Wall texture mixer
Mix a few kinds of blocks across your wall, so it looks less flat. Choose the size, the blocks and how much of each, and build the wall layer by layer. Click blocks you have placed to keep track of where you are.
Front view
Layer 1 is the bottom layer. Column 1 is on the left when you stand in front of the wall.
Build breakdown
Per material
| Material | Asked | Got | Blocks |
|---|
Layer by layer, from left to right
Each square is a run of matching blocks side by side. The number is how many. Point at a square for the name.
| Layer | Pattern |
|---|
Build tips
- Keep one kind of block clearly the largest. A wall with four equal shares quickly looks messy.
- Pick blocks that are close in colour. Small differences add texture without looking blotchy.
- Gradient works well with moss or cracks at the bottom: put the damp or old block first in the list.
- Patches gives you spots where the wall was repaired or overgrown. Nice for old castles and ruins.
- Not happy? Press New mix. Save the link when you have a mix you want to keep.
To Minecraft
Download the wall as a schematic file 1 block thick and paste it into your world with WorldEdit, or rebuild it with a hologram in Litematica. Every block gets the block ID from your material list, so you do not need to pick a block type here.
Shopping list
Add the amounts per material to your list. There you see everything together, converted to stacks and shulker boxes.
How it is calculated
History and fun facts
Real walls are never uniform
An old wall is made of stones that differ slightly in color, shape and age. Some are weathered, others were replaced later. Moss grows mostly at the bottom, where it is damp.
Minecraft builders copy this by mixing a few block types. That way a stone brick wall suddenly looks centuries old.
Roman masonry
The Romans had names for their patterns. In opus incertum irregular stones are mixed together. In opus reticulatum square stones are set diagonally, like a net.
In opus mixtum they alternated layers of brick with layers of natural stone. That is what this tool does with Gradient and Patches too: mixing types according to a pattern.
Reused stones
In the Middle Ages builders often took stones from old buildings. These are called spolia. That is why churches and city walls sometimes have a stone of a different color.
Repairs and extensions gave walls even more patches. The Patches option in this tool copies that look.
Randomness in computers
Computers make randomness with a number called the seed. With the same seed you always get the same result. Minecraft also uses a seed to create every world.
In 1983 Ken Perlin invented a way to make natural-looking noise, called Perlin noise. He later received an Academy Award for Technical Achievement for it. Such noise is widely used for landscapes in games.
Texture in Minecraft builds
Experienced builders keep one main block and mix in one or two similar blocks. Think of stone bricks with some mossy and cracked variants, or deepslate with tiles.
A texture works best on large flat surfaces such as castle walls, roads and floors. On small details it is less visible.
Did you know?
- Ken Perlin developed Perlin noise in 1983, after his work on the film Tron.
- Every Minecraft world is generated from a seed, a number you can enter yourself.
- In Minecraft, stone bricks come in a normal, mossy, cracked and chiseled version.
- Building stones reused from older buildings are called spolia.
- Moss on walls grows mostly on the damp, shady side.
About this tool
The Wall texture mixer helps you build a Minecraft wall that looks less flat. You mix a few block types across the wall and decide the percentage of each. That way you get an old castle wall or a weathered barn without puzzling it out yourself.
You start with an example mix: Castle wall, Old cobblestone, Deepslate, Desert or Wooden barn. Or you make a custom mix and add materials. You choose the width and the height of the wall.
There are three patterns. Random spreads the blocks evenly. Gradient puts the first block mostly at the bottom, which is handy for moss or cracks. Patches gives spots where the wall looks repaired or overgrown. The seed sets the mix: the same number gives the same wall. Not happy? Press New mix.
The build breakdown shows for each material how much you asked for and how much you got. For each layer you see the runs of matching blocks from left to right. Click placed blocks to keep track of your progress. With the shopping list you add the materials to your other designs.
Download the wall as a .schem file 1 block thick for WorldEdit or Litematica. Every block gets the block ID from your material list.
Frequently asked questions
How do I make a wall in Minecraft less boring?
Mix a main block with one or two blocks that look almost the same. For example 70 percent stone bricks, 20 percent mossy and 10 percent cracked. Keep one block type clearly the largest, or it looks messy.
Why do I not get exactly the percentages I enter?
A wall has a fixed number of blocks, so the tool rounds. With Random and Patches, chance also plays a part. In the build breakdown you see for each material how much you asked for and how much you got.
What does the seed do?
The seed is the starting number for the randomness. The same number always gives the same wall. Save the link when you have a mix you want to keep.
When do I choose Gradient?
Gradient looks good when a wall should look older or damper at the bottom. Put the mossy or cracked block first in the list. That block then ends up mostly at the bottom.
Can I use the texture on a round tower?
This tool makes a straight wall. For a round tower you can take the shape from the circle planner and set its block palette to Random mix.
Does this work in Bedrock?
The front view and the list per layer work in every edition. The .schem file is for Java Edition with WorldEdit or Litematica.