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Blender Position-Specific Light Generation Plugin: Light Painter V1.5.5

Light Painter V1.5.5 - Position-Specific Light Generation Plugin

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Download Light Painter V1.5.5 - Position-specific light generation plugin for Blender

The Light Painter V1.5.5 is a powerful Blender plugin that allows you to draw light positions at specified locations on 3D models to quickly generate various lighting or projection effects. This innovative tool streamlines your lighting workflow by enabling intuitive painting directly on your 3D surfaces.

Key Features of Light Painter V1.5.5​

This plugin revolutionizes how you approach lighting in Blender with its intuitive painting interface:

  • Selective Surface Lighting: You do not need to paint the entire surface. Draw a few simple strokes over surfaces that you'd like highlighted by your light.
  • Tube Light Creation: For tube lights, use the right click button to end the current stroke and start a new one – this creates separate tube lights.
  • Flexible Drawing Tools: Single clicks draw straight lines (useful for geometric shapes), while holding down the mouse button draws freeform strokes.
  • Multi-Surface Support: Draw on multiple surfaces. The tools can handle most cases where surfaces face different directions.
  • Spot Lamp Optimization: Spot lamps prefer circular strokes. If you're not confident in drawing circles, a painted line representing the diameter is sufficient.
  • Area Lamp Versatility: Area lamps work with rectangles, squares, circles, or a single painted line. You can change the area lamp's shape in the redo panel.
  • Point Lamp Simplicity: Point lamps are the most forgiving since their rotation is irrelevant.

Product Details​

  • Plugin Name: Light Painter
  • Version: V1.5.5
  • Compatibility: Blender 4.x and newer versions
  • Category: Lighting Plugin
  • Interface: Intuitive painting-based workflow
  • Use Cases: 3D rendering, VFX, architectural visualization, product design

Installation Guide​

  1. Open Blender
  2. Go to Edit → Preferences → Add-ons
  3. Click the dropdown in the upper right corner
  4. Select "Install from Disk"
  5. Choose the downloaded ZIP file in the dialog

Download Options​

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Choose from multiple versions of the Light Painter plugin:

FileDownload LinkPassword
V1.5.5 VersionDownloadj3vn
V1.4.1 VersionDownloadnsaa

Why Choose Light Painter V1.5.5?​

The Light Painter V1.5.5 plugin is specifically designed for Blender artists who want to streamline their lighting workflow. Instead of manually positioning lights through trial and error, this tool allows you to paint directly on your 3D surfaces to define exactly where you want lighting effects.

Intuitive Lighting Workflow​

Traditional lighting in 3D software often requires technical knowledge of light positioning, angles, and complex setups. Light Painter simplifies this by allowing you to visually indicate where you want highlights and shadows directly on your models.

Versatile Light Types​

Whether you're creating tube lights for neon signs, spot lamps for focused illumination, area lights for soft ambient lighting, or point lights for general illumination, Light Painter provides specialized tools for each light type.

Time-Saving Solution​

This plugin dramatically reduces the time spent on lighting setup, allowing you to focus more on creative decisions rather than technical implementation. The visual feedback you get while painting makes it easy to achieve the exact lighting effects you envision.

System Requirements​

  • Supported Blender Versions: 4.x and newer
  • Operating Systems: Windows, macOS, Linux
  • License Type: Commercial (subject to developer terms)

Conclusion​

The Light Painter V1.5.5 plugin is an essential tool for any Blender artist looking to enhance their lighting workflow. Its unique painting-based approach to light placement makes it intuitive for both beginners and experienced users.

Whether you're creating architectural visualizations, product renders, character scenes, or VFX shots, this plugin provides the professional tools needed to achieve stunning lighting effects with significantly reduced setup time. Light Painter V1.5.5 represents a new approach to 3D lighting that prioritizes creativity over technical complexity.