Open Painter
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Open Painter is now open source
Open Painter is free software under the GNU GPL. The complete Blender extension and its native engine are on GitHub, with a 0.15.0 release for macOS and Linux.
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Paint with layers.
Build with nodes.
A brush for the surface. A node editor for what builds it. Explore Open Painter’s complete material workflow inside Blender.
From the workbench
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Open Painter vs Substance Painter: the node editor advantage
Open Painter has a built-in node editor. Substance Painter does not. Compare node editing, procedural masks, anchor connections and Blender geometry workflows.
Workflow
Paint with layers. Build with nodes. Stay in Blender.
Build materials with a brush and a node editor in the same Blender scene. Open Painter connects layers, masks and filters while you work toward the final shot.
Tutorial
Make worn metal worth a close-up
Build chipped paint, exposed steel and handling marks in Blender. Start with Open Painter’s Worn Painted Metal, then give the finish a character of its own.
Technique
Twenty years of wear. One editable material.
Give a Blender material an age, an environment and a maintenance history. Shape fading, corrosion and coating loss with Open Painter’s editable Material Aging.
Your next material starts here
Bring nodes and painting into the same scene.
Build the material, paint the details and finish the shot in Blender.