minecraft:pointer
- Artist
- Kristoffer Zetterstrand
- Added
- Indev · 2010
- Size
- 4×4 blocks · 64×64 px
- Category
- Video games
What it depicts
A martial artist in a white gi, frozen in a fighting stance, reaches out so that his fingertip nearly meets a giant hand extended toward him from the side. Set against a soft snowy background, the near-touch between the small fighter and the enormous hand gives the scene a quietly monumental, reverent charge.
The original artwork
- Original title
- Pointer
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 41×41 cm
- Year
- 2008
International Karate+ (1987) + Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" (1512). confirmed
View the original →Sources: official in-game data and Kristoffer Zetterstrand interviews.
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Three ways
How to get a painting
- 1
Craft one
Surround 1 wool of any colour with 8 sticks in a 3×3 grid. The colour doesn't matter — you get a random variant that fits the wall.
- 2
Trade for one
A Master-level Shepherd villager sells 3 paintings for 2 emeralds (100% chance).
- 3
Use a command
Pick any painting below and copy its /give or /summon command to place the exact variant you want — handy on creative or your own server.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Pointer painting is 4×4 blocks (64×64 px) in Minecraft Java 1.21.1.
The Pointer painting was created by Kristoffer Zetterstrand.
Craft a random painting from 8 sticks + 1 wool, trade with a Master-level Shepherd, or place this exact variant with /give @s minecraft:painting[minecraft:painting/variant=pointer].
International Karate+ (1987) + Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam" (1512).
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