--- title: MatPlus Unlocks Layer-Based Texture Painting Inside Blender description: MatPlus, a texturing add-on for Blender inspired by Substance 3D Painter and Mari, lets artists paint directly on 3D models using a non-destructive layer stack... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/matplus-unlocks-layer-based-texture-painting-inside-blender-zvvlrqpkp twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: MatPlus Unlocks Layer-Based Texture Painting Inside Blender | daily.dev og:description: MatPlus, a texturing add-on for Blender inspired by Substance 3D Painter and Mari, lets artists paint directly on 3D models using a non-destructive layer stack... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/matplus-unlocks-layer-based-texture-painting-inside-blender-zvvlrqpkp og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ZvvLRqpkp.png og:image:alt: MatPlus Unlocks Layer-Based Texture Painting Inside Blender og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # MatPlus Unlocks Layer-Based Texture Painting Inside Blender **[80 LEVEL](https://daily.dev/sources/80lv)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary MatPlus, a texturing add-on for Blender inspired by Substance 3D Painter and Mari, lets artists paint directly on 3D models using a non-destructive layer stack built on an auto-generated node tree. It supports color, roughness, metallic, normal, and bump channels, paint and fill layers, folders, blend modes, opacity controls, per-layer masks, and multiple UDIM tiles. Artists can export game-ready texture maps for engines like Unreal and Unity without leaving Blender. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is MatPlus and what does it let you do in Blender? MatPlus is a texturing add-on that brings Substance 3D Painter and Mari-inspired workflows into Blender, letting artists paint directly on 3D models without leaving the app. It offers a non-destructive layer stack built on an auto-generated node tree, supports color, roughness, metallic, normal, and bump channels, multiple UDIM tiles, and exports game-ready texture maps for Unreal and Unity. _Explore how add-ons like MatPlus are reshaping texturing workflows by following 3D tooling coverage on daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [Blender Plans To Introduce Its Own Texture Layer System](https://daily.dev/posts/blender-plans-to-introduce-its-own-texture-layer-system-ysimcc6jt) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Mari 7.5 Released With Multi-Paint](https://daily.dev/posts/mari-7-5-released-with-multi-paint-b9pgnzt4m) · 80 LEVEL · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Material Maker – Godot Engine](https://daily.dev/posts/material-maker-godot-engine-on1gec0cg) · Godot · 36 upvotes · 2 comments --- Tags: [#game-development](https://daily.dev/tags/game-development), [#3d](https://daily.dev/tags/3d), [#blender](https://daily.dev/tags/blender) [View this post on daily.dev](https://daily.dev/posts/matplus-unlocks-layer-based-texture-painting-inside-blender-zvvlrqpkp) ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180},"sameAs":["https://twitter.com/dailydotdev","https://github.com/dailydotdev","https://www.linkedin.com/company/daily-dev-ltd"]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://daily.dev/#website","url":"https://daily.dev","name":"daily.dev","publisher":{"@id":"https://daily.dev/#organization"},"potentialAction":{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https://daily.dev/search?q={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"TechArticle","headline":"MatPlus Unlocks Layer-Based Texture Painting Inside Blender","url":"https://daily.dev/posts/matplus-unlocks-layer-based-texture-painting-inside-blender-zvvlrqpkp","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/matplus-unlocks-layer-based-texture-painting-inside-blender-zvvlrqpkp"},"datePublished":"2026-08-12T13:48:53.424Z","dateModified":"2026-09-14T08:23:40.293Z","description":"MatPlus, a texturing add-on for Blender inspired by Substance 3D Painter and Mari, lets artists paint directly on 3D models using a non-destructive layer stack...","image":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f4b871175d430b0bd5d5f06f0da76926?_a=AQAEuop","thumbnailUrl":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/f_auto,q_auto/v1/posts/f4b871175d430b0bd5d5f06f0da76926?_a=AQAEuop","isAccessibleForFree":true,"articleSection":"80 LEVEL","inLanguage":"en","publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"daily.dev","url":"https://daily.dev","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://daily.dev/apple-touch-icon.png","width":180,"height":180}},"author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"80 LEVEL","logo":"https://media.daily.dev/image/upload/t_logo,f_auto/v1/logos/78eebcd76c154e6bbfd565fed7dc4093","url":"https://daily.dev/sources/80lv"},"commentCount":0,"discussionUrl":"https://daily.dev/posts/matplus-unlocks-layer-based-texture-painting-inside-blender-zvvlrqpkp","interactionStatistic":[{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"LikeAction"},"userInteractionCount":0},{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":{"@type":"CommentAction"},"userInteractionCount":0}],"keywords":"game-development,3d,blender","timeRequired":"PT1M"} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://daily.dev"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"80 LEVEL","item":"https://daily.dev/sources/80lv"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"MatPlus Unlocks Layer-Based Texture Painting Inside Blender"}]} {"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://daily.dev/posts/matplus-unlocks-layer-based-texture-painting-inside-blender-zvvlrqpkp#faq","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"What is MatPlus and what does it let you do in Blender?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"MatPlus is a texturing add-on that brings Substance 3D Painter and Mari-inspired workflows into Blender, letting artists paint directly on 3D models without leaving the app. It offers a non-destructive layer stack built on an auto-generated node tree, supports color, roughness, metallic, normal, and bump channels, multiple UDIM tiles, and exports game-ready texture maps for Unreal and Unity. 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