Retouch Brush
by PlagueTR
Retouch Brush lets a player cycle through paintings by right-clicking a painting with a brush, and it can also be triggered from a dispenser loaded with the brush.
What it does
Right-clicking an existing painting with the brush steps it through the available art variants, so a placed painting can be swapped without breaking it. A dispenser holding the brush performs the same change on a painting in front of it, which makes it possible to build a painting that changes on its own, such as a television made of dispensers. The behavior is set by the server, and the client does not compute the change itself, so the result is the same for every player who joins.
Retouch Brush is server-side only: the server installs the jar and vanilla clients connect without any extra install. Settings can be changed in an in-game configuration screen or by editing the config file by hand. The mod is published for Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt, and the license is MIT (open source). Files cover 1.20 – 26.3, with the latest builds listed for each loader.
Key features
Painting cycling with a brush
Right-clicking a painting with the brush moves it to the next available art variant.
Dispenser support
A dispenser loaded with the brush cycles the painting it faces, which allows automated painting displays.
In-game configuration
Behavior can be adjusted in an in-game settings screen, or by editing the config file directly.
Compatibility
Latest build for each game version and loader.
26.x5 of 5 versions with builds
1.21.x12 of 12 versions with builds
1.20.x6 of 6 versions with builds
Only full game releases are shown. This mod publishes no snapshot builds.
Requirements
Dependencies declared by the latest file for each loader.
Optional 2
Use cases
Swapping art in a build
A builder can rotate a placed painting through its variants without removing it from the wall.
Automated displays
A dispenser-fed brush can change a painting on a timer, such as a television or a rotating gallery.
Who it’s for: Server owners who want players to change paintings without a command, and builders who keep paintings on display. Players join without installing the mod.
How it compares
Cycle Paintings is also server-side only, with Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt files for 1.16.5 – 26.3, but it is not open source and is under All rights reserved. Placeable New Paintings [PurpurPack] is open source under the MIT License with files for 1.20 – 26.2, and it needs the server while clients may skip it. Unlike Retouch Brush, it adds paintings rather than cycling existing ones.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Retouch Brush | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-13 |
| Cycle Paintings | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.16.5 – 26.3 | Server-side only | 2026-10-02 |
| Placeable New Paintings [PurpurPack] | Fabric, Forge, NeoForge and Quilt | 1.20 – 26.2 | Server required, client optional | 2026-06-24 |
Questions
Does Retouch Brush need to be installed on the client?
Which dependencies are used?
Which loaders are supported?
In the catalog
Retouch Brush is one of 12,078 Decoration mods on ModsFinder, and one of 6,982 Decoration mods for Fabric. 8,071 mods support Minecraft 26.3.
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What the author says
A server-side Minecraft mod that lets you cycle through paintings using the brush! This is a server-side mod that allows users to cycle through paintings using the brush.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/retouch-brush
- Owner
- PlagueTR
- Published
- 2026-06-22
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-13
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15