Joy of Painting
by xerca
Joy of Painting adds crafted canvases and a palette, so players can paint pictures and display them in their builds like vanilla paintings.
What it does
A canvas and a palette are crafted from ordinary materials, and the palette mixes colors in the same way vanilla dyes combine. Painted canvases can be hung on walls, and smaller ones can also be placed on floors or ceilings. Players can paint anything from freeform art to memes.
The mod is aimed at survival builders, creative players and servers that want custom artwork in their bases. A server running it needs every connecting player to have it too. Files exist for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 23 release versions, 1.12.2 – 26.2, and the code is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0 or later. Recent builds, including 1.20.1-2.0.0 and 1.21.1-2.0.0, add glass canvases and a brush requirement for palettes.
Key features
Painted canvases
Players paint their own pictures on crafted canvases and hang them on a wall like vanilla paintings.
Palette color mixing
A palette mixes dyes into new colors, following the same logic as vanilla dye combinations.
Adjustable brushes
Several brush sizes and a brush opacity setting control how each stroke is applied.
Floor and ceiling placement
Smaller painted canvases can also be set on the floor or the ceiling, not only on walls.
Extra building content
The author also includes a kitchen set, tools and weapons, building blocks, cushions and a storage chest.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x2 of 2 versions with builds
1.21.x7 of 7 versions with builds
1.20.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.19.x4 of 4 versions with builds
1.18.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.17.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.16.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.15.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.14.x1 of 1 version with builds
1.12.x1 of 1 version with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Custom artwork in builds
Players hang their own paintings in houses, galleries and servers to decorate bases with personal art.
Who it’s for: Players who like decorating with artwork, builders who want custom pictures on their walls, and server owners who want a shared art feature.
How it compares
Immersive Paintings is open source under the GNU General Public License v3.0 only, published for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.16.5 – 26.2, with client and server environment. Artistry Live is open source under the MIT License and covers 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, also client and server. Joy of Painting is open source under the GPL 3.0 or later and covers the wider 1.12.2 – 26.2 range.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joy of Painting | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.12.2 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-07-27 |
| Immersive Paintings | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.16.5 – 26.2 | Client and server | 2026-09-13 |
| Artistry Live | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-09-23 |
Questions
Does Joy of Painting need to be installed on the server?
Which loaders does Joy of Painting support?
Does Joy of Painting work with shaders?
In the catalog
Joy of Painting is one of 5,392 Social mods on ModsFinder, and one of 4,084 Social mods for Fabric. 13,894 mods support Minecraft 26.2.
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What the author says
This mod lets you craft a blank canvas and a palette, with which you can paint your own pictures and hang them on a wall like the vanilla paintings. Let your creativity roam free or paint memes and experience the joy of painting. Painted canvases can be hung on a wall (small ones can also be put on the floor or…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/joy-of-painting
- Owner
- xerca
- Published
- 2023-02-05
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-27
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15