Painting Palette

The Painting palette and the controls that can be found on it are described in the table below. When controls also bring up additional dialogs, these are referenced for more information.

What It Does

The Painting palette displays information and controls for managing painting features.

Painting Palette Fields

Control	Type	What it does	Opens this dialog box	Notes
Painter > Filtering \| Image	dropdown	The image filtering to use when copying textures using the clone tools (CloneStamp and PaintThrough). One of: • Nearest - preserves edge detail, but gives quite "blocky" textures. • Bilinear - gives good results, but can produce square artifacts at extreme zoom. • Bicubic - provides more rounded results, slightly blurrier but without the square artifacts.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Enabled	checkbox	Enables source image grading. Used this to grade your source image when cloning from or painting through an image.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Blackpoint	text field, slider	Sets the blackpoint of the RGB values.		Blackpoint is the color value at which the input is considered to be 100% black.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Whitepoint	text field, slider	Sets the whitepoint of the RGB values.		Whitepoint is the color value at which the input is considered to be 100% white.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Lift	text field, slider	Lifts the blackpoint, while keeping the whitepoint the same.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Gain	text field, slider	Adjusts the whitepoint, while keeping the blackpoint the same
Painter > SourceGrade \| Multiply	text field, slider	Multiplies the value to lighten the texture while preserving the blackpoint.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Offset	text field, slider	Specifies a fixed value to add in order to lighten the texture.		Adding negative values essentially darkens the texture.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Gamma	text field, slider	Adjusts the midtones, while keeping the whitepoint and blackpoint the same.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Rgb	text field, slider	Changes the overall color saturation for all three color components of the source image. Moving this also moves the separate Red, Green, and Blue sliders.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Red	text field, slider	Changes the color saturation in the Red component of the source image.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Green	text field, slider	Changes the color saturation in the Green component of the source image.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Blue	text field, slider	Changes the color saturation in the Blue component of the source image.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Contrast	text field, slider	Changes the contrast of the source image.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Saturation	text field, slider	Changes the color saturation of the source image. Used in addition to the RGB sliders.
Painter > SourceGrade \| Value	curve editor	Allows you to edit the color value curve for the source image.
PaintBuffer > PaintBuffer \| ColorDepth	dropdown	Color depth of the paint buffer. 8, 16, or 32-bit color.
PaintBuffer > PaintBuffer \| BufferSize	dropdown	Onscreen resolution of the paint buffer. This controls the amount of detail you can use when painting, not the resolution of the patches in your project.
PaintBuffer > PaintBuffer \| Clamp	checkbox	If this is checked, Mari restricts the range of the image to values between 0 and 1.
PaintBuffer > Transform \| Translation	text fieldes	The amount that the buffer has been translated (moved onscreen) from the default.
PaintBuffer > Transform \| Scale	text fieldes	The amount that the buffer has been scaled (resized) from the default.
PaintBuffer > Transform \| Rotation	text field, slider	The amount that the buffer has been rotated from the default.
PaintBuffer > Transform \| Reset	button	Resets the paint buffer to the default values, removing any translations or distortions you have applied.
PaintBuffer > Transform \| Resetonbake	dropdown	Either: • Enabled - the paint buffer automatically resets to default settings every time you bake the paint. • Disabled - any changes you have made to the paint buffer stay until you manually click the Reset button.
Projection Settings > Masking \| Masking Disabled	checkbox	Disables all masking, regardless of channel, and overrides the Masking Enabled setting.		When enabled, a icon displays in the status bar.
Projection Settings > Masking \| Mask Preview Color	swatch	What color to display the masking on-screen.
Projection Settings > Masking \| MaskPreviewEnabled	checkbox	Shows the masking. Areas that are covered by the current defined mask(s) are shown colored. This includes all the masking currently in use – for example, if you have both the edge mask and depth mask turned on, Mari shows the effects of both simultaneously.		When enabled, a icon displays in the status bar.
Projection Settings > Painting \| PaintingMode	dropdown	The blending mode used when the paint bakes down onto the channel surface. The default is Normal (paint in the buffer overwrites the surface), but Mari supports a number of other blending modes.
Projection Settings > Painting \| PaintingOpacity	text field, slider, reset	How opaque the paint is. This is a multiplier on the paint buffer contents. At 1.0, the paint bakes down to the surface with the same opacity as it is in the buffer. At 0.5, the paint applied to the surface is half as transparent as when it's in the buffer.
Projection Settings > Projection \| ProjectionFilter	dropdown	The image filtering to use when calculating how to apply the paint buffer onto the surface. One of: • Nearest - preserves edge detail, but gives quite "blocky" textures. • Bilinear - gives good results, but can produce square artifacts at extreme zoom.
Projection Settings > Projection \| BakeBehavior	dropdown	One of: • Manual - you have to bake manually. After a bake, the paint stays in the paint buffer until you manually clear it. • ClearOnly - you have to bake manually. After a bake, the paint buffer clears automatically. • AutoBakeAndClear - Mari bakes, and then clears the paint buffer, whenever you move the model.
Projection Settings > Projection \| Projection	dropdown	One of: • Front - paint only applies to the front of the model, as it is visible in the current view. • Through - paint applies to all surfaces on the model under your brush, whether or not there is something in front of them.
Projection Settings > Projection \| ProjectOn	dropdown	Either: • All - you can paint on all areas on your model(s), selected or not. • SelectedOnly - you can only paint on the currently selected areas.
Projection Settings > EdgeMask	toggle	Whether the edge mask is turned on or not. If this is on, but MaskPreviewEnabled is off, the model is masked but you won't see the masking. That is, you can see the mask's effects, but not the mask itself.		When enabled, a icon displays in the status bar.
Projection Settings > EdgeMask > General \| FalloffEnd	text field, slider, reset	Controls where the edge mask ends on the model. The higher the value, the closer, more forward facing the mask finishes.		Range: 0.00 to 1.00 Reset: 0.00
Projection Settings > EdgeMask > General \| FalloffStart	text field, slider, reset	Controls where the edge mask starts on the model. The higher the value, the more forward facing the masking starts. If this is higher than the FalloffEnd, areas facing the view are paintable, and areas oblique to the view are masked. If this is lower, facing areas are masked and oblique areas are paintable.		Range: 0.00 to 1.00 Reset: 0.00
Projection Settings > ChannelMask	toggle	Whether the channel mask is turned on or not. If this is on, but MaskPreviewEnabled is off, the model is masked but you won't see the masking. That is, you can see the mask's effects, but not the mask itself.		When enabled, a icon displays in the status bar.
Projection Settings > ChannelMask > General \| MaskChannel	dropdown	Sets the channel holding the mask for the paint buffer. This mask sets the paintable area within the buffer.
Projection Settings > ChannelMask > General \| MaskAmount	text field, slider, reset	The amount that the mask affects the paint buffer. 1.0 means that the mask absolutely controls where you can paint; the effects of the mask decrease as the value gets lower.
Projection Settings > ChannelMask > General \| MaskContrast	text field, slider, reset	The contrast applied to the original channel to derive the mask. At 1.0, the mask comes directly from the original channel. Lower values make the mask fuzzier than the input channel, higher values make it sharper than the input channel.
Projection Settings > ChannelMask > General \| Mask Curve	curve editor, reset	Sets how the channel masking works. The x axis is the color of the source pixel (black to the left, white to the right). The y axis is how paintable the target pixel is. By default, the curve runs from the bottom at the left up to the top at the right - so black pixels are totally masked, white pixels are totally paintable, and there's a constant curve between the two. Use this if you want to change which pixel values are masked.
Projection Settings > ChannelMask > General \| Invert	check box	Whether to invert the input from the mask. If this is selected, the mask data is black on white rather than white on black.
Projection Settings > Ambient Occlusion Mask	toggle	Whether the ambient occlusion mask is turned on or not. If this is on, but MaskPreviewEnabled is off, the model is masked but you won't see the masking. That is, you can see the mask's effects, but not the mask itself. Before using this, you should calculate the ambient occlusion for each object in the project (Objects menu, select AmbientOcclusion).		When ambient occlusion masking is enabled, a icon displays in the status bar.
Projection Settings > AmbientOcclusionMask > General \| Mask Amount	text field, slider, reset	The amount of ambient occlusion masking to apply.
Projection Settings > AmbientOcclusionMask > General \| MaskContrast	text field, slider, reset	The contrast applied to the ambient occlusion to derive the mask. At 1.0, the mask comes directly from the calculated ambient occlusion. Lower values make the mask fuzzier than the ambient occlusion, higher values make it sharper.
Projection Settings > AmbientOcclusionMask > General \| MaskCurve	curve editor, reset	Controls how the ambient occlusion pixel values relate to the degree of masking. The horizontal axis is the darkness of the occluded pixels (black to the left, white to the right), the vertical axis is the degree of visibility. By default, this is a direct line, where white pixels are totally masked, black pixels are totally unmasked, and 50% gray is 50% masked.
Projection Settings > AmbientOcclusionMask > General \| Invert	checkbox	If this is selected, the mask data is black on white rather than white on black.
Projection Settings > DepthMask	toggle	Whether the depth mask is turned on or not.		When enabled, a icon displays in the status bar.
Projection Settings > DepthMask > General \| Start	text field, slider, reset	The depth in the scene for the depth masking to start.
Projection Settings > DepthMask > General \| End	text field, slider, reset	The depth in the scene for the depth masking to finish.
Projection Settings > DepthMask > General \| Falloff	text field, slider, reset	How fast the depth masking applies. Lower values make the mask apply slowly, higher values make it apply more quickly.
Projection Settings > BackfaceMask	toggle	Whether the backface mask is turned on or not.		When enabled, a icon displays in the status bar.
Projection Settings > Fractal Noise Mask	toggle	Whether the fractal noise mask is turned on or not.		When enabled, a icon displays in the status bar.
Projection Settings > Fractal Noise Mask > General \| Seed	text field, slider, reset	Changes the pattern of the noise by moving the pattern through 3D space.
Projection Settings > Fractal Noise Mask > General \| Contrast	text field, slider, reset	Controls the level of contrast applied to the fractal noise features to derive the mask.
Projection Settings > Fractal Noise Mask > General \| Roughness	text field, slider, reset	Determines the roughness of the fractal noise features.
Projection Settings > Fractal Noise Mask > General \| Size	text field, slider, reset	Determines the size of the fractal noise features.
Projection Settings > Fractal Noise Mask > General \| Mask Amount	text field, slider, reset	The amount that the mask affects the paint buffer. 1.0 means that the mask absolutely controls where you can paint; the effects of the mask decrease as the value gets lower.
ProjectionSettings > Fractal Noise Mask > General \| Mask Curve	curve editor, reset	Controls how the fractal noise relates to the degree of masking, based on the above fields. This allows you to fine tune the contrast and pattern appearance of the fractal noise mask.
Projection Settings > Fractal Noise Mask > General \| Invert	checkbox	If this is selected, the mask data is black on white rather than white on black.