Im in this same boat and idk what I did to fix it but now its back and I cant remember how did you find any solution to it. Ive tried every other thing imaginable and I don't wanna pay 30$ for a plugin just to help fix this   By @LavaScoop31904923qmai    Are you using Mac or Windows? What tablet are you using? Are you using WinTab or Windows Ink?   I don't wanna pay 30$ for a plugin just to help fix this By @Stephen220014570tvf   If you are using Windows then Lazy Nezumi Pro does so much more than fix the shoelace artifacts.  It has dozens of useful presets, has better smoothing than Photoshop and is the best value Photoshop plugin by a decent margin.  Its worth does depend on the way you use Photoshop to be fair.  If you are only optimising photographs then it is not so useful, but I have always thought that Photoshop is wasted on Photographers.  If, on the other hand, you do any sort of illustration, photo manipulation or digital art, then LNP is a total no brainer.   Blimey.  I just checked and it is now US$60!  That's twice what I paid for it, but still represents good value. ... View more

Beyond frustrated. Trying complete my finals for my design classes and since I've been forced to use 2021 after 2020 completely stopped opening anything, everytime I am on Illustrator for more than 20seconds it crashes and I have to restart what I was doing from the beginning, just to have it crash again. ... View more

Hi. After updating macOS to version 10.15.7, Illustrator now takes time to load is normal.   Thnak you. ... View more