What is Quaternion?

Quaternion is an open source 3D painting application designed for digital artists and illustrators. It provides an intuitive workflow for creating 3D models, illustrations and textures.

Some of the key features and capabilities of Quaternion include:

• Fast and responsive 3D brush engine optimized for painting textures and models in real-time
• Support for high-resolution meshes and textures
• Layered painting system to manage complexity of graphics assets
• Advanced selection and masking tools
• Custom brushes and tools for modifying, sculpting and texturing 3D assets
• Export options to apply content created in Quaternion to other 3D applications and game engines
• Cross-platform support for Windows, macOS and Linux systems
• An active development community constantly improving Quaternion through new features and updates

With its focus on the 3D painting workflow, Quaternion helps artists, illustrators and designers rapidly create 3D concept art, game assets, matte paintings and intricate textures for use in a variety of digital content creation pipelines.

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