diff --git a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
index 1122612..05e2200 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 var Container = require('../display/Container'),
     RenderTexture = require('../textures/RenderTexture'),
+    Texture = require('../textures/Texture'),
     GraphicsData = require('./GraphicsData'),
     Sprite = require('../sprites/Sprite'),
     math = require('../math'),
     CONST = require('../const'),
     bezierCurveTo = require('./utils/bezierCurveTo'),
-
+    CanvasRenderTarget = require('../renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasRenderTarget'),
+    CanvasRenderer = require('../renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer'),
+    canvasRenderer,
+    tempMatrix = new math.Matrix(),
     tempPoint = new math.Point();
 
 /**
@@ -1009,6 +1013,30 @@
     return data;
 };
 
+Graphics.prototype.generateCanvasTexture = function(scaleMode, resolution)
+{
+    resolution = resolution || 1;
+
+    var bounds = this.getLocalBounds();
+
+    var canvasBuffer = new RenderTexture.create(bounds.width * resolution, bounds.height * resolution);
+
+    if(!canvasRenderer)
+    {
+        canvasRenderer = new CanvasRenderer();
+    }
+
+    tempMatrix.tx = -bounds.x;
+    tempMatrix.ty = -bounds.y;
+
+    canvasRenderer.render(this, canvasBuffer, false, tempMatrix);
+    
+    var texture = Texture.fromCanvas(canvasBuffer.baseTexture._canvasRenderTarget.canvas, scaleMode);
+    texture.baseTexture.resolution = resolution;
+
+    return texture;
+}
+
 /**
  * Destroys the Graphics object.
  */

diff --git a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
index 1122612..05e2200 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 var Container = require('../display/Container'),
     RenderTexture = require('../textures/RenderTexture'),
+    Texture = require('../textures/Texture'),
     GraphicsData = require('./GraphicsData'),
     Sprite = require('../sprites/Sprite'),
     math = require('../math'),
     CONST = require('../const'),
     bezierCurveTo = require('./utils/bezierCurveTo'),
-
+    CanvasRenderTarget = require('../renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasRenderTarget'),
+    CanvasRenderer = require('../renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer'),
+    canvasRenderer,
+    tempMatrix = new math.Matrix(),
     tempPoint = new math.Point();
 
 /**
@@ -1009,6 +1013,30 @@
     return data;
 };
 
+Graphics.prototype.generateCanvasTexture = function(scaleMode, resolution)
+{
+    resolution = resolution || 1;
+
+    var bounds = this.getLocalBounds();
+
+    var canvasBuffer = new RenderTexture.create(bounds.width * resolution, bounds.height * resolution);
+
+    if(!canvasRenderer)
+    {
+        canvasRenderer = new CanvasRenderer();
+    }
+
+    tempMatrix.tx = -bounds.x;
+    tempMatrix.ty = -bounds.y;
+
+    canvasRenderer.render(this, canvasBuffer, false, tempMatrix);
+    
+    var texture = Texture.fromCanvas(canvasBuffer.baseTexture._canvasRenderTarget.canvas, scaleMode);
+    texture.baseTexture.resolution = resolution;
+
+    return texture;
+}
+
 /**
  * Destroys the Graphics object.
  */
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 2c2bb10..e3f56e4 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -119,9 +119,10 @@
     if(renderTexture)
     {
         renderTexture = renderTexture.baseTexture || renderTexture;
-
+        
         if(!renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget)
         {
+
             renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget = new CanvasRenderTarget(renderTexture.width, renderTexture.height, renderTexture.resolution);
             renderTexture.source = renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget.canvas;
             renderTexture.valid = true;

diff --git a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
index 1122612..05e2200 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 var Container = require('../display/Container'),
     RenderTexture = require('../textures/RenderTexture'),
+    Texture = require('../textures/Texture'),
     GraphicsData = require('./GraphicsData'),
     Sprite = require('../sprites/Sprite'),
     math = require('../math'),
     CONST = require('../const'),
     bezierCurveTo = require('./utils/bezierCurveTo'),
-
+    CanvasRenderTarget = require('../renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasRenderTarget'),
+    CanvasRenderer = require('../renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer'),
+    canvasRenderer,
+    tempMatrix = new math.Matrix(),
     tempPoint = new math.Point();
 
 /**
@@ -1009,6 +1013,30 @@
     return data;
 };
 
+Graphics.prototype.generateCanvasTexture = function(scaleMode, resolution)
+{
+    resolution = resolution || 1;
+
+    var bounds = this.getLocalBounds();
+
+    var canvasBuffer = new RenderTexture.create(bounds.width * resolution, bounds.height * resolution);
+
+    if(!canvasRenderer)
+    {
+        canvasRenderer = new CanvasRenderer();
+    }
+
+    tempMatrix.tx = -bounds.x;
+    tempMatrix.ty = -bounds.y;
+
+    canvasRenderer.render(this, canvasBuffer, false, tempMatrix);
+    
+    var texture = Texture.fromCanvas(canvasBuffer.baseTexture._canvasRenderTarget.canvas, scaleMode);
+    texture.baseTexture.resolution = resolution;
+
+    return texture;
+}
+
 /**
  * Destroys the Graphics object.
  */
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 2c2bb10..e3f56e4 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -119,9 +119,10 @@
     if(renderTexture)
     {
         renderTexture = renderTexture.baseTexture || renderTexture;
-
+        
         if(!renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget)
         {
+
             renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget = new CanvasRenderTarget(renderTexture.width, renderTexture.height, renderTexture.resolution);
             renderTexture.source = renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget.canvas;
             renderTexture.valid = true;
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
index 2f4cd1f..6a60846 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     this.vertexBuffers = [];
     this.vaos = [];
 
-    this.vaoMax = 10
+    this.vaoMax = 20;
     this.vertexCount = 0;
 }
 

diff --git a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
index 1122612..05e2200 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 var Container = require('../display/Container'),
     RenderTexture = require('../textures/RenderTexture'),
+    Texture = require('../textures/Texture'),
     GraphicsData = require('./GraphicsData'),
     Sprite = require('../sprites/Sprite'),
     math = require('../math'),
     CONST = require('../const'),
     bezierCurveTo = require('./utils/bezierCurveTo'),
-
+    CanvasRenderTarget = require('../renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasRenderTarget'),
+    CanvasRenderer = require('../renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer'),
+    canvasRenderer,
+    tempMatrix = new math.Matrix(),
     tempPoint = new math.Point();
 
 /**
@@ -1009,6 +1013,30 @@
     return data;
 };
 
+Graphics.prototype.generateCanvasTexture = function(scaleMode, resolution)
+{
+    resolution = resolution || 1;
+
+    var bounds = this.getLocalBounds();
+
+    var canvasBuffer = new RenderTexture.create(bounds.width * resolution, bounds.height * resolution);
+
+    if(!canvasRenderer)
+    {
+        canvasRenderer = new CanvasRenderer();
+    }
+
+    tempMatrix.tx = -bounds.x;
+    tempMatrix.ty = -bounds.y;
+
+    canvasRenderer.render(this, canvasBuffer, false, tempMatrix);
+    
+    var texture = Texture.fromCanvas(canvasBuffer.baseTexture._canvasRenderTarget.canvas, scaleMode);
+    texture.baseTexture.resolution = resolution;
+
+    return texture;
+}
+
 /**
  * Destroys the Graphics object.
  */
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 2c2bb10..e3f56e4 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -119,9 +119,10 @@
     if(renderTexture)
     {
         renderTexture = renderTexture.baseTexture || renderTexture;
-
+        
         if(!renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget)
         {
+
             renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget = new CanvasRenderTarget(renderTexture.width, renderTexture.height, renderTexture.resolution);
             renderTexture.source = renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget.canvas;
             renderTexture.valid = true;
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
index 2f4cd1f..6a60846 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     this.vertexBuffers = [];
     this.vaos = [];
 
-    this.vaoMax = 10
+    this.vaoMax = 20;
     this.vertexCount = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/textures/BaseRenderTexture.js b/src/core/textures/BaseRenderTexture.js
index db8d2d8..9909cf5 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/BaseRenderTexture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/BaseRenderTexture.js
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
      *
      * @member {PIXI.CanvasRenderer|PIXI.WebGLRenderer}
      */
-    this.renderer = renderer;
 
     /**
      * @member {boolean}

diff --git a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
index 1122612..05e2200 100644
--- a/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
+++ b/src/core/graphics/Graphics.js
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 var Container = require('../display/Container'),
     RenderTexture = require('../textures/RenderTexture'),
+    Texture = require('../textures/Texture'),
     GraphicsData = require('./GraphicsData'),
     Sprite = require('../sprites/Sprite'),
     math = require('../math'),
     CONST = require('../const'),
     bezierCurveTo = require('./utils/bezierCurveTo'),
-
+    CanvasRenderTarget = require('../renderers/canvas/utils/CanvasRenderTarget'),
+    CanvasRenderer = require('../renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer'),
+    canvasRenderer,
+    tempMatrix = new math.Matrix(),
     tempPoint = new math.Point();
 
 /**
@@ -1009,6 +1013,30 @@
     return data;
 };
 
+Graphics.prototype.generateCanvasTexture = function(scaleMode, resolution)
+{
+    resolution = resolution || 1;
+
+    var bounds = this.getLocalBounds();
+
+    var canvasBuffer = new RenderTexture.create(bounds.width * resolution, bounds.height * resolution);
+
+    if(!canvasRenderer)
+    {
+        canvasRenderer = new CanvasRenderer();
+    }
+
+    tempMatrix.tx = -bounds.x;
+    tempMatrix.ty = -bounds.y;
+
+    canvasRenderer.render(this, canvasBuffer, false, tempMatrix);
+    
+    var texture = Texture.fromCanvas(canvasBuffer.baseTexture._canvasRenderTarget.canvas, scaleMode);
+    texture.baseTexture.resolution = resolution;
+
+    return texture;
+}
+
 /**
  * Destroys the Graphics object.
  */
diff --git a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
index 2c2bb10..e3f56e4 100644
--- a/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/renderers/canvas/CanvasRenderer.js
@@ -119,9 +119,10 @@
     if(renderTexture)
     {
         renderTexture = renderTexture.baseTexture || renderTexture;
-
+        
         if(!renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget)
         {
+
             renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget = new CanvasRenderTarget(renderTexture.width, renderTexture.height, renderTexture.resolution);
             renderTexture.source = renderTexture._canvasRenderTarget.canvas;
             renderTexture.valid = true;
diff --git a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
index 2f4cd1f..6a60846 100644
--- a/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
+++ b/src/core/sprites/webgl/SpriteRenderer.js
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     this.vertexBuffers = [];
     this.vaos = [];
 
-    this.vaoMax = 10
+    this.vaoMax = 20;
     this.vertexCount = 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/core/textures/BaseRenderTexture.js b/src/core/textures/BaseRenderTexture.js
index db8d2d8..9909cf5 100644
--- a/src/core/textures/BaseRenderTexture.js
+++ b/src/core/textures/BaseRenderTexture.js
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@
      *
      * @member {PIXI.CanvasRenderer|PIXI.WebGLRenderer}
      */
-    this.renderer = renderer;
 
     /**
      * @member {boolean}
diff --git a/src/deprecation.js b/src/deprecation.js
index d3acd36..63185ea 100644
--- a/src/deprecation.js
+++ b/src/deprecation.js
@@ -233,6 +233,14 @@
     console.warn('generateTexture has moved to the renderer, please use renderer.generateTexture(displayObject)');
 };
 
+
+core.Graphics.prototype.generateTexture = function(scaleMode, resolution)
+{
+    console.warn('graphics generate texture has moved to the renderer. Or to render a graphics to a texture using canvas please use generateCanvasTexture');
+
+    return this.generateCanvasTexture(scaleMode, resolution)
+}
+
 core.RenderTexture.prototype.render = function()
 {
     //displayObject, matrix, clear, updateTransform
@@ -252,6 +260,8 @@
     console.warn('setTexture is now deprecated, please use the texture property, e.g : sprite.texture = texture;');
 };
 
+
+
 /**
  * @method
  * @name PIXI.extras.BitmapText#setText