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Kristoffer Zetterstrand

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Kristoffer Zetterstrand
Zetterstrand.png: Infobox image for Minecraft person 'Kristoffer Zetterstrand'
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Kristoffer Zetterstrand is a Swedish artist. Kristoffer primarily paints classical paintings, but they are often influenced by pixelated computer graphics and 3D worlds. Most of the paintings in Minecraft were created by him.

The texture file of paintings was named paintings_kristoffer_zetterstrand.png in Java Edition prior to 1.14, and is still called kz.png for his initials in Bedrock Edition.

Videos

Quotes

I think of my 3D scenes as theater stages, where I can quickly rearrange stuff, sample in actors from various image sources, set the lighting, and build a world of my own. It’s like 3D still lives, without the constraints of the physical world.

— Kristoffer Zetterstrand[1]

Trivia

  • Screenshot by Kristoffer Zetterstrand of the first test of paintings (and the hand of his Minecraft skin)
    Screenshot by Kristoffer Zetterstrand of the first test of paintings (and the hand of his Minecraft skin)
  • The original screenshot behind the "Skull on Fire" painting
    The original screenshot behind the "Skull on Fire" painting
  • A render of the "Skull on Fire" painting that Kristoffer Zetterstrand used as a reference image
    A render of the "Skull on Fire" painting that Kristoffer Zetterstrand used as a reference image
  • The "Skull on Fire" skull render being sketched
    The "Skull on Fire" skull render being sketched
  • The original "Skull on Fire" painting being painted
    The original "Skull on Fire" painting being painted
  • Kristoffer Zetterstrand with the "Skull on Fire" painting
    Kristoffer Zetterstrand with the "Skull on Fire" painting
  • Kristoffer Zetterstrand wearing a creeper head
    Kristoffer Zetterstrand wearing a creeper head
  • Kristoffer Zetterstrand's self portrait
    Kristoffer Zetterstrand's self portrait
  • "Portrait of Jack Black as Steve", commissioned by Jack Black
    "Portrait of Jack Black as Steve", commissioned by Jack Black

References

  1. ↑ "Painting the Overworld" by Per Landin – Minecraft.net, April 30, 2024.
  2. ↑ "Painting Jack Black as Steve in Minecraft, a very fun and intense commission. Thanks Jack!

    Portrait of Jack Black as Steve. Oil on panel. 43x49cm. (2026)"     – @zetterstrand on Instagram, May 5, 2026

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