Artistry Live
by Iliiasik
Artistry Live lets players create custom paintings, alone or with friends in real time, and place them in the world.
What it does
Players draw custom paintings in a single session, and several players can work on the same canvas at once in real-time multiplayer. The idea behind the mod is a simple way to decorate a world with personal paintings without extra blocks or complications. Paintings are made by applying colors to blocks, which stylizes the chosen image.
Posters and banners come in three states, and a copied item returns an empty instance while the used instance disappears in the crafting process. Signed posters cannot be edited or copied afterwards. Artistry Live is open source under the MIT License and runs on client and server, so the server and every player need it. Files are published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, covering 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, with 1.2.3 as the latest version, dated 2026-09-23.
Key features
Real-time shared painting
Several players draw on the same painting together, with the work updating live across the session.
Custom painting creation
Players build their own paintings from colors and blocks, with images stylized by the chosen palette.
Full color palette
Every color is available, and a HEX code can be entered to pick an exact shade.
Three-state posters and banners
Posters and banners move through three states, and signed posters lock against editing and copying.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Decorating a shared world
Groups on a server can paint and hang their own artwork in a common build without extra blocks.
Who it’s for: Players who want personal artwork in their builds, and server owners whose communities paint together.
How it compares
DrawTogether is a NeoForge-only mod for 1.21.1 with the same client and server environment, under All rights reserved and not open source. EtherImagen covers Fabric and Forge for 1.20.1 – 1.21.1, also with All rights reserved licensing and no open source code. Joy of Painting is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later and spans Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.12.2 – 26.2, while Banner Text is open source under the MIT License and is server required with client optional.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artistry Live | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-23 |
| DrawTogether | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-04-05 |
| EtherImagen | Fabric and Forge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-05-17 |
| Joy of Painting | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-27 |
| Banner Text | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20.5 – 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-02-27 |
Questions
Does Artistry Live need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Artistry Live support?
Can friends paint the same canvas at once?
In the catalog
Artistry Live is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
Artistry Live adds custom paintings to the game that you can create with your friends. You can paint on them using colors or blocks, and add and stylize images. The idea behind the mod is to provide a simple way to decorate the world with your own paintings, without unnecessary blocks or complications.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/artistry-live
- Owner
- Iliiasik
- Published
- 2025-10-04
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-09-23
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15