Paints

   

Desktop/Console/Old-gen console/Mobile-Only Content: This information applies only to the Desktop, Console, Old-gen console, and Mobile versions of Terraria.

Paints

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Statistics

Type	Consumable
Rarity	00*
Research	100 required

Wood shown painted all available colors.

The effect of all paints on all woods and metals.

Every paint applied to Diamond Gemspark Blocks and walls with Illuminant Coating, during day and night.

Paint is used to modify the color of objects. Nearly anything can be painted, including blocks, background walls, and furniture, along with non-collectable environment objects like trees, tall grass, flowers, and other ambient growth. Basic paint is purchased from the Painter NPC. Two of the same color can be combined at a Dye Vat to create "deep" color versions, which apply their color more vividly and are required in order to paint certain objects.

Coating(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions) is used to apply a special effect over a block and can be applied in tandem with paint and other coatings. It is purchased from the Painter NPC.

Paint and coatings are applied to blocks and furniture with the Paintbrush, and to walls with the Paint Roller, with each tile consuming one item of paint/coating. The Paint Sprayer will automatically paint items when placing them. Paint and coatings can be removed with the Paint Scraper, although they will never be retrieved upon doing so. Destroying a painted block will not drop the paint item either.

If more than one color is present in the player's inventory, the color in the earliest inventory slot is used first (starting from the top-left slot).

Types

Basic and deep paints

The basic paint items are purchased for 25 CC per bucket. The deep paints are crafted from two of the respective basic paint at a Dye Vat. All of these paint items can be sold for 5 CC each.

Basic		Deep
	Red Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1073		Deep Red Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1085
	Orange Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1074		Deep Orange Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1086
	Yellow Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1075		Deep Yellow Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1087
	Lime Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1076		Deep Lime Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1088
	Green Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1077		Deep Green Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1089
	Teal Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1078		Deep Teal Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1090
	Cyan Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1079		Deep Cyan Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1091
	Sky Blue Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1080		Deep Sky Blue Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1092
	Blue Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1081		Deep Blue Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1093
	Purple Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1082		Deep Purple Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1094
	Violet Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1083		Deep Violet Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1095
	Pink Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1084		Deep Pink Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1096
	Black Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1097	n/a
	Gray Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1099	n/a
	White Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1098	n/a
	Brown Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1966	n/a

Special paints and coatings

Item		Tooltip	Buy	Sell	Notes
	Shadow Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1967	-	50 CC	10 CC	Only sold in Hardmode. Darkens tiles further than Black Paint. They do not become silhouettes, however. They are just very dark. Some tiles have brighter details that are still slightly visible when painted with Shadow Paint.
	Negative Paint(Desktop, Console, Old-gen console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 1968	-	75 CC	15 CC	Only sold in Hardmode. Turns tiles the opposite of their natural color. Does not affect lighting.
	Illuminant Coating(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 4668	Fully illuminates the coated object Can be combined with any other paint or coating 'What a bright idea!'	2 SC	40 CC	Only sold in a Graveyard. Makes tiles unaffected by lighting. Tiles are always as bright as possible, even in total darkness.
	Echo Coating(Desktop, Console and Mobile versions)Internal Item ID: 5344	Renders coated objects visible only with Echo Sight Can be combined with any other paint or coating 'It's all clear to me now.'	2 SC	40 CC	Only sold in a Graveyard, after Plantera is defeated. Makes tiles invisible, unless wearing Spectre Goggles or near an Echo Chamber. Breaking a tile with the Echo Coating applied will normally drop it, instead of dropping an Echo Block.

Tools

The following tools can be used to apply or remove paint:

Regular (purchased from the Painter)	Spectre (+3 range) (crafted)
Paintbrush	Spectre Paintbrush
Paint Roller	Spectre Paint Roller
Paint Scraper	Spectre Paint Scraper

In addition, the Paint Sprayer accessory allows automatically applying paint to placed blocks, walls, and objects. It can be purchased from the Traveling Merchant.

Notes

• Painting a light source will not change the color of the light.
• Deep paint is a more vivid version of its base color, and is also required in order to paint certain objects. These include statues, trees, and certain background walls (e.g. Cloud Walls), except in the case of White, Gray and Brown Paint which do not have a deep variety, as they already function as deep paint. Objects which are normally white, gray or brown (e.g. Switches) will be at best very faintly colored, unless deep paints are used.
• Regular and deep paint appear to apply their color differently – regular paint appears to "re-tint" objects, changing existing colors to the new color, while deep paint seems to apply its color on top of the object. The inability to paint "monochrome"-colored objects like Gray Bricks with normal paint seems to be a result of this behavior.
  • Some tiles have specific defined regions which will be painted with regular paint, even if other parts of the tile have color.
• If painted grass spreads to adjacent Dirt/Mud Blocks, it will spread the paint too. Tall grass and flowers growing on painted grass will also inherit the same paint. An Acorn planted on painted grass will grow into a painted tree with the same paint; likewise for a Gemcorn on painted stone. (If the sapling is painted, the tree will be unaffected.)
• If any gravity-affected block (e.g. a Sand Block) is painted, it will lose that paint the moment it enters into its falling state.

Tips

• Painted blocks and walls will show up on the minimap, allowing to "mark" the map by painting an area with a distinct color.
• Painting doors requires only 3 paint, even though they occupy 6 tiles when opened. Closing and re-opening a door applies the paint to the entire six tiles.
  • It is also possible to apply paint to 3 random spots of an open door, close it, and re-open it. This will also paint the entire door.

See also

• Paint and coating IDs

History

 Desktop version

• Desktop 1.4.4:
  • Added Echo Coating.
  • Renamed Illuminant Paint to Illuminant Coating, changed behavior.

• Desktop 1.4.0.1:
  • Added Illuminant Paint.
  • Sprites updated.

• Desktop 1.2.4: Painted walls show up properly on the map.

• Desktop 1.2.3: Added Shadow Paint, Brown Paint, and Negative Paint.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3.1: Fixed a problem with painted tiles not being painted in multiplayer.

• Desktop 1.2.0.3: Fixed a bug that would cause tiles to be painted on multiplayer when they shouldn’t be.

• Desktop 1.2: Introduced.

 Console version

• Console 1.06: Introduced Shadow Paint, Brown Paint, and Negative Paint.

• Console 1.02: Introduced.

 Nintendo Switch version

• Switch 1.0.711.6: Introduced.

 Mobile version

• Mobile 1.2.11212: Introduced Shadow Paint, Brown Paint, and Negative Paint.

• Mobile 1.2.8631: Fixed a critical issue with painting. ( )

• Mobile 1.2.6508: Introduced.