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Best Meta Quest Art & Creative Apps 2026
Reality Atlas EditorialJanuary 29, 2026
VR painting, sculpting, and 3D design have matured into professional-grade tools. Here are the 10 best art and creative apps on Meta Quest in 2026 — from Open Brush to Gravity Sketch and beyond.
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Virtual reality has unlocked a new dimension for artists — literally. When you paint in VR, your canvas is three-dimensional. Strokes hang in mid-air. You can walk through your drawing or shrink it to inspect every detail. The Meta Quest platform hosts some of the best creative tools ever made, and in 2026 the ecosystem has matured to serve everyone from hobbyist sketchers to professional industrial designers.
Here are the ten best art and creative apps on Meta Quest in 2026, spanning 3D painting, sculpting, animation, street art simulation, and collaborative creation.
1. Open Brush — The Evolution of Tilt Brush
When Google open-sourced Tilt Brush, the community forked it into Open Brush — and never looked back. Open Brush is now more capable than the original: it supports passthrough mixed reality painting, multiplayer co-creation sessions, custom brush creation, and export to GLTF, OBJ, and FBX for use in Unity, Unreal, and Blender. Active development continues with monthly updates. It's free, powerful, and the starting point for any VR artist.
- Category: 3D Painting
- Price: Free (open source)
- Standout: Passthrough MR mode lets you paint on top of your real room
- Export: GLTF, OBJ, FBX, USD
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2. Gravity Sketch — Professional 3D Design
Gravity Sketch is where industrial designers, automotive studios, and footwear companies do serious 3D concept work in VR. The toolset rivals desktop CAD packages for concept ideation — surface modeling, reference image import, symmetry tools, and direct collaboration where two designers can work on the same model simultaneously. Nike, Jaguar Land Rover, and Airbus have all used Gravity Sketch in product pipelines. The free tier is generous; Pro unlocks cloud sync and team features.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need artistic skills to use VR art apps?
No. Apps like Painting VR and Open Brush are designed for beginners. The 3D medium often unlocks creativity in people who struggled with 2D art.
Can I export VR artwork for use outside the headset?
Yes. Open Brush exports GLTF/OBJ/FBX. Gravity Sketch exports STEP/IGES. Most apps support standard 3D export formats.
Which app do professional designers use?
Gravity Sketch is used by automotive and aerospace designers at major companies. Quill is used for VR film production.
What's the difference between Open Brush and Tilt Brush?
Open Brush is the community-developed evolution of Google's open-sourced Tilt Brush, with passthrough MR, multiplayer, custom brushes, and better export.
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- Category: 3D Design / Industrial
- Price: Free tier; Pro $35/month per seat
- Export: OBJ, FBX, STEP, STL
- Standout: Real professional design tool used by Fortune 500 companies
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3. Vermillion — Oil Painting Simulation
Vermillion is the most realistic oil painting simulation in VR. Colors mix on the brush like real oil paint. Canvas texture responds to brush pressure. You can thin paint with linseed oil, apply impasto strokes, or blend delicate glazes. The 2025 "Masterworks" update added reference photo import and a virtual gallery to display finished canvases. Traditional painters consistently call it the most natural digital painting experience they've found.
- Category: Painting Simulation
- Price: $19.99
- Platforms: Quest 2/3, PC VR
- Standout: Physics-based color mixing that behaves like real oil paint
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4. Kingspray Graffiti — Virtual Street Art
Kingspray is the definitive VR graffiti experience. Paint murals across virtual freight trains, brick walls, and rooftops using spray paint that behaves realistically — pressure-sensitive, with drips, gradients, and cap selection changing the spray pattern. The multiplayer mode lets crews collaborate on murals in real time. It's become a training tool for real street artists who use it to plan compositions before hitting physical walls.
- Category: Graffiti / Street Art
- Price: $14.99
- Platforms: Quest 2/3, PC VR (SteamVR)
- Standout: Multiplayer jam sessions where crews build murals together
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5. Quill — Cinematic VR Animation
Quill was built by Oculus Story Studio to create VR animated films, and it still sets the standard. Artists paint frame by frame in 3D space, building animated scenes layer by layer. The volumetric brushes create a hand-crafted look — a style now called "Quill art" — that has defined a generation of VR short films. Professional animators use it for pre-visualization and client pitches. The learning curve is steep, but the results are unmatched.
- Category: Animation / Illustration
- Price: Free
- Platforms: Quest 2/3, PC VR (Rift)
- Standout: Used by professional studios for VR film production and pre-vis
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6. SculptrVR — Collaborative 3D Sculpting
SculptrVR takes organic sculpting into VR with tools that feel like shaping virtual clay. Scale from thumb-sized figurines to room-filling sculptures. The multiplayer mode allows multiple artists to sculpt the same piece simultaneously, with different color-coded tools making each person's contributions visible. Import your sculpts to Blender for retopology or print them via STL export. Beloved by character artists and game designers.
- Category: 3D Sculpting
- Price: $9.99
- Platforms: Quest 2/3, PC VR
- Standout: Real-time collaborative sculpting with multiple artists on one piece
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7. Masterpiece X — AI-Assisted 3D Creation
Masterpiece X is the new wave: an AI-assisted 3D creation tool where you describe what you want and AI generates a base mesh, then you sculpt and paint over it in VR. The "Generate & Sculpt" workflow dramatically lowers the barrier to 3D character creation. It exports to game engines, supports rigging for animation, and integrates with Unity and Unreal pipelines. The 2026 update added real-time texture generation.
- Category: AI-Assisted 3D Creation
- Price: Free tier; Creator $24.99/month
- Platforms: Quest 2/3, PC VR
- Standout: Text-to-3D mesh generation as a starting point for VR sculpting
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8. Multi — Collaborative Whiteboard & Creativity
Multi (formerly MultiBrush) combines real-time multiplayer drawing with a spatial whiteboard. Teams sketch together, annotate 3D objects, and build shared visual boards in virtual space. Its design makes it equally useful for creative brainstorming sessions and educational workshops. Voice proximity chat keeps conversations natural. Teachers and facilitators have adopted it for remote workshops with groups of up to 16.
- Category: Collaborative Creativity / Education
- Price: Free; Premium $8/month for private rooms and recording
- Platforms: Quest 2/3
- Standout: Up to 16 users in the same creative space simultaneously
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9. Painting VR — Relaxing Artistic Exploration
Painting VR takes a slower, more meditative approach to VR art. It's designed for relaxation and accessibility — a broad brush library, calming environments, and an approachable learning curve make it the best choice for people who want to make beautiful art without learning a complex tool. The "Gallery Mode" displays finished works in a virtual museum setting you can walk through. A great first VR art app.
- Category: Casual Painting
- Price: $9.99
- Platforms: Quest 2/3
- Standout: Most beginner-friendly art app on Quest; calming environments
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10. AnimVR — Frame-by-Frame 3D Animation
AnimVR focuses specifically on animation rather than static painting, offering a timeline-based workflow for creating 3D animated sequences. Character animators, motion graphics artists, and VFX professionals use it to prototype animations directly in the medium they'll be viewed in. The 2026 update added camera tools for cinematic framing and depth of field. It's niche but beloved by professionals who do animation work.
- Category: 3D Animation
- Price: $24.99
- Platforms: Quest 2/3, PC VR (SteamVR)
- Standout: Timeline-based animation workflow purpose-built for professional animators
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need artistic skills to use these VR art apps?
No. Apps like Painting VR and Open Brush are designed for everyone, including complete beginners. The 3D medium often unlocks creativity in people who struggled with 2D art — there's no perspective to worry about, no paper to mess up. Start with Open Brush (free) or Painting VR ($9.99) and build from there.
Can I export my VR artwork for use outside the headset?
Yes, most apps support export to standard 3D formats. Open Brush exports GLTF, OBJ, and FBX. Gravity Sketch exports to STEP and IGES for engineering workflows. Masterpiece X exports to Unity and Unreal. Quill exports volumetric sequences that can be embedded in VR experiences. Check each app's documentation for current export options.
Which app do professional designers use?
Gravity Sketch is the professional standard for industrial design and concept development. It's used by automotive, aerospace, and footwear designers at major companies. For animation and film production, Quill is the industry choice. For character and organic sculpting, Masterpiece X and SculptrVR both have professional users.
Are there multiplayer creative experiences?
Yes, several. Open Brush, SculptrVR, Multi, and Gravity Sketch all support real-time collaborative creation where multiple users work in the same virtual space simultaneously. Kingspray Graffiti is particularly fun for group mural sessions. These collaborative modes make VR art a genuinely social experience.
What's the difference between Open Brush and the original Tilt Brush?
Tilt Brush was Google's original 3D painting app, which was open-sourced in 2021. The community then developed Open Brush as an independent fork with continuous updates: passthrough MR support, custom brushes, export improvements, and multiplayer features that Tilt Brush never had. Open Brush is strictly superior to the original Tilt Brush in every measurable way.
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Open Brush and Gravity Sketch in immersive 3D creation
3D models created in VR exported to professional pipelines
