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Paintbrush at a glance
Tool Tools
It weighs 0.5.
Weight0.5
Paintbrush
Paintbrush is a tool item in Project Zomboid. It weighs 0.5. Build 42.21 data, November 2026.
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What it is and how to use it
Tools unlock jobs: carpentry, mechanics, farming, fishing, cooking and more. Many recipes only need the tool to be in your inventory, not equipped.
More: Every tool · Crafting in Build 42.
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Item ID and variants
Use the item ID in sandbox loot settings, admin tools and mods.
| Item ID | Game category |
|---|---|
Base.Paintbrush | Tool |
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Where it spawns: the loot tables
Paintbrush is on 10 loot tables in the game files. Share is how much of a table's total weight this item takes, before your sandbox loot settings. Each container rolls its table several times, so a bigger share and more rolls both mean you see it more often.
| Loot table | Where that table is used | Share | Rolls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paint Studio Tools | Paint Shop (cupboard, shelves, tool cabinet) | 41% | 4 |
| Mannequin Factory Paint | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 30% | 4 |
| Tool Store Paint | Special spawn (vehicles, events or zombies) | 10% | 4 |
| Art Supplies | Attic (box, crate); Closet (box); Garage storage (box); and 4 more places | 5.9% | 4 |
| Crate Wall Finish | Attic (box, crate); Construction (box, crate); Garage storage (box); and 6 more places | 5.7% | 4 |
| Crate Random Junk | Any building (box); Bedroom (box, crate); Closet (box); and 2 more places | 3.7% | 1 |
| Tool Store Misc | Tool storage (box, shelves); Tool Store (box, cupboard, shelves); Tool store storage (box, shelves) | 2.7% | 4 |
| Mannequin Factory Tools | Mannequin factory (cupboard, crate, shelves) | 1.9% | 4 |
It is on 2 more tables with smaller shares.
Town by town: loot locations.
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Recipes: how to make it and what it makes
What it is used for
Needed as a tool in 7 recipes (it is not used up): Paint Sign Arrow Down, Paint Sign Arrow Left, Paint Sign Arrow Right, Paint Sign Arrow Up, Paint Sign Skull, Paint Wall, Paper Wall.
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Similar items
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Quick answers
How much does the Paintbrush weigh in Project Zomboid?
It weighs 0.5 in Build 42.
What is the item ID for Paintbrush?
Base.Paintbrush.
Stats and item IDs from the Build 42 game data as listed on pzfans.com. Item art is from Project Zomboid.