diff --git a/frontend/docs/falukant-character-appearance.md b/frontend/docs/falukant-character-appearance.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0e4ad8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/docs/falukant-character-appearance.md
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+# Individuelle Augen- und Haarfarben
+
+## Bestehende Modelle vorbereiten
+
+Die vorhandenen Meshy-GLBs enthalten ein gemeinsames Mesh und Material für Haut,
+Kleidung, Haare und Augen. Eine Änderung der allgemeinen Materialfarbe würde
+deshalb die gesamte Figur färben. Die Bereiche müssen einmal pro Modell
+zugeordnet werden; die Geometrie wird dabei nicht anhand von Farbähnlichkeiten
+automatisch geraten.
+
+Unter `/falukant/dev-all-characters` öffnet sich jetzt standardmäßig die
+Vorschau **Farben und Modellbereiche**. Die bisherige Altersübersicht bleibt
+über **Alle Altersmodelle** erreichbar.
+
+1. Geschlecht/Alter wählen oder eine lokale GLB-Datei öffnen. Für die Bearbeitung
+   möglichst die Quelldatei aus `YourPart3Assets/models-src/3d/falukant/characters`
+   statt eines bereits reduzierten Laufzeitmodells verwenden.
+2. In **Drehen / Zoom** das Modell ausrichten. Das Mausrad zoomt, die rechte
+   Maustaste verschiebt die Ansicht.
+3. **Haare markieren** wählen und sichtbare Haarflächen überstreichen. Zum
+   Erreichen weiterer Seiten wieder in den Drehmodus wechseln.
+4. Für **Iris markieren** nahe heranzoomen und einen kleinen Pinsel verwenden.
+   Augenweiß, Pupillen, Lider und Wimpern aussparen.
+5. Mit **Markierung entfernen** Bereiche auf ihre ursprüngliche Textur
+   zurücksetzen. Die letzten zehn Pinselstriche lassen sich rückgängig machen.
+6. Augen-/Haarfarbe ändern und die Zuordnung prüfen. Die Checkbox zeigt zum
+   Vergleich die Originalfarben. Haut und Kleidung werden nicht eingefärbt.
+7. Das bearbeitete GLB herunterladen und erneut öffnen, um die Zuordnung zu
+   kontrollieren. Exportiert werden die Materialbereiche mit ihren ursprünglichen
+   Texturen, nicht die gewählten Vorschaufarben.
+
+Die Originaldateien im Asset-Repository werden vom Editor nicht überschrieben.
+Nach Kontrolle die heruntergeladene Datei unter dem bisherigen Quellnamen im
+Asset-Repository ablegen, z. B. `female_20y.glb`, und das Asset-Repository committen.
+Die bestehende Pipeline `npm run build-runtime-models -- --assets-dir
+../YourPart3Assets --category characters` erstellt daraus die optimierten GLBs.
+Die Exportdatei erhält bewusst keinen `_opt`-Suffix, da solche Dateien vom
+Quellmodell-Build übersprungen werden.
+
+Noch nicht markierte Modelle behalten ihr bisheriges Aussehen. Diese Änderung
+ersetzt nicht automatisch alle bestehenden GLBs. Es gibt keine neue
+Datenbankmigration oder Speicherung pro Spielcharakter.
+
+## Schnittstelle für die Anzeige
+
+`Character3D` und `FalukantCharacterVisual` akzeptieren ein `appearance`-Objekt:
+
+```vue
+<Character3D
+  gender="female"
+  :age="20"
+  :appearance="{ hairColor: '#6b4028', eyeColor: '#438ca7' }"
+/>
+```
+
+Nur sechsstellige Hexfarben werden angewendet. `null` oder ein fehlender Wert
+zeigt für den jeweiligen Bereich die Originaltextur. Farbänderungen benötigen
+keinen erneuten Download und keine neue Modellinstanz.
+
+Materialien enthalten glTF-`extras` in dieser Form:
+
+```json
+{
+  "falukantAppearance": {
+    "version": 1,
+    "region": "hair",
+    "source": "material-0"
+  }
+}
+```
+
+Bereiche sind `body`, `hair` und `iris`. `source` ordnet die Bereiche dem
+ursprünglichen Material zu. Alternativ werden für extern vorbereitete Modelle
+die exakten Materialnamen `hair`, `iris`, `falukant_hair` und `falukant_iris`
+erkannt. Die Standardmaterialien und Texturkoordinaten bleiben erhalten.
+Der Pinsel teilt Dreiecke in Materialgruppen; die Genauigkeit hängt deshalb
+von der vorhandenen Geometrie ab. Sehr grobe Augenbereiche benötigen eine
+feinere Geometrie oder eine spätere Texturmaskierung.
+
+Die Farbanpassung erhält Helligkeitsdetails und berücksichtigt auch eingebrannte
+Farben in emissiven Texturen. Shader-Uniforms werden pro Material gehalten und
+nicht als Laufzeitobjekte in das GLB geschrieben. Der Export stellt die originale
+Wurzeltransformation wieder her und übernimmt vorhandene Animationen.
+
+## Spätere altersabhängige Attribute
+
+Ergrauen kann später über eine altersabhängige Haarfarbe auf derselben
+Schnittstelle aufsetzen. Für Wachstum oder Veränderungen der Gesichtsform
+braucht es gezielt vorbereitete Morph-Targets oder austauschbare Geometrie.
+Die bisherigen voneinander unabhängigen Altersmodelle werden durch die
+Farbzuordnung nicht automatisch zu einem verformbaren Basismodell.
+
+## Prüfung
+
+```sh
+cd frontend
+npm run test:character-appearance
+npm run build
+```
+
+Zusätzlich wurde ein vorhandenes `female_20y.glb` im Browser geladen, mit Haar-
+und Irisbereichen versehen, exportiert, mit der bestehenden Draco-/Simplify-
+Pipeline optimiert und erneut importiert. Beide Bereiche und ihre glTF-Metadaten
+blieben erhalten. Die vollständige Markierung aller Modellvarianten steht noch aus.
diff --git a/frontend/package.json b/frontend/package.json
index 8aff5d2..25a444f 100755
--- a/frontend/package.json
+++ b/frontend/package.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "preview": "vite preview",
     "optimize-models": "node scripts/optimize-glb.mjs",
     "build-runtime-models": "node scripts/build-falukant-runtime-models.mjs",
+    "test:character-appearance": "node --test scripts/test-character-appearance.mjs",
     "i18n:check-parity": "node scripts/check-i18n-locale-parity.mjs de fr",
     "i18n:translate-fr": "node scripts/generate-fr-locale-from-de.mjs",
     "i18n:smooth-falukant-fr": "node scripts/smooth-fr-falukant.mjs"
diff --git a/frontend/scripts/test-character-appearance.mjs b/frontend/scripts/test-character-appearance.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..385d615
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/scripts/test-character-appearance.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import test from 'node:test';
+import { BoxGeometry, Group, Mesh, MeshStandardMaterial, Vector3 } from 'three';
+import {
+  applyCharacterAppearance, captureAppearanceEditor, getAppearanceRegion,
+  getAppearanceStats, paintAppearanceRegion, prepareAppearanceEditor, restoreAppearanceEditor,
+} from '../src/utils/characterAppearance.js';
+
+function fixture(material = new MeshStandardMaterial()) {
+  const model = new Group();
+  const mesh = new Mesh(new BoxGeometry(), material);
+  model.add(mesh);
+  model.updateMatrixWorld(true);
+  return { model, mesh };
+}
+
+test('painting separates material regions while preserving the original mesh and UVs', () => {
+  const { model, mesh } = fixture();
+  const original = mesh.geometry;
+  const originalUV = original.getAttribute('uv').array.slice();
+  prepareAppearanceEditor(model);
+  assert.notEqual(mesh.geometry, original);
+  assert.deepEqual(getAppearanceStats(model), { body: 12, hair: 0, iris: 0 });
+  const snapshot = captureAppearanceEditor(model);
+  const indexBuffer = mesh.geometry.index;
+  assert.equal(paintAppearanceRegion({ object: mesh, faceIndex: 0, point: new Vector3(.5, 0, 0) }, 0, 'hair', new Vector3(-1, 0, 0)), true);
+  assert.deepEqual(getAppearanceStats(model), { body: 11, hair: 1, iris: 0 });
+  assert.deepEqual(mesh.geometry.getAttribute('uv').array, originalUV);
+  assert.equal(mesh.geometry.index, indexBuffer);
+  assert.equal(original.groups.length, 6);
+  restoreAppearanceEditor(snapshot);
+  assert.deepEqual(getAppearanceStats(model), { body: 12, hair: 0, iris: 0 });
+  assert.equal(paintAppearanceRegion({ object: mesh, faceIndex: 0, point: new Vector3() }, 1, 'unknown', new Vector3()), false);
+});
+
+test('hair and iris colors remain independent of other instances and can return to the original', () => {
+  const originalMaterial = new MeshStandardMaterial();
+  const first = fixture(originalMaterial);
+  const second = fixture(originalMaterial);
+  prepareAppearanceEditor(first.model);
+  prepareAppearanceEditor(second.model);
+  applyCharacterAppearance(first.model, { hairColor: '#ff0000', eyeColor: '#0000ff' });
+  applyCharacterAppearance(second.model, { hairColor: '#00ff00' });
+  const shader = () => ({ uniforms: {}, fragmentShader: '#include <map_fragment>\n#include <emissivemap_fragment>' });
+  const hairShader = shader(), irisShader = shader(), otherShader = shader();
+  first.mesh.material[1].onBeforeCompile(hairShader);
+  first.mesh.material[2].onBeforeCompile(irisShader);
+  second.mesh.material[1].onBeforeCompile(otherShader);
+  assert.equal(hairShader.uniforms.falukantTargetColor.value.getHexString(), 'ff0000');
+  assert.equal(irisShader.uniforms.falukantTargetColor.value.getHexString(), '0000ff');
+  assert.equal(otherShader.uniforms.falukantTargetColor.value.getHexString(), '00ff00');
+  applyCharacterAppearance(first.model, { hairColor: '#cccccc', eyeColor: null });
+  assert.equal(hairShader.uniforms.falukantTargetColor.value.getHexString(), 'cccccc');
+  assert.equal(irisShader.uniforms.falukantColorEnabled.value, 0);
+  assert.equal(otherShader.uniforms.falukantTargetColor.value.getHexString(), '00ff00');
+  applyCharacterAppearance(first.model, { hairColor: 'invalid' });
+  assert.equal(hairShader.uniforms.falukantColorEnabled.value, 0);
+});
+
+test('saved glTF material metadata can be prepared again without multiplying materials', () => {
+  const first = fixture();
+  prepareAppearanceEditor(first.model);
+  const model = new Group();
+  const mesh = new Mesh(first.mesh.geometry.clone(), first.mesh.material.map(material => {
+    const copy = material.clone();
+    copy.userData = JSON.parse(JSON.stringify(material.userData));
+    return copy;
+  }));
+  model.add(mesh);
+  prepareAppearanceEditor(model);
+  assert.equal(mesh.material.length, 3);
+  assert.equal(getAppearanceRegion(mesh.material[1]), 'hair');
+  assert.equal(getAppearanceRegion(mesh.material[2]), 'iris');
+  prepareAppearanceEditor(model);
+  assert.equal(mesh.material.length, 3);
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/Character3D.vue b/frontend/src/components/Character3D.vue
index be4ec6d..3c46e4e 100755
--- a/frontend/src/components/Character3D.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/Character3D.vue
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 <template>
   <div class="character-3d-shell">
-    <div v-show="!showFallback" ref="container" class="character-3d-container"></div>
+    <div v-show="!showFallback" ref="container" class="character-3d-container"
+      @pointerdown.capture="startPainting" @pointermove="continuePainting"
+      @pointerup="finishPainting" @pointercancel="finishPainting"></div>
     <img
       v-if="showFallback"
       class="character-fallback"
@@ -30,7 +32,7 @@ const OPTIMIZED_MODEL_SUFFIX = '_opt.glb';
 // Bump this when deployment replaces GLB files under unchanged filenames.
 // The revision is part of the URL, so a browser cannot reuse an older immutable
 // response for the same model file.
-const MODEL_ASSET_REVISION = '20260930-2';
+const MODEL_ASSET_REVISION = '20261104-appearance-1';
 // Only concrete age models are used. If an exact age is not available, choose
 // the nearest lower one instead of the generic gender/age-group fallback.
 const AVAILABLE_MODEL_AGES = Object.freeze({
@@ -98,7 +100,13 @@ async function loadThreeModelRuntime() {
 
 export default {
   name: 'Character3D',
+  emits: ['model-loaded', 'model-error', 'appearance-changed'],
   props: {
+    modelSrc: { type: String, default: null },
+    appearance: { type: Object, default: () => ({}) },
+    editable: { type: Boolean, default: false },
+    paintRegion: { type: String, default: null },
+    brushSize: { type: Number, default: 0.015 },
     gender: {
       type: String,
       default: null,
@@ -130,6 +138,12 @@ export default {
       camera: null,
       renderer: null,
       model: null,
+      modelLoadVersion: 0,
+      originalTransform: null,
+      sourceAnimations: [],
+      undoHistory: [],
+      painting: false,
+      lastPaintAt: 0,
       animationId: null,
       mixer: null,
       clock: null,
@@ -205,6 +219,18 @@ export default {
     }
   },
   watch: {
+    appearance: {
+      deep: true,
+      handler() {
+        if (this.model && this.threeModelRuntime) this.threeModelRuntime.applyCharacterAppearance(this.model, this.appearance);
+      }
+    },
+    paintRegion(value) {
+      if (this.controls) this.controls.enabled = !value;
+    },
+    async modelSrc() {
+      if (!this.is3DDisabled) await this.loadModel();
+    },
     async actualGender() {
       if (this.is3DDisabled) return;
       await this.loadModel();
@@ -421,23 +447,16 @@ export default {
       }
 
       if (!this.scene) return;
+      const loadVersion = ++this.modelLoadVersion;
       const modelRuntime = await this.ensureThreeModelRuntime();
       const loaders = await this.ensureThreeLoaders();
+      if (loadVersion !== this.modelLoadVersion || !this.scene) return;
 
       // Altes Modell entfernen
       if (this.model) {
         this.scene.remove(this.model);
         // Cleanup des alten Modells
-        this.model.traverse((object) => {
-          if (object.geometry) object.geometry.dispose();
-          if (object.material) {
-            if (Array.isArray(object.material)) {
-              object.material.forEach(m => m.dispose());
-            } else {
-              object.material.dispose();
-            }
-          }
-        });
+        modelRuntime.disposeCharacterModel(this.model);
         this.model = null;
       }
 
@@ -459,7 +478,7 @@ export default {
         const candidateAges = availableAges
           .filter((age) => age <= modelAge)
           .sort((left, right) => right - left);
-        const candidates = candidateAges.map((age) =>
+        const candidates = this.modelSrc ? [this.modelSrc] : candidateAges.map((age) =>
           `${prefix}/${this.actualGender}_${age}y${OPTIMIZED_MODEL_SUFFIX}?v=${MODEL_ASSET_REVISION}`
         );
 
@@ -491,7 +510,26 @@ export default {
         }
 
         // Modell als raw markieren, um Vue's Reactivity zu vermeiden
+        if (loadVersion !== this.modelLoadVersion || !this.scene) {
+          modelRuntime.disposeCharacterModel(gltf.scene);
+          return;
+        }
         this.model = markRaw(gltf.scene);
+        this.originalTransform = markRaw({
+          position: this.model.position.clone(),
+          quaternion: this.model.quaternion.clone(),
+          scale: this.model.scale.clone(),
+        });
+        this.sourceAnimations = markRaw(gltf.animations || []);
+        this.undoHistory = [];
+        this.painting = false;
+        if (this.editable) modelRuntime.prepareAppearanceEditor(this.model);
+        modelRuntime.applyCharacterAppearance(this.model, this.appearance);
+        if (this.controls) {
+          this.controls.enabled = !this.paintRegion;
+          this.controls.minDistance = this.editable ? 0.1 : 1;
+          this.controls.enablePan = this.editable;
+        }
         
         // Initiale Bounding Box für Größenberechnung (vor Skalierung)
         const initialBox = new modelRuntime.Box3().setFromObject(this.model);
@@ -602,12 +640,67 @@ export default {
         if (this.model) {
           this.model.rotation.y = 0;
         }
+        this.showFallback = false;
+        this.$emit('model-loaded', modelRuntime.getAppearanceStats(this.model));
       } catch (error) {
+        if (loadVersion !== this.modelLoadVersion) return;
         console.error('Error loading 3D model:', error);
         this.showFallback = true;
+        this.$emit('model-error', error.message || 'Modell konnte nicht geladen werden.');
       }
     },
 
+    startPainting(event) {
+      if (!this.editable || !this.paintRegion || !this.model || event.button !== 0) return;
+      event.preventDefault();
+      event.stopPropagation();
+      this.undoHistory.push(markRaw(this.threeModelRuntime.captureAppearanceEditor(this.model)));
+      if (this.undoHistory.length > 10) this.undoHistory.shift();
+      this.painting = true;
+      this.$refs.container.setPointerCapture(event.pointerId);
+      this.paintAtEvent(event);
+    },
+    continuePainting(event) {
+      if (!this.painting || performance.now() - this.lastPaintAt < 50) return;
+      this.paintAtEvent(event);
+    },
+    finishPainting(event) {
+      this.painting = false;
+      if (this.$refs.container?.hasPointerCapture(event.pointerId)) this.$refs.container.releasePointerCapture(event.pointerId);
+    },
+    paintAtEvent(event) {
+      const runtime = this.threeModelRuntime;
+      if (!runtime || !this.model || !this.renderer) return;
+      this.lastPaintAt = performance.now();
+      const rect = this.renderer.domElement.getBoundingClientRect();
+      const pointer = new runtime.Vector2((event.clientX - rect.left) / rect.width * 2 - 1, -(event.clientY - rect.top) / rect.height * 2 + 1);
+      const raycaster = new runtime.Raycaster();
+      raycaster.setFromCamera(pointer, this.camera);
+      const hit = raycaster.intersectObject(this.model, true)[0];
+      if (!hit) return;
+      const height = new runtime.Box3().setFromObject(this.model).getSize(new runtime.Vector3()).y;
+      if (runtime.paintAppearanceRegion(hit, Math.max(0.001, this.brushSize) * height, this.paintRegion, raycaster.ray.direction)) {
+        runtime.applyCharacterAppearance(this.model, this.appearance);
+        this.$emit('appearance-changed', runtime.getAppearanceStats(this.model));
+      }
+    },
+    undoAppearance() {
+      const snapshot = this.undoHistory.pop();
+      if (!snapshot || !this.model) return;
+      this.threeModelRuntime.restoreAppearanceEditor(snapshot);
+      this.$emit('appearance-changed', this.threeModelRuntime.getAppearanceStats(this.model));
+    },
+    async exportAppearanceModel() {
+      if (!this.model || !this.editable) throw new Error('Bitte zuerst ein Modell laden.');
+      const { GLTFExporter } = await import('three/addons/exporters/GLTFExporter.js');
+      const root = this.model.clone(true);
+      root.position.copy(this.originalTransform.position);
+      root.quaternion.copy(this.originalTransform.quaternion);
+      root.scale.copy(this.originalTransform.scale);
+      const binary = await new GLTFExporter().parseAsync(root, { binary: true, animations: this.sourceAnimations });
+      return new Blob([binary], { type: 'model/gltf-binary' });
+    },
+
     animate() {
       this.animationId = requestAnimationFrame(this.animate);
 
@@ -644,6 +737,7 @@ export default {
     },
 
     cleanup() {
+      this.modelLoadVersion++;
       if (this.animationId) {
         cancelAnimationFrame(this.animationId);
       }
@@ -655,16 +749,7 @@ export default {
       }
 
       if (this.model) {
-        this.model.traverse((object) => {
-          if (object.geometry) object.geometry.dispose();
-          if (object.material) {
-            if (Array.isArray(object.material)) {
-              object.material.forEach(m => m.dispose());
-            } else {
-              object.material.dispose();
-            }
-          }
-        });
+        this.threeModelRuntime?.disposeCharacterModel(this.model);
         this.model = null;
       }
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/falukant/CharacterAppearanceEditor.vue b/frontend/src/components/falukant/CharacterAppearanceEditor.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..30e3e1b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/components/falukant/CharacterAppearanceEditor.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+<template>
+  <section class="appearance-editor">
+    <div class="appearance-editor__controls">
+      <h2>Individuelles Aussehen</h2>
+      <p>Modell auswählen oder eine GLB-Datei öffnen. Haare und Iris einmal markieren, danach die Farben frei ändern.</p>
+      <div class="appearance-editor__pair">
+        <label>Modell
+          <select v-model="gender" @change="useBuiltInModel">
+            <option value="female">Weiblich</option><option value="male">Männlich</option>
+          </select>
+        </label>
+        <label>Alter
+          <select v-model.number="age" @change="useBuiltInModel">
+            <option v-for="value in ages" :key="value" :value="value">{{ value }} Jahre</option>
+          </select>
+        </label>
+      </div>
+      <label class="appearance-editor__file">GLB-Datei öffnen
+        <input type="file" accept=".glb,model/gltf-binary" @change="openFile" />
+      </label>
+      <p v-if="fileName" class="appearance-editor__note">{{ fileName }}</p>
+      <fieldset>
+        <legend>Bereiche zuordnen</legend>
+        <div class="appearance-editor__tools">
+          <button v-for="tool in tools" :key="tool.value" type="button"
+            :aria-pressed="mode === tool.value" :class="{ active: mode === tool.value }"
+            @click="mode = tool.value">{{ tool.label }}</button>
+        </div>
+        <p class="appearance-editor__note">{{ toolHint }}</p>
+        <label v-if="mode !== 'rotate'">Pinselgröße
+          <input v-model.number="brushSize" type="range" min="0.002" max="0.06" step="0.001" />
+        </label>
+        <button type="button" :disabled="!loaded" @click="$refs.character?.undoAppearance()">Markierung rückgängig</button>
+      </fieldset>
+      <fieldset>
+        <legend>Farben ausprobieren</legend>
+        <div class="appearance-editor__pair">
+          <label>Haarfarbe <input v-model="hairColor" type="color" /></label>
+          <label>Augenfarbe <input v-model="eyeColor" type="color" /></label>
+        </div>
+        <label class="appearance-editor__checkbox"><input v-model="showColors" type="checkbox" /> Farbänderungen anzeigen</label>
+      </fieldset>
+      <p class="appearance-editor__note">Haare: {{ stats.hair ? 'markiert' : 'noch nicht markiert' }} · Iris: {{ stats.iris ? 'markiert' : 'noch nicht markiert' }}</p>
+      <button type="button" :disabled="!loaded || exporting" @click="downloadModel">
+        {{ exporting ? 'GLB wird erstellt …' : 'Bearbeitetes GLB herunterladen' }}
+      </button>
+      <p class="appearance-editor__note">Gespeichert werden die markierten Bereiche. Die Vorschaufarben lassen sich später pro Charakter einstellen.</p>
+      <p v-if="error" role="alert" class="appearance-editor__error">{{ error }}</p>
+      <p v-else role="status" class="appearance-editor__note">{{ status }}</p>
+    </div>
+    <div class="appearance-editor__stage" :class="{ 'is-painting': mode !== 'rotate' }">
+      <Character3D :key="modelKey" ref="character" :gender="gender" :age="age"
+        :model-src="localSource" :appearance="appearance" editable :paint-region="paintRegion"
+        :brush-size="brushSize" no-background
+        @model-loaded="modelLoaded" @appearance-changed="stats = $event"
+        @model-error="modelError" />
+    </div>
+  </section>
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import Character3D from '@/components/Character3D.vue';
+
+export default {
+  name: 'CharacterAppearanceEditor',
+  components: { Character3D },
+  data() {
+    return {
+      gender: 'female', age: 20,
+      ages: [...Array(17).keys(), 18, 20, 25, 30, 40, 50, 60],
+      localSource: null, fileName: '', mode: 'rotate', brushSize: 0.015,
+      hairColor: '#69432d', eyeColor: '#3d92b5', showColors: true,
+      loaded: false, exporting: false, status: 'Modell wird geladen …', error: '',
+      stats: { body: 0, hair: 0, iris: 0 },
+      tools: [
+        { value: 'rotate', label: 'Drehen / Zoom' },
+        { value: 'hair', label: 'Haare markieren' },
+        { value: 'iris', label: 'Iris markieren' },
+        { value: 'body', label: 'Markierung entfernen' },
+      ],
+    };
+  },
+  computed: {
+    appearance() { return { hairColor: this.showColors ? this.hairColor : null, eyeColor: this.showColors ? this.eyeColor : null }; },
+    modelKey() { return this.localSource || `${this.gender}-${this.age}`; },
+    paintRegion() { return this.mode === 'rotate' ? null : this.mode; },
+    toolHint() {
+      if (this.mode === 'rotate') return 'Ziehen zum Drehen, Mausrad zum Zoomen, rechte Maustaste zum Verschieben.';
+      if (this.mode === 'iris') return 'Nah heranzoomen und nur die farbige Iris markieren. Pupille und Augenweiß aussparen.';
+      if (this.mode === 'body') return 'Über eine Fläche streichen, um dort die ursprüngliche Textur wiederherzustellen.';
+      return 'Über die sichtbaren Haarflächen streichen. Für Rückseite und Seiten wieder auf Drehen wechseln.';
+    },
+  },
+  beforeUnmount() { if (this.localSource) URL.revokeObjectURL(this.localSource); },
+  methods: {
+    resetStatus() {
+      this.loaded = false;
+      this.error = '';
+      this.status = 'Modell wird geladen …';
+      this.stats = { body: 0, hair: 0, iris: 0 };
+    },
+    useBuiltInModel() {
+      if (this.localSource) URL.revokeObjectURL(this.localSource);
+      this.localSource = null;
+      this.fileName = '';
+      this.resetStatus();
+    },
+    openFile(event) {
+      const file = event.target.files?.[0];
+      if (!file) return;
+      if (!/\.glb$/i.test(file.name)) { this.error = 'Bitte eine GLB-Datei auswählen.'; return; }
+      if (this.localSource) URL.revokeObjectURL(this.localSource);
+      this.localSource = URL.createObjectURL(file);
+      this.fileName = file.name;
+      this.resetStatus();
+      event.target.value = '';
+    },
+    modelLoaded(stats) { this.loaded = true; this.stats = stats; this.status = 'Modell bereit. Farben wirken auf markierte Bereiche.'; },
+    modelError(message) { this.loaded = false; this.error = message; this.status = ''; },
+    async downloadModel() {
+      this.exporting = true;
+      this.error = '';
+      try {
+        const blob = await this.$refs.character.exportAppearanceModel();
+        const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+        const link = document.createElement('a');
+        link.href = url;
+        link.download = (this.fileName || `${this.gender}_${this.age}y.glb`).replace(/_opt\.glb$/i, '.glb');
+        link.click();
+        setTimeout(() => URL.revokeObjectURL(url), 30000);
+        this.status = 'GLB exportiert. Zum Prüfen die heruntergeladene Datei erneut öffnen.';
+      } catch (error) { this.error = error.message || 'Export fehlgeschlagen.'; }
+      finally { this.exporting = false; }
+    },
+  },
+};
+</script>
+
+<style scoped>
+.appearance-editor { display: grid; grid-template-columns: minmax(250px, 340px) minmax(0, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
+.appearance-editor__controls { display: flex; flex-direction: column; align-items: stretch; gap: 14px; }
+.appearance-editor__controls h2, .appearance-editor__controls p { margin: 0; }
+.appearance-editor__controls label { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 6px; }
+.appearance-editor__pair { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 12px; }
+.appearance-editor__pair input[type=color] { width: 100%; min-height: 42px; padding: 3px; }
+.appearance-editor__controls fieldset { display: grid; gap: 12px; padding: 12px; border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #ccc); border-radius: 8px; }
+.appearance-editor__tools { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 8px; }
+.appearance-editor__tools button.active { outline: 2px solid var(--color-primary, #39844f); outline-offset: 1px; }
+.appearance-editor__controls .appearance-editor__checkbox { display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center; gap: 8px; }
+.appearance-editor__note { font-size: 0.875rem; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--color-text-secondary, #5a655d); overflow-wrap: anywhere; }
+.appearance-editor__error { color: var(--color-danger, #a63030); }
+.appearance-editor__stage { height: 720px; min-height: 500px; border-radius: 12px; border: 1px solid var(--color-border, #ccc); background: #e6e4de; overflow: hidden; position: sticky; top: 12px; }
+.appearance-editor__stage :deep(.character-3d-shell), .appearance-editor__stage :deep(.character-3d-container) { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
+.appearance-editor__stage.is-painting :deep(canvas) { cursor: crosshair; }
+.appearance-editor__stage :deep(.character-debug-overlay) { display: none; }
+@media (max-width: 760px) { .appearance-editor { grid-template-columns: 1fr; } .appearance-editor__stage { grid-row: 1; position: static; height: 480px; min-height: 0; } }
+</style>
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/falukant/FalukantCharacterVisual.vue b/frontend/src/components/falukant/FalukantCharacterVisual.vue
index fd34839..7dc48b8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/falukant/FalukantCharacterVisual.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/falukant/FalukantCharacterVisual.vue
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
       <Character3D
         :gender="normalizedGender"
         :age="normalizedAge"
+        :appearance="appearance"
         :lightweight="lightweight"
         :noBackground="noBackground"
         :lazy="lazy"
@@ -70,6 +71,7 @@ export default {
     Character3D,
   },
   props: {
+    appearance: { type: Object, default: () => ({}) },
     gender: {
       type: String,
       default: 'male',
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/characterAppearance.js b/frontend/src/utils/characterAppearance.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bb06c0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/characterAppearance.js
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+import { Color, Vector3 } from 'three';
+
+export const APPEARANCE_REGIONS = Object.freeze(['body', 'hair', 'iris']);
+const editorStates = new WeakMap();
+const colorStates = new WeakMap();
+
+export function getAppearanceRegion(material) {
+  const region = material?.userData?.falukantAppearance?.region;
+  if (APPEARANCE_REGIONS.includes(region)) return region;
+  const name = String(material?.name || '').toLowerCase();
+  if (['hair', 'falukant_hair'].includes(name)) return 'hair';
+  if (['iris', 'falukant_iris'].includes(name)) return 'iris';
+  return 'body';
+}
+
+function setupColor(material) {
+  if (colorStates.has(material)) return colorStates.get(material);
+  const uniforms = { target: { value: new Color() }, enabled: { value: 0 } };
+  const previousCompile = material.onBeforeCompile;
+  material.onBeforeCompile = function (shader, renderer) {
+    previousCompile.call(this, shader, renderer);
+    shader.uniforms.falukantTargetColor = uniforms.target;
+    shader.uniforms.falukantColorEnabled = uniforms.enabled;
+    shader.fragmentShader = `uniform vec3 falukantTargetColor;
+uniform float falukantColorEnabled;\n${shader.fragmentShader}`;
+    shader.fragmentShader = shader.fragmentShader.replace('#include <map_fragment>', `
+#include <map_fragment>
+float falukantDetail = clamp(dot(diffuseColor.rgb, vec3(0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722)) * 1.8 + 0.18, 0.18, 1.0);
+diffuseColor.rgb = mix(diffuseColor.rgb, falukantTargetColor * falukantDetail, falukantColorEnabled);
+`);
+    // Some Meshy models also bake the original color into an emissive map.
+    shader.fragmentShader = shader.fragmentShader.replace('#include <emissivemap_fragment>', `
+#include <emissivemap_fragment>
+float falukantEmission = dot(totalEmissiveRadiance, vec3(0.2126, 0.7152, 0.0722));
+totalEmissiveRadiance = mix(totalEmissiveRadiance, falukantTargetColor * falukantEmission, falukantColorEnabled);
+`);
+  };
+  material.customProgramCacheKey = () => 'falukant-appearance-v1';
+  material.needsUpdate = true;
+  colorStates.set(material, uniforms);
+  return uniforms;
+}
+
+export function applyCharacterAppearance(model, appearance = {}) {
+  model.traverse(object => {
+    if (!object.isMesh) return;
+    for (const material of [].concat(object.material || [])) {
+      const region = getAppearanceRegion(material);
+      if (region === 'body') continue;
+      const color = region === 'hair' ? appearance.hairColor : appearance.eyeColor;
+      const state = setupColor(material);
+      const valid = typeof color === 'string' && /^#[0-9a-f]{6}$/i.test(color);
+      state.enabled.value = valid ? 1 : 0;
+      if (valid) state.target.value.set(color);
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+// Keep texture references, UVs, normals and skinning attributes. Only split
+// triangle indices into standard glTF material groups. No texture guessing.
+export function prepareAppearanceEditor(model) {
+  model.traverse(mesh => {
+    if (!mesh.isMesh || editorStates.has(mesh)) return;
+    const original = mesh.geometry;
+    if (!original.getAttribute('position')) return;
+    mesh.geometry = original.clone();
+    const geometry = mesh.geometry;
+    if (!geometry.index) {
+      geometry.setIndex(Array.from({ length: geometry.getAttribute('position').count }, (_, i) => i));
+    }
+    const oldMaterials = [].concat(mesh.material);
+    const sources = new Map();
+    const materialSources = [];
+    const materials = [];
+    oldMaterials.forEach((material, oldIndex) => {
+      const key = material.userData?.falukantAppearance?.source ?? `material-${oldIndex}`;
+      if (!sources.has(key)) {
+        sources.set(key, sources.size);
+        for (const region of APPEARANCE_REGIONS) {
+          const clone = material.clone();
+          clone.name = `Falukant_${region}_${sources.get(key)}`;
+          clone.userData.falukantAppearance = { version: 1, region, source: key };
+          materials.push(clone);
+        }
+      }
+      materialSources[oldIndex] = sources.get(key);
+    });
+    const count = geometry.index.count / 3;
+    const regions = new Uint8Array(count);
+    const bases = new Uint16Array(count);
+    const groups = geometry.groups.length ? geometry.groups : [{ start: 0, count: geometry.index.count, materialIndex: 0 }];
+    for (const group of groups) {
+      const materialIndex = group.materialIndex || 0;
+      const region = APPEARANCE_REGIONS.indexOf(getAppearanceRegion(oldMaterials[materialIndex]));
+      for (let face = group.start / 3; face < (group.start + group.count) / 3; face++) {
+        regions[face] = region;
+        bases[face] = materialSources[materialIndex];
+      }
+    }
+    mesh.material = materials;
+    const state = { regions, bases };
+    editorStates.set(mesh, state);
+    rebuildGroups(mesh, state);
+  });
+  model.userData.falukantAppearance = { version: 1, regions: APPEARANCE_REGIONS.slice() };
+}
+
+function rebuildGroups(mesh, state) {
+  const geometry = mesh.geometry;
+  const oldIndex = geometry.index.array;
+  const buckets = Array.from({ length: mesh.material.length }, () => []);
+  for (let face = 0; face < state.regions.length; face++) {
+    buckets[state.bases[face] * 3 + state.regions[face]].push(face);
+  }
+  const index = new oldIndex.constructor(oldIndex.length);
+  const regions = new Uint8Array(state.regions.length);
+  const bases = new Uint16Array(state.bases.length);
+  let offset = 0;
+  geometry.clearGroups();
+  buckets.forEach((faces, materialIndex) => {
+    if (!faces.length) return;
+    geometry.addGroup(offset * 3, faces.length * 3, materialIndex);
+    for (const face of faces) {
+      index.set(oldIndex.subarray(face * 3, face * 3 + 3), offset * 3);
+      regions[offset] = state.regions[face];
+      bases[offset] = state.bases[face];
+      offset++;
+    }
+  });
+  state.regions = regions;
+  state.bases = bases;
+  // Reuse the GPU index buffer while painting instead of leaking a new one
+  // for each brush movement.
+  geometry.index.array.set(index);
+  geometry.index.needsUpdate = true;
+}
+
+export function paintAppearanceRegion(hit, worldRadius, region, cameraDirection) {
+  const mesh = hit.object;
+  const state = editorStates.get(mesh);
+  const label = APPEARANCE_REGIONS.indexOf(region);
+  if (!state || label < 0 || !Number.isInteger(hit.faceIndex)) return false;
+  const point = mesh.worldToLocal(hit.point.clone());
+  const scale = mesh.getWorldScale(new Vector3());
+  const radius = worldRadius / Math.max(Math.abs(scale.x), Math.abs(scale.y), Math.abs(scale.z));
+  const direction = cameraDirection.clone().transformDirection(mesh.matrixWorld.clone().invert());
+  const positions = mesh.geometry.getAttribute('position');
+  const index = mesh.geometry.index.array;
+  const a = new Vector3(), b = new Vector3(), c = new Vector3();
+  const normal = new Vector3(), edge = new Vector3(), center = new Vector3();
+  let changed = false;
+  for (let face = 0; face < state.regions.length; face++) {
+    if (state.regions[face] === label) continue;
+    a.fromBufferAttribute(positions, index[face * 3]);
+    b.fromBufferAttribute(positions, index[face * 3 + 1]);
+    c.fromBufferAttribute(positions, index[face * 3 + 2]);
+    center.copy(a).add(b).add(c).multiplyScalar(1 / 3);
+    normal.subVectors(b, a).cross(edge.subVectors(c, a));
+    if (face === hit.faceIndex || (center.distanceToSquared(point) <= radius * radius && normal.dot(direction) < 0)) {
+      state.regions[face] = label;
+      changed = true;
+    }
+  }
+  if (changed) rebuildGroups(mesh, state);
+  return changed;
+}
+
+export function captureAppearanceEditor(model) {
+  const snapshot = [];
+  model.traverse(mesh => {
+    const state = editorStates.get(mesh);
+    if (state) snapshot.push({ mesh, index: mesh.geometry.index.clone(), regions: state.regions.slice(), bases: state.bases.slice() });
+  });
+  return snapshot;
+}
+
+export function restoreAppearanceEditor(snapshot) {
+  for (const { mesh, index, regions, bases } of snapshot) {
+    mesh.geometry.index.array.set(index.array);
+    mesh.geometry.index.needsUpdate = true;
+    const state = { regions: regions.slice(), bases: bases.slice() };
+    editorStates.set(mesh, state);
+    rebuildGroups(mesh, state);
+  }
+}
+
+export function getAppearanceStats(model) {
+  const stats = { hair: 0, iris: 0, body: 0 };
+  model.traverse(mesh => {
+    if (!mesh.isMesh) return;
+    const materials = [].concat(mesh.material);
+    for (const group of mesh.geometry.groups) {
+      stats[getAppearanceRegion(materials[group.materialIndex || 0])] += group.count / 3;
+    }
+  });
+  return stats;
+}
+
+export function disposeCharacterModel(model) {
+  const geometries = new Set(), materials = new Set(), textures = new Set(), images = new Set();
+  model.traverse(object => {
+    if (object.geometry) geometries.add(object.geometry);
+    for (const material of [].concat(object.material || [])) materials.add(material);
+  });
+  for (const material of materials) {
+    for (const value of Object.values(material)) {
+      if (value?.isTexture) {
+        textures.add(value);
+        if (value.source?.data) images.add(value.source.data);
+      }
+    }
+    material.dispose();
+  }
+  geometries.forEach(geometry => geometry.dispose());
+  textures.forEach(texture => texture.dispose());
+  images.forEach(image => image.close?.());
+}
diff --git a/frontend/src/utils/threeModelRuntime.js b/frontend/src/utils/threeModelRuntime.js
index 64bd059..4182e38 100755
--- a/frontend/src/utils/threeModelRuntime.js
+++ b/frontend/src/utils/threeModelRuntime.js
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { AnimationMixer } from 'three/src/animation/AnimationMixer.js';
 import { Box3 } from 'three/src/math/Box3.js';
 import { Vector3 } from 'three/src/math/Vector3.js';
+export { Raycaster } from 'three/src/core/Raycaster.js';
+export { Vector2 } from 'three/src/math/Vector2.js';
+export * from './characterAppearance.js';
 
 export {
   AnimationMixer,
diff --git a/frontend/src/views/falukant/AllCharactersTest.vue b/frontend/src/views/falukant/AllCharactersTest.vue
index 39e1966..4c7a34f 100755
--- a/frontend/src/views/falukant/AllCharactersTest.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/views/falukant/AllCharactersTest.vue
@@ -1,41 +1,49 @@
 <template>
   <div class="all-characters-test">
-    <h1>All 3D Characters (Ages × Genders)</h1>
     <div class="controls">
-      <label><input type="checkbox" v-model="useLightweight"> Use lightweight models</label>
-      <label><input type="checkbox" v-model="noBackground"> No background</label>
+      <button type="button" :aria-pressed="editorMode" @click="editorMode = true">Farben und Modellbereiche</button>
+      <button type="button" :aria-pressed="!editorMode" @click="editorMode = false">Alle Altersmodelle</button>
     </div>
-
-    <div class="grid">
-      <div v-for="(age, idx) in ages" :key="`age-${age}`" class="card">
-        <div class="label">Alter: {{ age }}</div>
-        <div class="row">
-          <div class="cell">
-            <div class="mini-shell">
-              <Character3D :gender="'female'" :age="age" :lightweight="useLightweight" :noBackground="noBackground" />
+    <CharacterAppearanceEditor v-if="editorMode" />
+    <template v-else>
+      <h1>All 3D Characters (Ages × Genders)</h1>
+      <div class="controls">
+        <label><input type="checkbox" v-model="useLightweight"> Use lightweight models</label>
+        <label><input type="checkbox" v-model="noBackground"> No background</label>
+      </div>
+      <div class="grid">
+        <div v-for="(age, idx) in ages" :key="`age-${age}`" class="card">
+          <div class="label">Alter: {{ age }}</div>
+          <div class="row">
+            <div class="cell">
+              <div class="mini-shell">
+                <Character3D :gender="'female'" :age="age" :lightweight="useLightweight" :noBackground="noBackground" />
+              </div>
+              <div class="sub">weiblich</div>
             </div>
-            <div class="sub">weiblich</div>
-          </div>
-          <div class="cell">
-            <div class="mini-shell">
-              <Character3D :gender="'male'" :age="age" :lightweight="useLightweight" :noBackground="noBackground" />
+            <div class="cell">
+              <div class="mini-shell">
+                <Character3D :gender="'male'" :age="age" :lightweight="useLightweight" :noBackground="noBackground" />
+              </div>
+              <div class="sub">männlich</div>
             </div>
-            <div class="sub">männlich</div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>
-    </div>
+    </template>
   </div>
 </template>
 
 <script>
 import Character3D from '@/components/Character3D.vue';
+import CharacterAppearanceEditor from '@/components/falukant/CharacterAppearanceEditor.vue';
 
 export default {
   name: 'AllCharactersTest',
-  components: { Character3D },
+  components: { Character3D, CharacterAppearanceEditor },
   data() {
     return {
+      editorMode: true,
       // Show ages 0..17 and some representative adults
       ages: [...Array(18).keys()].concat([25, 40, 70]),
       useLightweight: true,