Guides
Minecraft texture guides
Plain explanations for creators: making textures with AI, building resource packs and getting them into the game.
Getting started
How to make a Minecraft texture pack with AI, step by step
Make your own Minecraft texture pack: plan it, generate the textures with AI, name the files correctly, add pack.mcmeta and test it in game.
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Resource packs
Minecraft resource pack folder structure and file names explained
Where every file goes in a resource pack: pack.mcmeta, pack.png, the assets folder, block and item paths and what changed in 1.13.
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Resource packs
pack.mcmeta and the pack format number for every Minecraft version
A table of resource pack format numbers from 1.8 to 1.21.8, how to write pack.mcmeta and what to do when the game says the pack is outdated.
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Textures
How to make custom Minecraft item textures that look vanilla
What makes an item icon look like Minecraft: size, outline, light direction, palette and the angle of the handle. With tips for prompts and AI.
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Textures
How to make seamless Minecraft block textures that tile
Why block textures show seams, how tiling works, a simple way to fix edges, and how to test a texture in a 3 by 3 grid before using it.
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Textures
16x16 vs 32x32 vs 64x64 Minecraft textures: which resolution to pick
How texture resolution changes the look, the work and the file size of a Minecraft pack, and how to choose between 16x, 32x, 64x and 128x.
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Getting started
How to write AI prompts for Minecraft textures that work
A practical guide to prompts for item, block and pixel art generation: what to include, what to leave out, and examples you can copy.
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Pixel art
Minecraft texture color palette guide: how many colors and which ones
How vanilla textures use color, how to keep a pack consistent with a small palette, and how to use hue shifting for better shadows and highlights.
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Resource packs
How to install a resource pack on a Minecraft server for all players
Host the pack, get the SHA-1, set resource-pack in server.properties and make it required. Steps for Paper and Spigot, plus a troubleshooting list.
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Resource packs
Custom item textures without replacing vanilla ones: custom model data
Make a new item look unique while the old one stays: how custom model data and item model definitions work, in simple terms, for servers and map makers.
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Pixel art
Turn any image into a Minecraft texture or pixel art, free
Convert a logo, photo or drawing into a 16x16 to 128x128 pixel texture with a limited palette, a transparent background and optional tiling, in your browser.
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