

Previously known as “ LOD strokes” or “Level Of Detail strokes”. This feature is called “ Instant Preview”. Krita uses a brush speed-up mechanism that was funded back in 2015 through a Kickstarter campaign. First, let me explain about the brush previewing technique in Krita. It just “ feel” more performant because it uses different brush previewing technique compared to Photoshop. Now, some of you who are technical geeks may argue that Krita is not more performant. Krita is now officially more performant than Photoshop. But since several releases, especially since version 4.2.1 Krita just open a whole new era that turned the condition upside down. This is the main reason why many people avoid using Krita.

And this is just amazing! Because Krita in the old versions of it, is known to be slow and laggy, especially when dealing with large size document and with large size brushes. Currently at version 4.2.1 Krita is actually more responsive than Photoshop. As you can see in this side-by-side comparison.
