This feature is exclusive to Java Edition.
A painting variant consists of a texture and a width and height in blocks.
Definition
Painting variants can be defined in data packs, as part of the directory structure below. Until Java Edition 1.21.6 they can also be inlined in the entity data and painting/variant data component.
data pack name.zip or 
data pack name
pack.mcmeta- data
- namespace
- painting_variant
- <name>.json
- More directories…
JSON Format
Painting variants are defined using the following format:
- [NBT Compound / JSON Object] The root object.
- [String] asset_id: A resource location of the sprite to use. Has to be in the
paintingatlas. - [Int] width: The width of the painting in blocks, between 1 and 16.
- [Int] height: The height of the painting in blocks, between 1 and 16.
- [String][NBT List / JSON Array][NBT Compound / JSON Object] title: Text component to use as this painting's title. See Text component format.
- [String][NBT List / JSON Array][NBT Compound / JSON Object] author: Text component to use as this painting's author. See Text component format.
- [String] asset_id: A resource location of the sprite to use. Has to be in the
History
| Java Edition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.21 | 24w18a | Added painting variants to data packs. | |||||
| 24w20a | Painting variants can now be inlined in painting entity data. | ||||||
| 1.21.2 | 24w33a | Added new optional fields author and title, holding text components to be displayed in the creative menu tooltip. | |||||
Author tooltip has been removed for earth, wind, fire, water and wither variants. | |||||||
| 1.21.6 | 25w16a | Painting variants can no longer be inlined in entity NBT or the painting/variant component. | |||||
