Painter

The Painter is an NPC. He sells paint brushes and a variety of paint colors, which are used to paint the walls, floor, and furniture in a home. He also sells certain Paintings and Wallpaper. He will arrive after having obtained at least 3 NPCs. Usually the 3 NPCs will be the merchant, guide, and the Demolitionist.

The paintings that the Painter has for sale change based on the biome he is living in, and a few of them seem to cycle from day to day.

During the Christmas season, the Painter has a variety of holiday-themed wallpaper for sale in addition to his normal inventory, for.

Names
The Painter may have the following names:


 * It is apparent that most of his names are references to famous artists.
 * Two of the names, Mario and Luigi, are the two main characters of the Super Mario Brothers video games.
 * He is most likely Italian, considering most of his names and some of his dialogue is Italian.

Quotes

 * "I'm all out of titanium white, so don't even ask."
 * "Check out [Name of Party Girl]. Now that's a girl who can paint the town red! (Only if Party Girl is present) (Probably a reference to the phrase "Paint the town red" meaning to go to different places in a town and party.)
 * "I know the difference between turquoise and blue-green. But I won't tell you."
 * "Try swirly pink and purple, it works, I swear!" (But it doesn't really work.)
 * "I hope it doesn't rain again until this paint dries. That would be a disaster!"
 * "No, no, no... There's TONS of different grays! Don't get me started..." (Possibly a reference to the book "Fifty Shades of Gray")
 * "Once you enter hallowed land, you will see a rainbow in the sky. I can help you with painting that if you want." (Referring to the rainbow in the background of The Hallow)

Trivia

 * 'Titanium white', which the painter claims to be out of, is a commonly-used white pigment in paints and primers. The painter's claim to not have any is a reference to the scarcity and usefulness of titanium in the Terraria worlds.
 * Sprited by former artist William Data AKA Waffles.
 * The name "Darren" is a reference to a letter sent to Red by a person whose friend "Darren" passed away. Red then put "Darren" in the pool of possible painter names.
 * The name "Luigi" is a possible reference to Luigi Nono, who is a famous painter.

Bugs
Sometimes you may not be able to buy anything. To fix this leave the world and come back.