diff --git a/SourceX/DiabloUI/art.cpp b/SourceX/DiabloUI/art.cpp
index 62622d78d..97760f52f 100644
--- a/SourceX/DiabloUI/art.cpp
+++ b/SourceX/DiabloUI/art.cpp
@@ -32,38 +32,34 @@ void LoadArt(const char *pszFile, Art *art, int frames, SDL_Color *pPalette)
 		format = 0;
 		break;
 	}
-	SDL_Surface *art_surface = SDL_CreateRGBSurfaceWithFormat(SDL_SWSURFACE, width, height, bpp, format);
+	SDLSurfaceUniquePtr art_surface { SDL_CreateRGBSurfaceWithFormat(SDL_SWSURFACE, width, height, bpp, format) };
 
 	if (!SBmpLoadImage(pszFile, pPalette, static_cast<BYTE *>(art_surface->pixels),
 	        art_surface->pitch * art_surface->format->BytesPerPixel * height, 0, 0, 0)) {
 		SDL_Log("Failed to load image");
-		SDL_FreeSurface(art_surface);
-		art->surface = NULL;
 		return;
 	}
 
-	art->surface = art_surface;
 	art->logical_width = art_surface->w;
 	art->frame_height = height / frames;
 
-	ScaleSurfaceToOutput(&art->surface);
+	art->surface = ScaleSurfaceToOutput(std::move(art_surface));
 }
 
 void LoadMaskedArt(const char *pszFile, Art *art, int frames, int mask)
 {
 	LoadArt(pszFile, art, frames);
 	if (art->surface != NULL)
-		SDLC_SetColorKey(art->surface, mask);
+		SDLC_SetColorKey(art->surface.get(), mask);
 }
 
 void LoadArt(Art *art, const BYTE *artData, int w, int h, int frames)
 {
 	art->frames = frames;
-	art->surface = SDL_CreateRGBSurfaceWithFormatFrom(
-	    const_cast<BYTE *>(artData), w, h, 8, w, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX8);
+	art->surface = ScaleSurfaceToOutput(SDLSurfaceUniquePtr{SDL_CreateRGBSurfaceWithFormatFrom(
+	    const_cast<BYTE *>(artData), w, h, 8, w, SDL_PIXELFORMAT_INDEX8)});
 	art->logical_width = w;
 	art->frame_height = h / frames;
-	ScaleSurfaceToOutput(&art->surface);
 }
 
 } // namespace devilution
diff --git a/SourceX/DiabloUI/art.h b/SourceX/DiabloUI/art.h
index bdb44200f..98193b316 100644
--- a/SourceX/DiabloUI/art.h
+++ b/SourceX/DiabloUI/art.h
@@ -1,11 +1,13 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "all.h"
+#include "../sdl_ptrs.h"
+#include "../3rdParty/Storm/Source/storm.h"
 
 namespace devilution {
 
 struct Art {
-	SDL_Surface *surface;
+	SDLSurfaceUniquePtr surface;
 	int frames;
 	int logical_width;
 	int frame_height;
@@ -32,8 +34,7 @@ struct Art {
 
 	void Unload()
 	{
-		SDL_FreeSurface(surface);
-		surface = NULL;
+		surface = nullptr;
 	}
 };
 
diff --git a/SourceX/DiabloUI/art_draw.cpp b/SourceX/DiabloUI/art_draw.cpp
index 80498b21c..ca57f70dd 100644
--- a/SourceX/DiabloUI/art_draw.cpp
+++ b/SourceX/DiabloUI/art_draw.cpp
@@ -26,12 +26,12 @@ void DrawArt(Sint16 screenX, Sint16 screenY, Art *art, int nFrame, Uint16 srcW,
 	ScaleOutputRect(&dst_rect);
 
 	if (art->surface->format->BitsPerPixel == 8 && art->palette_version != pal_surface_palette_version) {
-		if (SDLC_SetSurfaceColors(art->surface, pal_surface->format->palette) <= -1)
+		if (SDLC_SetSurfaceColors(art->surface.get(), pal_surface->format->palette) <= -1)
 			ErrSdl();
 		art->palette_version = pal_surface_palette_version;
 	}
 
-	if (SDL_BlitSurface(art->surface, &src_rect, DiabloUiSurface(), &dst_rect) < 0)
+	if (SDL_BlitSurface(art->surface.get(), &src_rect, DiabloUiSurface(), &dst_rect) < 0)
 		ErrSdl();
 }
 
@@ -57,12 +57,12 @@ void DrawArt(CelOutputBuffer out, Sint16 screenX, Sint16 screenY, Art *art, int
 	dst_rect.h = src_rect.h;
 
 	if (art->surface->format->BitsPerPixel == 8 && art->palette_version != pal_surface_palette_version) {
-		if (SDLC_SetSurfaceColors(art->surface, out.surface->format->palette) <= -1)
+		if (SDLC_SetSurfaceColors(art->surface.get(), out.surface->format->palette) <= -1)
 			ErrSdl();
 		art->palette_version = pal_surface_palette_version;
 	}
 
-	if (SDL_BlitSurface(art->surface, &src_rect, out.surface, &dst_rect) < 0)
+	if (SDL_BlitSurface(art->surface.get(), &src_rect, out.surface, &dst_rect) < 0)
 		ErrSdl();
 }
 
diff --git a/SourceX/DiabloUI/diabloui.cpp b/SourceX/DiabloUI/diabloui.cpp
index 07cef65d3..21a3c1daf 100644
--- a/SourceX/DiabloUI/diabloui.cpp
+++ b/SourceX/DiabloUI/diabloui.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 #include "DiabloUI/scrollbar.h"
 #include "DiabloUI/text_draw.h"
 #include "display.h"
+#include "sdl_ptrs.h"
 #include "stubs.h"
 #include "utf8.h"
 
@@ -470,24 +471,22 @@ void LoadHeros()
 		}
 		SDL_Rect src_rect = makeRect(0, offset, ArtHero.w(), portraitHeight);
 		SDL_Rect dst_rect = makeRect(0, i * portraitHeight, ArtHero.w(), portraitHeight);
-		SDL_BlitSurface(ArtHero.surface, &src_rect, heros, &dst_rect);
+		SDL_BlitSurface(ArtHero.surface.get(), &src_rect, heros, &dst_rect);
 	}
 
-	Art ArtPortrait;
 	for (int i = 0; i <= NUM_CLASSES; i++) {
+		Art portrait;
 		char portraitPath[18];
 		sprintf(portraitPath, "ui_art\\hero%i.pcx", i);
-		LoadArt(portraitPath, &ArtPortrait);
-		if (ArtPortrait.surface == nullptr)
+		LoadArt(portraitPath, &portrait);
+		if (portrait.surface == nullptr)
 			continue;
 
-		SDL_Rect dst_rect = makeRect(0, i * portraitHeight, ArtPortrait.w(), portraitHeight);
-		SDL_BlitSurface(ArtPortrait.surface, nullptr, heros, &dst_rect);
-		ArtPortrait.Unload();
+		SDL_Rect dst_rect = makeRect(0, i * portraitHeight, portrait.w(), portraitHeight);
+		SDL_BlitSurface(portrait.surface.get(), nullptr, heros, &dst_rect);
 	}
 
-	ArtHero.Unload();
-	ArtHero.surface = heros;
+	ArtHero.surface = SDLSurfaceUniquePtr { heros };
 	ArtHero.frame_height = portraitHeight;
 	ArtHero.frames = NUM_CLASSES;
 }