Description
Black concrete is a solid block with a smooth firm texture and a clean uniform black colour that builders value for strong modern designs murals and pixel art. Concrete is dense and colourful which makes it perfect for large scale building projects where you want a flat colour with no visible grain or pattern. In survival play concrete gives a lasting finish for walls floors and sculptures once it is fully hardened and it resists weather effects in the world. The black shade creates stark contrast with light materials and is popular for outlines and for modern furniture and signage. Concrete is created through a two step process where you first craft the concrete powder and place it then harden it with water which makes construction flexible and efficient. This means you can place the powder quickly and then flush it with water to set a large area at once which is handy on big building sites. Artists and map makers use black concrete as a base to lay out designs and pixel art because the solid colour reads clearly even at distance. Because concrete gets hard only after contact with water you can shape and move powder to the right place and then fix it so mistakes are easy to correct before finalising the build. For a modern clean look black concrete is a go to choice that keeps lines crisp and makes interiors feel sharp and purposeful.
What is Black Concrete?
Black concrete is a solid block made by hardening black concrete powder with water. It has a smooth non textured finish that is ideal for modern builds pixel art and strong visual outlines. Once hardened it behaves like a regular building block.
Where to find Black Concrete
Black concrete does not generate naturally in the wild. You will find concrete mainly in player builds and art pieces. The materials to make concrete include sand gravel and dye which you can obtain in most biomes and from villages and trading.
How to get Black Concrete
Make black concrete by first crafting black concrete powder using sand gravel and black dye. Place the powder blocks and then use water to harden them into black concrete. In creative mode take black concrete directly from the inventory. For survival mode prepare batches of powder and a water source to harden large areas quickly.
Release Information
First introduced: Added in Minecraft Java Edition 1.12 in 2017
Give Command
/give @p minecraft:black_concrete 1
How to use Black Concrete
Use black concrete for smooth walls floors sculptures and for pixel art. Place powder in the shape you want then use water to harden the pieces. Combine concrete with slabs and stairs to finish edges and use the concrete to create stark outlines and modern furniture shapes in builds.
Recipes for Black Concrete
This item cannot be crafted.