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Add-on Light Painter
Light Painter

Do not place your lights, paint them.
Add-on by SMagnusson
About What's New Reviews Version History

Version History

1.5.6
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 109.4 KB
  • 7647
  • November 9th, 2025

Changelog

  • Fix: support 5.0, detect supported sky models instead of hardcoded list
  • Fix: text formatting for the sky tool's power mode
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
7647
Size
109.4 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.5.6 109.4 KB
1.5.5
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 108.5 KB
  • 3457
  • August 30th, 2025

Changelog

Adds support for lamp temperature, exposure, and normalization

Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
3457
Size
108.5 KB
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No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.5.5 108.5 KB
1.5.3
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 97.0 KB
  • 2809
  • July 16th, 2025

Changelog

  • fix line drawing for 4.5 (shader changed)
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
2809
Size
97.0 KB
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No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.5.3 97.0 KB
1.5.2
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 95.6 KB
  • 6246
  • March 30th, 2025

Changelog

  • bugfix: onscreen drawings no longer persist in other 3D views once the operator finishes
  • updated notice in README: Light Painter will be archived and eventually deleted on GitHub mirror, official repo will continue to live on projects.blender.org
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
6246
Size
95.6 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.5.2 95.6 KB
1.5.1
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 95.5 KB
  • 1299
  • March 21st, 2025

Changelog

  • bugfix: initialization issue, should now support Blender 4.4!
  • bugfix: shadow flag tool text would not appear and flood console with errors
  • feature: (experimental) Convex hull painting allows you to paint onto a convex representation of the mesh you draw over, instead of its actual mesh. Can be useful for painting over especially dense meshes. Press the H key to toggle its usage on the main paint tools.
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
1299
Size
95.5 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.5.1 95.5 KB
1.4.2
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 94.7 KB
  • 6285
  • December 17th, 2024

Changelog

  • Fix bug setting shadow method that no longer exists in 4.3
  • fixed unit test to work for 4.3 (not in add-on)

Please report any errors to github.com/semagnum/light-painter or projects.blender.org/SMagnusson/light-painter!

Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
6285
Size
94.7 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.4.2 94.7 KB
1.4.1
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 94.7 KB
  • 1790
  • December 3rd, 2024

Changelog

  • Adds option to show keymap text in the status bar, enabled by default
  • Disables keymap text in 3D view header by default (if you already have the add-on, it should stay enabled unless you turn it off)
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
1790
Size
94.7 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.4.1 94.7 KB
1.4.0
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 94.5 KB
  • 3974
  • October 29th, 2024

Changelog

  • #8 Customizable keymaps! By opening the new add-on preferences (click the dropdown for the add-on after enabling it), you can remap the tool keys as you see fit.
  • #6 Keymap overlay: that keyboard shortcuts and attribute info cluttering the header? Now, users have a convenient text overlay displaying the same information in the 3D view. Can be enabled/disable and repositioned in the preferences.
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
3974
Size
94.5 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.4.0 94.5 KB
1.3.9
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 92.4 KB
  • 4793
  • September 9th, 2024

Changelog

#5 bug fixed: mesh light's flatten toggle keyboard shortcut did not get picked up, in favor of power mode. Unit tests added in code repository to prevent future keymap clashes.

Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
4793
Size
92.4 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.3.9 92.4 KB
1.3.8
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 92.3 KB
  • 2373
  • August 22nd, 2024

Changelog

  • [FIX] drag mode would end early if shortcut key is held down for too long, now they trigger upon release/keyup of shortcut key
  • limit allowed navigation keys to just "3D view" keyboard shortcuts
  • [FIX] commasin wrong position for mesh tools' text headers
  • minor code reformatting

Full Changelog: https://github.com/semagnum/light-painter/compare/1.3.7...1.3.8

Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
2373
Size
92.3 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.3.8 92.3 KB
1.3.7
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 92.3 KB
  • 4706
  • July 20th, 2024

Changelog

  • Hotfix: the "Reload Scripts" operator in 4.2 breaks Light Painter due to the absolute import not working
  • Light Painter checks allows navigation-related keyboard shortcuts to work so users can move around the 3D scene while painting. The keyconfig is now cached to speed up those navigation checks.
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
4706
Size
92.3 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.3.7 92.3 KB
1.3.6
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 92.3 KB
  • 620
  • July 19th, 2024

Changelog

  • bug fix: "radius mode" and command was displayed when painting area lamps, which don't have a radius mode
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
620
Size
92.3 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.3.6 92.3 KB
1.3.5
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 92.3 KB
  • 2013
  • June 10th, 2024

Changelog

  • Updated README and manifest that Light Painter is in transition to moving to its new home: projects.blender.org/SMagnusson/light-painter
  • move shader definition to the module level for reuse, updated tests to work in background mode
  • optimized keymap lookup
  • fixed bug - refactor light object deletion upon cancelling to mitigate Blender's depsgraph handler from triggering
  • fixed bug - previously, mesh light paint manipulated mesh objects previously selected. Existing selection is cleared upon using tool (but should be restored if cancelled) to match behavior of other add object tools - only new object is active and selected afterward.

Full changelog: https://github.com/semagnum/light-painter/compare/1.3.3...1.3.5

Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
2013
Size
92.3 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.3.5 92.3 KB
1.3.3
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 91.8 KB
  • 818
  • May 7th, 2024

Changelog

  • Beam shape parameters in https://github.com/semagnum/light-painter/pull/65
  • Redo panel UI rework to be consistent with other areas of Blender
  • Moving gobos warning for non-point and spot lamps to a popup upon clicking the operator button

Full Changelog: https://github.com/semagnum/light-painter/compare/1.3.0...1.3.3

Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
818
Size
91.8 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.3.3 91.8 KB
1.3.0
Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
  • 91.3 KB
  • 149
  • April 22nd, 2024

Changelog

  • Support multiple languages by @chenpaner in #64
  • Disable add-on in unit tests, to validate unregister()

See more details on GitHub: github.com/semagnum/light-painter/releases/tag/1.3.0

Compatibility
Blender 4.2 LTS and newer
Downloads
149
Size
91.3 KB
Permissions
No special permissions required.
License
GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
Status
Approved
v1.3.0 91.3 KB
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