Requirements

• Blender 3.6 or newer.
• A mesh with enough geometry for the detail you want (subdivided, remeshed or Dyntopo).

Install

Keep One_Click_Sculpt_Brush_Maker_v1.5.0.zip compressed and disable any older Brush Maker copy first.

Blender 4.2 and newer: Edit > Preferences > Get Extensions, open the menu at the top right, choose Install from Disk and select the ZIP. You can also drag the ZIP into Blender.

Blender 3.6 to 4.1: Edit > Preferences > Add-ons > Install, select the ZIP, enable One Click Sculpt Brush Maker and save Preferences if auto save is off.

First use

1. Select a mesh and stay in Object Mode or Sculpt Mode.
2. Open 3D Viewport > N Sidebar > Brush Maker.
3. Click SELECT IMAGE and pick an image.
4. Set Name, Strength, Radius, Add or Subtract and Invert Black / White.
5. Click CREATE / UPDATE SCULPT BRUSH. Object Mode switches to Sculpt Mode.
6. Sculpt. White areas sculpt the most, black areas do nothing.

Main panel

• SELECT IMAGE: choose the source image. Its name and size are shown below.
• Name: the brush name. Same name and image updates the brush; a new name or image makes a new brush.
• Strength: brush strength from 0.01 to 1.
• Radius: brush radius in pixels.
• Add / Subtract: raise or push in the surface.
• Invert Black / White: swap the image values.
• CREATE / UPDATE SCULPT BRUSH: build or update the brush and activate it.

More Settings: Image Processing

• Auto Grayscale: convert color images using luminance.
• Use Image Alpha: use transparency as part of the alpha.
• Auto Contrast: stretch the values to full black to white.
• Contrast, Brightness, Gamma: fine tune the alpha. Gamma above 1 brightens mid tones.
• Blur / Smooth: soften the alpha in pixels.
• Soft Edge: fade the outer border to avoid a square edge.
• Maximum Resolution: 512, 1024, 2048 (default), 4096 or Original (capped at 4096).

More Settings: Brush Mapping

• Mapping: Area Plane (default), View Plane, Tiled, 3D, Random, Stencil.
• Texture Scale and Texture Rotation.
• Stroke Method: Space (default), Dots, Airbrush, Anchored, Line.
• Spacing: distance between dabs in percent.
• Front Faces Only, Pressure Strength, Pressure Size.

More Settings: Actions

• Update: update the active generated brush (or the last generated brush).
• Reset: restore default settings.
• Save Brush as Asset: export the brush to the first writable asset library (Preferences > File Paths > Asset Libraries). Existing files are never overwritten. In Blender 4.3+, pick it from the sculpt asset shelf; in older versions use File > Append > Brush.
• Delete Generated Brush: remove the generated brush and its own texture and image after confirmation.

Tips

• Use 1024 or 2048 resolution for normal work; very large images take longer to process.
• Anchored stroke gives one clean stamp you can drag to size.
• Add Soft Edge when you see a square outline.
• Save your .blend to keep generated brushes.

Troubleshooting

• Brush shows no detail on the mesh: the mesh needs more geometry. Subdivide, Remesh or turn on Dyntopo. The panel warns you below 1000 vertices.
• Brush Maker panel is missing: enable the add-on, hover the 3D Viewport and press N, then open the Brush Maker tab.
• Brush does nothing or the stamp is all black: check Invert Black / White, Use Image Alpha and Brightness.
• Transparent PNG is rejected: the image is fully transparent. Turn off Use Image Alpha to use its RGB values.
• Square edge around the stamp: raise Soft Edge or Blur.
• Cannot activate the brush: select a visible local mesh and use Object or Sculpt Mode.
• Duplicate copy warning: disable the other Brush Maker copy and restart Blender.
• Add-on missing after restart: enable it again and save Preferences.