Course Library
Learning Paths
Free Courses
Learn Blender 3D in the way that’s right for you.
Inner Circle
Where members share progress and help each other learn.
›
The Commons
A free Blender community open to artists of all skill levels.
Forum Archive › How to keep from painting on background segments of the model when 3-D painting the foreground? › Reply To: How to keep from painting on background segments of the model when 3-D painting the foreground?
You can either select faces in Edit Mode at a component level or you can select mesh islands (each separate piece) in texture paint mode with L (and SHIFT + L) and A (select all/deselect all).
