BodyPaint 3D Alternatives for Linux

BodyPaint 3D is not available for Linux but there are some alternatives that runs on Linux with similar functionality. The best Linux alternative is 3D-Coat. It's not free, so if you're looking for a free alternative, you could try Pointshop3D. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 10 alternatives to BodyPaint 3D and six of them are available for Linux so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting Linux alternatives to BodyPaint 3D are Autodesk Mudbox, Adobe Substance 3D Painter, ArmorPaint and MARI.

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  1. 3D-Coat icon
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    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.

    68 3D-Coat alternatives

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    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
     
  2. Autodesk Mudbox icon
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    Autodesk Mudbox offers tools for creating detailed organic and inorganic 3D assets. It features an efficient layer workflow that allows blending, masking, and more, and has a familiar interface for sculpting and texture painting. Ideal for professional 3D modeling tasks.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  3. Comprehensive 3D texturing tool offering advanced brushes, smart materials, real-time rendering, and versatility for both photorealism and stylized designs, making it an ideal choice for artists and designers to create lifelike, detailed assets with lighting and shadow effects.

    16 Adobe Substance 3D Painter alternatives

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    • Paid
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    • Steam
     
  4. ArmorPaint icon
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    Armor paint is a standalone software for 3d texture painting in PBR. It is entirely GPU based, and supports windows and linux.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Open Source

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  5. MARI icon
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    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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
  6. Pointshop3D icon
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    Pointshop3D is a system for interactive shape and appearance editing of 3D point-sampled geometry. By generalizing conventional 2D pixel editors, it supports a great variety of different interaction techniques to alter shape and appearance of 3D point models, including cleaning...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Windows
    • Linux
     
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