01
Surface Presets
Lay down material rhythm.
Drag your own surface language across colors already painted on the model.
Creator Glove beta
Available now
HandpaintedWorkflow.
Build the repeatable passes. Keep the artistic decisions.
Captured in BlockbenchGuided demo included
Six painting passes
Paint each pass.
Keep the hand.
Your colors. Your final paint.
02
Edge Presets
Paint where the form turns.
Place highlights, chips, breaks, and seams along eligible geometry.
03
Shade Brush
Move through your palette.
Select an authored color range, then paint lighter or darker one step at a time.
04
Block Light
Aim the broad values.
Place the viewport sun and build highlights and shadows from that direction.
Before
Applied05
Form Gradient
Direct color across the form.
Place two points and send an exact palette through model space.
Plain
AO06
Ambient Occlusion
Give contacts more weight.
Bake contact shading from visible geometry onto an editable layer.
A practical order
From flat color
to final paint.
Base color
Model + palette
Shape form
Shade + light + gradient
Build material
Surface + edges
Add contact
Ambient occlusion
Finish
Paint by hand
Guided first project
Paint the demo model.
Follow every pass in Blockbench
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Clear expectations.
Does it texture the model for me?
No. You choose the model, palette, and final painting. The tools speed up repeatable passes.
Does my model texture need to be 32x32?
No. Only preset source samples use those limits. Surface samples are 8x8, 16x16, or 32x32. Edge samples can be any rectangle up to 32x32.
Does it flatten the texture?
No. Surface, Edge, and Block Light use the selected paint layer. Form Gradient and AO keep separate editable layers.
What does beta mean here?
The tools are usable now. Onboarding and compatibility coverage are still improving, so start with the walkthrough.
Available now in beta
Paint inside Blockbench.
Keep every pass yours.
Handpainted Workflow is included with Creator Glove.