Blender crashes when trying to paint on an empty image #132
Reference in New Issue
Block a user
Delete Branch "%!s()"
Deleting a branch is permanent. Although the deleted branch may continue to exist for a short time before it actually gets removed, it CANNOT be undone in most cases. Continue?
Original bug report: https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/157220
System Information
Operating system: Linux-6.17.0-20-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.39 64 Bits, X11 UI
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA 590.48.01 Vulkan Backend
Blender Version
Broken: version: 5.2.0 Alpha, branch: main, commit date: 2026-04-11 03:26, hash:
8deaa11ab02bWorked: Blender 5.1 and previous
Short description of error
Blender instantly crashes / closes when left clicking on an empty image in an Image Editor.
Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
Report is clear
LLM Reasoning
Got it, let's see. The bug report has a clear title, a short description of the error, and exact steps to reproduce. The steps are detailed: open Blender, open Image Editor (F11), switch to Paint mode, left click on empty image, crash. So the clarity is good. So the answer should be Yes.
JSON Data
{
"llm_judgement": true,
"processing_time": 5.25079
}
Report is specific
LLM Reasoning
Got it, let's analyze this bug report. The title is "Blender crashes when trying to paint on an empty image". The body describes a specific scenario: crashing when left-clicking on an empty image in the Image Editor while in Paint mode. The steps are exact and detailed (open Image Editor, switch to Paint mode, click). So it's about a specific issue because it's tied to a particular action (painting on empty image) rather than a vague "crashing while rendering". So the answer should be 'Specific'.
JSON Data
{
"llm_judgement": true,
"processing_time": 7.4079060000000005
}
Report flagged as NOT a duplicate by LLM
Crash on sculpting brush stroke
https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/157213
System Information
Operating system: Linux-6.19.9-200.fc43.x86_64-x86_64-with-glibc2.42 64 Bits, WAYLAND UI
Graphics card: AMD Radeon 780M Graphics (RADV PHOENIX) Advanced Micro Devices radv Mesa 25.3.6 Vulkan Backend
Blender Version
Broken: version: 5.2.0 Alpha, branch: main, commit date: 2026-04-10 23:18, hash:
2229dfdf760cWorked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected)
Short description of error
LLM Reasoning
Got it, let's analyze the two bug reports. First, look at the "Description of issue" and "Steps to reproduce".
Bug report 1: Crashes when left-clicking on an empty image in Image Editor (Paint mode). Steps: Open Image Editor, switch to Paint mode, click empty image → crash.
Bug report 2: Crash when using a brush on empty space in sculpt mode. Steps: Use brush on empty space in sculpt mode → crash.
The contexts are different: one is Image Editor (painting an image), the other is Sculpt mode (3D sculpting). The actions and modes are distinct. So they're not the same issue. Therefore, the answer is No.
JSON Data
{
"llm_judgement": false,
"processing_time": 9.867872,
"duplicate_report_number": "157213"
}
Report flagged as NOT a duplicate by LLM
Instant Crash when switching to Texture Paint
https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/136625
System Information
Operating system: Linux-6.11.0-21-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.39 64 Bits, X11 UI
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2070 Super NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA 570.124.06 Vulkan Backend
Blender Version
Broken: version: 4.5.0 Alpha, branch: main (modified), commit date: 2025-03-27 17:57, hash:
d3d776fd3cacWorked: Blender 4.4 and before
Short description of error
Blender instantly closes / crashes when switching to the Texture Paint layout
Also happens under Windows
Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
LLM Reasoning
Got it, let's analyze these two bug reports. First, look at the descriptions and steps.
Bug report 1: Crashes when left-clicking on an empty image in Image Editor (Paint mode). Steps involve opening Image Editor, switching to Paint mode, clicking empty image.
Bug report 2: Crashes when switching to Texture Paint layout. Steps are going to Texture Paint layout, which might involve different modes or contexts.
The key difference is the trigger: one is clicking an empty image in Paint mode (Image Editor), the other is switching to Texture Paint layout. The error descriptions mention different actions leading to crash. So they're not the same issue. Therefore, answer is No.
JSON Data
{
"llm_judgement": false,
"processing_time": 10.536919,
"duplicate_report_number": "136625"
}
Report flagged as NOT a duplicate by LLM
art-up crash with vulkan
https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/138213
System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.26100-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti NVIDIA 572.83
Blender Version
Broken: version: 4.5.0 Alpha, Commit date: 2025-04-30 00:03, hash:
fb4b9a2785feWorked: (newest version of Blender that worked as expected)
Short description of error
[Please fill out a short description of the error here]
Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
[Please describe the exact steps needed to reproduce the issue]
[Based on the default startup or an attached .blend file (as simple as possible)]
LLM Reasoning
Got it, let's analyze these two bug reports. First, look at the key sections: description and steps to reproduce.
Bug report 1 has a clear description: Blender crashes when left-clicking on an empty image in Paint mode. The steps are specific: open Image Editor, switch to Paint mode, click empty image, crash.
Bug report 2's title is "art-up crash with vulkan", but the description and steps are missing (they have placeholders). So we don't know what the actual issue is for bug report 2. Since we can't compare the details (like the specific action causing the crash or the context), we can't say they're the same. The first has concrete info, the second doesn't. So they aren't duplicates.
JSON Data
{
"llm_judgement": false,
"processing_time": 10.675068,
"duplicate_report_number": "138213"
}
Report flagged as NOT a duplicate by LLM
`Render Image` (`F12`) crash
https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/151320
System Information
Operating system: Linux-6.17.0-7-generic-x86_64-with-glibc2.42 64 Bits, WAYLAND UI
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 NVIDIA Corporation NVIDIA 580.95.05 Vulkan Backend
Blender Version
Broken: version: 5.1.0 Alpha, branch: main, commit date: 2025-12-08 14:40, hash:
f5a9985ef74eWorked: version: 5.0
Short description of error
[Please fill out a short description of the error here]
Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
F12to renderBlender is launched as:
.../blender --no-window-frame --debug-memoryLLM Reasoning
Got it, let's analyze these two bug reports. First, look at the description and steps.
Bug report 1: Crashes when painting on an empty image in Image Editor (steps involve opening Image Editor, switching to Paint mode, clicking). The error is about painting on empty image causing crash.
Bug report 2: Crash when pressing F12 to render. Steps are just pressing F12 in default file. The issue here is rendering, not painting or image editing.
So the issues are different—one is about painting in Image Editor, the other about rendering with F12. Therefore, they are not the same issue. So answer is No.
JSON Data
{
"llm_judgement": false,
"processing_time": 10.099163,
"duplicate_report_number": "151320"
}
Report flagged as NOT a duplicate by LLM
Crash Node Tool In Sculpt mode
https://projects.blender.org/blender/blender/issues/155611
System Information
Operating system: Windows-10-10.0.19045-SP0 64 Bits
Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3060/PCIe/SSE2 NVIDIA Corporation 4.6.0 NVIDIA 576.28 Opengl Backend
Blender Version
Broken: version: 5.2.0 Alpha, branch: main, commit date: 2026-03-13 00:31, hash:
9ea44d2e7f63Worked: 5.0
Using the redo panel with this tool causes a crash
Exact steps for others to reproduce the error
LLM Reasoning
Got it, let's analyze the two bug reports. First, look at the description and steps to reproduce.
Bug report 1: Crashes when painting on an empty image in Image Editor (Paint mode). Steps involve opening Image Editor, switching to Paint mode, clicking empty image.
Bug report 2: Crash in Sculpt mode using Node Tool with redo panel. Steps are about a specific tool (Toolcrash) and modifying values in redo panel.
The issues are different—one is about painting on an empty image in Image Editor, the other is about a node tool in Sculpt mode with redo panel. So they're not the same issue. Therefore, the answer is No.
JSON Data
{
"llm_judgement": false,
"processing_time": 10.65346,
"duplicate_report_number": "155611"
}