In nuce: Icosa Gallery releases Open Brush 1.0, an open-source 3D sketching tool for virtual reality. The software is based on Tilt Brush, which was previously developed by Google. We last reported on Tilt Brush on 9 November 2017. Open Brush has been open source since 2021 and is no longer being pursued as a commercial project.
What can Open Brush do? With Open Brush, you can draw in 3D space – provided you have a headset compatible with Oculus or SteamVR. You can export your drawings in FBX, gITF, USD or JSON file format. This allows you to continue your projects in Blender or Maya – or you can place your drawings directly as an asset in a game engine. Alternatively, you can upload your drawings directly to YouTube.
The highlight of designing with Open Brush is that your drawings are displayed both as conventional 2D brushstrokes and as 3D geometries. You can adapt the brushstrokes to your creative wishes – regardless of whether you want to bend, rotate, restrict your strokes to straight lines or recolour them. A nice special feature: you can place your drawings in a 3D background. Open Brush provides you with templates for this.
What can you expect with Open Brush 1.0? The most important changes include the so-called “Lazy Input”, which is similar to ZBrush’s “Lazy Mouse” system. This allows you to smooth out strokes that you have created freehand. Many users will also be pleased to know that different sketches can now be merged with each other. The video below will take you on a journey of discovery of all the other features.
Preview of Open Brush 1.1: Open Brush 1.1 is due to be released within a few weeks. The new features will include a layer system and a snip tool. With the snip tool, you will be able to cut out parts of existing strokes – or delete them completely.
Click further: You can find all further information at docs.openbrush.app. There you can also find out all about the differences between Open Brush and Tilt Brush. Of course, you can also find out where you can download Open Brush . Also visit openbrush.itch.io.
Open Brush v1.0 Release
Open Brush Trailer
