C4D Connect and Kent Barber release an alpha version of C4D Paint, an experimental plugin for Cinema 4D that offers realtime projection painting on polygonal objects using Cinema 4D’s new Sculpting R15 SDK.

a new experimental painting plugin based on the Cinema 4D R15 Sculpting SDK

C4D Paint is offered for free over at C4DPaint.com, and Kent notes that he hopes to add more features to C4D Paint making it a more robust tool, listing some features that are slated on the plugin’s roadmap. Kent also mentions that this plugin is just the beginning of his mission to show other developers and Cinema 4D users what can be done with the Sculpting SDK that was recently introduced in R15.

the plans for the C4D Paint plugin are listed on the Roadmap:

Paint Feature List

  • Add bleeding to apply paint outside of UV islands
  • Paint on multiple channels at the same time
  • Support painting on an object that has multiple materials
  • Allow each paint channel to use its own stamp image
  • Have a different color per channel
  • Use Shift to blur
  • Use the stamp alpha and apply it using the color setting
  • Use the stencil alpha and apply it using the color setting

Sculpt and Paint Feature List

  • Use different stamps for sculpting and painting
  • Use the color for painting and the stamp for sculpting or vice versa

Brush Types

  • Erase
  • Smudge
  • Dodge
  • Burn