
Esquisse
Adds a sketchbook for you to draw EVERYTHING!
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About this Mod

VERSION 0.3.0 IS OUT!
CHECK THE CHANGELOG FOR DETAILS
Did you ever wanted to draw your humble starter house? Or you stumbled upon a cool mountain, but you have nothing with you? Or maybe even you wanted to draw your lovely pet, but...ugh? No worries, I got you! Here's THE sketchbook.
Seriously, why nobody ever did that? Heavily inspired by Xerca's Joy of Painting
Key Features:
Craft a Sketchbook and open a custom drawing interface!
Drawing Tools: Craft a pencil and eraser to draw! (There's no joy without them...)
Advanced Canvas: The drawing interface allows you to change your brush size, adjust the pencil hardness and even rotate or drag the sketchbook around your screen for maximum comfort.
Tear & Share: Proud of your masterpiece? Tear the page right out of your sketchbook! The torn page becomes a separate item that preserves your drawing, complete with a custom tooltip showing a thumbnail of your art
Additional Tools: You can use ruler, drawing compass, etc. to enhance your precision!
Decorate Your World: You don't have to keep your art in a chest. Shift + RMB on any wall with your sketch to hang it up like a painting! RMB on it to rotate
You can even make spooky notes like those in the woods left by that guy in a tuxedo
Controls:

- In inventory: grab an empty page/paper and RMB on the Sketchbook to restock with pages
- Hold LMB on a spine (narrow part on the side) to move across the screen
- Hold LMB on a blue button to rotate the sketchbook. RMB to reset rotation
- RMB on the red dotted line in between to tear out a page
- LMB on the bookmarks to flip through

- B to select
- LMB to draw
- Mouse Wheel (MW) to change size: 1px, 2px, 3px
- Shift+MW (or RMB on it in the toolbar) to change hardness: 2H, HB, 4B

- In inventory: grab a dye and RMB on Color Pencil to load it with corresponding color
- C to select
- LMB to draw
- MW to change size: 1-3px
- Shift-MW (or RMB on it on the toolbar) to change hardness: 2H, HB, 4H
- LMB on any color swatch in a color palette on the right to choose (only loaded colors are shown)

- In inventory: grab a dye and RMB on Color Marker to load it with corresponding color
- V to select
- LMB to draw
- MW to change size: 2x5, 3x10, 4x15
- Shift-MW (or RMB on it on the toolbar) to change opacity: L, M, H
- LMB on any color swatch in a color palette on the right to choose (only loaded colors are shown)
- Alt+MW to rotate the brush with 15° increment

- E to select
- LMB to erase
- MW to change size: 1-3px

- W to select
- LMB to erase
- MW to change size: 1-3px
- Shift+MW to change hardness

- S to select
- LMB to smudge pixels
- MW to change size
- Shift+MW to change hardness

- R (or LMB on it on the toolbar) to call it in
- RMB or R again to dismiss
- Hold LMB to move it across
- Shift+LMB to rotate
- Shift+R to "quick-call": press to create first anchor point, while holding place cursor anywhere to create a second one.

- LMB on it on the toolbar to toggle drawing with magnifying glass
- RMB to dismiss
- Hold Z to "quick-call" it. Release to dismiss

- D to select/dismiss
- Drag mouse to choose position/radius
- RMB to revert to previous state (Choosing radius -> Positioning -> Dismissing)
- Hold Shift+D to "quick-call" it. Release to dismiss
If you have any suggestions or you want to report a bug - feel free to email me
[email protected]
Available Versions
How to Install Esquisse on Your Server
Order Server
Order a Minecraft Java server with at least 3 GB RAM (4 GB recommended).
Set neoforge Loader
In the panel under "Egg", select the neoforge loader and matching Minecraft version (1.21.1).
Install Mod
Open the mod browser in the dashboard and search for "Esquisse". Click "Install" – done! Alternatively, upload the .jar via SFTP to the /mods folder.
Compatibility
Mod Loaders
Minecraft Versions
1.21.1
Server-side
✓ RequiredRecommended RAM
4 GB(min. 3 GB)Frequently Asked Questions
Esquisse server crashes on startup – what to do?
Most common cause: wrong neoforge version or insufficient RAM. Check the server log (latest.log) for "OutOfMemoryError" or "Mixin" errors. With Mado Hosting: ensure at least 3 GB RAM is allocated and the loader matches the mod version (1.21.1). You can switch loaders with one click in the panel.
Is Esquisse compatible with neoforge?
Esquisse officially supports neoforge for Minecraft 1.21.1. The Mado dashboard automatically detects incompatible loader combinations.
Server lagging with Esquisse – how to optimize performance?
Recommended RAM: 4 GB (per 8 players). Use /spark profiler to check if Esquisse consumes the most tick time. Common fixes: reduce server view-distance to 8-10, install "performant" or "starlight" as supplementary mods on Forge. With Mado Hosting, your server runs on NVMe SSDs with dedicated CPU cores for minimal latency.
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