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As well as the locations and solutions we’ve found so far.
Wondering what to do with the Elden Ring paintings you find? It wouldn’t be a FromSoftware game without the odd cryptic puzzle for players to work out, and the Lands Between has plenty. You’ll be deciphering Elden Ring map fragments, chasing rumours, and in this particular instance, collecting paintings.
Dotted around the world of Elden Ring are paintings that you can pick up. So what are you supposed to do with these works of art? Well, I’m here to tell you, and show you the locations of the ones we’ve found so far, and how to solve them.
When roaming around east Limgrave, you’ll probably happen upon the aptly-named, Artist’s Shack. This ruined house contains a painting titled «Homing Instinct». On closer inspection, the painting’s description will say that if you head to the place in the painting, you can find a reward.
Now, here’s the thing: to solve the paintings, you have to head to the location the paintings show, not the point it was painted from. So, for example, Homing Instinct was painted near the Seaside Ruins Site of Grace, just east of the Stranded Graveyard along the coast. But the location it depicts through the arch is the Church of Pilgrimage at the northern tip of the Weeping Peninsula.
If you head there and look around on the cliff, you’ll see a spirit framing the landscape between his fingers. Walk closer, and he’ll disappear, leaving behind the reward. In this case, it’s the Warhawk Ashes for summoning one of those birds from Stormveil Castle.
Homing Instinct
Prophecy Painting
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Sarah’s earliest gaming memories involve playing Jet Set Willy on the ZX Spectrum at a friend’s house. These days, and when not writing guides, most of her spare time goes into MMOs—though she’s quite partial to JRPGs too. She has spent much of the last decade playing the likes of Star Wars: The Old Republic, TERA, Final Fantasy 14, and World of Warcraft. Sarah has been writing about games for several years and, before joining PC Gamer, freelanced for the likes of TechRadar, GamingBible, and Rock Paper Shotgun. One of her fondest hopes is to one day play through the ending of Final Fantasy X without breaking down into a sobbing heap. She probably has more wolves in Valheim than you.
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