OptiPainting Reloaded

OptiPainting Reloaded

Optimized painting rendering for modern Minecraft

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About this Mod

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OptiPainting Reloaded

What's this mod do?

This mod optimizes the rendering of paintings by not rendering the sides of the painting that are never visible.

How's it optimized?

If you have a look at a painting, you'll notice that on the sides there is a 2px indented frame,
so it sticks out from the wall. In vanilla, these faces are rendered for every single block that the painting is made of.
This is a waste of resources, as the inner faces are never visible. This mod fixes that by not rendering these faces.

This may seem like a small optimization, but these tiny faces are equivalent to the full block face, so:

  • Front - 4 vertices
  • Back - 4 vertices
  • Top - 4 vertices
  • Bottom - 4 vertices
  • Left - 4 vertices
  • Right - 4 vertices

Makes a total of 24 vertices per block on vanilla. And 8 vertices per block on OptiPainting.

That's a 66% reduction in vertices!

  • If you have a 16x16 painting, that's 256 blocks, which is 6144 vertices in vanilla, and 2048 vertices in OptiPainting.
  • If you have a super-large 64x64 painting, that's 4096 blocks, which is 98304 vertices in vanilla, and 32768 vertices in OptiPainting.
With OptiPainting Without OptiPainting
Comparison (with OptiPainting) Comparison (without OptiPainting)

This example is rendered without the back face to demonstrate what the mod does.
You can see the back of the painting in vanilla and with the mod.

Obviously, if you only have the occasional painting in your world, you won't notice much of a difference, but it is free optimization none-the-less!

This is a fork of isXander's OptiPainting mod!

Available Versions

OptiPainting Reloaded 1.1.0+1.21.10release
MC 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric
December 19, 2025
OptiPainting Updated 1.0.0+1.21.10release
MC 1.21.10, 1.21.11fabric
October 14, 2025
OptiPainting Updated 1.0.0+1.21.8release
MC 1.21.8fabric
August 13, 2025

How to Install OptiPainting Reloaded on Your Client

1

Install the Mod Loader Locally

Install fabric for your local Minecraft version.

2

Download the Matching File

Choose the OptiPainting Reloaded file for fabric and Minecraft 1.21.11.

3

Install Mod

Place the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and restart Minecraft. No server-side installation is required.

Compatibility

Mod Loaders

fabric

Minecraft Versions

1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.8

Server-side

Unsupported

Recommended RAM

4 GB(min. 3 GB)

Frequently Asked Questions

Does OptiPainting Reloaded need to be installed on the Minecraft server?

No. Modrinth marks OptiPainting Reloaded as unsupported on the server side. Install it only in your local Minecraft mods folder. Your server can remain unchanged unless the mod page lists an additional dependency.

Which version and loader does OptiPainting Reloaded require?

Use a file for fabric and your exact Minecraft version. Supported versions include 1.21.11, 1.21.10, 1.21.8. Files for different loaders are not interchangeable.

OptiPainting Reloaded is not working – what should I check?

First check the Minecraft version, loader version and required dependencies. Put the .jar file in your local .minecraft/mods folder and remove older duplicates. Because this mod is client-side, adding server RAM will not fix it.

Minecraft Server for Your Group

OptiPainting Reloaded stays on your client. Host a compatible world for your group.

Recommended RAM
4 GBfrom €5.2/mo
Minimum 3 GB | per 8 players
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NVMe SSD Storage
DDoS Protection included

Details

License
GNU Lesser General Public License v3.0 or later
Server-side
Unsupported

Supported Versions

1.21.111.21.101.21.8