Edit Blender Textures in GIMP – The Fast & Seamless Workflow

🎬 In this video, you'll learn how to set GIMP as an external image editor for Blender and edit your textures in real time—without switching back and forth or searching for files manually!

🏠 We've already imported a Sweet Home 3D model into Blender (with Split by Group and Validate Meshes enabled), and now we’ll walk through editing one of its textures—like a red pillow—using GIMP in a seamless workflow.

✏️ Here's what you'll learn:

How to link GIMP to Blender as your external image editor

How to use Blender’s UV Editing workspace

How to apply effects like Fog and Clothify in GIMP

How to live-update the texture inside Blender

How to speed up your workflow with non-destructive texture editing

🔗 The result? Full creative control and a smooth editing experience between Blender and GIMP!


Chapters:
00:00 Introduction – What You’ll Learn
00:22 Set GIMP as Blender’s External Image Editor
01:15 Accessing UV Editing Mode in Blender
01:49 Open UV Texture in GIMP from Blender
02:03 Create a New Stylized Texture (Fog + Clothify Effects)
04:03 Reload the Updated Texture in Blender
04:23 Switch GIMP Layers to Update Texture in Real Time



This project includes 3D models that are licensed under various licenses, including CC-0, CC-BY, Free Art, and GNU GPL. Below are the attributions for the models used:

eTeks

Furniture: Fridge & Freezer, Flat TV, Door, White light source
License: GNU GPL / CC-BY
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...
Kator Legaz

Furniture: Exterior door
License: CC-BY
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...
Leximumxii

Furniture: TV stand
License: CC-BY
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...
Nhumrod

Furniture: Washbasin, Toilet unit
License: CC-0
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...
Nikitron

Furniture: Corner sofa
License: CC-BY
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...
Ola-Kristian Hoff

Furniture: Fixed small window, Window 2x3, Top winder staircase
License: Free Art / CC-BY
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...
Peter Smolik

Furniture: Office chair
License: Free Art
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...
Scopia

Furniture: Quadruple French window, Double French window, Induction cooker 4 zones
License: CC-BY
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...
SirOccor

Furniture: Desk
License: CC-BY
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...
SirOccor & eTeks

Furniture: Child bed
License: CC-BY
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...
Vladoffsky

Furniture: Kitchen cabinet
License: CC-0
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...

Peter Smolic

Furniture: Hanging light
License: Free Art Licence
URL: https://www.sweethome3d.com/searchMod...