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Wood Works stands out in the superhive library by folding multi-texture wood painting, procedural carving, and 2D cutouts into a single Blender panel, with the material, texture, and UV setup handled for you.
Wood Works is a procedural wood painting toolkit for Blender. Using a painting mode, you add color to models much like painting real wooden figures. It can also apply wooden carving to models and create flat cutouts from 3D models, and it handles materials, textures, and UVs.
The Wood Works Panel controls all features from a single interface. A material shader paints four textures at once, with blending and layering done through one material on the object. The Carved Wood Style is applied through geometry nodes for a procedural carved-model effect, while the 2D Wooden Cutout Style applies procedurally to any mesh for a DIY printed wooden look.
The package includes a Python script that brings the features together in one panel, two geometry node networks for the Wood Carving and Cutout effects, and a four-layered material that blends different wood textures through painting mode. It's built for Blender 4.3, and some limitations apply — see the developer's page for details.
Wood Works is best for turning Blender scenes into wooden, diorama-style looks through material painting, carving, and cutout effects.
Wood Works is completely free to download and use.
Wood Works lists Blender 4.3 as its supported version, so that release is the natural target for the toolkit's painting mode, material shader, and geometry node effects. If you're on a different Blender build, it's worth checking the developer's page first, since compatibility with the Python script and geometry node networks isn't stated for other versions. The developer also mentions that some limitations apply, and those are documented on the product's FAQ page. Confirming both the Blender version and the listed limitations up front is the safest way to know whether it fits your setup.
Wood Works ships as a package with three main parts: a Python script that brings all the features together in one easy-to-use panel, two geometry node networks that produce the Wood Carving and Cutout model effects, and a four-layered material that blends different wood textures through painting mode. Together these cover the painting, carving, and cutout workflows described for the toolkit. The developer notes that some limitations apply, which are listed on the product's FAQ page for reference before you start.
Wood Works uses a painting mode to add color to models, working much like painting real wooden figures to match your creative vision. Behind it sits a single material shader that paints four textures at once, with blending and layering handled through that one material on the object. The four-layered material is what lets the different wood textures combine as you paint. This keeps materials, textures, and UVs handled by the tool, so you can focus on the coloring itself rather than the setup.
Wood Works is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change, and the developer offers separate personal and commercial license types with their own restrictions, so check the developer's page for the current options before you rely on it for a project. The product page is also where you'll find the documented limitations and a demo video, both of which are useful for deciding whether the toolkit fits the way you work in Blender.
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