diff --git a/skimage/novice/_novice.py b/skimage/novice/_novice.py
index 80bc9649..83d064c0 100644
--- a/skimage/novice/_novice.py
+++ b/skimage/novice/_novice.py
@@ -249,7 +249,6 @@ class Picture(object):
 
     def __init__(self, path=None, array=None, xy_array=None):
         self._modified = False
-        self.scale = 1
         self._path = None
         self._format = None
 
@@ -325,7 +324,7 @@ class Picture(object):
         path : str
             Path (with file extension) where the picture is saved.
         """
-        io.imsave(path, self._rescale(self.array))
+        io.imsave(path, self.array)
         self._modified = False
         self._path = os.path.abspath(path)
         self._format = imghdr.what(path)
@@ -384,12 +383,9 @@ class Picture(object):
     def height(self, value):
         self.size = (self.width, value)
 
-    def _repr_png_(self):
-        return io.Image(self._rescale(self.array))._repr_png_()
-
     def show(self):
         """Display the image."""
-        io.imshow(self._rescale(self.array))
+        io.imshow(self.array)
         io.show()
 
     def _makepixel(self, x, y):
@@ -397,13 +393,6 @@ class Picture(object):
         rgb = self.xy_array[x, y]
         return Pixel(self, self.array, x, y, rgb)
 
-    def _rescale(self, array):
-        """Rescale image according to scale factor."""
-        if self.scale == 1:
-            return array
-        new_size = (self.height * self.scale, self.width * self.scale)
-        return img_as_ubyte(resize(array, new_size, order=0))
-
     def _get_channel(self, channel):
         """Return a specific dimension out of the raw image data slice."""
         return self._array[:, :, channel]
@@ -498,6 +487,19 @@ class Picture(object):
     def __repr__(self):
         return "Picture({0} x {1})".format(*self.size)
 
+    def _repr_png_(self):
+        return self._repr_image_format('png')
+
+    def _repr_jpeg_(self):
+        return self._repr_image_format('jpeg')
+
+    def _repr_image_format(self, format_str):
+        str_buffer = six.BytesIO()
+        io.imsave(str_buffer, self.array, format_str=format_str)
+        return_str = str_buffer.getvalue()
+        str_buffer.close()
+        return return_str
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import doctest
diff --git a/skimage/novice/tests/test_novice.py b/skimage/novice/tests/test_novice.py
index 36f4a537..70483c4e 100644
--- a/skimage/novice/tests/test_novice.py
+++ b/skimage/novice/tests/test_novice.py
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ def test_pic_info():
     assert_equal(pic.width, 451)
     assert_equal(pic.height, 300)
     assert not pic.modified
-    assert_equal(pic.scale, 1)
 
 
 def test_pixel_iteration():