Here is an overview and resource/cheat sheet to get started with Texture Painting in Blender.

Environment/Tools used

Workspace Layout

Please arrange the workspace similar to what is show below:

This is for ease of development. Providing an intuitive overview of what your texture paint looks like as you work on it.

ℹ️ This is basically just adding an UV editor on the left side on top of the default workspace layout.

Initial Steps

1. Select your mesh object you wish to apply Texture Painting to.

2. Press Tab to go to edit mode.

3. Press Ctrl + a to select all mesh faces of selected object.

4. Press u to open UV Mapping and select Unwrap

5. Add a new Base Color texture under the Tool tab as shown below:

6. Configure the Base Color texture with the recommended settings as shown below:

Width: 2048 px
Height: 2048 px
Disable Alpha # Unless you need transparency in your texture paint.
Select your designated base color to fill with.

Keyboard Shortcut

Keyboard Shortcut Function
f Change brush size. Click and tweak using mouse.
Shift + f Change brush strength. Click and tweak using mouse.
s Pick color at cursor’s position. Hover and click once.
Shift + Mouse Middle Button Pan camera.
Ctrl + Mouse Middle Button Zoom camera.

ℹ️ Map the Mouse Middle Button to the bottom button of your Stylus Pen if you are using a Monitor Tablet for your workflow.

References

  1. CR Basic Brushpack for blender texture painting - Additional Brush Textures for Texture Painting in Blender.
  2. BLENDER - ROCK MATERIAL STUDY - hand painted - 14 minutes video tutorial showing how to do a basic texture painting to produce a stylized 3D rock asset, typically used for games.
  3. Texture Painting - Quick Start Guide - Blender - A 4 minutes video tutorial on getting started with texture painting. Painting a simple hammer by Grant Abbitt.
  4. Painterly brushworks in blender ; Recreate your favorite paintings in 3d! - Art Goal 1.
  5. Getting that 2D look in 3D! 🍑 - Art Goal 2.