diff --git a/VulkanTutorial.cpp b/VulkanTutorial.cpp
index 256d0b6..e782b2b 100644
--- a/VulkanTutorial.cpp
+++ b/VulkanTutorial.cpp
@@ -713,40 +713,99 @@ void HelloTriangleApplication::createCommandPool()
 }
 
 void HelloTriangleApplication::createVertexBuffer()
+{
+	VkDeviceSize bufferSize = sizeof(vertices[0]) * vertices.size();
+	VkBuffer stagingBuffer;
+	VkDeviceMemory stagingBufferMemory;
+	createBuffer(bufferSize, VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_SRC_BIT, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT, stagingBuffer ,stagingBufferMemory);
+
+	void* data;
+	vkMapMemory(device, stagingBufferMemory, 0, bufferSize, 0, &data);
+	memcpy(data, vertices.data(), (size_t)bufferSize);
+	vkUnmapMemory(device, stagingBufferMemory);
+
+	// host visible buffer as temp buffer
+	createBuffer(bufferSize, VK_BUFFER_USAGE_TRANSFER_DST_BIT | VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT , VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_DEVICE_LOCAL_BIT, vertexBuffer, vertexBufferMemory);
+
+	// move the vertex data to the device local buffer
+	copyBuffer(stagingBuffer, vertexBuffer, bufferSize);
+
+	vkDestroyBuffer(device, stagingBuffer, nullptr);
+	vkFreeMemory(device, stagingBufferMemory, nullptr);
+
+}
+
+void HelloTriangleApplication::createBuffer(VkDeviceSize size, VkBufferUsageFlags usage, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties, VkBuffer& buffer, VkDeviceMemory& bufferMemory)
 {
 	VkBufferCreateInfo bufferInfo{};
 	bufferInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_BUFFER_CREATE_INFO;
-	bufferInfo.size = sizeof(vertices[0]) * vertices.size();
-	bufferInfo.usage = VK_BUFFER_USAGE_VERTEX_BUFFER_BIT;
+	bufferInfo.size = size;
+	bufferInfo.usage = usage;
 	bufferInfo.sharingMode = VK_SHARING_MODE_EXCLUSIVE;
 
-	if (vkCreateBuffer(device,&bufferInfo,nullptr,&vertexBuffer) != VK_SUCCESS)
+	if (vkCreateBuffer(device, &bufferInfo, nullptr, &buffer) != VK_SUCCESS)
 	{
 		throw std::runtime_error("failed to create vertex buffer in createVertexBuffer");
 	}
 
-	VkMemoryRequirements memRequirement;
-	vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements(device, vertexBuffer, &memRequirement);
+	VkMemoryRequirements memRequirements;
+	vkGetBufferMemoryRequirements(device, buffer, &memRequirements);
 
 	VkMemoryAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
 	allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_MEMORY_ALLOCATE_INFO;
-	allocInfo.allocationSize = memRequirement.size;
-	allocInfo.memoryTypeIndex = findMemoryType(memRequirement.memoryTypeBits, VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_VISIBLE_BIT | VK_MEMORY_PROPERTY_HOST_COHERENT_BIT);
+	allocInfo.allocationSize = memRequirements.size;
+	allocInfo.memoryTypeIndex = findMemoryType(memRequirements.memoryTypeBits, properties);
 
-	if (vkAllocateMemory(device,&allocInfo,nullptr,&vertexBufferMemory) != VK_SUCCESS)
+	if (vkAllocateMemory(device, &allocInfo, nullptr, &bufferMemory) != VK_SUCCESS)
 	{
 		throw std::runtime_error("failed to allocate vertex buffer memory!");
 	}
 
-	vkBindBufferMemory(device, vertexBuffer, vertexBufferMemory, 0);
-
-	void* data;
-	vkMapMemory(device, vertexBufferMemory, 0, bufferInfo.size, 0, &data);
-	memcpy(data, vertices.data(), (size_t)bufferInfo.size);
-	vkUnmapMemory(device, vertexBufferMemory);
+	vkBindBufferMemory(device, buffer, bufferMemory, 0);
 
 }
 
+void HelloTriangleApplication::copyBuffer(VkBuffer srcBuffer, VkBuffer dstBuffer, VkDeviceSize size)
+{
+	VkCommandBufferAllocateInfo allocInfo{};
+	allocInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_ALLOCATE_INFO;
+	allocInfo.level = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_LEVEL_PRIMARY;
+	allocInfo.commandPool = commandPool;
+	allocInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
+
+	VkCommandBuffer commandBuffer;
+	vkAllocateCommandBuffers(device, &allocInfo, &commandBuffer);
+
+	VkCommandBufferBeginInfo beginInfo{};
+	beginInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_COMMAND_BUFFER_BEGIN_INFO;
+	beginInfo.flags = VK_COMMAND_BUFFER_USAGE_ONE_TIME_SUBMIT_BIT;
+
+	vkBeginCommandBuffer(commandBuffer, &beginInfo);
+
+	VkBufferCopy copyRegin{};
+	copyRegin.srcOffset = 0;
+	copyRegin.dstOffset = 0;
+	copyRegin.size = size;
+	vkCmdCopyBuffer(commandBuffer, srcBuffer, dstBuffer, 1, &copyRegin);
+
+	vkEndCommandBuffer(commandBuffer);
+
+	VkSubmitInfo submitInfo{};
+	submitInfo.sType = VK_STRUCTURE_TYPE_SUBMIT_INFO;
+	submitInfo.commandBufferCount = 1;
+	submitInfo.pCommandBuffers = &commandBuffer;
+
+	vkQueueSubmit(graphicQueue, 1, &submitInfo, VK_NULL_HANDLE);
+	vkQueueWaitIdle(graphicQueue);
+
+	vkFreeCommandBuffers(device, commandPool, 1, &commandBuffer);
+
+	
+
+}
+
+
+
 uint32_t HelloTriangleApplication::findMemoryType(uint32_t typeFilter, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties)
 {
 	VkPhysicalDeviceMemoryProperties memProperties;
diff --git a/VulkanTutorial.h b/VulkanTutorial.h
index 19839eb..bec5119 100644
--- a/VulkanTutorial.h
+++ b/VulkanTutorial.h
@@ -179,6 +179,9 @@ private:
 	void createCommandPool();
 
 	void createVertexBuffer();
+	void createBuffer(VkDeviceSize size,VkBufferUsageFlags usage,VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties,VkBuffer& buffer,VkDeviceMemory& bufferMemory);
+
+	void copyBuffer(VkBuffer srcBuffer, VkBuffer dstBuffer, VkDeviceSize size);
 
 	uint32_t findMemoryType(uint32_t typeFilter, VkMemoryPropertyFlags properties);