Paint Brush

A few examples of the many paint brushes that can be found around Neopia.

A paint brush is a special type of item that can be used to change the colour of a Neopet or Petpet. The first paint brushes were released on May 9, 2000. Within the Neopets community, the act of using a paint brush is called "painting". The colour that a Neopet or Petpet becomes after painting depends on which paint brush is used. For example, a Blue Paint Brush will change the colour of a Neopet to Blue, while a Scritchy Sketchy Paint Brush will change the colour of a Neopet to Sketch. Paint brushes disappear after they are used and, as such, each paint brush can only be used once.

Paint brushes are broadly divided into two groups: those that can be used to paint Neopets and those that can be used to paint Petpets. These groups are mutually exclusive; paint brushes intended for Neopets cannot be used on Petpets, and paint brushes intended for Petpets cannot be used on Neopets. Users can determine which group a paint brush belongs to by examining the name of the paint brush. If the paint brush's name contains the word "Petpet", then it can only be used on Petpets. If the paint brush's name does not contain the word "Petpet", then it can only be used on Neopets.

Obtaining a paint brush

With the exception of a few select paint brushes that are sold at the Hidden Tower, paint brushes cannot be purchase from official Neopian shops. Instead, users must obtain paint brushes by winning them from certain games of chance, such as the Fruit Machine and the Alien Aisha Vending Machine, or by receiving them as part of a Random Event. Paint brushes are also sometimes available as prizes for participating in plots or winning certain contests. On top of that, the Advent Calendar has been known to occasionally give out paint brushes. Users also have a small chance of receiving a paint brush when they redeem a gold key in Key Quest.

Excluding the four starter paint brushes that are included inside of newbie packs, all paint brushes are tradable. This means that paint brushes can be purchased from other users using the Auction House, the Trading Post, or user shops. Because the demand for paint brushes within the Neopets economy is so high, users can often sell their paint brushes for tens of thousands or even millions of neopoints.

Using a paint brush

To use a paint brush on a Neopet, the user must place the paint brush in their inventory and then travel to the Rainbow Pool. At the Rainbow Pool, the user will be shown a picture of each of their Neopets. If the paint brush in the user's inventory can be used on one of displayed Neopets, then a drop down list containing the name of the paint brush will appear below that Neopet. The user must select the paint brush from this drop down box and then click the Sumbit button to use the paint brush.

To use a paint brush on a Petpet, the user must first attach the Petpet to one of their Neopets. Next, the user must place the paint brush in their inventory and then travel to the Petpet Puddle. At the Petpet Puddle, the user will be shown a picture of each Petpet that is attached to one of their Neopets. If the paint brush in the user's inventory can be used on one of displayed Petpets, then a drop down list containing the name of the paint brush will appear below that Petpet. The user must select the paint brush from this drop down box and then click the Paint this Petpet! button to use the paint brush. Petpets that have been zapped by the Petpet Lab Ray cannot be painted.

All Neopet paint brushes

As of January 2011, there are 55 paint brushes that can be used to paint Neopets at the Rainbow Pool:

Baby Paint Brush - May 16, 2002 Biscuit Paint Brush - February 8, 2006 Blue Paint Brush - May 10, 2000 Brown Paint Brush - September 6, 2001 Camouflage Paint Brush - July 27, 2005 Checkered Paint Brush - September 1, 2000 Christmas Paint Brush - November 28, 2000 Cloud Paint Brush - September 1, 2000 Darigan Paint Brush - April 10, 2003 Disco Fever Paint Brush - ? Electric Blue Paint Brush - ? Faerie Paint Brush - January 16, 2001 Fire, Fire, Your Pants On Fire Paint Brush - September 1, 2000 Ghost Paint Brush - October 23, 2002 Glowing Paint Brush - May 10, 2000 Golden Paint Brush - March 2, 2001 Green Paint Brush - May 10, 2000 Grey Paint Brush - April 9, 2004 Halloween Paint Brush - November 2, 2001 Invisible Paint Brush - May 15, 2000 Lost Desert Paint Brush - June 23, 2001 Maractite Paint Brush - November 25, 2010 Maraquan Paint Brush - June 17, 2003 Island Paint Brush - June 26, 2002 Orange Paint Brush - September, 20 2002 Pink Paint Brush - September, 20 2002 Pirate Paint Brush - May 28, 2002 Plushie Paint Brush - November 26, 2002

Purple Paint Brush - May 9, 2000 Rainbow Paint Brush - May 10, 2000 Red Paint Brush - May 10, 2000 Relic Paint Brush - April 1, 2010 Royal Paint Brush - February 3, 2004 Scritchy Sketchy Paint Brush - September 1, 2000 Shadow Paint Brush - ? Silver Paint Brush - May 10, 2000 Skunk Paint Brush - September 21, 2000 Snow Paint Brush - December 2, 2003 Speckled Paint Brush - September, 22 2002 Split Paint Brush - May 15, 2000 Spotted Paint Brush - October, 5 2000 Starry Paint Brush - September, 20 2002 Starter Blue Paint Brush - October 2, 2006 Starter Green Paint Brush - October 2, 2006 Starter Red Paint Brush - October 2, 2006 Starter Yellow Paint Brush - October 2, 2006 Strawberry Fields Forever Paint Brush - September 1, 2000 Striped Paint Brush - ? Transparent Paint Brush - September 25, 2010 Tyrannian Paint Brush - January 8, 2002 Usuki Paint Brush - August 20, 2003 White Paint Brush - May 10, 2000 Woodland Paint Brush - June 26, 2010 Yellow Paint Brush - May 10, 2000 Zombie Paint Brush - October 25, 2007

In addition to this, there are currently three paint brushes that exist as items on the Neopets website that cannot be used at the Rainbow Pool:

• Glass Paint Brush - The Glass colour was removed from the site on January 8, 2002.
• Lutari Paint Brush - This paint brush could be obtained from Neopets Mobile service. No Neopets were ever released in this colour.
• Stone Paint Brush - The Stone colour was removed from the site on June 26, 2002.

All Petpet paint brushes

As of January 2011, there are 41 different Petpet paint brushes that can be used at the Petpet Puddle:

Black Petpet Paint Brush - January 14, 2002 Blue Petpet Paint Brush - October 2, 2001 Brown Petpet Paint Brush - October 18, 2001 Checkered Petpet Paint Brush - February 6, 2008 Christmas Petpet Paint Brush - December 12, 2001 Clay Petpet Paint Brush - May 11, 2005 Cloud Petpet Paint Brush - January 25, 2002 Custard Petpet Paint Brush - July 20, 2005 Darigan Petpet Paint Brush - November 22, 2005 Disco Petpet Paint Brush - August 31, 2004 Dung Petpet Paint Brush - June 9, 2004 Electric Petpet Paint Brush - September 23, 2009 Faerie Petpet Paint Brush - November 7, 2001 Fire Petpet Paint Brush - April 23, 2003 Ghost Petpet Paint Brush - July 29, 2003 Glowing Petpet Paint Brush - May 19, 2003 Green Petpet Paint Brush - October 2, 2001 Grey Petpet Paint Brush - September 4, 2003 Halloween Petpet Paint Brush - October 29, 2001 Invisible Petpet Paint Brush - November 5, 2003 Island Petpet Paint Brush - October 1, 2003

Lost Desert Petpet Paint Brush - September 26, 2007 Maractite Petpet Paint Brush - January 26, 2011 Maraquan Petpet Paint Brush - April 21, 2004 Mutant Petpet Paint Brush - January 28, 2002 Orange Petpet Paint Brush - September 24, 2003 Pink Petpet Paint Brush - October 2, 2001 Pirate Petpet Paint Brush - January 15, 2004 Plushie Petpet Paint Brush - December 23, 2003 Purple Petpet Paint Brush - November 14, 2001 Rainbow Petpet Paint Brush - March 26, 2003 Red Petpet Paint Brush - December 18, 2001 Robot Petpet Paint Brush - March 7, 2002 Sketch Petpet Paint Brush - June 16, 2004 Snow Petpet Paint Brush - December 13, 2003 Spotted Petpet Paint Brush - April 18, 2002 Starry Petpet Paint Brush - October 12, 2005 Tyrannian Petpet Paint Brush - May 10, 2002 White Petpet Paint Brush - ? Yellow Petpet Paint Brush - October 3, 2001 Zombie Petpet Paint Brush - August 21, 2010

Trivia

• In 2002, during the month of May, TNT held a paint brush competition and let users vote on which paint brush they would like to see next. During the first round of this competition, users could vote for one of three new paint brushes: the Baby Paint Brush, the Tartan Paint Brush, or Mystery Island Paint Brush. The Baby Paint Brush received the most votes during this round and was declared the winner on May 15, 2002. During the second round, users could choose between the Tartan Paint Brush, the Mystery Island Paint Brush, and the Pirate Paint Brush. On May 21, 2002, the Pirate Paint Brush was declared the winner after receiving 194,375 votes. Even though the Mystery Island Paint Brush lost both rounds of the paint brush competition, it would still be revamped and released on June 27, 2002.
• There are three colours only available by using a Paint Brush: Royal, Usuki, and Quiguki. These colours are not available through the Rainbow Fountain or the Lab Ray.
• Interestingly, many colours that Neopets can only obtain by using the Lab Ray or the Rainbow Fountain, such as Robot or Mutant, are available to Petpets by using paint brushes.

External links

• Complete List of Paint Brushes
• Neopets TCG: Blue Paint Brush, Cloud Paint Brush, Darigan Paint Brush, Faerie Paint Brush, Green Paint Brush, Island Paint Brush, Lost Desert Paint Brush, Maraquan Paint Brush, Rainbow Paint Brush, Red Paint Brush, Snow Paint Brush, Spotted Paint Brush, Starry Paint Brush, Yellow Paint Brush
• Help File: Changing Your Neopets Appearance FAQ, Once you paint a Petpet does it stay that colour?, Once you paint a petpet, how do you get it back to its original colour?, Why cant I use the Glass or Stone paint brushes?