MARI Alternatives3D Painting Apps like MARI

MARI is described as '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' and is a 3D Painting app in the photos & graphics category. There are more than 25 alternatives to MARI for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad and iPhone apps. The best MARI alternative is Blender, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like MARI are ZBrush, Bforartists, Fotor and Paint 3D.

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  1. Blender icon

    Blender

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    A comprehensive open-source 3D software suite for modeling, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, and animating. It supports renderings, simulations including fluid and cloth dynamics, complex compositing, video editing, and Python scripting, running across all major operating systems.

    140 Blender alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • NL flagNetherlands
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Flathub
    • PortableApps.com
    • Haiku
    • Steam
    • Flatpak
    • Snapcraft
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    Properties

    1.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  3D Animation
    2.  3D Sculpting
    3.  Real time rendering
    4.  Compositor
    5.  Community-based
    6.  Keyframe Animation
    7.  Texturing
    8.  Animation Rigging
    9.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    10.  3D Renderer
    11.  Texture painting
    12.  Grease Pencil

    Blender VS MARI

     
    Comments about Blender as an Alternative to MARI
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    Negative •Oct 6, 2016
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    blender is fine with animation and modeling, but for painting it is not so great.

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    • Blender is the most popular Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to MARI.

    • Blender is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to MARI.

    • Blender is Free and Open SourceMARI is Paid and Proprietary
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    ZBrush

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    Comprehensive digital sculpting tool offering advanced features like sculpting up to a billion polygons, customizable brushes, real-time painting, and powerful rendering system. Ideal for professionals in film, gaming, and more. Integrates with Redshift and supports Apple Pencil.

    55 ZBrush alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • iPad
    ZBrush screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  3D Sculpting
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Texturing
    4.  Handwriting recognition

    ZBrush VS MARI

     

    • ZBrush is the most popular iPad alternative to MARI.

    • ZBrush is the most popular commercial alternative to MARI.

    • ZBrush is Paid and ProprietaryMARI is also Paid and Proprietary
    • ZBrush is LightweightMARI is not according to our users
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    Bforartists

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    Bforartists is a complete 3D suite to create 3D content. It offers you the full 3D art pipeline to create game graphics, prerendered movies and stills.

    75 Bforartists alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Haiku
    • AmigaOS
    • MorphOS
    Splash

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
    2.  Customizable

    Features

    1.  Rendering
    2.  3D Sculpting
    3.  Texturing
    4.  Dark Mode
    5.  Ad-free
    6.  Keyframe Animation
    7.  Motion Capture
    8.  Live Preview
    9.  Parametric Modeling
    10.  Works Offline
    11.  No registration required
    12.  Support for Layers

    Bforartists VS MARI

     
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    Fotor

    Comprehensive online editor offering filters, frames, text, stickers, collage creation, graphic design, templates for social media, batch editing, photo retouching, mobile and desktop access, regular updates, and direct sharing t...

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    Fotor

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    Comprehensive online editor offering filters, frames, text, stickers, collage creation, graphic design, templates for social media, batch editing, photo retouching, mobile and desktop access, regular updates, and direct sharing to social channels.

    190 Fotor alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    Fotor screenshot 1

    Fotor Features

    1.  Batch Editing
    2.  Handwriting recognition
    3.  Collage
    4.  Photo effects
    5.  Design template
    6.  AI-Powered
    7.  Automatic brightness dimming
    8.  Retouch photos
    9.  Blur Filter

    Fotor VS MARI

     

    • Fotor is the most popular Web-based, Android & iPhone alternative to MARI.

    • Fotor is Freemium and ProprietaryMARI is Paid and Proprietary
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    Paint 3D

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    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.

    19 Paint 3D alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    Paint 3D Features

    1.  Remove Image Background
    2.  HD-Rendering
    3.  Support for subtitles
    4.  Bundled with Windows

    Paint 3D VS MARI

     
  8. Autodesk Mudbox icon

    Autodesk Mudbox

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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.

    52 Autodesk Mudbox alternatives

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    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Autodesk Mudbox screenshot 1

    Autodesk Mudbox Features

    1.  3D Sculpting
    2.  Drawing Tablet Support
    3.  Texturing

    Autodesk Mudbox VS MARI

     
  10. 3D-Coat icon

    3D-Coat

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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.

    69 3D-Coat alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • UA flagUkraine

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    3D-Coat screenshot 1

    3D-Coat Features

    1.  3D Sculpting
    2.  Support for scripting
    3.  Voxel-editor
    4.  Texturing
    5.  UV Unfolding
    6.  Procedural Texturing

    3D-Coat VS MARI

     
  11. MagicaCSG icon

    MagicaCSG

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    A lightweight signed distance field editor and renderer.

    131 MagicaCSG alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    MagicaCSG Features

    1.  Rendering

    MagicaCSG VS MARI

     
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    SculptGL

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    SculptGL is a browser-based 3d-modeling application.

    24 SculptGL alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • FR flagFrance
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    SculptGL screenshot 1
    Discontinued

    From GitHub: "DEVELOPMENT STOPPED I'm now working on Nomad Sculpt instead."

    SculptGL Features

    1.  PBR Shaders
    2.  Browser-based

    SculptGL VS MARI

     
  13. Adobe Substance 3D Painter icon

    Adobe Substance 3D Painter

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    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

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    Adobe Substance 3D Painter screenshot 1

    Adobe Substance 3D Painter Features

    1.  3D Sculpting
    2.  Non Destructive Editing
    3.  Physically-Based Rendering
    4.  Texture painting
    5.  PBR Texturing
    6.  Texturing
    7.  Procedurally generated

    Adobe Substance 3D Painter VS MARI

     
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    picoCAD

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    picoCAD is a program to build and texture lowpoly 3D models. Programs for modelling are overly complicated, picoCAD aims to make it fun, easy, and accessible by focusing on the bare essentials. This program was made using pico 8.

    130 picoCAD alternatives

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • SE flagSweden
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    picoCAD screenshot 1

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight

    Features

    1.  Ad-free

    picoCAD VS MARI

     
  15. ArmorPaint icon

    ArmorPaint

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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.

    9 ArmorPaint alternatives

    License model

    Application types

    Country of Origin

    • SK flagSlovakia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    ArmorPaint screenshot 1

    ArmorPaint Features

    1.  Drawing Tablet Support
    2.  Physically-Based Rendering
    3.  Texture painting
    4.  Textures
    5.  Texturing

    ArmorPaint VS MARI

     
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