Subject: Feature Analysis and Stability Update for BPainter v2.0 Release Candidate 4 Date: Applicable to the late 2023/early 2024 development cycle

RC3 had issues with mask baking on multi-materials. RC4 fixes the "black mask bug" that plagued the earlier release candidates. You can now:

In the race to perfect non-destructive painting inside Blender, one tool takes its most stable, powerful form yet.


To get the most out of this new release, tweak these settings immediately:

As this is a Release Candidate, it isn't perfect. The developer notes highlight two minor issues:

Previous versions relied on Blender's native brush system, which became cluttered quickly. In v20 RC4, BPainter introduces a Custom Brush Database.

Rating: 4.7/5
Best for: Blender artists who need a robust, non-destructive, layer-based texture painting workflow directly inside Blender (without switching to Substance Painter).


The shift from v19 to v20 has been rocky for some users, but the RC4 (Release Candidate 4) build stabilizes the core mechanics. Here are the headline features: