CurseForge · Minecraft mod

JSON Paintings

Easily add custom paintings through a json file!

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Quick answer

Which JSON Paintings release should I use?

Updated 9 months ago

Latest stable file JSON-Paintings-v1.4.0-mc1.12.2.jar

Game version 1.12.2

Loader Forge

JSON Paintings JSON-Paintings-v1.4.0-mc1.12.2.jar targets 1.12.2 with Forge. The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both. No extra mods listed for this file.

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Is JSON Paintings required on the client, server, or both?

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What else does JSON Paintings JSON-Paintings-v1.4.0-mc1.12.2.jar need?

JSON-Paintings-v1.4.0-mc1.12.2.jar. Change the file and its required mods may change too.

No extra mods listed for this file

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.

This file does not list any required or optional mods.

Before you install it

Add JSON Paintings without breaking your instance.

Built for JSON Paintings JSON-Paintings-v1.4.0-mc1.12.2.jar. Pick another file and the loader, install side or required mods may change.

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Stick to this file

Use JSON-Paintings-v1.4.0-mc1.12.2.jar. It targets 1.12.2 with Forge; another release may have different loader, side or dependency requirements.
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Bring the mods it needs

This file does not list any required mods. Do not add a library just because a different file uses it.
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Put it on the correct side

The project page does not say whether this file belongs on the client, dedicated server, or both.
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Pick the file you checked

Use the “Get this file” button beside JSON-Paintings-v1.4.0-mc1.12.2.jar. It opens that exact file at the source.

About this project

What does JSON Paintings add?

A mod that allows custom paintings to be easily added through a json file!

If you're a modpack developer wanting to add JSON Paintings to a modpack distributed outside of CurseForge or Modrinth, use File Director to avoid reuploading JSON Paintings' files.

Misc info:

Doesn't add any new painting entities or painting type handlers, but rather expands on vanilla's system, which means that this mod will work nicely with all other mods that don't override how paintings work!
Paintings added through this mod use their own textures instead of being stuck to using vanilla's painting atlas texture!
Allows paintings added through this mod to have custom back and side textures!
Can override paintings! This could be used for example to give certain vanilla paintings custom back or side textures that match the front.
Allows paintings added through this mod to be exclusive (if desired), and not be obtainable through painting cycling! This can be used for example to make certain paintings only obtainable through structures or quest rewards.

Other features:

When a player breaks a painting, that painting's art type can be captured by sneaking!
When a player is using the pick-block feature on a painting, they can hold ctrl to capture its art type.

It's heavily recommended to use the Standalone Paintings++ "Painting Selection Gui" Module along side this, since it makes the process of selecting paintings far easier.

This mod is incompatible with the full Paintings++ mod because it overrides vanilla's painting system, but adding compatibility is planned in the future.

More info about how to use this mod, and an example, can be found under the README.md on this mod's github page.