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.