Find every Shadow Of The Erdtree painting, including the painting solutions
Searching for paintings in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree?The massiveElden RingDLCShadow Of The Erdtreeis home to three lovely paintings, but they’re very well hidden. If you come across a painting, you must take a good look at the depicted landscape and try to locate that exact spot in the expansive Land of Shadow. Once you’ve located the place shown in the painting, you’ll find an artist’s spirit and receive a valuable reward.
This guide will point you to every painting location in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree and put you on the right track to finding each artist’s spirit.
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Incursion painting location
The first painting in Shadow Of The Erdtree is found in an artist’s shack on a high rock in the northwestern part ofGravesite Plain. To reach this location, you must first travel north to theThree-Path Cross, then go left through the large gateway, and then follow the road along the cliffs to the south. After passingCliffroad Terminus, go up the rocky path to the highest cliff, where you’ll find the Incursion painting.
To find the Incursion painting’s artist, fast-travel toGreatbridge Northor (if you haven’t unlocked it yet) go back to theThree-Path CrossSite of Grace and ride north from there. A bit further west of Greatbridge North, on the other side of the lake, you’ll find the Incursion spirit resting on a small hill. The reward for solving this painting puzzle is the Serpent Crest Shield.
The second painting location is also in theGravesite Plain. Starting from theScorched Ruinsin the centre of the Plain, ride east towards the cliff wall. You’ll see a cave opening ahead of you; The Sacred Tower painting is inside.
Spoiler ahead: beware that The Sacred Tree’s artist only appears after you’ve reached a certain cut-off point in the game, which will lock you out of any remainingside quests. This cut-off point is the burning of the sealing tree - an act that you need to do to enterEnir-Ilim. If you’ve done that already, you’re free to solve The Sacred Tower puzzle.
To find The Sacred Tower’s spirit location, you must first reach theMoorth Ruinseast of Castle Ensis. From there, ride through the tunnel in the northeast, which leads to theAncient Ruins Base. Continue southwest until you see theTemple Town Ruinsahead of you. Beware of the giant golems guarding this area; if you stick to the wall on the left and don’t stop riding, you should be able to pass them unscathed.
The final Shadow Of The Erdtree painting, Domain of Dragons, is found in a room below theShadow Keep. Starting from theMain Gate Plaza, head northwest, go upstairs, and exit the dining room to the east. Run towards the southeast, passing the large staircase, and look for a ladder to your left.
Descend to the lower ledge and carefully go around the corner (don’t fall in the water). Use a second ladder inside the building and enter the room in the southeast, where the Domain of Dragons painting awaits.
The Domain of the Dragons' artist is found in the Foot of theJagged Peakarea, southeast of the Gravesite Plains. To get there, you must defeat the Ancient Dragon-Man invader and clear theDragon’s Pitdungeon behind him (south of thePillar PathSite of Grace, eastern side of the Gravesite Plains). Instead of leaving the dungeon’s boss arena, open the large doors and follow the path to enter the Jagged Peak.
Take the northernmost road to the east. When you see the Spiritspring ahead of you, use it to reach the higher cliffs. Cross the drawbridge and unlock theFoot of the Jagged PeakSite of Grace. Ride past the battling dragons (no need to fight them) and use two more wind currents. Upon reaching the reddish rocky area, watch out for falling boulders. When you see a large, sleeping dragon ahead of you, ignore him and take the steep slope on the left side of the boss arena, leading to theJagged Peak MountainsideSite of Grace.
Continue southwest. Shortly after taking another Spiritspring upwards, drop down to your right, onto a lower ledge. You’ll find the Domain of Dragons artist sitting at the edge of the cliffs. Solving this puzzle will reward you with a Rock Heart.
And that concludes this list of all painting locations in Shadow Of The Erdtree. You may want to look for someRevered Spirit Ash locationsnext, or take a peek at ourShadow Of The Erdtree progression routeto find your next destination in the Shadow Realm. Our guides toShadow Of The Erdtree’s boss locationsandboss orderwill also come in handy. Last but not least, if you’ve just started the DLC and are at a bit of a loss, give ourwhat to do first in Shadow Of The Erdtreeguide a read.
