Umamusume Paintings
Vanilla Minecraft paintings have their charm, but after a few hundred hours of staring at the same pixelated skull and sunset, your base starts to feel a little stale. That is exactly the problem Umamusume Paintings solves. This resource pack swaps out the default canvas collection and fills your walls with beloved horse girls from the hit franchise, turning every blank stretch of cobblestone into a tiny tribute to your favorite racer.
What the Pack Actually Changes
The concept is refreshingly simple. Every vanilla painting texture is replaced with artwork featuring Uma musume characters, so the moment you place a painting, you get a recognizable face instead of abstract pixel art. The pack keeps the original painting sizes and placement mechanics intact, which means nothing about your builds breaks. A 2x2 painting still occupies the same space; it simply looks completely different.
One oddity worth mentioning: the Bust painting is left untouched. The creator never explained why, and the community has turned that omission into a running joke. Some players insist it is a deliberate meme, others think it was an oversight that became too funny to fix. Either way, you will still find that one lonely vanilla canvas mixed in with the rest.
Supported Versions and Loaders
Umamusume Paintings is distributed as a standard resource pack, which means it works across a wide range of Minecraft releases. It has been used successfully on Java Edition versions from the 1.16 era through the modern 1.20 and 1.21 updates, and it functions fine on both Fabric and Forge setups since resource packs sit outside the mod loader itself. If you play on a server, remember that resource packs are client-side, so only players who install the pack will see the horse girls on the walls.
Bedrock Edition players are out of luck here. The pack relies on Java Edition's painting texture files, so the art will not render correctly on mobile, console, or the Windows Bedrock build.
How to Install
Getting the pack running takes about a minute. Here is the standard process:
- Download the Umamusume Paintings .zip file from the project page and keep it zipped.
- Open Minecraft and go to Options, then Resource Packs.
- Click Open Pack Folder to launch the resourcepacks directory.
- Drop the .zip into that folder and return to the game.
- Select the pack from the left column and move it to the right so it activates.
- Load any world and place a painting to confirm the new textures appear.
If the art does not show up, check that you did not extract the archive. Minecraft reads zipped packs directly, and an unzipped folder with a nested directory structure is the most common cause of failure. If you are running other painting packs, make sure Umamusume Paintings sits above them in the load order.
For players who prefer a smoother setup, the foxygame.net launcher bundles Umamusume Paintings directly into its add-on catalog, letting you enable it with a single click and keeping it updated automatically whenever the creator pushes a revision. That approach removes the manual folder juggling entirely, which is handy if you frequently switch between modpacks.
Where to Hang Your Umas
Half the fun is deciding placement. A row of framed portraits above a bed makes a cozy bedroom focal point. A gallery wall in your storage room adds personality to an otherwise utilitarian space. And yes, you can absolutely hang them in the Nether, where a stray Ghast fireball will destroy your carefully curated collection in one blast. The original pack description jokes about this exact scenario, and honestly, it is a rite of passage.
Builders who enjoy themed bases will get the most mileage here. A horse-girl stable, a racing track with spectator stands, or a shrine room dedicated to a single character all become possible with a few stacks of paintings and some wool.
Final Thoughts
Umamusume Paintings is a small, focused pack that does one job well. It will not overhaul your game, add mobs, or change mechanics, but it delivers exactly what fans want: their favorite horse girls on the wall. If you have been looking for a lightweight way to personalize your world, download Umamusume Paintings, drop it into your resourcepacks folder, and give your base the gallery it deserves.