by Doughy Animation Studio·Modeling
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Painterly earns its place in the superhive library by pairing a Bezier curve stroke tool with an automated texture mode that paints diffuse and normal maps onto UVed objects.
Painterly Add-On For Cycles And Eevee Next is a Blender add-on from Doughy Animation Studio for creating painterly Bezier curve strokes. It ships with over 100 unique strokes with texture maps, plus a range of sliders to dial in the exact stroke you want.
Painterly Texture Mode v2.5 has been completely revamped. Using any UVed object, it generates painted diffuse and normal maps so objects appear hand-painted. The mode processes a color pass and a normal map pass, shows how many strokes are being processed, and runs normal-map processing ten times faster than version 1. Depending on stroke density, texture resolution, and hardware, it can paint textures onto UV normal maps in under a minute.
Geometry Node Mode adds multi-stroke instancing on any object. An October update introduced body parts strokes, letting you add eyes, limbs, and mouths to objects with the Stroke Pen tool. The add-on is released under a GPL license and comes with free email support from the developer.
Painterly Add-On For Cycles And Eevee Next is best for blender artists creating stylized, hand-painted looks on 3D objects using Bezier curve strokes and painted texture maps.
Painterly Add-On For Cycles And Eevee Next is completely free to download and use.
Painterly's Stroke Pen Mode renders only with Cycles (version 2.93 and later) and EEVEE NEXT (version 4.2 and later). If you plan to use the Stroke Pen tool to place painterly Bezier curve strokes, one of those two render engines is required. The separate Geometry Node Mode, used for instancing multiple strokes on an object, works in Blender 4.0 and later. Check that your Blender build meets the version listed on the developer's page before installing.
Painterly lists support for Blender versions 2.93 through 5.2. Within that range, individual modes carry their own requirements: Stroke Pen Mode renders with Cycles 2.93+ and EEVEE NEXT 4.2+, while Geometry Node Mode needs Blender 4.0 or later. The add-on uses the Cycles and Eevee render engines. If you are running an older or newer build, confirm the current version details on the developer's page before installing.
Painterly's Texture Mode v2.5 lets you use any UVed object to generate painted diffuse and normal maps, giving objects a hand-painted appearance. It processes both a color pass and a normal map pass, and a progress display shows how many strokes are being processed. Normal-map processing is ten times faster than version 1, and the mode can paint textures onto UV normal maps in under a minute, depending on stroke density, texture resolution, and your computer hardware.
Painterly is listed as free in this catalog, and it ships under a GPL license. For current licensing terms, seat options, and any pricing that may apply directly from the developer, check the Doughy Animation Studio page. The add-on also comes with free email support, so if you run into questions or issues you can reach the developer directly. Licensing details can change, so the developer's page remains the best source for the latest terms.
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