5 tips for Showroom success
We’re sharing some tips to help you reach the Trending page in the Trading Paints Showroom.
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Artist Spotlight: Kyle Sykes
We caught up with Kyle Sykes, Creative Director for Trackhouse Racing, to ask him about his path from posting concept paint schemes on Instagram to leading design for one of NASCAR’s most innovative teams. Here’s what he had to say about motorsports design and his creative journey.
30 more fake brands join Paint Builder
There’s something we love about fake brands in sim racing games — names nobody’s heard of, appearing on cars made up of pixels. No fears of disappointing your paying sponsors when you cause the first-turn-first-lap pileup. No concerns about losing paid representation when you tweet that pineapple belongs on
Recap: 2024 Season 3 by the numbers
Week 13 is winding down, and that’s a wrap on 2024 Season 3. It’s been a lot of fun to watch the painting community thrive and continue to create some of the coolest custom paints we’ve seen in iRacing, from experienced artists to newcomers alike. We’ve
Trading Paints is now on Instagram!
Sure, we’re a little late to the party, but Trading Paints is now on Instagram. Follow us at @tradingpaints, where we'll showcase custom paints from the community, share tips, tricks and creative inspiration, and highlight the creators that make up our wonderful community. View this post on
Artist Spotlight: Ryan Daley
In the second installment of our Artist Spotlight series, we asked graphic designer and popular Trading Paints painter Ryan Daley eight questions about the world of motorsports design from his perspective.
A limited run of Trading Paints shirts is now available
Four styles of Trading Paints shirts are now available and ready for your closet.
Trading Paints participates in the 4th annual iRacing MS Charity Race
Members of the Trading Paints team had a blast participating in iRacing’s 4th Annual MS Charity Race Wednesday night, which raised over $40,000 for the National MS Society. Pro drivers and motorsport figures, including Dale Earnhardt Jr., Chad Knaus, and Tony Kanaan, competed in the GT3 class — you
Artist Spotlight: Ryan Williams
In our new monthly blog series, we’re asking creators in the Trading Paints community eight questions about the world of motorsports design in their eyes: what makes them unique as an artist, what their process looks like, and advice they can offer to others.
Paint Builder Update Notes: June 21, 2024
We’ve released another update to Paint Builder to make some improvements and fixes. New * On selected oval cars that support painting pit sign boards, your profile photo will be automatically loaded into your project’s pitboard by default as a Car Parts layer for new projects. * You can now
Paint Builder Update Notes: February 23, 2024
We’ve released another small update to Paint Builder to make some improvements and fixes. Improved * When using Mirror Clone on a layer with a skew or shadow offset applied, the X value of the skew and shadow are now taken into consideration. * If a driver’s name contains a
Paint Builder Update Notes: February 12, 2024
We’ve added some new features and improvements to Paint Builder to make your pre-season painting a little more fun. New * Seamless saving! Paint Builder will no longer appear to stop and refresh the project view every few minutes, which it did previously to update the project’s preview image
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Tips for iRacing’s 2024 NASCAR art update
In the 2024 Season 1 Patch 4 release on January 23, 2024, iRacing released new art updates for the popular NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Ford Mustang and the NASCAR Cup Series Next Gen Toyota Camry stock cars, modeled after their on-track NASCAR counterparts that have been refreshed for the
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Paint Builder Update Notes: January 3, 2024
Cheers to the New Year! We’re excited to announce the launch of exciting new features in Paint Builder to enhance your experience in customizing iRacing paints. Highlights of today’s release include the Share Uploads feature, the ability to Mirror Clone a layer, the option to save your favorite
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Trading Paints Update Notes: September 6, 2023
Welcome to iRacing’s 2023 Season 4! We’ve made some updates on Trading Paints to coincide with the new iRacing build. Vehicle updates The iRacing crew was hard at work this build to bring us five — FIVE! — new vehicles. New vehicles: * Added support for iRacing’s new Acura ARX-06
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Paint Builder Update Notes: August 15, 2023
We’ve just dropped some new features and bug fixes for Paint Builder to make designing your custom iRacing paints even better. Today’s release includes the ability to favorite Graphics and Logos, the addition of the eydropper tool, a function to duplicate Car Parts layers, and more options for
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Proving Grounds Challenge #1: ORCA Brakes Gen 4
We’ve got a new challenge to test your painting skills just for fun with our latest addition, Proving Grounds. With Proving Grounds, we’ll issue a prompt—like a car, sponsor, or theme—and painters can participate by submitting an entry and competing for the top spot on the
Introducing the new Paint Builder — our biggest update yet
Today, we’re excited to release the biggest update to Paint Builder since its initial launch nine years ago. There’s too much to cover in a simple blog post, so here are the highlights: * A faster, more responsive experience * Support for 2048×2048 paints * iRacing’s full library of
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Trading Paints Update Notes: June 6, 2023
Welcome to iRacing’s 2023 Season 3! We’ve made some updates on Trading Paints to coincide with the new iRacing build. Vehicle updates It’s a sportscar-heavy build, which is good news for Patrick, our Community Manager. New vehicles: * Added support for iRacing’s new Ligier JS P320 * Added
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Introducing Number Builder: design your own custom car numbers
We’re excited to introduce Number Builder, a fun new Trading Paints design tool to elevate your custom paint designs. With Number Builder, you can create your own stylized car number graphics from your web browser, taking ordinary number text and making it your very own. Share your creations, or
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Trading Paints Update Notes: March 7, 2023
Welcome to iRacing’s 2023 Season 2! We’ve made a few updates on Trading Paints to coincide with iRacing’s quarterly update. Vehicle updates * Added support for iRacing’s new Renault Clio R.S. V. * Added support for iRacing’s new Ray FF1600. * Added support for iRacing’s new
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Trading Paints Update Notes: December 7, 2022
Welcome to iRacing’s 2023 Season 1! We’ve made a few updates on Trading Paints to coincide with iRacing’s quarterly update. Vehicle updates * Added support for iRacing’s new Toyota GR86. We can’t wait to see your paints! * Added support for iRacing’s new (and beautiful, we
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Trading Paints Update Notes: September 7, 2022
Welcome to iRacing Season 4! We’ve made a few updates on Trading Paints to coincide with iRacing’s latest and greatest update. AI Collections for nine more vehicles In Season 4, iRacing has added AI to some more of your favorites. AI-ready Collections will now be supported on the
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Trading Paints Update Notes: March 8, 2022
Howdy and welcome to Season 2! We’ve made a few vehicles updates to go along with iRacing’s new and updated content. New vehicles * Added support for new iRacing vehicle Aston Martin Vantage GT4. * Added support for new iRacing vehicle iRacing Formula iR-04. * Added support for new iRacing vehicle