Paint Brushes
Each Neopet citizen you unlock comes with a default colour specific to that species in the game. If you wish to change their colour, you may use a Paint Brush to customise their appearance. Paint Brushes can be crafted at the Rainbow Treehohuse, purchased in the Pearly Parlour, bought with cash in the Premium Parlour, won from spinning the Wheel of Prizes, or awarded though daily login calendars, events, or completing quests.
Standard Paint Brushes
Black Paint Brush
Black is back in style.
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Black Essence
Rarity: Common
Cost: 680 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: They say that black goes with everything... and they're right! This is the perfect Paint Brush to give your Neopet a sleek, stylish colour upgrade.
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Blue Paint Brush
Feeling blue? Try a fresh coat of paint.
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Blue Essence
Rarity: Basic
Cost: 560 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: If someone's looking a little blue, you might think they're feeling kind of sad... but there's nothing to be sad at all about this Paint Brush, or about painting your Neopets blue! Sometimes it's just what you need to create the perfect look.
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Brown Paint Brush
For when your Neopets are ready to get brown and dirty with it.
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Brown Essence
Rarity: Common
Cost: 680 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: If you're worried about this Paint Brush making your pets look like they rolled around in the dirt, don't fret, it's purely cosmetic. On the other paw, it might make your pet look sweet as chocolate!
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Gold Paint Brush
The gold standard of Paint Brushes!
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Gold Essence
Rarity: Uncommon
Cost: 1080 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: Don't worry, painting your pet with this Paint Brush won't turn them to solid gold! It'll just give their coats a nice shiny, shimmery sheen.
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Green Paint Brush
Everyone's trying to go green nowadays. Why not give it a try?
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Green Essence
Rarity: Basic
Cost: 560 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: Stylish and environmentally friendly, the Green Paint Brush is made by recycling plants and combining the Green Essence they make with a Blank Paint Brush Base.
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Orange Paint Brush
Add a splash of orange-inality to your pet!
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Orange Essence
Rarity: Common
Cost: 680 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: Can't decide if you want to paint your pet red or yellow? Why not both? The Orange Essence used to make this Paint Brush is created by combining a Red and Yellow Essence, after all!
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Pink Paint Brush
Look pretty in pink!
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Pink Essence
Rarity: Common
Cost: 680 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: Pink is a slightly rarer colour of paint for your pet, but that just makes it all the prettier! A little bit of Red, a little bit of White, and you're set for style.
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Purple Paint Brush
We'll catch that purple-trator yet!
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Purple Essence
Rarity: Common
Cost: 680 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: Red and blue make purple, and purple makes the perfect pet! Craft this Paint Brush at the Rainbow Treehouse with a Purple Essence, made by combining Red and Blue Essences.
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Red Paint Brush
Are you red-dy for a fresh new look?
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Red Essence
Rarity: Basic
Cost: 560 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: Red is the colour of love and passion... but if you're "red-faced," you might be angry, or even embarrassed! Your pets can express all kinds of emotions when you paint them red.
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Silver Paint Brush
That's so metal!
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Silver Essence
Rarity: Uncommon
Cost: 1080 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: Add some shine to your pets' coat with a Silver Paint Brush. Crafting one can be a little bit involved, but your pets will be the talk of the town with this unique shade of paint.
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Teal Paint Brush
Goooo, teal!
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Teal Essence
Rarity: Common
Cost: 680 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: Is it blue? Is it green? Actually, it's something in between! A Teal Essence can be made with Blue and Green Essences, then combined with a Blank Paint Brush Base to create this quirky colour.
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White Paint Brush
White in the sweet spot of tasteful paint colours.
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
White Essence
Rarity: Common
Cost: 680 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: A simple, classic, classy colour to paint your pet, representative of all the possibilities Dacadria [sic] has to offer. And it's also great for blending into snow for winter games of hide-and-seek!
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Yellow Paint Brush
Get mellow with a fresh coat of yellow.
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Yellow Essence
Rarity: Basic
Cost: 560 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: Bright, pleasant, cheerful and chipper -- that's yellow for you! Your pets will be showing off their sunny dispositions all day, every day with this colour on their coats.
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Time Limited Paint Brushes
These paint brushes were only available during limited time events in the game, and most only for purchase with cash at the Premium Parlour. When the events ended, they could no longer be purchased or earned. Most of these brushes cannot be crafted.
Team Dacardia Paint Brush
Show off your team colours!
Ingredient 1:
???
Ingredient 2:
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Rarity: Rare
Cost: 2000 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: Camila Cardenas, Magnus Byte, Ruffaele "Rowdy" Roo, Jarek "The Rock", and captain Tyrra Tamina have earned their stripes in finally reaching the Altador Cup... and now your pet can too, but painting them with this special Paint Brush that each member of the team had a paw or claw in creating!
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Note: This item was only available via the Altador Cup event between July 24th, 2024, and August 31st, 2024. Aishas, Cybunnies, Hissis and Techos cannot currently be painted this colour.
Pastel Paint Brush
Add a little hue-mor to your pet!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: There are a plethora of pretty pale colours in this Paint Brush. Try it on all your Neopet friends - each one has a different palette!
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Skunk Paint Brush
This Paint Brush stinks of style!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Why is this Paint Brush called "Skunk?" Nobody knows, but rumour has it it's named after a mythical creature in an imaginary land... Or maybe it's just the name some ecclectic [sic] fashion designer gave the look.
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Split Paint Brush
Get creative with this two-tone brush!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: One part orange, one part purple, two parts fun! The best part of this Paint Brsh [sic] is that if you view your pet from one side, they'll look like one colour... but when they turn around, they'll be the other colour!
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Oil Paint Brush
Oil your pet with the gift of new colours.
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: A paint brush for art appreciators everywhere, the Oil Paint Brush can turn your pets into a living work of art! With different colours for every pet, you can transform Dacardia into a moving museum.
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Note: This item was only available via the Donation Drive event between September 25th, 2024, and October 9th, 2024. Currently only Shoyrus can be painted this colour.
Candy Corn Paint Brush
Now your Neopet, too, can be a child of the (Candy) Corn.
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Give your Neopet an all-new, never before seen look by painting them in Candy Corn colours! Orange, white, and yellow stripes and a sprinkle of freckles really complete the look.
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Note: This item was only available via the Halloween event between October 15th, 2024, and October 31st, 2024, and October 8th, 2025 through January 31st, 2026. Aishas, Cybunnies and Hissis cannot currently be painted this colour.
Ghost Paint Brush
For when you really need to ghost someone.
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Scaring is caring with this creepy Paint Brush! While it won't turn your Neopet into an actual ghost, it will give them an eerie glow and red eyes. They'll be a sepctre [sic] to behold!
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Note: This item was only available via the Halloween event between October 15th, 2024, and October 31st, 2024, and October 8th, 2025 through January 31st, 2026.
Halloween Paint Brush
What are you wearing for Halloween?
Rarity: Rare
Encyclopedia Entry: This Paint Brush is a classic one that has been around Neopia since Y2, and remains as beloved today as it was then! It can provide your Neopet with a custom costume tailored just for them. They'll be the belle of the ball... or rather, the belle of the bool!
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Note: This item was only available via the Halloween event between October 15th, 2024, and October 31st, 2024, and October 8th, 2025 through January 31st, 2026. Currently Aisha, Cybunny, and Kacheek cannot be painted this colour.
Shadow Paint Brush
What's that lurking in the shadows...?
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Have your pet blend into the shadows with this dark, mysterious Paint Brush - but be careful, because they may just become a master of stealth if you do.
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Note: This item was only available via the Nights of Fright event between October 15th, 2024, and October 31st, 2024, and October 8th, 2025 through January 31st, 2026.
Alebrije Paint Brush
What's goin' neon?
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Traditional alebrije figurines depict mythical creatures in bright, vibrant colours - and now your Neopet can be painted just like them!
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Note: This item was only available via the Halloween event between November 1st and November 30th, 2024, and October 8th, 2025 through January 31st, 2026. Currently only Lupes, Kougras, Shoyrus, and Techos can be painted this colour.
Sugar Skull Paint Brush
Skulling over a new look? This one's pretty sweet.
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Sugar skulls are traditionally placed on ofrendas as gifts to the departed during Dia de los Muertos. This Paint Brush is an homage to those sugar skulls and can be used to paint your Neopet in the lavish, living details seen on them!
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Note: This item was only available via the Halloween event between November 1st, 2024, and November 30th, 2024, and October 8th, 2025 through January 31st, 2026. Currently only Kacheeks and Lupes can be painted this colour.
Celebration Paint Brush
Celebrate good times, come on!
Rarity: Rare
Encyclopedia Entry: A very special Paint Brush for a very special occasion! This Paint Brush was created to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Neopets. 25 years of good times, happy memories, and fun with your friends - what could be a better reason to celebrate?
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Note: This item was only available via the 25th Anniversary event between November 20, 2024, and December 20, 2024. Cybunnies and Hissis cannot currently be painted this colour.
Starry Paint Brush
A star is born!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: A classic Paint Brush colour that's been around Neopia for a long time. The conrast [sic] of bright yellow stars on a dark blue base is vivid and iconic, and will have your pet earning gold stars for stellar fashion sense!
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Note: This item was only available via the 25th Anniversary event between November 20, 2024, and December 20, 2024. Cybunnies and Hissis cannot currently be painted this colour.
Striped Paint Brush
Earn your stripes!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Stripes aren't just for Kougras anymore! This nostalgic Paint Brush can give your pet a light, refreshing makeover of pink or purple stripes over a blue base. There have been sightings of other sorts of striped Neopets throughout Neopia too, so perhaps Dacardia may one day see those as well.
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Note: This item was only available via the 25th Anniversary event between November 20, 2024, and December 20, 2024. Cybunnies and Hissis cannot currently be painted this colour.
Christmas Paint Brush
This brush is sure to bring you into the holiday spirit!
Rarity: Rare
Encyclopedia Entry: Grab a cup of cheer and get you pets holiday-ready with this wintery-wonderful Paint Brush! Whether they're cosying up by the fire or getting ready for a day out playing in the snow, they'll be ready for all kinds of festive fun.
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Note: This item was only available via the Holiday events between December 17th, 2024 and January 8th, 2025, and between December 10, 2025 and February 28, 2026. Hissis, Lupes, and Shoyrus cannot currently be painted this colour.
Peppermint Paint Brush
This brush will have you feeling minty & fresh for the holidays!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Make your pets look, feel, and smell minty fresh with this Paint Brush! The iconic red-and-white stripes add a flavourful twist to any look, and are a surefire way to keep in the holiday spirit year-round.
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Note: This item was only available via the Holiday event between December 17th, 2024 and January 8th, 2025, and between December 10, 2025 and February 28, 2026.
Snowflake Paint Brush
Just like snowflakes, you are one of a kind!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: With delicate speckles of white on an icy blue backdrop, this Paint Brush is perfect for pets with a wintery complexion and can keep them cool even in the hottest of summers.
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Note: This item was only available via the Holiday event between December 17th, 2024 and January 8th, 2025, and between December 10, 2025 and February 28, 2026.
Eventide Brush
Now your pets can enjoy the sunset even more.
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: As the sun goes down, the sky darkens and the stars start to shine... This is the magic of the sunset, the moment when day turns to dusk. With the warm rays of the sun fading into the cool tones of the night sky, now your pet can embody the beautiful passage of time.
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Note: This item was only available via the Lunar New Year event between January 27th, 2025, and March 15th, 2025.
Lucky Lunar Paintbrush
Time to luck in!
Rarity: Rare
Encyclopedia Entry: Because they have such keen senses, including sharp eyes and a strong sense of smell, Hissis are masters of hide-and-seek. This one is no exception: they use their skills to remain hidden, because they tend to be a little shy around other Neopets.
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Note: This colour was only available via the Lunar New Year event between January 27th, 2025, and March 15th, 2025, but the item was not actually available. Currently only Hissis can be painted this colour.
Magenta Paint Brush
Something pinker for when you're tinkering with your style.
Ingredient 1:
Blank Paint Brush Base
Ingredient 2:
Magenta Essence
Rarity: Common
Cost: 680 Pearly Neggs
Encyclopedia Entry: Magenta is a slightly rarer colour of paint for your pet, but that just makes it all the prettier! A little bit of Red, a little bit of Purple, and you're set for style.
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Note: This item and its recipe were only available for purchase in the v1.5.5 build from February 13, 2025 through March 18, 2025.
Chocolate Paint Brush
Sweet paint job!
Rarity: Rare
Encyclopedia Entry: Chocolate Paint Brushes may not exist in other Neopian lands, but here in Dacardia, you don't need to go on a treasure hunt or risk exposing your Neopet to any mysterious rays to give them a sweet makeover!
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Note: This item was only available via the Valentine event between February 13th, 2025, and ??? ?th, 2025. Currently only Kougras, Lupes, and Shoyrus can be painted this colour.
Cloud Paint Brush
The sky's the limit!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Give your loved one the "weathered" look! With this Paint Brush, you can send your Neopets soaring to cloud nine... And give them the look to match!
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Note: This item was only available via the Valentine event between February 13th, 2025, and ??? ?th, 2025. Currently only Hissis and Shoyrus can be painted this colour.
Valentine Paint Brush
This Paint Brush has got a lot of heart!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: "Will you be my Valentine?" This cute, perfectly pink Paint Brush can help you answer that question easily!
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Note: This item was only available via the Valentine event between February 13th, 2025, and ??? ?th, 2025. Hissis and Shoyrus cannot currently be painted this colour.
Shoyru Cupid Paint Brush
That's your cupid!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Spread the love by giving your Neopets a Valentine's Day makeover! This Paint Brush and your Neopet will be a match made in heaven.
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Note: This item was only available via the Valentine event between February 14th, 2025, and February 28th, 2025. Currently only Shoyrus can be painted this colour.
Cherry Blossom Paint Brush
Help you [sic] Neopet blossom into their true selves!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Cherry blossoms are a hallmark of springtime, and now your Neopets can celebrate that special time of year in style! This Paint Brush is pretty, pink, and perfect for whisking away the winter.
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Note: This item was only available via the Spring event between March 19th, 2025, and May 1st, 2025, and again from June 11th , 2025 through August 31st, 2025. Currently only Aishas, Cybunnies, Hissis and Techos can be painted this colour.
Rainbow Paint Brush
No rainbowing on any parades.
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: This Paint Brush embodies the full spectrum of colour! From red to violet, your Neopet will be the brightest, colourfulest friend around!
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Note: This item was only available via the Spring event between March 19th, 2025, and May 1st, 2025, and again from June 11th, 2025 through August 31st, 2025
Plushie Paint Brush
Teddy, steady, paint!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Turn your pet into a plushy pal with this super soft and snuggly Paint Brush! Sure, it'll add a couple patches, but that just goes to show how loved your friend really is.
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Note: This item was only available via the Festival of Neggs between April 16th, 2025, and May 9th, 2025.
Candy Wrapper Paint Brush
That's a wrap!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Wrap your pet up in this unique, Dacardian-exclusive Paint Brush colour to bring a touch of sweetness to your town.
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Note: This item was only available via the Festival of Neggs between April 16th, 2025, and May 9th, 2025. Currently only Cybunnies can be painted this colour.
Burlap Paint Brush
The kind of syle [sic] your pets will be burlapping up.
Rarity: Rare
Encyclopedia Entry: Burlap is an exceptionally rare colour for Neopets in Neopia. Supposedly, the only way to get a Burlap Neopet is to uncover a hidden secret... but things are a little different in Dacardia!
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Note: Currently only Shoyru can be painted this colour.
Camouflage Paint Brush
Did you see something? Didn't think so...
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Fashion is supposed to help you stand out, but sometimes yu [sic] just want to fade into the crowd... or even the scenery! In that case, the Camouflage Paint Brush is perfect.
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Note: Currently Cybunny and Kacheek cannot be painted this colour.
Patchwork Paint Brush
Going through a rough patch?
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: This Paint Brush is pretty similar to the Plushie Paint Brush found in the rest of Neopia, but it's definitely not the same no matter what anyone says!
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Note: Currently only Kougras, Lupes, Shoyrus, and Techos can be painted this colour.
Island Paint Brush
No pet is an island!
Rarity: Rare
Encyclopedia Entry: Dacardia and Mystery Island have some shared history, though their cultures drifted apart after many hundreds of years. Now that Dacardia is opening up to the rest of Neopia, they're trying to rekindle that friendship, and sharing style is step one in the process!
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Coral Paint Brush
Any pet painted with this must have strong corals.
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Coral is an important part of ocean ecosystems, providing life to thousands of different species of sea creatrues [sic] and maintaining marine health. Now you can bring a reef of your own to life on the surface with this colourful Paint Brush!
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Note: This item was only available between July 9th, 2025, and October 1st, 2025. Currently only Aishas and Techos can be painted this colour.
Pirate Paint Brush
Do what you want 'cause a pirate is free; you are a pirate!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Set your sights on the high seas and paint your pets to prepare them for rip-roaring swashbuckling adventures!
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Note: This item was only available between July 9th, 2025, and October 1st, 2025. Currently only Cybunnies and Kacheeks can be painted this colour.
Electric Blue Paint Brush
It's electrifying!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Set your sights Add some shock value to your pets' style with this Electric Blue Paint Brush! It won't give them any lightning powers or anything like that, but it'll sure make them look cool, especially with these contrasing [sic] blue tones.on the high seas and paint your pets to prepare them for rip-roaring swashbuckling adventures!
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Note: This item was only available between September 10th, 2025, and December 31st, 2025.
Galaxy Paint Brush
Don't follow trends - pave your own Milky Way!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: There are billions of stars in the universe, and now your Neopet can be one of them.The sky's the limit with this supernova of a Paint Brush!
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Note: This item was only available between September 10th, 2025, and December 31st, 2025.
Robot Paint Brush
You bot you couldn't paint your pets Robot, didn't you?
Rarity: Rare
Encyclopedia Entry: While Robot Paint Brushes don't exist in Neopia at large, they do in Dacardia! This is partially thanks to the locals' use of the Rainbow Treehouse, and in part because the Crabby-bots thought it would be cool to have more robots on the island. Hopefully this doesn't lead to any robot uprisings or anything...
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Note: This item was only available between September 10th, 2025, and December 31st, 2025. Currently only Lupes and Shoyru can be painted this colour.
Flame Paint Brush
Don't flame me if you can't handle the heat!
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: While this Paint Brush is similar to Neopia's Fire, Fire, Your Pants on Fire Paint Brush in concept, its execution is completely inverted! Where that Paint Brush paints pets black with yellow flames, this one paints your pets white with red flames. Either way, both are hot looks!
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Note: This item was only available between November 30th, 2025, and December 31st, 2025. Currently Kacheeks, Hissis, and Techos cannot be painted this colour.
Lost Desert Paint Brush
This is called the Lost Desert Paint Brush, so now that you have it, should it be the "Found Desert Paint Brush"?
Rarity: Rare
Encyclopedia Entry: One of Neopia's oldest and most coveted Paint Brushes, the Lost Desert Paint Brush will get your pets ready for desert weather! With loose, elegant clothing to keep your pets cool, paired with gold finery to add a little glam to each outfit, your pet will outshine even the desert sun.
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Note: This item was only available between November 30th, 2025, and December 31st, 2025. Currently only Kougras, Shoyrus, and Techos can be painted this colour.
Gingerbread Paint Brush
When it comes to holiday fashions, this Paint Brush bakes things easy.
Rarity: Uncommon
Encyclopedia Entry: Mm... is that the smell of freshly-baked gingerbread? It sure is! Sugar, spice, and everything iced... That's what your pet will be if you paint them with this Paint Brush.
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Note: This item was only available between December 10th, 2025, and February 28th, 2026. Currently only Shoyrus can be painted this colour.
Icy Skeleton Paint Brush
For some good cold-fashioned winter style.
Rarity: Rare
Encyclopedia Entry: A bone-chilling addition to any wardrobe, this Paint Brush can make your Neopet look like the Icy Skeletons that attacked during Hannah and the Ice Caves.
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Note: This item was only available between December 10th, 2025, and February 28th, 2026. Currently only Shoyrus can be painted this colour.
Brush Storage
These keys can only be purchased with cash in the Premium Parlour. They cannot be crafted.
Brush Storage Key
Unlock the secret to your styling success with these handy keys!
Rarity: Rare
Encyclopedia Entry: They key to a trendy wardrobe! These keys allow for estorage [sic] so you'll have paint-
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