About Mortar (and Pastels)
From ModrinthA relatively lightweight building mod that aims to fix some of the gaps in the vanilla block sets.
Mortar (and Pastels)
This mod is a relatively lightweight building mod that aims to fix some of the gaps in the vanilla block sets.
New Dyed Variants
> 1.21.5 only!
To fill in the holes in the vanilla dye colors, Mortar introduces 8 new dye colors, bringing the total count in the game to 24.
From left to right, these new colors are:
- Maroon
- Scarlet
- Amber
- Pear
- Pine
- Slate
- Lavender
- Salmon
Only one of these is really pastel but the name Mortar and Pastels was too good)
All of these dye colors have the same blocks and items as vanilla; concretes, terracottas, banners, bundles and more!
There has been careful work done to ensure the new dyes are integrated as tightly into the game as all vanilla ones while not adding an excessive number of related additions. Various recipes have been added or altered to fit the new dye colors in, and you'll find the dyed blocks throughout vanilla structures and biomes.
Alternate Stone Block Sets
The alternate stone types have all been given the same treatment as Tuff in terms of variants. Andesite, Calcite, Diorite, and Granite now all have brick sets. Calcite also has a new polished set.
Stairs, Slabs, and Walls
Several missing stair, slab, and wall variants of existing blocks have been introduced. This includes Smooth Stone Stairs, Quartz Brick variants, and others for where there is a precedent for them existing.
Chiseled Bricks
Brick blocks without chiseled variants have been given ones. This includes Prismarine, Red Nether, and End Stone bricks.
Credits
Thank you to all the people who have helped with texture work in this mod! This project has been a massive undertaking and I couldn't do it without these people's help.
- Kyrius: Most new chiseled bricks and glazed terracottas
- DawnKiro: Some chiseled bricks, glazed terracottas, and dyes
- bebebea_loste: Most dyes
- skxlor: Base designs of old glazed terracottas
- Ekansh: Blue Amaranth and Snapdragon flowers
Highlights
From source dataGame versions
Supports 24 Minecraft versions, the newest being 26.2.
Loaders
Runs on Fabric.
Footprint
Rated a light load on a server.
Mortar (and Pastels) on Nxeon
From our catalogue- One-click install
- Supported on Nxeon Minecraft servers. We download it from Modrinth, place it, and restart the server.
- Server side
- Required on the server
- Server type needed
- Fabric
- Server load
- light
- Smallest plan we suggest
- Minecraft — 2 GB (2 GB RAM). This follows our own load rating above, not a benchmark.
- Latest build
- 3.1.4-fabric-26.2, released 2026-07-12
Game versions by loader
| Loader | Game versions | Newest |
|---|---|---|
| Fabric | 1.21.6 to 26.2 (8 versions) | 26.2 |
From 5 recorded builds of Mortar (and Pastels).
Recent builds
| Build | Released | Game versions | Loaders |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1.4-fabric-26.2 | 2026-07-12 | 26.2 | Fabric |
| 3.1.3-fabric-26.1 | 2026-06-04 | 26.1 to 26.1.2 (3 versions) | Fabric |
| 3.1.3 | 2025-12-11 | 1.21.11 | Fabric |
| 3.1.2 | 2025-08-29 | 1.21.6 to 1.21.8 (3 versions) | Fabric |
| 3.1.1 | 2025-08-06 | 1.21.6 to 1.21.8 (3 versions) | Fabric |
Dependencies
- Required: modrinth project XaDC71GB (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
- Required: modrinth project P7dR8mSH (modrinth, not in our catalogue)
Declared by the newest build that lists any. Required ones are installed with it on one-click installs.
Run Mortar (and Pastels) on a Minecraft server
Pick a server or deploy a new one above; it is installed in one click.
What kind of mod it is
From the catalogBuilding & decoration
Blocks, furniture, decorations and building tools.
Runs on your server
From source side supportModrinth lists Mortar (and Pastels) as required on the server. Check its Modrinth page to see whether players need it too.
Compatibility
- Game
- Minecraft
- Loaders
- Fabric
- Runs on
- Serverrequired on the server
- Game versions
- 26.2 and 23 earlier
Verified at the source
- ✓ModrinthOfficial listing, checked 2026-10-02Open ↗
- ✓AuthorApollo, as published on Modrinth
- ✓LicenseMITFree












