Paintings Variation
⚪ Last updated 2019⚠️ Install Order · 2 steps
Install in this order, then this mod last — most mods fail to load without their framework and dependencies in place.
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🔍 Analysis
- 👍 0.5% endorsement rate
- 🏆 #32 of 485 Models And Textures mods in this game by downloads
📋 About This Mod
Paintings variation
This mod brings a larger variety among Cyrodiil's paintings. In vanilla Oblivion, several paintings used the same painting texture, so that you see the same image in several sizes. That got boring after a while, so I've made this.
Most paintings show landscapes and a few show homely scenes.
I've not changed the paintings for Shivering Isles. It's impossible to find suitable paintings for that place.
For the Shivering Isles I went with fantasy/mythological classic paintings.
See the images for a preview.
No nudity in any painting.
Installation
It's a pluginless replacer, so extract the file, copy the Meshes and Textures folders into your Data folder, choose Merge and Overwrite All if asked, and use Archive Invalidation in Oblivion Mod Manager.
If you want to use a mix of the paintings from versions 1. 1 and 2. 0, copy both the texture and the corresponding mesh. The meshes have changed in version 2. 0, so using the version 1. 1 mesh with the version 2. 0 texture may make the texture appear stretched or compressed.
Version Changes
Version 2. 0:
- changed the UV-mapping on the meshes, so that the painting textures would no longer be stretched or compressed on the meshes
- many new painting textures, that are higher quality or that are paintings I find more beautiful
Version 1. 1:
The paintings should no longer appear very dark. I've added a blank, mini normal map to each painting.
Also, a few Anvil Castle paintings looked compressed. I've stretched the textures, so that should cancel each other out.
Don't forget to use Archive Invalidation in Oblivion Mod Manager after installing the update.
Permissions
For all meshes and for most of the painting textures (the middleclass, lowerclass, anvil, and anvilpicturegreyfox painting textures from version 1. 1 and version 2. 0), use them as you like; in your own (house) mods, in mods uploaded on Nexusmods or elsewhere, adapted to fit your own mod, whatever you want. No credit necessary.
Most paintings (the middleclass, lowerclass, anvil, and anvilpicturegreyfox painting textures from version 1. 1 and version 2. 0) are in the Public domain, and from various sources on the Internet. Some of those sources are Wikimedia Commons, Victorian British Painting, and Classic Art Paintings.
In version 1. 1, the painting ms51chanelpainting01 (showing the buck) is from Linda Picken's website.
In version 2. 0, the paintings ms51chanelpainting01 and ms51chanelpainting02 (showing the wolves) are from Ryan Skidmore's website.
Charles Daniel Ward - The Progress of Spring 1905 is from http://pegasus-inn.blogspot.com/
Edward Robert Hughes - Summer Fantasy is from https://curiator.com/art/edward-robert-hughes/t
Paintings Variation is a texture mod for Oblivion that adds variety to the paintings found in Cyrodiil and the Shivering Isles. With over 1,600 endorsements and 326,000 downloads, it's a popular choice for players seeking visual diversity in the game's artwork. Last updated in 2019, it remains a stable addition for modded playthroughs.
✨ Key Features
📊 Pros & Cons
✅ Pros
- Community favorite with 1,676 endorsements and over 326k downloads—clearly a mod people trust.
- Lightweight texture replacer that doesn't add scripts or new meshes, so it's safe for most load orders.
- Works for both the base game and Shivering Isles, giving you variety across the whole world.
⚠️ Cons
- Last updated in 2019—might not be tested with the latest Oblivion patches or mods, so compatibility is a gamble.
- No detailed description of what paintings are changed or how many variations you get, so you're going in blind.
- Texture replacers can conflict with other mods that alter the same paintings—you'll need to sort your load order carefully.
For Oblivion players who want to freshen up the repetitive paintings without overhauling the whole game. If you're a lore purist, this might not be for you since it changes the original art. Skip if you're looking for gameplay changes—this is purely cosmetic.
💡 Beginner Tips
- Since it's a texture replacer, just drop the files into your Data folder and enable the mod in your launcher or mod manager.
- If you use a mod manager like Wrye Bash or Mod Organizer 2, install it through that to keep your load order clean.
- Check for conflicts with other texture mods that might also replace paintings—use a mod manager to see which files overwrite.
📊 Mod Details
- Game
- Oblivion Mods
- Author
- bettersweater
- Version
- 2.0
- Downloads
- 326,227
- Endorsements
- 1,676
- Category
- Models And Textures
- Created
- 10/13/2015
- Updated
- 4/8/2019
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