Scattered across the vast and perilous Lands Between are seven enigmatic Artist's Paintings. These are not mere decorative items to be looted; they are the starting points for intricate environmental puzzles. When a Tarnished finds one of these paintings, they are granted a vision—the ghostly apparition of the artist who created it, forever seated at the very spot where they captured the scene. The core challenge lies not in going to the location depicted, but in deciphering the artist's perspective and journeying to the vantage point from which the painting was made. It's a delightful, optional treasure hunt woven into the fabric of exploration, offering unique rewards that are easy to miss on a standard playthrough.
The journey begins in Limgrave. The first painting, 'Homing Instinct', is found resting at the Artist's Shack. To solve its riddle, one must travel to the Seaside Ruins site of grace and head northwest. The goal is a spot just southwest of the foreboding Dragon-Burnt Ruins. There, perched on a chair overlooking the devastation, sits the artist's ghost. Interacting with it yields the Incantation Scarab, a valuable talisman.
Venturing into the storm-wracked Stormveil Castle, a brave explorer can discover the 'Prophecy' Painting. It's tucked away in a room near the Liftside Chamber site of grace, close to a courtyard patrolled by a fearsome Omen. The solution lies far to the south, in the Weeping Peninsula. North of the Church of Pilgrimage, a Tarnished must search the cliffs for a specific overlook with a waterfall in the distance. The spectral painter waits there, and their reward is the Warhawk Ashes, a powerful spirit summon.
The misty waters of Liurnia of the Lakes hold another Artist's Shack and another canvas: the 'Resurrection' Painting. The artist's ghost for this one is found to the east of the haunted Caria Manor. In a small lake near a graveyard, several rocks jut from the water. The phantom rests on one of these isolated stones. Solving this puzzle is particularly rewarding, granting both a precious Larval Tear (used for rebirth) and the complete Juvenile Scholar Set of armor.
The blighted lands of Caelid conceal the 'Redmane' Painting within the sorcery-shrouded Sellia, Town of Sorcery, partially hidden by rubble in the town center. To find the artist's vantage point, one must look northeast of Fort Faroth, on the cliffs southeast of the Dragonbarrow Minor Erdtree. A key clue in the painting is the presence of stone columns in the foreground. The prize here is the Ash of War: Rain of Arrows.
Here is a quick summary of the remaining three paintings and their general locations:
| Painting Name | General Location | Key Reward |
|---|---|---|
| Champion's Song Painting | Shaded Castle (east side) | Harp Bow |
| Flightless Bird Painting | Leyndell, Fortified Manor | Fire's Deadly Sin Incantation |
| Sorcerer Painting | Castle Sol (main courtyard) | Greathood |
The 'Champion's Song' Painting waits in a storeroom on the east side of the poison-ridden Shaded Castle. The 'Flightless Bird' Painting can be found in the Fortified Manor within the royal capital of Leyndell. Finally, the 'Sorcerer' Painting is hidden within the frigid, battle-scarred halls of Castle Sol in the Mountaintops of the Giants. The rewards for these final puzzles—the Harp Bow, the Fire's Deadly Sin incantation, and the Greathood helmet—are well worth the effort of tracking down the artists' ghosts.
For any Tarnished seeking to uncover every secret the Lands Between has to offer, these seven paintings present a unique and engaging challenge. They require a keen eye for landscape, a thoughtful mind to interpret perspective, and the courage to travel to some of the realm's most remote corners. The treasures gained are not just powerful items, but the satisfaction of solving a mystery left behind by a fellow inhabitant of this broken world. It's a testament to the game's design that such a complete, multi-stage side activity exists purely for the joy of discovery and puzzle-solving.