Paintbrush
EngramLevel 9
Apply a dye to this, then swing it at structures to paint them.
- Weight
- 0
- Stack
- 1
- Durability
- 1
- Unlock level
- 9
- Engram points
- 3
- Crafting XP
- 0.75

Paintbrush is a weapon in ARK: Survival Ascended. It unlocks at level 9 for 3 Engram Points. It can be crafted at a Player Inventory using 3 different resources.
Crafting recipe
To craft Paintbrush, you need 1x Wood, 3x Hide, 10x Thatch. Available crafting stations: Player Inventory. Use the calculator below to figure out exact quantities for multiple crafts.
Crafting
Crafting calculator
Level 9 · 3 engram points
StationPlayer Inventory
Crafting XP: 0.75
Blueprint crafting cost by quality
| Quality | Wood | Hide | Thatch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primitive 1x | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| Ramshackle 1.33x | 2 | 6 | 20 |
| Apprentice 1.67x | 4 | 11 | 36 |
| Journeyman 2x | 7 | 20 | 64 |
| Mastercraft 2.5x | 12 | 35 | 115 |
| Ascendant 3.5x | 22 | 66 | 220 |
Weapon stats
- Equip Time
- 0.67
- Ammo Per Clip
- 8
- Ammo Per Shot
- 1
- Infinite Ammo
- Yes
- Reload Duration
- 1
- Time Between Shots
- 0.4
- Harvest Resource Multiplier
- 1
Loot crates
Acquisition
Found in loot crates
128 crate sources across 25 maps