Paintings remain one of the best ways to decorate your base. As of 2025 (Minecraft 1.21+), there are now 47 official paintings, including 20 brand-new ones added in the Tricky Trials update.
1. About Paintings in Minecraft
Paintings do not spawn naturally and must be crafted or bought from master-level shepherd villagers (3 paintings for 2 emeralds). They can hide secret doors since players and most mobs can walk straight through them.
2. How to Craft a Painting
You need: 8 Sticks + 1 Wool (any color).
Place the wool in the center of the crafting table and surround it with sticks.
3. How Placement Works
When you place a painting, Minecraft checks for the largest possible space and then randomly picks one of the paintings that fits that exact size. Available sizes: 1×1, 1×2, 2×1, 2×2, 3×3, 3×4, 4×2, 4×3, 4×4.
4. Full List of All 47 Paintings (2025)
1×1 Paintings
| Name |
Description |
| Kebab |
A kebab with three green chili peppers |
| Aztec |
Free-look perspective of the map de_aztec from Counter-Strike |
| Alban |
Man wearing a fez next to a house and a bush |
| Aztec2 |
Another view of de_aztec |
| Bomb |
"Target successfully bombed" from Counter-Strike Dust II |
| Plant |
Two plants in pots (Paradisträd) |
| Wasteland |
View of some wastelands with a rabbit on the windowsill |
| Meditative |
Version of Salvador Dalí’s “Meditative Rose” (added 1.21) |
1×2 Paintings
| Name |
Description |
| Wanderer |
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog |
| Graham |
King Graham from King’s Quest |
| Prairie Ride |
Noor on horseback (added 1.21) |
2×1 Paintings
| Name |
Description |
| Pool |
Skinny-dippers in a pool over a cube |
| Courbet |
Two hikers greeting each other |
| Sunset |
Mountains at sunset |
| Sea |
Mountains and lake with small photo and plant |
| Creebet |
Same as Sea but with a Creeper face |
2×2 Paintings
| Name |
Description |
| Match |
Hand holding a lit match |
| Bust |
Bust of Marcus Aurelius surrounded by fire |
| Stage |
Scene from Space Quest I |
| Void |
Angel praying into a void with fire below |
| Skull and Roses |
Skeleton with red flowers |
| Wither |
Creation of a Wither |
| Baroque |
Still life with cake and sunflower (added 1.21) |
| Humble |
Villagers parody of American Gothic (added 1.21) |
3×3 Paintings (New in 1.21)
| Name |
Description |
| Bouquet |
Bouquet by a staircase |
| Cavebird |
Bird flying near a cave cliff |
| Cotan |
Golden apple and melon slice on a sill |
| Endboss |
Guardian dragon silhouette |
| Fern |
Potted fern on a desk |
| Owlemons |
Flat owl in a box with lemons |
| Sunflowers |
Potted plants and large sunflower |
| Tides |
Person curled up by the shoreline |
| Dennis |
Pale wolf (inspired by A Minecraft Movie) |
3×4 Paintings (New in 1.21)
| Name |
Description |
| Backyard |
Women in a sunny backyard |
| Pond |
Maiden in a pond with skeleton |
4×2 Paintings
| Name |
Description |
| Fighters |
Two pixelated fighters ready to battle |
| Changing |
Person changing clothes |
| Finding |
Person looking into a hole |
| Lowmist |
Misty mountainous landscape |
| Passage |
Mineshaft opening to a beach |
4×3 Paintings
| Name |
Description |
| Skeleton (Mortal Coil) |
Bruno Martinez from Grim Fandango |
| Donkey Kong |
Classic Donkey Kong 100m level |
4×4 Paintings
| Name |
Description</ th> |
| Pointer |
Giant hand pointing at a tiny man |
| Pigscene |
Girl painting a pig on canvas |
| Burning Skull |
Flaming skull against night sky |
| Orb |
Glowing orb in a dark landscape (added 1.21) |
| Unpacked |
Minecraft cliff with floating pig (added 1.21) |
5. Tips & Tricks (2025)
Force a specific painting: Build a frame that only allows the exact size you want, then keep placing until you get the desired one.
Instant specific painting (Creative): Use commands like /summon minecraft:painting ~ ~ ~ {variant:"minecraft:kebab"}
Secret doors: Place paintings on signs, banners, or piston doors – mobs and players walk right through!
Infinite paintings: Level up a shepherd villager to master and trade endlessly.
Custom paintings: Use resource packs or create giant pixel art on maps displayed in item frames.
6. Frequently Asked Questions
Q: How do I get a specific painting without commands?
A: Restrict the wall space to the exact size of the painting you want, then place and break repeatedly until it appears.
Q: Can I make my own painting?
A: Yes – with resource packs you can replace any of the 47 textures. Tools like “NovaSkin” or “Minecraft Painting Maker” make it easy.
Q: What’s new since 1.19?
A: 20 brand-new paintings + two new sizes (3×3 and 3×4) added in 1.21 Tricky Trials update.