Mari is a 3D texture painting application.

Mari was originally developed at Weta Digital. The technology was driven by the texture department's need to handle complex, high resolution textures on 3D models in King Kong and Avatar. Born out of genuine production experience, Mari was designed as a full 3D paint tool with a responsiveness and feature set that puts even the best dedicated 2D paint systems to shame. Mari is extremely scalable, coping easily with an obsessive level of detail – literally tens of thousands of textures – quickly and elegantly.

Speed

Save time and money by seeing the results of your work immediately. Cut down on revisions. Wave goodbye to the paint, render, review, rinse, repeat cycle of old. Load all the textures for a model into Mari simultaneously and remove the need to split models up.

Paint

A creative painting toolset second to none, focused on the artists’ needs. With a paintbrush engine finessed under intense production pressure, Mari releases artists from arbitrary restraints and allows them to work naturally with the model.

Context

In VFX work, context is everything. What the model will look like in motion, from multiple angles and against the background plate, is critical. Mari lets the artists see the model in context and paint on it right there.

Animation

Texture channels need to change over time. Whether it is a blushing maiden or scratched and dented armour, animating textures are a crucial part of what makes a model appear real. Mari lets you animate and paint your texture channels frame by frame.

Workflow

Efficient integration into a complex workflow turns a great product into a powerhouse. Mari has an open and extensible approach to UI, geometry, cameras and shading, and runs on Linux. It supports colour management, light and texture exchange, while import and export happen in the background.

User Interface

A clear and intuitive user interface allows artists to focus on what is important. User configurable tool shelves allow them to organize their workspace efficiently and a customizable real-time 3D shader lets them see what they’re doing.

Meaning

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Mari comes from the Swahili Maridadi meaning both ‘beautiful’ and also carrying connotations of 'usefulness'.

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