Paint life into your 3D assets.
Substance 3D Painter offers the tools you need to texture 3D assets, from advanced brushes to smart materials.

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Discover the foundations of Substance 3D Painter.
Jump-start your creativity with foundational video tutorials.

Meet the industry standard.
Painter is the go-to texturing app for 3D professionals everywhere.

Find creative freedom.
Painter can help no matter what 3D style you’re aiming for, from photorealism to stylized art.

Enhance artistry with smart tools.
Parametric brushes and tools allow you to paint the perfect look for any asset.

See exactly what you get.
Painter’s state-of-the-art viewport let’s you view your work in real time, with effects like lighting and shadows.

Painter is non-destructive.
Every action and stroke is recorded and can be recomputed at any time. Modify paint strokes or even change resolution at any time without ever losing any work.

Power and usability provides an excellent painting experience.
Powerful paint engine
Paint with dynamic brushes, projection tools, particles, including Photoshop brush presets.

Smart masks and materials
Apply realistic surface details, from subtle dusting to extreme wear and tear, and more.

Advance material creation
Advanced material creation
Mimic real-world material behaviors such as sheen, anisotropy, clear-coat, subsurface scattering, and more.

Easy exports
Easy
Export to any renderer or game engine easily. Create custom export presets to fit Painter into your pipeline.

Automatic UVs
Imported models don’t need any special preparation to get them ready for texturing.

VFX support
Painter supports multi-tile painting (UDIMS), Alembic, camera import, and Python scripting and is compliant with the VFX Reference Platform.