{"id":2288,"date":"2022-09-19T19:27:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T19:27:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/?post_type=manual_documentation&p=2288"},"modified":"2026-02-22T16:40:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T16:40:21","slug":"paint-room-tools","status":"publish","type":"manual_documentation","link":"https:\/\/3dcoat.com\/documentation\/manual\/workspaces-rooms\/paint\/paint-room-tools\/","title":{"rendered":"Left Tool Panel"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

<\/a>In the \u201cPainting Room\u201d you have access to a comprehensive set of painting, texturing, adjustment, and texture transformation <\/a>brushes and tools,<\/a> located on the left side panel.<\/p>\n\n\n

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You can also press the Spacebar<\/a><\/strong> for quick access to tools on a pie menu.<\/p>\n\n\n

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The upper square in the Left Panel is the color selector: <\/p>\n\n\n

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Press LMB to select new color. RMB to toggle color on or off (White is the default “off” color) and X to switch from foreground to background color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brush<\/a><\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Painting Brush<\/a>:<\/strong> This tool works in combination with the 3 Painting Channels (Depth, Color, Glossiness), and its effect is influenced by which Brush shape is chosen from the Brush Alpha panel<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n

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