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.
