Paints n' Pixels
by RyanDxxx
Paints n' Pixels adds around 70 new paintings to the game, backported from later seasonal paintings releases, and is published for Forge and NeoForge.
What it does
The paintings are backported from later releases so that worlds on 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 can use them without waiting for a vanilla update. The author counts more than 80 new paintings in total, each with a different size and style, and the full set is meant to give a wider pool of artwork to choose from when placing paintings in a build.
Some of the paintings were originally made for the Ad Astra addon mod, and the author notes that they still work in this release. The paintings are placed like vanilla paintings, and the artist credits are listed by the author. Installation requires nothing beyond the loader itself, since the mod does not depend on any other mod.
The mod is installed on both the server and every player's client, because the paintings have to be known to both sides. Forge and NeoForge files exist for Minecraft 1.20.1 and 1.21.1, and the license is All rights reserved, so the code is not open source.
Key features
Backported seasonal paintings
Paintings from later releases are added to the pool, so players can place them in 1.20.1 and 1.21.1 worlds.
Varied sizes and styles
The paintings range across many sizes and visual styles, which gives builders a choice in both scale and look.
Ad Astra paintings kept
Paintings that were first made for the Ad Astra addon still work, so the set keeps artwork from that project.
Credited artists
The author lists artist credits for the paintings in the mod's project description.
Gallery
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players and builders who want more painting variety in decorative builds, and server owners who want the same set available to every player on a server running Forge or NeoForge.
How it compares
Koyun's Extra Paintings is also client and server, but it is available for Fabric, Forge and NeoForge across 1.20 – 1.20.6 and is released under the Creative Commons Attribution Share Alike 4.0 license. Create Paintings Addon covers the same 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 range on Fabric, Forge and NeoForge, is client and server, and is under All rights reserved. Pixel Painter is a NeoForge-only option for 1.21.1, is client and server, and is also under All rights reserved.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paints n' Pixels | Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-31 |
| Koyun's Extra Paintings | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20 – 1.20.6 | Client and server | 2024-05-11 |
| Create Paintings Addon | Fabric, Forge and NeoForge | 1.20.1 – 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-08-30 |
| Pixel Painter | NeoForge | 1.21.1 | Client and server | 2026-07-18 |
Questions
Which loaders does Paints n' Pixels support?
Does the server need the mod?
Are the paintings from Ad Astra included?
In the catalog
Paints n' Pixels is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,149 Decoration mods for Forge. 32,366 mods support Minecraft 1.21.1.
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What the author says
A mod that adds a total of 80+ n' more New and Unique Paintings, while also backporting future or april fools' Paintings. These paintings are added in the total pool of paintings; with many of them varying in size, style and practicality. Some of these paintings were made originally for an Ad Astra Addon mod (which…
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/paints-n-pixels
- Owner
- RyanDxxx
- Published
- 2026-05-23
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-07-31
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15