# Annotations and Mesh colors for blocking

**URL:** <https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/annotations-and-mesh-colors-for-blocking/16102>\
**Category:** Feature Request\
**Created:** [June 11, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/annotations-and-mesh-colors-for-blocking/16102 "2024-06-11T10:16:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![SP\_CH](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/sp_ch/32/21510_2.png) [@SP\_CH](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/SP_CH)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 10:16am UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/annotations-and-mesh-colors-for-blocking/16102/1 "2024-06-11T10:16:24Z")

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Just like the title says.

Annotations - being able to sketch on a layer that is able to be wiped

Mesh Colors - just making every new mesh a different color when blocking out forms. Pretty much when you go into the viewport options in the upper right in blender and click “random” under “colors”

Cheers!

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**Author:** ![Holger\_Schoenischka](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/holger_schoenischka/32/3934_2.png) [@Holger\_Schoenischka](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Holger_Schoenischka)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/annotations-and-mesh-colors-for-blocking/16102/2 "2024-06-11T12:21:00Z")

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Each mesh has its own color - simply select ID under Shading.  
Or do you mean something else?

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**Author:** ![SP\_CH](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/sp_ch/32/21510_2.png) [@SP\_CH](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/SP_CH)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 1:57pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/annotations-and-mesh-colors-for-blocking/16102/3 "2024-06-11T13:57:01Z")

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Wow, this is great! The only thing is the colors are flat. Is there a way to keep the rendering? It seems that the shading goes away once your choose “ID”.

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**Author:** ![Holger\_Schoenischka](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forum.nomadsculpt.com/holger_schoenischka/32/3934_2.png) [@Holger\_Schoenischka](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/u/Holger_Schoenischka)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 2:16pm UTC](https://forum.nomadsculpt.com/t/annotations-and-mesh-colors-for-blocking/16102/4 "2024-06-11T14:16:04Z")

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I think no. Maybe use post process - ambient occlusion and curvature to make it look nicer.  
I personally use the face groups for colored meshes, they just look nicer than the ID mode.