The paintbrush looks like it slops a thin layer of 3D paint over the object, and the other paint tools are equally sophisticated. IDG / Mark Hachman.

Microsoft built the Paint 3D app with a focus on 3D modeling. But aside from that, it also introduced layers, transparency effects, background removal, PNG support, and more.

That’s not really an issue for single 3D objects, as you can rotate the object in place to re-shape or paint it. As the object count grows, you’ll find you must pull each object out in front ...