If you are a Minecrafter, your adventure can never be complete without making a custom base. It can be a tiny house in Minecraft or a full-fledged city. Whatever you choose to build, it has to have a custom flair and reflect you somehow. And one of the best ways to do so is using art. Minecraft has a collection of beautiful artworks that players can hang on their bases to give them a taste of pixelated art. All you need to do is know how to craft a painting in Minecraft, and you too can be an art collector in no time. That said, let’s learn how to make a painting in Minecraft.
Make a Painting in Minecraft (2022)
Paintings are unique dynamic decorative entities of Minecraft that you can hang on walls. Thanks to their simple crafting recipe, they are a cheap option to level up your builds. But you have to do some preparations first. Fortunately, the process and the painting designs remain the same on Minecraft Java and Bedrock editions. So, you don’t have to worry about parity issues. We have divided our guide into separate sections to cover everything in-depth, so let’s dive in.
Items Required to Make a Painting in Minecraft
To make a painting in Minecraft, you need the following items:
- 8 sticks
- 1 wool (any color)
- A crafting table
How to Get Sticks
Wooden sticks are one of the easiest items to make in Minecraft. You just need to place two wooden planks vertically next to each other in the crafting area to make sticks. You can even do so in your inventory without using a crafting table. We need a total of 8 sticks for which you need 4 wooden planks.
How to Get Wool
There are many ways to get wool in Minecraft. The easiest method is to combine 4 strings on the crafting table. You can get strings by breaking down a cobweb that spiders drop on getting killed.
The second option is to find and kill a sheep to get its wool. But if you don’t want to kill a spider or a sheep, you can also craft a shear to remove wool off a sheep. This method is especially useful if you want to create multiple paintings and have a single white sheep.
Crafting Recipe for Painting in Minecraft
Once you have the required items, you need to combine them on the crafting table. The crafting recipe is the same for paintings of all sizes. To craft a painting, place the wool in the middle cell of the 9 x 9 crafting area. Then, surround the wool with wooden sticks on all the sides and completely fill up the table to finish the painting.
In case you are wondering, the crafted painting doesn’t reveal the artwork until it’s placed. Moreover, the color of the wool doesn’t affect the final painting in any way.
Trade to Get a Painting in Minecraft
As you might already know, villagers with jobs in Minecraft offer various trading opportunities for the players. So instead of crafting, many players use trading to obtain a painting. But it is only available as an option when trading with the master-level shepherd villagers. So if you have 2 emeralds, you can buy 3 paintings from the villagers.
How to Use a Painting in Minecraft
Unlike other blocks and entities, you cannot predict the outcome while using a painting. It is dynamic in two unique ways:
- You never know which artwork the painting will feature until you place it on a wall.
- Depending on the placement area, you can get paintings in 2 shapes and 2 orientations.
To place a painting, you just need to equip a painting and use it on the side of a solid block. It will attach itself to that block and reveal the artwork. If the base blocks break the painting will drop as an item. Moreover, the artwork might be different even if you place the same painting in the same location again.
As for the area, you only need a single block to place a painting. But if that block has empty blocks around it, the painting will increase its size to cover the area. You can have 4 blocks tall and 4 blocks wide paintings in size.
Types of Paintings in Minecraft
In terms of painting sizes, you can get one of the following paintings:
- 4 X 2 blocks
- 2 X 4 blocks
- 2 X 2 blocks
- 4 X 4 blocks
- 4 X 3 blocks
- 1 X 1 blocks
- 1 X 2 blocks
- 2 X 1 blocks
Note: All the above-mentioned sizes are in width x height format. The collection of artwork is unique for each of these shapes. There are a total of 25 artworks in the game. You can explore each of them on Minecraft Wiki.
Craft and Hang a Painting in Your Minecraft House
Whether you want to make a secret door or just an art museum, the paintings in Minecraft are there to help you out. And now that you are aware of the steps to make a painting in Minecraft, it’s time to take it to the next level. We suggest you explore these best Minecraft skins so that your character matches the aesthetics of your base. However, if you are still struggling with your base designs, you should check our best Minecraft house ideas article for inspiration. Paired with the best texture packs, they can truly turn your world around. Who knows, you might even get some new paintings within these textures. But keeping paintings aside, which other decorative blocks do you want to see in Minecraft? I would personally love to have in-game furniture. Share your ideas in the comments below!
Sanmay Chakrabarti
