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Paints
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Statistics
Type
RarityRarity level: 0
Research100 required
Wood shown painted all available colors.
The effect of all paints on all woods and metals.

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

Tools

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

Regular
(purchased from the Painter)
Spectre (+3 range)
(crafted)
PaintbrushPaintbrush Spectre PaintbrushSpectre Paintbrush
Paint RollerPaint Roller Spectre Paint RollerSpectre Paint Roller
Paint ScraperPaint Scraper Spectre Paint ScraperSpectre 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

History

  • Desktop 1.4.4:
    • Added Echo Coating.
    • Renamed Illuminant Paint to Illuminant Coating, changed behavior.
  • 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.
  • Console 1.06: Introduced Shadow Paint, Brown Paint, and Negative Paint.