Simple Texture Painter

Recent Updates

V1.1 - Added Compatibility For Blender Versions 4.0-4.2 - 8/15/24

V1.0 - Launch Release - 8/14/24

A different approach

Simple Texture Painter offers a new approach to texture painting, allowing you to paint on objects and visualize your textures in real-time without altering your original model until you're ready to apply the changes. With an emphasis on user-friendly operation, this add-on allows you to paint on textured and non-textured objects, supporting multiple layers and custom textures. Your painted meshes remain separate, allowing you to convert them into standalone objects or merge them with your model, giving you complete control over your creative process.

Use cases

Simple Texture Painter is useful for creating detailed textured models, enhancing existing textures, and crafting textured shells. Textured shells are ideal for applications such as tablecloths, character clothing, and modular textured meshes, allowing you to swap between different looks without altering the original model until you find the look that suits your object most.

Simplicity and compatibility

Simple Texture Painter offers a smooth and enjoyable texturing experience with its user-friendly interface. It has been tested with a variety of PBR and procedural textures, making it compatible with most materials right from the start. While many textures will look great immediately, the endless variations of materials mean that some materials might need a little tweaking to achieve the perfect look. This flexibility allows you to tailor your textures to your textures to perfectly match your creative vision.

Simplifying the Workflow

One of the key advantages of Simple Texture Painter is its ability to streamline the painting process directly within Blender. This add-on is designed to be a versatile solution for many texturing needs, allowing users to create detailed models entirely within Blender's ecosystem. For most use cases, it eliminates the need to switch between Blender and dedicated painting programs, simplifying the texturing workflow. With the latest updates in Blender 4.2, you can now view texture displacement live in EEVEE, allowing you to witness your textures spring to life in real-time. This seamless integration further streamlines the texturing process, giving you instant feedback on your creative decisions. While Simple Texture Painter may not offer the full range of features found in specialized software like Substance Painter for highly complex texturing tasks, its strength lies in its simplicity, minimalism, and flexibility. It excels in many common use cases, providing a more efficient workflow by enabling artists to add significant detail directly in Blender.

Optimizing the Texturing Process

For more complex projects and models that may ultimately require specialized painting software, Simple Texture Painter can still enhance efficiency. By allowing users to complete as much detailing as possible within Blender, it minimizes the need to switch between different programs. This integration not only saves time but also reduces complexity, making it easier to achieve professional-quality results for a variety of texturing needs.

A Game Developer's Perspective

As a Blender Enthusiast and Game Developer this add-on has helped me make my workflow more efficient and brings a new perspective and creativity to my models and game as it allows me to stay in Blender and see my scene come to life in real-time. I hope that this add-on provides you with a part of a solution to make use of the full potential of your Blender workflow into a more efficient and creative process.

Lifetime Updates

When supporting me with your purchase you will own access to this product and a any updates forever for commercial or personal use.

Tumbler Tutorial

Painting Suzanne Quick Guide

Inspiration Tuts Showcase

Access the painting menu

Painting

Using Stencils

Changelog

V1.1 - Added Compatibility For Blender Versions 4.0-4.2 - 8/15/24

V1.0 - Launch Release - 8/14/24