A painting of a toucan bird on an easel in the VR game Vermillion, with brushes and palette.

Vermillion game showing gameplay of a virtual painter painting a cloudscape with oil paints on an easel.

Screenshot of Vermillion VR game showing digital painting in a virtual studio.

A painting of a bird in an art studio from the game Vermillion.

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Learn how to paint on the canvas with this VR painting simulator. Vermillion will allow you to learn how to paint with any artist on YouTube, and achieve a sense of accomplishment from creating art.

Forget about getting expensive supplies, Vermillion offers professional oil painting equipment, tools, and everything you need in order to create a beautiful painting without making a mess in your living room. With the help of the floating web browser, you'll be able to watch videos on YouTube or have a photo reference while you paint seated, standing, or lying down. Pick from a wide variety of simulated brushes while you mix wet-on-wet color, undo mistakes, and use different layers. The game was developed with feedback from real-life and digital artists in order to ensure a pleasant experience without any frustrations.

Once you have your masterpiece ready, share it in images up to 8K, or create a 3D model that can be exported to your VR social applications, VR home, or Sketchfab.

The game features:

Web browser with canvas projector, allowing you to paint along with your favorite artist.
Blend colors as you would in real life.
Controllable spectator camera, made for streamers, that offers a great view of the process.
Share your creations by exporting them in images up to 8K or 3D models.
Made for wet-on-wet painting, allowing to mix colors not only on the palette but also on the canvas.
Support for four separate layers for you to paint on with more detail.
A steadying tool that compensates for the lack of physical canvas, allowing you to rest your hand and have fine control over every mark.

Patch Notes

6/19/25 (Fixed controller tracking with OpenXR)
10/4/24 (Fixed screen stuck in floor)
11/30/23 (Twitch support!)
11/13/23 (Small overlay fix.)
11/7/23 (Grab distant objects is now a setting, plus some fixes.)
10/17/23 (Improvements and fixes regarding distance grabbing)
6/12/23 (Fixed start as overlay closing running VR app.)
5/31/23 (Fixed missing "toggle projector" binding in OpenVR)
5/10/23 (Locomotion & LIV fixes)
3/21/23 (Fixed palette and default brush rotation in overlay mode.)
3/10/23 (Layer fixes & more)
1/11/23 (Shh, quiet... Silent multiplayer rooms added.)
1/5/23 (Multiplayer & LIV fixes)
12/23/22 (Fixed multiplayer not initializing for players without the Oculus app + blocking)
11/10/22 (Fixed crash on start that happened for some users.)
8/30/22 (Small fixes)
7/25/22 (Fixed lighting on brush tips.)
7/14/22 (Fixed brushes getting scaled by projector transparency slider.)
7/13/22 (Small bug fixes.)
7/10/22 (Potentially fixed position/rotation/scale bug.)
7/8/22 (Fixed regular hand stabilizer not activating properly.)
6/24/22 (System default OpenXR launch option and more)
6/23/22 (Squishy paint on the palette is back)
6/22/22 (Increased draw distance on spectator camera)
5/30/22 (Fixed 3D model export, LIV recenter)
4/26/22 (Export & other fixes)
4/10/22 (Fix teleport)
4/8/22 (Small fixes)
3/25/22 (Fixed Vermillion not running in background)
3/24/22 (Smoother blending / dry brushing)
3/23/22 (Small bugfixes)
10/3/21 (Added error message box when SteamVR OpenXR could not be found)
10/1/21 (Learn to paint from the best with the new full length step-by-step paint-along!)
9/3/21 (Fixed prepackaged paintings no longer loading)
8/29/21 (3D model export!)
8/28/21 (Impasto sculpting and small fixes)
8/26/21 (Brush scaling and tooltips)
8/19/21 (Fixed missing pressure indicator)
8/19/21 (LIV support, optimization and impasto improvements.)
8/7/21 (Small fixes before I leave on vacation!)
8/6/21 (The Impasto Update + G2 support)
8/1/21 (The Crimson Update)
7/31/21 (Actually fixed palette saving adding paint thinner.)
7/31/21 (Fixes relating to palette saving + Oculus warning)
7/29/21 (Performance mode for lower end hardware)
7/27/21 (Adjusted palette knife for better Bobbing)
7/27/21 (Separate branches for Oculus and WMR users)
v0.8.5f5 - 7/27/21 (v0.8.5f5)