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{{about|the item and object found in various Mario games|the item in [[Mario's Time Machine]]|[[Painting (item)]]}}

[[File:Luncheon Kingdom to Mushroom Kingdom Painting.png|thumb|A warp painting from [[Luncheon Kingdom]] to [[Mushroom Kingdom (Super Mario Odyssey)|Mushroom Kingdom]], from ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]'']]

{{quote2|[[Bowser]] has stolen the [[Peach's Castle|castle]]'s [[Power Star|stars]], and he's using their power to create his own world in the paintings and walls.|[[Toad (species)|Toad]]|''[[Super Mario 64]]''}}

'''Paintings''' are objects that appear in several of the ''Mario'' games, serving various purposes. They first appear in ''[[Super Mario 64]]''.

Paintings in ''Super Mario 64'' are used to travel from [[Peach's Castle]] to the game's many levels, such as [[Bob-omb Battlefield]]. Certain paintings are located in special themed rooms (for example, Jolly Roger Bay's painting is in what appears to be an aquarium). Most painting frames are yellow, but some of the paintings also have different colors, such as [[Wet-Dry World]]'s being blue. Several paintings on the 2nd floor are copies of ones on other floors and cannot be entered. The painting for Jolly Roger Bay is changed in Western localizations, with the original Japanese version depicting large bubbles and the Western versions depicting the sunken ship.

According to the [[Toad]] near the main doors at the front of the castle, the paintings were created by [[Bowser]] to create his own world using the castle's Power Stars to keep the Toads and [[Princess Peach]] captive.<ref>[https://www.sm128c.com/warp-paintings-in-super-mario-64-explained-0179 "Warp Paintings in Super Mario 64 Explained"]. ''Super Mario 128 Central''. May 12, 2020.</ref>

Paintings return in the remake, ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', where they serve the same purpose. All of the paintings have been retouched, with some also being redone due to some designs changing in the eight years between releases. Also, all releases of this game have the Jolly Roger Bay painting depicting bubbles.{{br|left}}

===== Nintendo 64 paintings =====

Bob omb Battlefield painting.png|[[Bob-omb Battlefield]]

Whomps Fortress painting.png|[[Whomp's Fortress]]

SM64_JollyRogerBay_Painting_NTSC-J.png|[[Jolly Roger Bay]] (Japanese version)

Cool Cool Mountain painting.png|[[Cool, Cool Mountain]] and [[Snowman's Land]]

Lethal Lava Land painting.png|[[Lethal Lava Land]]

Wet Dry World painting.png|[[Wet-Dry World]]

Tall Tall Mountain painting.png|[[Tall, Tall Mountain]]

Tiny Huge Island painting.png|[[Tiny-Huge Island]]

===== Nintendo DS paintings =====

SM64DS Painting 2.png|Whomp's Fortress

SM64DS Painting 12.png|Tall, Tall Mountain

SM64DS Painting 13.png|Tiny-Huge Island

SM64DS Painting S.png|[[Sunshine Isles]]

|footer=Paintings in ''Super Mario Odyssey''.

Paintings return in ''[[Super Mario Odyssey]]''. Also referred to as  '''warp holes'''<ref>''Super Mario Odyssey'' description for "World Warper" achievement</ref> in this game, they serve the same purpose of acting as gateways to certain kingdoms, but they are not the [[Odyssey|primary means]] of traveling to each kingdom. Instead, they are scattered across each location, often in hidden areas. When used, they send Mario into enclosed areas in each kingdom, to collect [[Power Moon]]s that are inaccessible through regular means. The paintings are typically not activated until the entrance location's story missions have been completed, though some, such as the one to the [[Sand Kingdom]], are usable earlier than that, while the ones to the [[Seaside Kingdom]], [[Snow Kingdom]], and [[Bowser's Kingdom]] are inaccessible until the game is completed.

Much larger paintings also appear in towers and other hidden areas outside [[Peach's Castle]]. They transport Mario to tougher versions of the battles against [[Knucklotec]], [[Torkdrift]], [[Mechawiggler]], [[Mollusque-Lanceur]], [[Cookatiel]] and the [[Ruined Dragon]]. When these paintings are used, the level select jingle from ''Super Mario 64'' plays before the rematches begin.

There is also a painting in the Wedding Hall in the Moon Kingdom which allows for [[Bowser]] to be fought again. Another painting can be unlocked in the Wedding Hall by collecting all 880 Power Moons in the game (not counting extra ones obtainable by shopping) which leads to a harder version of the Bowser fight.

In the [[Darker Side]], during the final portion of the Kingdom, Mario must jump into a painting of Bowser to capture him again, as he is required to complete this final section.

The destinations of certain paintings change depending on which kingdoms were chosen at the [[Lake Kingdom|Lake]] and [[Wooded Kingdom]] fork and the [[Snow Kingdom|Snow]] and [[Seaside Kingdom]] fork. Below is a table featuring the destination of the paintings in each scenario, with each column representing the kingdoms that were visited first in the respective forks.

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!Lake and Snow

!Lake and Seaside

!Wooded and Snow

!Wooded and Seaside

{{main|Mario's Painting}}

Multiple paintings appear in ''[[Luigi's Mansion]]''. Most are simple background objects which occasionally hold treasure and can be commented on by [[Luigi]] through the [[Game Boy Horror]]; some of these appear to depict living versions of the [[Portrait Ghost]]s, and the ones in the [[Parlor (Luigi's Mansion)|Parlor]] speak to Luigi after he blows out six [[candle]]s early on. Some, however, are more important to the plot, namely, the ones of the defeated Portrait Ghosts, the quality of which depends on how many [[Pearl]]s Luigi collects. Another is the one [[Mario]] is trapped in, which serves as [[Luigi]]'s primary goal. Before the battle with [[King Boo]], it is replaced with a painting of [[Bowser]], which sucks the two inside of it. After Luigi defeats King Boo, the Mario painting reappears, and Luigi takes it back to [[Professor Elvin Gadd|E. Gadd]]'s lab. Mario is then sent through the [[Ghost Portrificationizer]] in reverse to return him to normal. Unlike the static images of the Portrait Ghosts, Mario's picture is of him banging on the panel trying to escape.

[[File:Mario Portrait LMDM.png|thumb|left|Luigi seeing Mario's painting before [[King Boo's Illusion]] fight.]]

Mario gets trapped in a painting again in the game's sequel ''[[Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon]]''. Once again, several paintings are found throughout the game, many of which contain items and five [[Toad (species)|Toad]]s to rescue. In this game, however, obtaining the items necessitates the usage of the [[Dark-Light Device]]. Mario's painting is alluded to throughout the game, but is fully revealed during the [[Treacherous Mansion]]. After defeating King Boo, Luigi has to use the Dark-Light Device on Mario to get him out of the painting.

[[File:LM3 MarioPeachToadFrames Artwork.png|thumb|right|Mario, Peach, and the Toads' paintings]]

Paintings reappear in ''[[Luigi's Mansion 3]]''. In this game, Mario, [[Princess Peach]], three [[Toad (species)|Toads]], and Professor E. Gadd are trapped in paintings by King Boo. He also attempts to trap Luigi in a painting, though he escapes. Like in ''Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon'', the Dark-Light Device can be used to get the characters, as well as items such as [[coin]]s, out of the paintings.

At the end of the game, King Boo ambushes Mario, Luigi, and Peach on the [[Rooftop (Luigi's Mansion 3)|Rooftop]] of the hotel, attempting to trap them all in a single painting. After successfully trapping everyone except Luigi, he engages him in battle, with the painting holding the others hovering in the background. In his final phase, King Boo enlarges the painting to a colossal size, attempting to bring it down on the entire building to trap Luigi; he must defeat King Boo within four minutes to avoid being trapped. Afterwards, the painting shrinks back to its original size, allowing Luigi to free his friends and brother with the Dark-Light Device.

Painting-like portals only appear on the [[Break Item Boxes]] bonus challenge set in [[DS Luigi's Mansion]], having a similar frame design to the warp paintings on ''Super Mario Odyssey'' and a rotating multicolored spiral image. They appear growing in front of drivers and stay floating in place, producing [[Item Boxes]] for the player to obtain, and they can vary drastically in size, with some being roughly the same size as a small driver, and others being giant paintings capable of spawning big amounts of Item Boxes.

Two paintings make an appearance in [[Super Nintendo World]] inside [[Peach's Castle]]. They are modern versions of the paintings of [[Bob-omb Battlefield]] and [[Tiny-Huge Island]] from ''Super Mario 64'' with frames resembling the warp paintings on ''Super Mario Odyssey'', which resemble their appearances in ''Super Mario 64 DS''. If they are looked from the side, they reveal an image of [[Bowser Jr.]] in his [[Junior Clown Car]] with the [[Golden Mushroom (crownless)|Golden Mushroom]].

==Trivia==

*In [[Wet-Dry World]]'s painting, the [[Skeeter]] is shown to be a dark pine green, although they are actually an aquamarine color. In ''[[Super Mario 64 DS]]'', all of the paintings are retouched or reshot, and as such, the Skeeter picture is now accurate to its appearance within its respective game.

*In ''Super Mario 64 DS'', the [[Tall, Tall Mountain]] painting mistakenly has the warp to the [[Mysterious Mountainside|slide]] as a plain white texture.

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