3D Painting Apps

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ZBrush
Paid • Proprietary
3D Modeler
3D Painting App
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
66 ZBrush alternatives
The all-in-one-digital sculpting solution.
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ZBrush Features
1. 3D SculptingZBrush offers tools to push, pull, smooth, grab or pinch to manipulate a 3D model.
2. Support for scriptingZBrush supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Texturing
Handwriting recognition
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Autodesk 3ds Max
Paid • Proprietary
3D Modeler
Windows
90 Autodesk 3ds Max alternatives
3D modeling and rendering software for design visualization, games, and animations.
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Autodesk 3ds Max Features
1. Keyframe AnimationCompositions can be keyframed in Autodesk 3ds Max, allowing you to change the parameters over time.
2. Parametric ModelingAutodesk 3ds Max can change the shape of model geometry as soon as the dimension value is modified.
Splines
Bones
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Paint 3D
Free • Proprietary
3D Painting App
3D Modeler
Image Editor
Windows
21 Paint 3D alternatives
Paint 3D is Microsoft's totally rebuilt and enhanced version of Microsoft Paint built for Windows 10 and with extensive 3D support as well as other helpful, long-needed additions like pen support and easier cropping feature.
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Paint 3D Features
HD-Rendering
Support for subtitles
Bundled with Windows
Remove Image Background
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3D-Coat
Paid • Proprietary
3D Modeler
3D Painting App
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
78 3D-Coat alternatives
3D-Coat is the one application that has all the tools you need to take your 3D idea from a block of digital clay all the way to a production ready, fully textured organic or hard surface model.
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3D-Coat Features
1. 3D Sculpting3D-Coat offers tools to push, pull, smooth, grab or pinch to manipulate a 3D model.
2. Support for scripting3D-Coat supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
Texturing
Voxel-editor
Procedural Texturing
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MODO
Paid • Proprietary
3D Modeler
3D Painting App
Mac
Windows
Linux
106 MODO alternatives
MODO is a fully featured 3D content creation application, famous primarily for it's modelling capabilities, MODO also offers a fast renderer, sculpting, painting, dynamics and animation tools.
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MODO Features
1. 3D SculptingMODO offers tools to push, pull, smooth, grab or pinch to manipulate a 3D model.
2. Support for scriptingMODO supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
3. Physically-Based RenderingPrecise rendering method for MODO to represent of how light interacts with material properties.
4. Keyframe AnimationCompositions can be keyframed in MODO, allowing you to change the parameters over time.
Texturing
Rendering
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Autodesk Mudbox
Paid • Proprietary
3D Modeler
3D Painting App
Mac
Windows
Linux
62 Autodesk Mudbox alternatives
Autodesk Mudbox digital sculpting and texture painting software offers 3D modeling professionals the ability to quickly and easily create highly detailed organic and inorganic 3D assets.
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Autodesk Mudbox Features
1. 3D SculptingAutodesk Mudbox offers tools to push, pull, smooth, grab or pinch to manipulate a 3D model.
2. Drawing Tablet SupportAutodesk Mudbox supports the use of external drawing tablets as input devices.
Texturing
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Clavicula
Free • Proprietary
3D Modeler
3D Painting App
Mac
Windows
Linux
16 Clavicula alternatives
Clavicula is a free 3D modeling software aimed at artists and users of all levels. It allows you to quickly give shape to your artistic, design, or engineering ideas, to create highly complex objects using a relatively simple toolkit.
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Clavicula Features
1. LightweightClavicula consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. 3D SculptingClavicula offers tools to push, pull, smooth, grab or pinch to manipulate a 3D model.
3. Physically-Based RenderingPrecise rendering method for Clavicula to represent of how light interacts with material properties.
4. Support for scriptingClavicula supports scripts and macros to automate or customize tasks.
5. PortableClavicula can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
PBR Shaders
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ArmorPaint
Paid • Open Source
3D Painting App
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
Linux
11 ArmorPaint alternatives
ArmorPaint takes advantage of a render engine found in the Armory project. Armory is an open-source 3D game engine with full Blender integration, turning it into a complete game development tool.
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ArmorPaint Features
1. Physically-Based RenderingPrecise rendering method for ArmorPaint to represent of how light interacts with material properties.
Textures
Texture painting
Texturing
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Curvy 3D
Paid • Proprietary
3D Modeler
3D Painting App
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
Steam
53 Curvy 3D alternatives
3D modelling software for artists. An easy to pick up, fast, non-technical modelling tool, ideal for first time 3D modellers. Draw in 3D, Sculpt and Paint.

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Sculptura
Paid • Proprietary
3D Painting App
Mac
iPad
18 Sculptura alternatives
With an advanced clay engine and artist-tested tools, Sculptura is the most intuitive and powerful 3D sculpting app ever designed for your iPad. Sculpt engaging characters, ghastly monsters, or even intriguing abstract art anywhere you are.
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Sculptura Features
1. 3D SculptingSculptura offers tools to push, pull, smooth, grab or pinch to manipulate a 3D model.
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Artist3D
Freemium • Proprietary
3D Modeler
3D Painting App
Digital Painting Tool
Mac
Windows
iPhone
54 Artist3D alternatives
Artist3D is an extraordinarily easy-to-use 3D polygon modeling tool. It works completely without forms, pull-down menus, pop-up menus and text input. Only one modeling window covers each operation function. Less than 30 operation elements control the active interaction options.
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Artist3D Features
2D and 3D physics
Insert images
Artists dashboard
iPhone/iPod sync
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Adobe Substance 3D Painter
Paid • Proprietary
3D Painting App
Mac
Windows
Linux
17 Adobe Substance 3D Painter alternatives
Substance 3D Painter has the tools you need to texture your 3D assets, from advanced brushes to Smart Materials that automatically adapt to your model. Breathe life into your art.
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Adobe Substance 3D Painter Features
1. Physically-Based RenderingPrecise rendering method for Adobe Substance 3D Painter to represent of how light interacts with material properties.
2. Non Destructive EditingAdobe Substance 3D Painter allows you to make changes to a file without overwriting the original data, which remains available in case you want to revert to it.
PBR Texturing
Texture painting
Texturing
Procedurally generated
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BodyPaint 3D
Paid • Proprietary
3D Painting App
Mac
Windows
31 BodyPaint 3D alternatives
BodyPaint 3D - For all Your 3D Painting Needs.

Wouldn't it be great if you could have all your favorite image editing tools in a single 3D environment? Wouldn't it be great if they worked in conjunction with your 3D application rather than against it? Well, that is exact.
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BodyPaint 3D Features
Texturing
Add a screenshot
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Hexagon
Free • Proprietary
3D Modeler
3D Painting App
Mac
Windows
54 Hexagon alternatives
Hexagon delivers all the tools a graphic artist needs to create complete, detailed, textured 3D models ready to be rendered.
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Hexagon Features
Texturing
Discontinued
The addon is no longer updated. Last version, 2.5, can be still downloaded from the official website. DAZ 3D offers it as free since December 2017.
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MARI
Paid • Proprietary
3D Painting App
Mac
Windows
Linux
44 MARI alternatives
MARI is a creative texture-painting tool that can handle extreme projects. MARI was developed at Weta Digital to handle the massively complex, highly detailed look development work demanded of the texture department by projects such as District 9, The Lovely Bones, and Avatar.
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MARI Features
Texturing
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ZBrush Features

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Autodesk 3ds Max Features

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Paint 3D Features

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3D-Coat Features

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MODO Features

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Autodesk Mudbox Features

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Clavicula Features

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ArmorPaint Features

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Sculptura Features

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Artist3D Features

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Adobe Substance 3D Painter Features

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BodyPaint 3D Features

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Hexagon Features

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MARI Features

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