A simple but flexible painting system for non-photo-realistic-rendering in Blender

Paint System is a layer based add-on that resembles your typical drawing process. The Idea is that it simplifies the user’s experience by consolidating the main settings and tools into one place.

Note: Please use Blender 4.2+

This is a significant update focusing on powerful new features, major workflow enhancements, and a long list of fixes to improve stability and user experience. Thank you to the community for your continued support and feedback!

What’s New
Brush Painter Filter: A major new feature has been implemented! You can now allow Paint System to paint for you! Use preset brushes or use your own brushes!
Video demo: https://youtu.be/TWA-CJ4Qf14

Baking: We’ve brought back Baking after a total rewrite making it faster and more stable than ever!
Layer Merging: We’ve added new operators to Merge Down and Merge Up, giving you more flexibility in how you combine your layers.

New Layer Types: Expand your creative possibilities with the new Geometry, RGB to BW, and Map Range layers.

Decal & Image Aspect Correction: Easily work with decals with new option to correct image aspect ratios automatically.

UI and Workflow Additions:
An HSV Color Picker has been added, along with an option in preferences to display hex color values.
Support for the Ctrl+Q shortcut in Texture Paint mode.

What’s Changed
Major Refactoring: The addon’s core has been significantly refactored for better performance, stability, and future development.
UI/UX Overhaul: The user interface has received numerous enhancements for a more intuitive and streamlined experience.

Improved Naming and Workflow:
Channels are now named automatically, and image names update automatically, saving you time.
Performance has been improved with faster alpha application during baking and optimized image icon checks.
“Preview Active Channel” has been renamed to the more descriptive “Isolate Active Channel”.

Fixes
This release addresses a large number of bugs to create a more stable and reliable experience.

Core Functionality:
Fixed data duplication issues when copying and pasting objects.
Resolved multiple bugs related to pasting layers, including invalid layers and pasting into folders.
Corrected various issues with the baking system to ensure it uses the correct coordinate types and UV maps.
Fixed an issue where linked layers were not linking correctly.
Fixed errors related to creating custom image resolutions.
UI and Display:
Addressed a bug where Layer Settings would not show in the old layout.
Fixed the color picker disappearing in newer versions of Blender and Bforartists.
The Image Selector and preview generation now work correctly.
Resolved bugs where the “PS_UVMap” was not being created automatically when needed.
The addon now fails gracefully on Blender variants (like Bforartists) where certain panels may not be available.
Fixed a critical bug where the NodeBuilder could improperly remove nodes.
A preference fallback has been added in case updates fail.
…and dozens of other stability and minor bug fixes