Let's pretend the above didn't just happen, hahaha, and instead here's a big:
WELCOME, Collineesh, Herzlich Willkommen, to the Verve forum. I'm so happy you joined. Felt like only hours ago that I replied to you on youtube, hehe. I'm really glad you came.
Sorry about the laggy performance on the laptop, but I hope it won't stop you from making some fun experiments you may post in the Gallery. At least you should feel obligated to post your "First Doodle" there!
It's a bit late and I'm quite sleepy, hence the weirdness.
...but it's all in good fun!
(I have just figured out what those "quotes" really are good for!)
When I read that you've started doing that at 13 and somehow had to drop it for a while, it makes me all the more upset that you don't have a proper system to work with Verve with.
...I really hope that by some chance you get your hands on a better machine, because I get the feeling you have the perfect kind of passion to really take Verve to school, so to say. I'm looking forward to your feedback and, honestly, I can't wait to see what you do with it, but don't feel pressured at all, of course, hehe, it's just that I really enjoy helping, too, when ever I get the chance as much as I enjoy getting a glimpse into the beauty of our minds, you know, even if it takes a while to lift veil after veil.
Try to set "Fluidity" to 0% for a moment to get a lot faster speed even on your laptop. Then, when you use fluids, it will feel differently, I believe. Just knowing that it can be fast is kind of a relief. I've tried it a few times at 2650x1600 and with the fluids on it gets a bit slower, even on my system. But once I put fluidity to 0% it's lightning fast again. You can still do all the blending with the brushes, of course.