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# Brush lag

## Introduction

Brush lag is the lag caused by how long it takes to render a stroke or paint action. It has nothing to do with the drawing tablet hardware or driver.

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For lag related to the tablet and driver, see [Pointer lag](/drawtab/core/pointer-lag.md).
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## Resources

Aaron Rutten made a useful video explaining how to minimize brush lag:

{% embed url="<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9KA16TaDbg>" %}
