diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 2a7d08a..69d9247 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ android/.gradle/
 android/.externalNativeBuild/
 
 android/src/main/assets/
+android/.idea
+android/android.iml
+android/local.properties
diff --git a/data/brushes/Round-Brush.png b/data/brushes/Round-Brush.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..591b6fc
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diff --git a/data/brushes/Round-Hard.png b/data/brushes/Round-Hard.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ec829d
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diff --git a/data/brushes/Square-Hard.png b/data/brushes/Square-Hard.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2c57d4
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diff --git a/data/thumbs/Round-Brush.png b/data/thumbs/Round-Brush.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..591b6fc
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diff --git a/data/thumbs/Round-Hard.png b/data/thumbs/Round-Hard.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ec829d
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diff --git a/data/thumbs/Square-Hard.png b/data/thumbs/Square-Hard.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e2c57d4
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/thumbs/Square-Hard.png differ
diff --git a/engine/app_layout.cpp b/engine/app_layout.cpp
index 1534e65..da4229e 100644
--- a/engine/app_layout.cpp
+++ b/engine/app_layout.cpp
@@ -129,8 +129,8 @@ void App::init_sidebar()
     }
 
     brushes->on_brush_changed = [this](Node* target, int index) {
-        auto tid = brushes->get_texture_id(index);
-        stroke->m_canvas->m_brush.m_tex_id = tid;
+        stroke->m_canvas->m_brush.m_tex_id = brushes->get_texture_id(index);
+        stroke->m_canvas->m_brush.id = brushes->get_brush_id(index);
         stroke->m_canvas->draw_stroke();
         canvas->m_brush = stroke->m_canvas->m_brush;
         if (on_brush_select)
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ void App::init_menu_edit()
 
 void App::brush_update()
 {
-    brushes->set_texture_id(canvas->m_brush.m_tex_id);
+    brushes->select_brush(canvas->m_brush.id);
     stroke->set_params(canvas->m_brush);
 }
 
diff --git a/engine/brush.cpp b/engine/brush.cpp
index b3d1cc5..aaaad8b 100644
--- a/engine/brush.cpp
+++ b/engine/brush.cpp
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void ui::Stroke::add_point(glm::vec2 pos, float pressure)
     pressure = pressure * glm::pow(m_curve, 2.f);
     
     if (m_brush.m_tip_size_pressure)
-        m_step = glm::max(m_brush.m_tip_spacing * m_brush.m_tip_size * 100 * pressure, 1.f);
+        m_step = glm::max(glm::pow(m_brush.m_tip_spacing * 4.f, 2.f) * glm::pow(m_brush.m_tip_size, 3.f) * 800.f * pressure, 1.f);
 
     float dist = m_keypoints.empty() ? 0.f :
         m_keypoints.back().dist + glm::distance(m_keypoints.back().pos, pos);
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ void ui::Stroke::start(const ui::Brush& brush)
     m_curve_angles.clear();
     m_last_kp = 0;
     m_dist = 0.f;
-    m_step = glm::max(brush.m_tip_spacing * brush.m_tip_size * 100, 1.f);
     m_brush = brush;
+    m_step = glm::max(glm::pow(m_brush.m_tip_spacing * 4.f, 2.f) * glm::pow(m_brush.m_tip_size, 3.f) * 800.f, 1.f);
     prng.seed(0);
 }
diff --git a/engine/canvas.cpp b/engine/canvas.cpp
index c0428c0..54a2333 100644
--- a/engine/canvas.cpp
+++ b/engine/canvas.cpp
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ void ui::Canvas::stroke_draw()
     auto samples = m_current_stroke->compute_samples();
     auto& tex = TextureManager::get(m_brush.m_tex_id);
     tex.bind();
-    m_sampler.bind(0);
+    m_sampler_brush.bind(0);
     m_sampler_bg.bind(1);
     m_sampler_mask.bind(2);
 
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ void ui::Canvas::stroke_draw()
             ShaderManager::u_vec2(kShaderUniform::Resolution, { m_width, m_height });
             for (const auto& s : samples)
             {
-                glm::vec2 dx(s.size, 0), dy(0, s.size);
+                glm::vec2 dx(s.size * 0.5f, 0), dy(0, s.size * 0.5f);
                 glm::vec2 off[4] = {
                     - dx - dy, // A - bottom-left
                     - dx + dy, // B - top-left
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ void ui::Canvas::stroke_draw()
     glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 
     glActiveTexture(GL_TEXTURE0);
-    m_sampler.unbind();
+    m_sampler_brush.unbind();
     m_sampler_bg.unbind();
     m_sampler_mask.unbind();
     tex.unbind();
@@ -695,6 +695,8 @@ bool ui::Canvas::create(int width, int height)
         m_tex2[i].create(width, height); // TODO: destroy before recreating
     }
     m_sampler.create(GL_NEAREST);
+    m_sampler_brush.create();
+    m_sampler_brush.set_filter(GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR, GL_LINEAR);
     m_sampler_bg.create(GL_NEAREST);
     m_sampler_mask.create(GL_NEAREST);
     m_plane.create<1>(1, 1);
diff --git a/engine/canvas.h b/engine/canvas.h
index 3d2dc61..82f4e4e 100644
--- a/engine/canvas.h
+++ b/engine/canvas.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ public:
     static glm::vec3 m_plane_tangent[6];
     static glm::mat4 m_plane_transform[6];
     Sampler m_sampler;
+    Sampler m_sampler_brush;
     Sampler m_sampler_bg;
     Sampler m_sampler_mask;
     glm::vec2 m_cam_rot;
diff --git a/engine/node_panel_brush.cpp b/engine/node_panel_brush.cpp
index e68ce5c..86b48b0 100644
--- a/engine/node_panel_brush.cpp
+++ b/engine/node_panel_brush.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "log.h"
 #include "node_panel_brush.h"
 #include "asset.h"
+#include "texture.h"
 
 #ifdef __APPLE__
 #include <Foundation/Foundation.h>
@@ -44,14 +45,15 @@ void NodePanelBrush::init()
 {
     init_template("tpl-panel-brushes");
     //m_layers_container = find<NodeBorder>("layers-container");
-    static auto icons = Asset::list_files("data/Icons", true, ".*\\.png$");
+    static auto icons = Asset::list_files("data/thumbs", true, ".*\\.png$");
 
     if ((m_container = find<NodeBorder>("brushes")))
     {
         int count = 0;
         for (auto& i : icons)
         {
-            std::string path = "data/Icons/" + i;
+            std::string path = "data/thumbs/" + i;
+            std::string path_hi = "data/brushes/" + i;
             NodeButtonBrush* brush = new NodeButtonBrush;
             m_container->add_child(brush);
             brush->init();
@@ -59,6 +61,8 @@ void NodePanelBrush::init()
             brush->loaded();
             brush->set_icon(path.c_str());
             brush->m_brushID = count++;
+            brush->high_path = path_hi;
+            brush->high_id = const_hash(path_hi.c_str());
             m_brushes.push_back(brush);
             brush->on_click = std::bind(&NodePanelBrush::handle_click, this, std::placeholders::_1);
         }
@@ -79,17 +83,23 @@ void NodePanelBrush::handle_click(Node* target)
 
 uint16_t NodePanelBrush::get_texture_id(int index) const
 {
-    return m_brushes[index]->img->m_tex_id;
+    TextureManager::load(m_brushes[index]->high_path.c_str(), true);
+    return m_brushes[index]->high_id;
+}
+
+int NodePanelBrush::get_brush_id(int index) const
+{
+    return m_brushes[index]->m_brushID;
 }
 
 // select the current brush based on the texture id
-void NodePanelBrush::set_texture_id(int texid)
+void NodePanelBrush::select_brush(int brush_id)
 {
     if (m_current)
         m_current->m_selected = false;
     for (auto b : m_brushes)
     {
-        if (b->img->m_tex_id == texid)
+        if (b->m_brushID == brush_id)
         {
             b->m_selected = true;
             m_current = b;
diff --git a/engine/node_panel_brush.h b/engine/node_panel_brush.h
index 3d154ac..a766615 100644
--- a/engine/node_panel_brush.h
+++ b/engine/node_panel_brush.h
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ class NodeButtonBrush : public NodeButtonCustom
 public:
     int m_brushID;
     bool m_selected = false;
+    std::string high_path;
+    uint16_t high_id;
     NodeImage* img;
     virtual Node* clone_instantiate() const override;
     virtual void init() override;
@@ -27,5 +29,6 @@ public:
     void handle_click(Node* target);
     std::vector<std::string> FindAllBrushes(const std::string& folder);
     uint16_t get_texture_id(int index) const;
-    void set_texture_id(int texid);
+    int get_brush_id(int index) const;
+    void select_brush(int brush_id);
 };
diff --git a/engine/node_stroke_preview.cpp b/engine/node_stroke_preview.cpp
index ca0d1b3..234c409 100644
--- a/engine/node_stroke_preview.cpp
+++ b/engine/node_stroke_preview.cpp
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ void NodeStrokePreview::init_controls()
 {
     m_mesh.create();
     m_sampler.create();
+    m_sampler_brush.create(GL_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR, GL_LINEAR);
     TextureManager::load("data/Icons/Round-Hard.png");
     m_brush.m_tex_id = const_hash("data/Icons/Round-Hard.png");
 }
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ void NodeStrokePreview::draw_stroke()
         glm::mat4 proj = glm::ortho<float>(0, (float)m_rtt.getWidth(), 0, (float)m_rtt.getHeight(), -1, 1);
 
         auto b = m_brush;
-        b.m_tip_size *= .7f; // reduce the size in the preview
+        //b.m_tip_size *= .7f; // reduce the size in the preview
         m_stroke.reset();
         m_stroke.start(b);
         if (!m_stroke.m_keypoints.empty())
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ void NodeStrokePreview::draw_stroke()
         auto samples = m_stroke.compute_samples();
         auto& tex = TextureManager::get(m_brush.m_tex_id);
         tex.bind();
-        m_sampler.bind(0);
+        m_sampler_brush.bind(0);
 
         if (true)
         {
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ void NodeStrokePreview::draw_stroke()
         //    }
         //}
 
-        m_sampler.unbind();
+        m_sampler_brush.unbind();
         tex.unbind();
         glDisable(GL_BLEND);
 
@@ -126,6 +127,7 @@ void NodeStrokePreview::draw()
 void NodeStrokePreview::handle_resize(glm::vec2 old_size, glm::vec2 new_size)
 {
     float pad = 30.f;
+    new_size *= root()->m_zoom;
     float w = new_size.x;
     float h = new_size.y;
     std::vector<glm::vec2> kp = { { pad, pad },{ pad, h - pad },{ w - pad, pad },{ w - pad, h - pad } };
diff --git a/engine/node_stroke_preview.h b/engine/node_stroke_preview.h
index 7a1d625..4feba46 100644
--- a/engine/node_stroke_preview.h
+++ b/engine/node_stroke_preview.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class NodeStrokePreview : public NodeBorder
 {
     RTT m_rtt;
     Sampler m_sampler;
+    Sampler m_sampler_brush;
     ui::BrushMesh m_mesh;
 public:
     ui::Brush m_brush;
diff --git a/engine/texture.cpp b/engine/texture.cpp
index bd9c5be..2aca1a7 100644
--- a/engine/texture.cpp
+++ b/engine/texture.cpp
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
 
 std::map<uint16_t, Texture2D> TextureManager::m_textures;
 
-bool TextureManager::load(const char* path)
+bool TextureManager::load(const char* path, bool generate_mipmaps)
 {
     uint16_t id = const_hash(path);
     if (m_textures.count(id) == 0 || !m_textures[id].ready())
     {
-        return m_textures[id].load(path);
+        if (!m_textures[id].load(path))
+            return false;
+        if (generate_mipmaps)
+            m_textures[id].create_mipmaps();
     }
     return true;
 }
@@ -54,6 +57,13 @@ bool Texture2D::create(const ui::Image& img)
     return create(img.width, img.height, iformats[img.comp - 1], formats[img.comp - 1], img.data());
 }
 
+void Texture2D::create_mipmaps()
+{
+    bind();
+    glGenerateMipmap(GL_TEXTURE_2D);
+    unbind();
+}
+
 void Texture2D::assign(GLuint tex, int w/* = -1*/, int h/* = -1*/, GLuint internal_format/* = GL_RGBA8*/, GLuint format/* = GL_RGBA*/)
 {
     m_tex = tex;
@@ -102,6 +112,13 @@ void Sampler::set(GLint filter /*= GL_LINEAR*/, GLint wrap /*= GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE*
     glSamplerParameteri(id, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, filter);
 #endif // USE_SAMPLER
 }
+void Sampler::set_filter(GLint filter_min, GLint filter_mag)
+{
+#if USE_SAMPLER
+    glSamplerParameteri(id, GL_TEXTURE_MIN_FILTER, filter_min);
+    glSamplerParameteri(id, GL_TEXTURE_MAG_FILTER, filter_mag);
+#endif // USE_SAMPLER
+}
 void Sampler::bind(int unit)
 {
     current_unit = unit;
diff --git a/engine/texture.h b/engine/texture.h
index 880fe26..74ee20d 100644
--- a/engine/texture.h
+++ b/engine/texture.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
     void unbind() const { glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, 0); }
     void update(const uint8_t* data);
     bool ready() const { return m_tex != 0; }
+    void create_mipmaps();
     glm::vec2 size() const;
 };
 
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ class Sampler
 public:
     bool create(GLint filter = GL_LINEAR, GLint wrap = GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
     void set(GLint filter = GL_LINEAR, GLint wrap = GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
+    void set_filter(GLint filter_min, GLint filter_mag);
     void bind(int unit);
     void unbind();
     bool ready() const { return id != 0; }
@@ -37,7 +39,7 @@ class TextureManager
 {
 public:
     static std::map<uint16_t, Texture2D> m_textures;
-    static bool load(const char* path);
+    static bool load(const char* path, bool generate_mipmpas = false);
     static void assign(uint16_t id, GLuint tex, int w = -1, int h = -1, GLuint internal_format = GL_RGBA8, GLuint format = GL_RGBA);
     static Texture2D& get(uint16_t id);
     static void invalidate();