Painbrush Nouveau
The Painbrush Nouveau is a main weapon in Splatoon 3. It is the Nouveau-branded version of the Painbrush, with identical stats.
Appearance
The Painbrush Nouveau looks similar to the Painbrush, however it has brown bristles and a gold tint similar to that of the Gold Dynamo Roller. It has a Nouveau sticker wrapped around the the handle just below the brush head.
Splatoon 3
| Basic information | |
|---|---|
| Category | Main |
| Class |  Brush
|
| Sub |  Point Sensor
|
| Special |  Tenta Missiles
|
| Special points | 190p |
| Range | |
| Ink speed | |
| Handling | |
| Obtainable at | |
| Level | 16 |
| Added in | Chill Season 2023 (6.0.0) |
| Specifications | |
| Base damage | 30-60 (Splash) 30 (Roll) 75-150 |
| Other variant |  Painbrush
|
The Painbrush Nouveau was added as part of Chill Season 2023. It comes with the Point Sensor sub and Tenta Missiles special weapon.
Data
- The Painbrush Nouveau is a middleweight weapon.
- The matchmaking range is 13.1. The game's matchmaking system looks at a team's average matchmaking range value, and matches them against a team with a similar average.
- Ink consumption per second while sliding is 10.8%.
- This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
- While sliding, the player's movement speed is set to 0.18 units per frame.
- After rolling, there is a 0.33 second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
- Hitting an opponent while sliding deals 30 damage.
- While sliding, the Painbrush Nouveau leaves an ink trail that is 2.6 units wide.
Flinging ink
- The ink consumption of 4.8% allows players to attack 20 times before needing to refill the ink supply.
- This stat can be changed with Ink Saver (Main).
- When attacking, it takes 23 frames to start swinging the brush.
- The weapon can be swung every 15 frames (4 times per second).
- When attacking while moving, the player's movement speed is set to 0.024 units per frame.
- After swinging, there is a 0.83 second cooldown before the ink tank starts refilling.
- Attacks have a base damage of 60.
- For normal attacks, ink loses damage based on distance traveled. Ink starts losing damage at 5.0 units and stops losing damage at 13.0 units. The minimum damage is 31.
- If a glob of ink is in the air for more than 24 frames after being flung, it loses damage each frame until frame 45, at which point it will deal 50% of its original damage.
- Damage does not change based on the angle of the ink.
Version history
| Version | Adjustments |
|---|---|
| 7.2.0 |
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Quotes
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Sheldon's Introduction
You wouldn't paint a house and a miniature with the same paintbrush, would you? Well, the same applies to battle, and that's why I offer the Painbrush Nouveau! Granted, it technically IS the same as the base Painbrush, but with a new loadout, it offers a totally different battle experience. I'll explain, of course! The Point Sensor sub allows you to mark enemies, making it all the easier to glide up and splat them with your brush. Didn't get 'em all? Wipe the canvas clear with Tenta Missiles! I think you'll find the other team has nowhere to hide when you master the use of this powerful brush loadout. |
Badges
- Main article: Badge#Weapon freshness
Reaching certain Freshness levels with the Painbrush will reward the player with special badges that they can use on their Splashtag.
| Painbrush Nouveau Badges | ||
|---|---|---|
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4★ Painbrush Nouveau User | |
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5★ Painbrush Nouveau User | |
Gallery
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Promo render
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2D Icon
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Model of the Painbrush Nouveau rotating (link to file)
Trivia
- The Painbrush Nouveau is the first Brush in the series to have the Point Sensor.
- The Painbrush Nouveau shares the same kit as the Dualie Squelchers and H-3 Nozzlenose in Splatoon 2.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
 Japanese |
フィンセント・ヒュー Finsento Hyū |
|
 Dutch |
Kwistkwast Nouveau | From either kwist ("annihilation, torture") or kwisten ("to squander") and kwast ("brush"), and Nouveau |
 French |
Épinceau écaïe nuancé | |
 German |
Fächerfärber Fresco | |
 Italian |
Tonnoretto master | |
 Russian |
Веерокисть «НуВо» Veerokist' «NuVo» |
Fan brush «Nouveau» |
 Spanish (NOA) |
Pincel abanico maestro | Master fan brush |
 Spanish (NOE) |
Brocha abanico maestra | Master fan brush |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
文森·新艺术 | |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
文森‧新藝術 | |
 Korean |
빈센트 휴 | Vincent Nouveau |
