Paintings are decorative elements that players can hang on walls in the world of Minecraft. They are one of the easiest ways to add a bit of atmosphere and personality to your base. While they don’t serve any specific functional purpose, they are absolutely essential if you want your interiors to look like an art gallery.
Paintings are generated randomly, ranging from small single-block artworks to large murals. You can’t choose a specific design when placing one, but you can control the size by preparing the right space on the wall beforehand.
Players use paintings in various creative ways, such as:
- Interior decoration – they make houses, castles, and underground bases look even better
- Secret entrances – a painting can be placed over a 1×2 gap, creating a hidden doorway
Minecraft Painting Recipe
To create one painting in Minecraft, you’ll need:
- 1x Wool – any color
- 8x Sticks
- 1x Crafting Table
Once you have 8 sticks and 1 block of wool, open your crafting table and place the wool in the center, then surround it with sticks on all sides. You’ll instantly receive your painting.
How to Get Wool
The easiest way to get wool is by shearing sheep, which gives you 1 to 3 blocks at once.
You can also:
- Craft it in a crafting table using 4 strings
- Buy it from villagers (especially shepherds)
- Find it in loot chests in villages or other generated structures
How to Get Sticks
Sticks are very easy to obtain:
- They drop from tree leaves when they decay
- You can craft them using 2 wooden planks
- They can also be found in chests in villages, ruins, and other places
Minecraft Painting Sizes
Paintings can come in different sizes, from tiny single-block images to massive canvases taking up as much as 4×4 blocks. Each one is randomly chosen from a set of available designs, but it will never be larger than the space you’ve provided.
This means you can control the size of the painting by carefully preparing the area where you place it.
Available sizes:
- 1×1
- 1×2
- 2×1
- 2×2
- 4×2
- 2×4
- 4×4
Every Painting in Minecraft
Below is a complete list of all paintings in Minecraft, including their official names and short descriptions. From creepy voids to peaceful cottages, these pixel artworks bring personality to any build.
| Painting name | Description |
| Kebab med tre pepperoni | A kebab chili peppers. |
| de_aztec | Top-down view of the de_aztec map from Counter-Strike. |
| Albanian | A man with a horse. |
| de_aztec 2 | Alternate perspective of the de_aztec map from Counter-Strike. |
| Target Successfully Bombed | Scene after a bomb explosion on the de_dust2 map. |
| Paradisträd | Two potted plants. |
| Wasteland | View of wastelands with a rabbit on a windowsill. |
| Meditative | A red rose floating above the landscape, inspired by Dalí. |
| Wanderer | Figure standing on rocks, inspired by Friedrich’s painting. |
| Graham | Portrait of a man in a red shirt and glasses. |
| Prairie Ride | Horse and rider on a grassy plain. |
| The Pool | People relaxing in a swimming pool. |
| Bonjour Monsieur Courbet | Two hikers greeting each other. |
| Sunset dense | Dense forest silhouette against a setting sun. |
| Seaside | Cliffs by the ocean, calm and scenic. |
| Creebet | A creeper in a boat near a sandy shore. |
| Match | Hand holding a matchstick, igniting fire. |
| Bust | Marble bust of a man on a pedestal. |
| The Stage Is Set | Two actors on stage with a giant spider overhead. |
| The void | A lone winged figure stands before a glowing purple portal. |
| Skull and Roses | Skeleton head with red roses on a dark background. |
| Wither | Depiction of the Wither boss with pixel-art background. |
| Baroque | Cake, a flower, and a clay pot arranged as a still life. |
| Humble | Two villagers stand side by side, staring directly at the viewer. |
| Endboss | Scene depicting a final boss encounter. |
| Tides | Person sitting by the shoreline, curled into fetal position. |
| Fern | Potted plant on a table next to a piece of paper and fire. |
| Sunflowers | Realistic sunflower with cartoony sunflower background. |
| Cotán | Glistening melon and golden apple suspended by a string. |
| Owlemons | Owl in a box next to lemons. |
| Cavebird | Bird and seaside cliff scene. |
| Bouquet | Bouquet of flowers on a ledge in front of a larger painting. |
| Backyard | Back alley behind a building with a robed figure. |
| Pond | Woman knee-deep in a pond next to a submerged skeleton. |
| Fighters | Two pixelated characters in a fighting game-style pose. |
| Passage | Hallway with human and animal skeletons in front of a beach. |
| Changing | Scene showing transition from night to day. |
| Finding | Person crouched low, scanning the ground for a lost item. |
| Lowmist | Floating mountain range shrouded in mist. |
| Mortal Coil | Character from Grim Fandango adventure game. |
| Kong | Screenshot of level 100m from Donkey Kong arcade game. |
| Pointer | Fighter touching a large hand. |
| Pigscene | Girl with a Pig. |
| Skull On Fire | Skull on fire with a moon in the night sky. |
| Unpacked | Reference to the game’s community, resembling pack.png image. |
| Orb | Glowing yellow orb against an eerie, dark background. |
