
SimpleArt
Draw custom pixel art on canvases in-game. Features a smooth UI, undo system, and metadata storage for your masterpieces.
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SimpleArt is a vanilla-friendly Fabric mod for Minecraft 1.21 that introduces a fully functional painting system. Forget about complicated map-art techniques — just craft a canvas, place it on a wall, and start drawing!
Key Features
Custom 128x128 Canvas: A high-resolution drawing area that perfectly fits the Minecraft aesthetic.
Powerful Drawing UI:
Palette: 31 vibrant colors + a dedicated eraser tool.
Dynamic Brush: Change your brush size on the fly using the mouse wheel.
Smooth Lines: Built-in Bresenham algorithm ensures your strokes are continuous, even with fast mouse movements.
Quality of Life Tools:
Undo System (Ctrl+Z): Made a mistake? Quickly undo your last 20 actions.
Cloning: Need a copy? Use a Crafting Table to clone your artwork (1 Painted Canvas + 1 Empty Canvas).
Advanced Data Storage: Using the new 1.21 Data Components, each painting stores its pixels, title, description, and the author's name directly in the item.
How to Get Started
Crafting: Combine Sticks and Wool to create an empty Canvas.Drawing: Place the Canvas on any wall and Right-Click to open the editor.Saving: When finished, press Esc to name your masterpiece and add a description.Displaying: Once saved, your art is visible to everyone on the server!
- Edition: Minecraft Java
- File type: .jar
- Minecraft versions listed: 1.21, 1.21.1, 1.21.2
- How to install: Install the matching mod loader (Forge, Fabric or NeoForge) for your Minecraft version. → Download the .jar. → Put it in the .minecraft/mods folder and launch that loader profile.
- Where to get it: Opens on Modrinth — not every file is mirrored on our own servers.
Install steps are the general flow for this file type — How to install Minecraft Java mods & modpacks walks through it step by step.
- Ships as simpleart-1.0.0.jar — drop this file into the mods folder
- Download size: 32 KB
- Download link checked 10 Sept 2026 — working
These come from our own check of the pack file, not from the source page.