Custom Paintings
by SeaSharpy
Custom Paintings lets a server load player-chosen images as painting maps, placed by a single command.
What it does
A command takes a width and height in blocks and a web image address, then hands the player a map. The image is spread across a grid of map pieces that together form one large picture, sized to the blocks given. Server owners can use it on a multiplayer server, and the same installation works in single-player. The mod is built for Fabric and runs on server only, so players join without installing it, but a client-side install is needed for single-player play. Files cover 1.21.4 – 1.21.11, with 1.1.2 for 1.21.11 as the latest file, and the code is under All rights reserved.
Key features
Image command
A painting command accepts block dimensions and an image URL, then gives the player a map carrying the picture.
Multi-block paintings
Map pieces combine into one larger image, so the painting covers the width and height the command specifies.
Server-side install
The server runs the mod and players join without it, while single-player worlds need a client installation as well.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
How it compares
Paintings Need Glass is a client-side only Fabric mod for 1.21.11 under the MIT License and is open source. Refined Paintings is a client and server Fabric mod for 1.21, also open source under the MIT License. Precise Painter needs the server while client installation stays optional, is open source, and targets 1.21.11 on Fabric.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom Paintings | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-02-10 |
| Paintings Need Glass (PNG) | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Client-side only | 2026-07-09 |
| Refined Paintings | Fabric | 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-06-22 |
| Precise Painter | Fabric | 1.21.11 | Server required, client optional | 2026-04-05 |
Questions
Does Custom Paintings need to be on the client?
In the catalog
Custom Paintings is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 19,862 mods support Minecraft 1.21.11.
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What the author says
Use the command /painting [blocksX] [blocksY] to recieve a map with the image at the url or optionally more maps to form a larger image (specified in the blocksX and blocksY). Fully server-side, no client installation needed (unless you want it in singleplayer).
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/custom-painting
- Owner
- SeaSharpy
- Published
- 2025-01-16
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-02-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15