From procedural to hand-painted textures and everything in between. Mari: 3D painting without limits
Mari® is 3D painting without limits, combining the power and performance to handle even the most complex assets with artist-friendly 3D paint tools, that make the most of your creativity.
Download free trialWith support for UDIM workflows, artists can work with hundreds of high-resolution texture maps. Its projection-based painting system allows artists to make edits to paint before committing it, preview it in context and make 2D adjustments—freeing artists from the limits of resolution and complexity.
See all featuresMari’s non-destructive layer and node graph systems make it easy for artists to create the look they want, offering an extensive range of procedurals. The Materials system gives artists the ability to easily create less complex, higher-volume assets or quickly lay down the building blocks for their hero assets
See all featuresWith an extensive Python API and full OCIO color management support, technical artists can easily automate workflows and handle color transforms. What’s more, Mari offers support for industry-standard formats like FBX, OBJ, Alembic and OpenEXR.
See all featuresWith the ability to scale to over one million polygons for a single topology without slowing down, Mari can cope with the toughest production meshes and support thousands of textures per model via UDIMs. Artists can enjoy a streamlined look development with Mari’s shaders and paint textures with more confidence, knowing that their art will look correct in the final render.
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Building on the work started in Mari 4.5, from the introduction of Mari’s versatile Materials System to the Geo-channels added in Mari 4.6, our latest Mari release continues to advance the art of texturing and look development. With the new procedural mask workflow, improved Shelf palette and Material System enhancements, artists can enjoy the latest developments and continue to make breath-taking textures with ease.
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Find out how top studios around the globe are using Mari to create stunning VFX, animation and games assets.
MPC
"Mari serves as an integral part of our texture pipeline, it helps us realize the most demanding visions our clients tasks us to produce. Now with material type workflows, we can even further expand using Mari for high volume texturing as well."
Framestore
"Mari is a texturing powerhouse that has enabled us to produce high-quality texture work on the most demanding of productions and films. For many of Framestore's major film achievements in the past decade, Mari has played an integral role in producing visually striking, texture-rich assets."
LAIKA
“Mari's strength lies in its flexibility. The power of the node graph lets us experiment, iterate and modify with ease. It really is the backbone of our texture Pipeline.”
Cinesite
"The ability and control of Mari when texturing assets makes it the best software to currently use. It enables us to successfully produce high-quality visuals needed for our VFX clients."
We caught up with Stephanie Dube at Framestore to explore how Mari helped to create the iconic dæmons in His Dark Materials.
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Meet the young graduate winners from Framestore’s launchpad competition, and discover how they made their short-animation, Behind-the-Scenes.
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Mari and Katana make for a formidable combination of tools. Mari ensures 3D texture painting without limits, while Katana tackles creative look development and lighting challenges with ferocity and ease. Together these tools are the ultimate duo and lead the industry workflows for look development and lighting.
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