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Open code. Open possibilities.A material studio. Inside Blender.

Bring your
surfaces to life.

A complete 3D texturing studio. Right inside Blender.
Free and open source. Yours to make your own.

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Blender 5.2+ · Core texturing works offline

An iridescent carbon-fiber body panel between copper and olive-painted metal fittings, rendered in Blender
Real materials. Rendered in Blender.Made with Open Painter

Everything you need.
Room to make it yours.

Smart materials
50
PBR channels
8
Smart masks
18
Procedural sources
65

01 / Beneath the surface

Beautiful is just
the beginning.

A finished look. An editable process.
Build it in layers, open it up, and make every part of the material your own.

Material breakdownPainted steel / 04 stages
Painted steel with weatheringCycles render · Editable material study

Every detail counts

Add localized chips, handling scratches and recess grime. Open any layer or painted mask and make the material your own.

Corrosion & grime100%
Red paint coatNormal
Oxide primerNormal
Steel substrateNormal

Select a stage to see how the surface is built.Explore layers

02 / A starting point, never a limit

Find your material.
Make it your own.

50 smart materials, included.
Explore what you can create with editable layers, from weathered metals to woven fabric.

Material study / 06Interactive 3D
Iridescent Carbon Fiber
Iridescent Carbon FiberPBR

Composite / Iridescent

Iridescent Carbon Fiber

Carbon twill beneath glossy resin. Rotate to watch its iridescent colors shift.

Start with a recipe.
Keep control of every layer.

Meet the library
Authored in Open Painter. Rendered in Blender Cycles.Editable layers · Master controls · Portable materials

03 / Stay in your creative flow

One scene.
Every possibility.

Your mesh, your materials, your tools.
Paint, refine and deliver inside Blender.

Explore all features
01

Paint the whole material.

Color, roughness, height and more, together in one stroke. Mix paint and procedural layers, then put every detail exactly where you want it.

8 PBR channels · Masks · UV & triplanar
02

Give it a history.

Build the coating, choose the environment and age the surface. Let wear follow the mesh, then art-direct the result down to the last scratch.

Aging · Smart masks · Scene fields
03

Go beyond the surface.

Add flakes, moss and material-driven geometry. Bake mesh maps, inspect the result and export textures for your destination.

Geometry effects · Baking · Engine targets

A little direction. A new possibility.

Describe a surface to the optional Material Assistant. Inspect its layers, refine the result and keep creative control.

Meet the Assistant Requires online access and an eligible ChatGPT/Codex account.

Your studio, on your terms.

Core texturing works offline. Add Materials+ for more packs, or Connect and Teams for shared libraries.

Explore connected libraries Materials+ and Teams are optional paid services.

04 / Made better together

Your work. Your ideas.
Our community.

Share what you’re making and help shape what comes next for Open Painter.

Find your people.

Materials, works in progress, and conversations with other Blender artists.

Explore the community Discord coming soon

Help shape your tools.

Have an idea for a better workflow or a feature you’d love to use? We’d like to hear it.

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Made for making

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Make something
only you could.

Free and open source.

GPL-3.0-or-later. Your work stays yours.
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