Blender is in GSoC 2019

[LoboTommy]

@OmarSquircleArt is proposing some node enhancements. (I look forward to them).

Blender GSOC19 Proposal

While in the Attribute / Object Info space could you expose Vertex Alpha too please? (Ignore the paint stuff / nodes).

How to use vertex alpha in node editor?

As above, and blender.stackexchange.com/questions/118506/can-i-use-vertex-alpha-to-blend-2-textures. Possibly related / fortuitous developer.blender.org/T58711. In my use case vertex RGB channels will hold color and Alpha will blend other stuff. Is anything like the pictured / annotated planned to better modify and access the available Alpha data? [VertexAlphaAttributeAndPaint] Vertex Color Master improves the Alpha paint fidelity by transferring values from one RGB channel. Workflow is pain…