Signed Paintings
by Nettakrim
Signed Paintings lets a player turn an empty sign into a vanilla-like painting that shows any web image, with the image set by pasting its link into the sign.
What it does
Players paste an image URL into an empty sign, and the picture appears as a painting inside the sign's frame. Signs and hanging signs both work, and banners and shields can show web images too when they are renamed with a URL. Any other player running the mod sees the same image, so a shared build can carry custom artwork.
Pixel consistency is handled by an optional automatic scaling step, which resizes images so their pixels match the size of Minecraft's own blocks. This keeps the result in line with the game even when a higher resolution texture pack is active. A player can also stop specific links from rendering, which is useful on a server where someone posts unwanted images.
Signed Paintings needs Fabric API and runs on Fabric only. It is client-side only, so only the client needs it and servers run without it. The mod is released under the GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 only, is open source, and has files for 1.20 – 26.3, with 1.2.17-mc26.3 for 26.3 as the latest build.
Key features
Web images on signs
Copying an image link into a sign renders the picture as a painting, on signs and hanging signs alike.
Banners and shields
Renaming a banner or shield with a URL displays the web image on that item.
Automatic pixelization
Images can be scaled to match Minecraft's pixel size, keeping them consistent with the game's textures.
Frame styling
A frame can be built from any block texture, so the painting border can match the surrounding build.
Live sizing and offset
Size, alignment and offset of a painting can be adjusted inside the sign interface, with changes shown as they are made.
Gallery
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.x7 of 7 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.
Required 1
Use cases
Who it’s for: Players who want custom artwork in their builds, and server communities that share images through signs. Anyone joining such a world needs the mod installed as well.
How it compares
Custom Paintings is server-side only, is closed under All rights reserved, and has files for 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 on Fabric. Remote Paintings is client-side only and open source under the MIT License, with a Fabric build for 1.21.4. Refined Paintings is a client and server mod under the MIT License for 1.21.
| Mod | Loaders | Game versions | Environment | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Signed Paintings | Fabric | 1.20 – 26.3 | Client-side only | 2026-10-10 |
| Custom Paintings | Fabric | 1.21.4 – 1.21.11 | Server-side only | 2026-02-10 |
| Remote Paintings | Fabric | 1.21.4 | Client-side only | 2025-05-22 |
| Refined Paintings | Fabric | 1.21 | Client and server | 2024-06-22 |
Questions
Does Signed Paintings need Fabric API?
Do servers need Signed Paintings installed?
Which game versions are supported?
Can a link be blocked from rendering?
In the catalog
Signed Paintings 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
Bring your own custom images into the game as vanilla-like paintings using signs - anyone else with the mod will see them too! Just paste in an image URL into an empty sign! Tweak the size and positioning of the painting within the sign's UI and see the changes live.
Official listing
- Modrinth page
- modrinth.com/mod/signed-paintings
- Owner
- Nettakrim
- Published
- 2023-08-02
- Updated on Modrinth
- 2026-10-10
- Facts verified
- 2026-10-15