PSD-Layers: Free add-on for hand painted textures

Here’s an awesome free add-on that belongs in the tool chest of any hand painted texturing artist. It’s still in development, but already offers a wide range of features. And: it’s free forever!

Split Studios writes:

Hello,

We all know the power of shading nodes in Blender, but sometimes artists just want to concentrate on painting, our main goal is to create a robust tool for hand painting textures in blender that will take care of node connections for you, and will give you more control over your painting “like layers, blending modes , opacity … etc”.

Free for ever:

PSD-Layers is Free and will always be , hope we could deliver a great addon for this great community , so please don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any issues or ideas … remember this is just the beginning , PSD-Layers will get more updates.

Current features:

• Paint your textures in layers like photoshop , krita … etc.
• Have control over blending modes , opacity , visibility and more.
• PSD-Layers is light and fast since it only uses standard blender shader nodes.
• No need to create and edit complicated shader nodes .. PSD-Layers creates them for you.
• Each layer have Pack icon which turns into red color when the image needs to be saved “so you don’t forget” … save it by clicking the same icon.
• Palettes section has ” Paste Values” icon .. which paste any hex colors palette from any website in any form ” xaml , text , css … etc ” with just one click !
• You can easily switch the shader between emissive and principled BSDF .. and choose whether to make it transparent or not with one click.

Next update:

• As you guessed it from the name , PSD-Layers soon will be able to export and import psd files .. including layers , blending modes , opacity and visibility, so you can edit your textures in photoshop , krita or gimp.

Finally:

With PSD-Layers, you can unleash your creativity and make stunning hand painted textures for your 3D projects, whether you are a beginner or a professional, PSD-Layers will make your workflow easier and faster.

Everything about PSD-Layers is available on www.psd-layers.com : the addon itself , video tutorials , versions and updates … etc .

Thank you all.