Microsoft says all the usual 2D pens and pencils will work on any 3D object, and it demonstrated this to great effect in creating a personalized 3D emoji.įinally, Microsoft trotted out news of an online community called Remix 3D. That said, not everything in the old Paint is going away. In addition, a sticker tool lets you grab any 2D image and apply it to a 3D object like a texture. You’ll even be able to convert a 2D doodle into a 3D image. It now supports 3D objects, so users can create 3D models with objects artfully located as they choose along three axes.īut a more interesting feature is probably the ability to take photos and turn select objects into 3D objects, courtesy of what Microsoft calls a magic selection tool. With the update, Paint went from a boring app that hardly anyone uses to a fancy creativity tool. With catchy tag lines about how everyone is a creator, and how easy 3D content would be to create and share, the update of the classic Windows app to better sync with its vision appears almost emblematic of a massive paradigm shift.

Microsoft is clearly making a huge bet on 3D. Still, the standalone app was actually put online earlier this month and is available for anyone to download.

Paint 3D is a part of the upcoming Windows 10 Creators Update, which Microsoft says will arrive sometime in early 2017.

Microsoft Paint 3D is a cooler and more modern version of a classic appĪt its Surface event today, Microsoft announced Paint 3D, a revamped version of the familiar Windows app.

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