImageToolkit/ImageToolkitOperationBase.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ImageToolkit/ImageToolkitOperationBase.php
index 328c2be..e4e9b9f 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ImageToolkit/ImageToolkitOperationBase.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/ImageToolkit/ImageToolkitOperationBase.php
@@ -71,15 +71,6 @@ protected function getToolkit() {
   }
 
   /**
-   * Returns the image instance for this operation.
-   *
-   * @return \Drupal\Core\Image\ImageInterface
-   */
-  protected function getImage() {
-    return $this->getToolkit()->getImage();
-  }
-
-  /**
    * Returns the definition of the operation arguments.
    *
    * Image toolkit operation implementers must implement this method to
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/GDToolkit.php b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/GDToolkit.php
index d98d843..56324f5 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/GDToolkit.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/GDToolkit.php
@@ -125,7 +125,13 @@ protected function load() {
         // Convert indexed images to truecolor, copying the image to a new
         // truecolor resource, so that filters work correctly and don't result
         // in unnecessary dither.
-        if ($this->getImage()->setNew(imagesx($resource), imagesy($resource), $this->getMimeType(), $this->getTransparentColor())) {
+        $data = array(
+          'width' => imagesx($resource),
+          'height' => imagesy($resource),
+          'mime_type' => $this->getMimeType(),
+          'transparent_color' => $this->getTransparentColor(),
+        );
+        if ($this->apply('create_new', $data)) {
           imagecopy($this->getResource(), $resource, 0, 0, 0, 0, imagesx($resource), imagesy($resource));
           imagedestroy($resource);
         }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/CreateNew.php b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/CreateNew.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1692cbb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/CreateNew.php
@@ -0,0 +1,94 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @file
+ * Contains \Drupal\system\Plugin\ImageToolkit\Operation\gd\CreateNew.
+ */
+
+namespace Drupal\system\Plugin\ImageToolkit\Operation\gd;
+
+use Drupal\Component\Utility\Color;
+
+/**
+ * Defines GD2 create_new image operation.
+ *
+ * @ImageToolkitOperation(
+ *   id = "gd_create_new",
+ *   toolkit = "gd",
+ *   operation = "create_new",
+ *   label = @Translation("Set a new image"),
+ *   description = @Translation("Creates a new transparent resource and sets it for the image.")
+ * )
+ */
+class CreateNew extends GDImageToolkitOperationBase {
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function arguments() {
+    return array(
+      'width' => array(
+        'description' => 'The width of the image, in pixels',
+      ),
+      'height' => array(
+        'description' => 'The height of the image, in pixels',
+      ),
+      'mime_type' => array(
+        'description' => 'The MIME type of the image',
+        'required' => FALSE,
+        'default' => 'image/png',
+      ),
+      'transparent_color' => array(
+        'description' => 'The RGB hex color for GIF transparency',
+        'required' => FALSE,
+        'default' => '#FFFFFF',
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * {@inheritdoc}
+   */
+  protected function execute(array $arguments) {
+    if (!$res = imagecreatetruecolor($arguments['width'], $arguments['height'])) {
+      return FALSE;
+    }
+    switch ($arguments['mime_type']) {
+      case 'image/png':
+        imagealphablending($res, FALSE);
+        $transparency = imagecolorallocatealpha($res, 0, 0, 0, 127);
+        imagefill($res, 0, 0, $transparency);
+        imagealphablending($res, TRUE);
+        imagesavealpha($res, TRUE);
+        $this->getToolkit()->setType(IMAGETYPE_PNG);
+        break;
+
+      case 'image/gif':
+        if (empty($arguments['transparent_color'])) {
+          // No transparency color specified, fill white.
+          $fill_color = imagecolorallocate($res, 255, 255, 255);
+        }
+        else {
+          $fill_rgb = Color::hexToRgb($arguments['transparent_color']);
+          $fill_color = imagecolorallocate($res, $fill_rgb['red'], $fill_rgb['green'], $fill_rgb['blue']);
+          imagecolortransparent($res, $fill_color);
+        }
+        imagefill($res, 0, 0, $fill_color);
+        $this->getToolkit()->setType(IMAGETYPE_GIF);
+        break;
+
+      case 'image/jpeg':
+        imagefill($res, 0, 0, imagecolorallocate($res, 255, 255, 255));
+        $this->getToolkit()->setType(IMAGETYPE_JPEG);
+        break;
+
+      default:
+        return FALSE;
+
+    }
+
+    $this->getToolkit()->setResource($res);
+    return TRUE;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Crop.php b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Crop.php
index 2091cfd..5529129 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Crop.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Crop.php
@@ -84,7 +84,13 @@ protected function execute(array $arguments) {
     // the original resource on it with resampling. Destroy the original
     // resource upon success.
     $original_resource = $this->getToolkit()->getResource();
-    if ($this->getImage()->setNew($arguments['width'], $arguments['height'], $this->getToolkit()->getMimeType(), $this->getToolkit()->getTransparentColor())) {
+    $data = array(
+      'width' => $arguments['width'],
+      'height' => $arguments['height'],
+      'mime_type' => $this->getToolkit()->getMimeType(),
+      'transparent_color' => $this->getToolkit()->getTransparentColor()
+    );
+    if ($this->getToolkit()->apply('create_new', $data)) {
       if (!imagecopyresampled($this->getToolkit()->getResource(), $original_resource, 0, 0, $arguments['x'], $arguments['y'], $arguments['width'], $arguments['height'], $arguments['width'], $arguments['height'])) {
         return FALSE;
       }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Desaturate.php b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Desaturate.php
index 4384453..09457df 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Desaturate.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Desaturate.php
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ protected function arguments() {
   protected function execute(array $arguments) {
     // PHP installations using non-bundled GD do not have imagefilter.
     if (!function_exists('imagefilter')) {
-      $this->logger->notice("The image '@file' could not be desaturated because the imagefilter() function is not available in this PHP installation.", array('@file' => $this->getImage()->getSource()));
+      $this->logger->notice("The image '@file' could not be desaturated because the imagefilter() function is not available in this PHP installation.", array('@file' => $this->getToolkit()->getImage()->getSource()));
       return FALSE;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Resize.php b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Resize.php
index 90568ae..4bf7e65 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Resize.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Resize.php
@@ -63,7 +63,13 @@ protected function execute(array $arguments = array()) {
     // the original resource on it with resampling. Destroy the original
     // resource upon success.
     $original_resource = $this->getToolkit()->getResource();
-    if ($this->getImage()->setNew($arguments['width'], $arguments['height'], $this->getToolkit()->getMimeType(), $this->getToolkit()->getTransparentColor())) {
+    $data = array(
+      'width' => $arguments['width'],
+      'height' => $arguments['height'],
+      'mime_type' => $this->getToolkit()->getMimeType(),
+      'transparent_color' => $this->getToolkit()->getTransparentColor()
+    );
+    if ($this->getToolkit()->apply('create_new', $data)) {
       if (!imagecopyresampled($this->getToolkit()->getResource(), $original_resource, 0, 0, 0, 0, $arguments['width'], $arguments['height'], imagesx($original_resource), imagesy($original_resource))) {
         return FALSE;
       }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Rotate.php b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Rotate.php
index 15a7293..48d2549 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Rotate.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/Rotate.php
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ protected function arguments() {
   protected function execute(array $arguments) {
     // PHP installations using non-bundled GD do not have imagerotate.
     if (!function_exists('imagerotate')) {
-      $this->logger->notice('The image %file could not be rotated because the imagerotate() function is not available in this PHP installation.', array('%file' => $this->getImage()->getSource()));
+      $this->logger->notice('The image %file could not be rotated because the imagerotate() function is not available in this PHP installation.', array('%file' => $this->getToolkit()->getImage()->getSource()));
       return FALSE;
     }
 
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/SetNew.php b/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/SetNew.php
deleted file mode 100644
index 197916b..0000000
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Plugin/ImageToolkit/Operation/gd/SetNew.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,94 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-/**
- * @file
- * Contains \Drupal\system\Plugin\ImageToolkit\Operation\gd\SetNew.
- */
-
-namespace Drupal\system\Plugin\ImageToolkit\Operation\gd;
-
-use Drupal\Component\Utility\Color;
-
-/**
- * Defines GD2 set_new image operation.
- *
- * @ImageToolkitOperation(
- *   id = "gd_set_new",
- *   toolkit = "gd",
- *   operation = "set_new",
- *   label = @Translation("Set a new image"),
- *   description = @Translation("Creates a new transparent resource and sets it for the image.")
- * )
- */
-class SetNew extends GDImageToolkitOperationBase {
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function arguments() {
-    return array(
-      'width' => array(
-        'description' => 'The width of the image, in pixels',
-      ),
-      'height' => array(
-        'description' => 'The height of the image, in pixels',
-      ),
-      'mime_type' => array(
-        'description' => 'The MIME type of the image',
-        'required' => FALSE,
-        'default' => 'image/png',
-      ),
-      'transparent_color' => array(
-        'description' => 'The RGB hex color for GIF transparency',
-        'required' => FALSE,
-        'default' => '#FFFFFF',
-      ),
-    );
-  }
-
-  /**
-   * {@inheritdoc}
-   */
-  protected function execute(array $arguments) {
-    if (!$res = imagecreatetruecolor($arguments['width'], $arguments['height'])) {
-      return FALSE;
-    }
-    switch ($arguments['mime_type']) {
-      case 'image/png':
-        imagealphablending($res, FALSE);
-        $transparency = imagecolorallocatealpha($res, 0, 0, 0, 127);
-        imagefill($res, 0, 0, $transparency);
-        imagealphablending($res, TRUE);
-        imagesavealpha($res, TRUE);
-        $this->getToolkit()->setType(IMAGETYPE_PNG);
-        break;
-
-      case 'image/gif':
-        if (empty($arguments['transparent_color'])) {
-          // No transparency color specified, fill white.
-          $fill_color = imagecolorallocate($res, 255, 255, 255);
-        }
-        else {
-          $fill_rgb = Color::hexToRgb($arguments['transparent_color']);
-          $fill_color = imagecolorallocate($res, $fill_rgb['red'], $fill_rgb['green'], $fill_rgb['blue']);
-          imagecolortransparent($res, $fill_color);
-        }
-        imagefill($res, 0, 0, $fill_color);
-        $this->getToolkit()->setType(IMAGETYPE_GIF);
-        break;
-
-      case 'image/jpeg':
-        imagefill($res, 0, 0, imagecolorallocate($res, 255, 255, 255));
-        $this->getToolkit()->setType(IMAGETYPE_JPEG);
-        break;
-
-      default:
-        return FALSE;
-
-    }
-
-    $this->getToolkit()->setResource($res);
-    return TRUE;
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Image/ToolkitGdTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Image/ToolkitGdTest.php
index 6a8b2f0..70e6273 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Image/ToolkitGdTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Image/ToolkitGdTest.php
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ function testManipulations() {
 
     // Setup a list of tests to perform on each type.
     $operations = array(
-      'set_new' => array(
-        'function' => 'set_new',
+      'create_new' => array(
+        'function' => 'create_new',
         'arguments' => array('width' => 20, 'height' => 10, 'transparent_color' => '#ffff00'), // Yellow color for transparency of GIF file.
         'width' => 20,
         'height' => 10,
@@ -259,9 +259,9 @@ function testManipulations() {
           }
         }
 
-        // SetNew operation requires specifying MIME type, and color at corners
+        // CreateNew operation requires specifying MIME type, and color at corners
         // is dependent on that.
-        if ($op == 'set_new') {
+        if ($op == 'create_new') {
           $values['arguments']['mime_type'] = $image->getMimeType();
           if ($image->getToolkit()->getType() != IMAGETYPE_JPEG) {
             $values['corners'] = array_fill(0, 4, $this->transparent);
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ function testManipulations() {
         $this->assertTrue($correct_dimensions_object, String::format('Image %file object after %action action is reporting the proper height and width values.', array('%file' => $file, '%action' => $op)));
 
         // JPEG colors will always be messed up due to compression.
-        if ($image->getToolkit()->getType() != IMAGETYPE_JPEG  || $op == 'set_new') {
+        if ($image->getToolkit()->getType() != IMAGETYPE_JPEG  || $op == 'create_new') {
           // Now check each of the corners to ensure color correctness.
           foreach ($values['corners'] as $key => $corner) {
             // Get the location of the corner.
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@ function testManipulations() {
 
         // Check that expected color (yellow) was saved as transparent
         // in GIF file.
-        if ($image_reloaded->getToolkit()->getType() == IMAGETYPE_GIF  && $op == 'set_new') {
+        if ($image_reloaded->getToolkit()->getType() == IMAGETYPE_GIF  && $op == 'create_new') {
           $this->assertEqual('#ffff00', $image_reloaded->getToolkit()->getTransparentColor(), String::format('Image file %file has the correct transparent color channel set.', array('%file' => $op . image_type_to_extension($image->getToolkit()->getType()))));
         }
       }
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ function testManipulations() {
     // Test creation of image from scratch, and saving to storage.
     foreach (array(IMAGETYPE_PNG, IMAGETYPE_GIF, IMAGETYPE_JPEG) as $type) {
       $image = $this->imageFactory->get();
-      $image->setNew(50, 20, image_type_to_mime_type($type), '#ffff00');
+      $image->createNew(50, 20, image_type_to_mime_type($type), '#ffff00');
       $file = 'from_null' . image_type_to_extension($type);
       $file_path = $directory . '/' . $file ;
       $this->assertEqual(50, $image->getWidth(), String::format('Image file %file has the correct width.', array('%file' => $file)));