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Substance Painter is 3D painting software developed by Adobe. With Substance Painter, you can easily work with smart materials, smart masks and integrated bakers, in a state of the art real-time viewport. Substance Painter is brings that Photoshop feeling to 3D painting.

PaintCube is a web-based 3D painting software used for texture painting. With PaintCube you can create, import and export textures for your 3D models and use familiar painting tools that let you paint directly onto your models in 3D space allowing a seamless UV workflow.

Quixel Mixer is an all-in-one 3D texturing tool that is known for being extremely fun and easy to use. With Quixel Mixer, you can load mesh data, apply smart materials and 3D paint the finishing touches, allowing to get a unique result. When it comes to creating materials, Quixel Mixer got you covered as well. Mix sculpting, painted layers and produce procedural masks with Quixel's Megascans Library. A vast library containing scans from earthly materials collected from all across the globe.

Blender is a free and open-source 3D model software released under the GNU General Public License. The software can be used for 3D modeling, 3D animation, UV unwrapping, texturing, rigging, skinning, rendering, particle generation, water simulation and much more.

With Autodesk Mudbox, you can create beautiful 3D characters and environments. Autodesk Mudbox is a 3D digital sculpting and painting software that allows you to sculpt and paint highly detailed geometry and textures. The software is available for macOS and Windows and provides an intuitive and tactile toolset that is enjoyed by many 3D artists.