Painbrush

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The Painbrush is a main weapon in Splatoon 3, manufactured by Nouveau. It is a brush with higher power and range than other weapons in its class.

Description

The Painbrush is a brush that acts like a heavy weapon within its class. The weapon is slower and consumes more ink than other brushes, but in return, it throws ink farther, deals much more damage, and covers the ground more effectively.

By holding ZR, the weapon can be pushed along the ground, moving at a speed slightly faster than that of the Octobrush, and with a wider ink trail. This is the only statistic in which the weapon is faster than another one in its class.

When initiating any action by pressing ZR, the weapon performs a windup; the brush head rotates before striking. This animation is similar to that of rollers but is absent from other brushes; the Painbrush is the only weapon in its class to possess this feature.

Given its stats and how it differs from other weapons in its class, the Painbrush can be thought of as a “brush” version of the Dynamo Roller.

Appearance

The Painbrush resembles a fan brush with a slit in its white bristles, forming a V. Its silver, metallic body resembles a palette cup. On the head near the bristles, the Nouveau logo can be seen, colored white. On the side of the weapon, another Nouveau logo can be seen, engraved into the metal, just below a unique oval symbol with text inscribed inside it.

Two small white arrows are painted on the head and body of the Painbrush; when the weapon is inactive, they point toward each other, indicating the weapon’s default position before the head pivots to attack.

The ring separating the handle from the rest of the weapon changes color matching user's color. The handle itself is made of wood.

Splatoon 3

Painbrush

Painbrush

Basic information
Category Main
Class Brush
Sub Curling Bomb
Special Wave Breaker
Special points 190p
Special depletion
Range
33 / 100
Damage
Impact
Fire rate
Charge speed
Ink speed
85 / 100
Mobility
Durability
Handling
60 / 100
Obtainable at
Level 14
Cost
Requirement
Added in Sizzle Season 2023 (4.0.0)
Specifications
Weight
Base damage 31-60 (Splash)
30 (Roll)
75-150 ( SRNW Splash)
50 ( SRNW Roll)
Base duration
Ink consumption 4.8% (Flinging ink)
10.8% per second (Sliding)
Base range
Rate of fire
Muzzle velocity
Base accuracy
MPU effect
SPU effect
SPU effect
Other variants Painbrush Nouveau Painbrush Nouveau
Painbrush BRN-Z Painbrush BRN-Z

The Painbrush was revealed on 16 May 2023 in the Sizzle Season 2023 trailer[1] and was released on 1 June 2023. Its kit consists of Curling Bomb and Wave Breaker.

Data

  • The Painbrush is a middleweight weapon.
  • The matchmaking range is 13.1. The game's matchmaking system looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
  • Ink consumption per second while sliding is 10.8%.
  • While sliding, the player's movement speed is set to 0.18 units per frame.
  • After sliding, there is a 20 frame second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
  • Hitting an opponent while sliding deals 30 damage.
  • While sliding, the Painbrush leaves an ink trail that is 2.6 units wide.

Flinging ink

  • The ink consumption of 4.8% allows players to attack 20 times before needing to refill the ink supply.
  • When attacking, it takes 23 frames to start swinging the brush.
  • The weapon can be swung every 13 frames (4.62 times per second).
  • When attacking while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.024 units per frame.
  • After swinging, there is a 50 frame cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
  • Attacks have a base damage of 60.
  • For normal attacks, ink loses damage based on distance traveled. Ink starts losing damage at 5.0 units and stops losing damage at 13.0 units. The minimum damage before time-based falloff is applied is 31.
  • If a glob of ink is in the air for more than 24 frames after being flung, it loses damage each frame until frame 45, at which point it will deal 50% of its original damage. Thus, the minimum damage that can be dealt per glob is 15.5.
  • Damage does not change based on the angle of the ink.

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Version history

Version Adjustments
4.1.0
  • ▲ Reduced the amount of ink consumed when swinging the brush by approximately 25%: 6.4% → 4.8%.
  • ▲ Reduced the amount of ink consumed when holding the ZR Button to paint while moving ahead by approximately 25%: 14.4%/s → 10.8%/s.
5.1.0
  • ▲ Reduced the amount of time it takes for ink to begin recovering after swinging the brush by about 1/6th of a second: 60 frames → 50 frames.
  • ▲ The reduction in damage based on how far a shot travels before hitting an enemy has been adjusted, allowing the weapon to deal 50.0 damage/33.4 damage farther than it did before.
    • Minimum swing damage: 25.0 → 31.0.
7.2.0
  • ▲ Increased inking width when holding ZR to ink while moving forward by approximately 18%: 2.2 units → 2.6 units.
  • ▲ Shortened the time before ink starts recovering after holding ZR to ink while moving forward by approximately 1/6th of a second: 30 frames → 20 frames.
8.0.0
  • ▲ Points to fill special gauge: 200 → 190.
9.3.0
  • ▲ Shortened the interval between continuous swings by approximately 1/30th of a second: 15 frames → 13 frames.
11.0.0
  • ▲ Increased each glob's hitbox radius for players by 0.12 units.
    • Main ink globs: 1.2 units → 1.32 units.
    • Small ink globs: 0.8 units → 0.92 units.

Quotes

 Sheldon's Introduction

If you like brushes but wish they had a bit more range and power, then you've got to experience the Painbrush for yourself! It's all thanks to a unique 90 degree rotation by the brush head, giving this weapon the most range of ANY brush out there. The trade-off is that each swing is a bit slower, but this is still a brush we're talking about. You'll be flying across the map, and you can use Curling Bomb to blaze your path. Add in the Wave Breaker special to light up your enemies, and you've got a potent set designed for speed and extreme range!

“ SRL Ballistics back again! The S-BLAST was and IS cool, but we can only watch the video so many times. Now we're on to the Painbrush, the biggest, heaviest, and NEWEST brush in the game! Please hold while we watch and analyze our new Painbrush video 2,479 times.

And here it is in action! Note how the first swing is slow, but subsequent swings fling ink fast and wide. Plus, you can hold down the ZR Button to advance quickly as needed. If battling is an art, this brush could be... an art tool? IDK. We're scientists, not artists.

”
— @SplatoonNA on Twitter[4]
“ Mechanized Range and Power
The brush's 90-degree spin mechanism provides a nice boost to range and power. The long windup leaves you open, but once you get going you'll be able to do a flurry of far-reaching ink flicks. 		”
— Splatoon Base[5]

Weapon freshness rewards

Icon Name Type Availability
Sheldon License Currency 1★ Freshness Rating
Painbrush sticker Sticker 2★ Freshness Rating
Painbrush holo sticker Sticker 3★ Freshness Rating
4★ Painbrush User Badge 4★ Freshness Rating
5★ Painbrush User Badge 5★ Freshness Rating
6★ Painbrush User Badge 6★ Freshness Rating
7★ Painbrush User Badge 7★ Freshness Rating
8★ Painbrush User Badge 8★ Freshness Rating
9★ Painbrush User Badge 9★ Freshness Rating
10★ Painbrush User Badge 10★ Freshness Rating


Gallery

  • Promotional render

    Promotional render

  • 2D icon

    2D icon

  • Holographic sticker

    Holographic sticker

  • The Tableturf Battle card icon of the Painbrush

    The Tableturf Battle card icon of the Painbrush

  • The Painbrush's reveal from the trailer

    The Painbrush's reveal from the trailer

  • Japanese promotional image

    Japanese promotional image

  • The Painbrush showing the Nouveau logo on the Sizzle Season 2023 promotional image

    The Painbrush showing the Nouveau logo on the Sizzle Season 2023 promotional image

  • The top right card is for the Painbrush

    The top right card is for the Painbrush

  • Flinging ink with the Painbrush

    Flinging ink with the Painbrush

  • The unique Painbrush logo

    The unique Painbrush logo

  • The white arrows on the weapon

    The white arrows on the weapon

Strategy

For competitive tips about the Painbrush

Click to view the strategy for Painbrush. View the strategy page.

Trivia

  • The Painbrush is not included in Return of the Mammalians due to being added post-release.
  • The Painbrush is the first new entry in the brush class since the original roster from Splatoon.
  • The Painbrush is the only brush since the original Splatoon to have the ability to splat an enemy in two hits.
  • The Painbrush is the only brush that has a delay before delivering its first strike, similar to a roller.
  • The Painbrush has a 90° swiveling head that activates upon the weapon’s first strike and emits a faint metallic sound as it retracts when the user stops striking or switches to squid/octopus form.
  • With its 90° swivel head, the Painbrush is the only brush that strikes with its head horizontal, much like a scythe blade.
  • The Painbrush's strafing speed is extremely slow, so much so that even if it were doubled, it would still be significantly slower than that of a .96 Gal.
  • Despite its metallic appearance similar to the Dynamo Roller, the Aerospray and the Nautilus, the Painbrush isn't an Ammo Knights weapon, but a Nouveau one.
  • Prior to the 9.3.0 update of Splatoon 3, the Painbrush's attack speed matched that of the Splatana Wiper, at ~4 hits per second.
    • The Painbrush has since been increased to ~4.6 hits per second.

Etymology

Painbrush is a combination of the words pain, referencing the high damage of the weapon, and brush while also being a pun on paintbrush.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japan Japanese フィンセント
Finsento		 Vincent [a]
Netherlands Dutch Kwistkwast From either kwist ("annihilation, torture") or kwisten ("to squander") and kwast ("brush")
CanadaFrance French Épinceau écaïe Écaïe (from "écaille" (fish scale) and "aïe" (ouch)) brush
Germany German Fächerfärber Fan painter
Italy Italian Tonnoretto From tonno ("tuna") and Italian painter Tintoretto
Russia Russian Веерокисть «Плюхассо»
Veerokist' "Plyukhasso"		 Fan brush «Splatasso» [b]
Mexico Spanish (NOA) Pincel abanico Fan brush
Spain Spanish (NOE) Brocha abanico Fan brush
China Chinese 文森
Wén sēn (Mandarin)
man4 sam1 (Cantonese)		 Vincent [a]
South Korea Korean 빈센트
Binsenteu		 Vincent [a]
 Internal Brush_Heavy_00[6] Brush is the respective class, Heavy means that it is heavyweight, and 00 means it is the first variant.

Translation notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 A reference to Vincent van Gogh
  2. ↑ From плюх plyukh ("splat") and Пикассо Pikasso ("Picasso")

References

  1. ↑ YouTube Splatoon 3 – Sizzle Season 2023 Announcement – Nintendo Switch.
  2. ↑ GitHub Splatoon 3 - Parameter Database
  3. ↑ GitHub Splatoon 3 - Weapon and Gear Database
  4. ↑ Twitter @SplatoonNA on Twitter
  5. ↑ Nintendo Splatoon Base - Weapon - Brushes - Cool Features
  6. ↑ GitHub Leanny on GitHub
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