Where do I get these paintings from?

Syldras · August 2020

Hi,

I'm a bit confused about this series of paintings - I really like the art style, but I couldn't find them anywhere?!

The names are:
Painting of a Waterfall, Refined
Painting of Mountains, Refined
Painting of Tree, Refined
Painting of Swamp, Refined
Painting of a Desert, Refined
Painting of a Forest, Refined

I think it's a series as they're all named the same way.

The description on eso.mmo-fashion.com says they are also obtainable through loot (not only the store), but it's not specified where?! Is it totally random, or only in certain places?
I'd prefer to find them myself or obtain them through gold instead of crowns. I've also searched several guild stores for them, but didn't see a single one for offer.

Maybe someone has more information on this?

Thanks!

VaranisArano · August 2020

According to a couple online sources, it's lootable from treasure chests. Whether or not that's correct, IDK. https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Gallery_Furnishings/Paintings

Syldras · August 2020

VaranisArano wrote: »

According to a couple online sources, it's lootable from treasure chests. Whether or not that's correct, IDK. https://en.m.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Gallery_Furnishings/Paintings

Thanks. Maybe I'll try my luck tonight

I have already found paintings in chests, but that was long ago and it were only the commons paintings (autumn/bolted, palms/sturdy, jungle/sturdy,...). I never had luck with the newer ones. Never found a Telvanni painting, let alone Velothi , although I've done daily quests on Vvardenfell regularly for several weeks. Never found one on Summerset or in Elsweyr either...

bluebird · August 2020

The old vanilla wood-frame Paintings are Crown Store only. They are included in some Houses, but only in the Furnished versions as far as I know, so they are Crowns only either way.

The Summerset wood-frame Paintings have been added to Treasure Chest drops in Graymoor, so you can find those 'Refined' paintings in Summerset Chests and at guild traders.

Treasure Chests in Western Skyrim and Blackreach also drop the new Greymoor Paintings, Vvardenfell Treasure Chests drop some of the Vvardenfell Paintings (not all, some of those are also Crowns only) , and of course Treasure Chests still have a chance to drop the old paintings that used to drop from Treasure Chests before the Greymoor update.

Syldras · August 2020

Thank you! It's a pity those I was looking for are only available through the store. I really like that classic style and colors. Ah well. Maybe I'll find me something else

katanagirl1 · August 2020

I was lucky enough to get a Greymoor painting from of the few treasure maps I have gotten in Western Skyrim, but I have never found one in a regular chest there, or either in Summerset or Elsweyr, which is supposed to also have area paintings as well.

Are these only obtainable from the chests in treasure maps perhaps?

Tammany · August 2020

Such type drops like mad from treasure chests.
Got one minute ago

LadyNalcarya · August 2020

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I was lucky enough to get a Greymoor painting from of the few treasure maps I have gotten in Western Skyrim, but I have never found one in a regular chest there, or either in Summerset or Elsweyr, which is supposed to also have area paintings as well.

Are these only obtainable from the chests in treasure maps perhaps?

I found one in a chest in public dungeon so it's not just treasure map chests.

theskymoves · August 2020

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I was lucky enough to get a Greymoor painting from of the few treasure maps I have gotten in Western Skyrim, but I have never found one in a regular chest there, or either in Summerset or Elsweyr, which is supposed to also have area paintings as well.

Are these only obtainable from the chests in treasure maps perhaps?

I've gotten a couple of Greymoor paintings from regular overland chests in the zone.

newtinmpls · August 2020

LadyNalcarya wrote: »

I found one in a chest in public dungeon so it's not just treasure map chests.

Same here

katanagirl1 · August 2020

Thanks everyone for your replies.

I have been farming the Blackreach public dungeon a lot lately and have opened many chests there, and also all over Western Skyrim (and Northern Elsweyr), and not got anything.

I seem to be in a rut for RNG lately as I was getting Western Skyrim plans for a while but nothing the last several days. I guess it’s just me then.

Jayne_Doe · August 2020

When they added the Elsweyr and Greymoor paintings, they reduced the drop rate overall, BUT only Elsweyr paintings will drop in Elsweyr, only Greymoor in Greymoor zones, etc.

So, when you farm, say Vvardenfell treasure chests, you'll only get Velothi/Telvanni paintings. This is why you see so many Greymoor and Elsweyr, even Velothi/Telvanni paintings, at guild traders now.

I was lucky in the first week or so of Greymoor launch to get 2 Greymoor paintings in overland (non-treasure map) chests. But, nothing since.

From Greymoor patch notes:

Moderately reduced the chance of acquiring paintings from treasure chests. However, when acquiring a painting from a treasure chest in an area that has its own paintings, you now always get a painting specific to that area.

This makes it much easier to acquire region-specific paintings, even with the overall reduction in the drop rate of paintings.

SilverBride · August 2020

I've never gotten a painting from anything, and I open every chest, crate, bag etc. I see.

Syldras · August 2020

I now had luck and found one Greymoor painting.

Vvardenfell - still none. I think they're quite rare?! All Velothi paintings I saw in guild stores were listed for 200.000 gold each?!

SickleCider · August 2020

I picked up an ambiguous painting of one of the vampire castles from a chest in Blackreach. ("Contrasts" I think it's called.)

Syldras · August 2020

"Red Mist Blooming" was the one I found in Blackreach.
Had another try yesterday (Vvardenfell again)... no luck.

katanagirl1 · August 2020

I finally did get “The Scion Strides Forth” painting or something like that in Blackreach public dungeon yesterday. It was in an advanced treasure chest.

It’s a huge painting but it looks rather dark and has lots of red blotches all over it. Is it supposed to look like that?

Syldras · August 2020

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I finally did get “The Scion Strides Forth” painting or something like that in Blackreach public dungeon yesterday. It was in an advanced treasure chest. It’s a huge painting but it looks rather dark and has lots of red blotches all over it. Is it supposed to look like that?

Does it look like this?
https://eso.mmo-fashion.com/the-scion-strides-forth-painting-brass/

katanagirl1 · August 2020

Syldras wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I finally did get “The Scion Strides Forth” painting or something like that in Blackreach public dungeon yesterday. It was in an advanced treasure chest. It’s a huge painting but it looks rather dark and has lots of red blotches all over it. Is it supposed to look like that?

Does it look like this?
https://eso.mmo-fashion.com/the-scion-strides-forth-painting-brass/

OK, maybe I should have said “why does it look like that?” It’s ugly.

Syldras · August 2020

katanagirl1 wrote: »

OK, maybe I should have said “why does it look like that?” It’s ugly.

Lore-friendly answer: Probably because the depicted person wanted it to look like this?

I think it's ugly too, also I don't know why I would decorate my home with a painting of a person I have no closer relations to, especially an adversary.

katanagirl1 · August 2020

Syldras wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

OK, maybe I should have said “why does it look like that?” It’s ugly.

Lore-friendly answer: Probably because the depicted person wanted it to look like this? I think it's ugly too, also I don't know why I would decorate my home with a painting of a person I have no closer relations to, especially an adversary.

I meant the style of the painting is ugly. It’s like vampiric Impressionism with a too large brush. I guess the Scion is a vampire and that is how he is depicted, but still...

whitecrow · August 2020

I have only found one new painting, from Greymoor, of a dragonfly and a flower. I don't believe I ever found any Elsweyr paintings. Or Summerset for that matter.

I really want the painting of the cardinal that the guild trader in Solitude has displayed!

katanagirl1 · August 2020

whitecrow wrote: »

I have only found one new painting, from Greymoor, of a dragonfly and a flower. I don't believe I ever found any Elsweyr paintings. Or Summerset for that matter.

I really want the painting of the cardinal that the guild trader in Solitude has displayed!

There are a lot of really nice Solitude paintings but I have no idea which ones can be found in game or if some are housing editor only.

VaranisArano · August 2020

Maybe a silly question, but you've got the Treasure Hunter CP passive, right?

Syldras · August 2020

katanagirl1 wrote: »

I guess the Scion is a vampire and that is how he is depicted, but still...

It's Rada al-Saran:
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Online:Rada_al-Saran

VaranisArano wrote: »

Maybe a silly question, but you've got the Treasure Hunter CP passive, right?

Yes.

Anfieldkris · August 2020

On PS4 EU. I’ve picked up about half a dozen Greymoor paintings from chests, with the majority of them from the dwemer public dungeon whilst farming for furnishing plans and opening the chests I see there. Did also get a Solitude painting from a master chest behind a waterfall in Western Skyrim of the Solitude arch.

Very small sample but the quality of the chests didn’t appear to make any difference as I have had paintings in the dungeon from normal, advanced and master chests. Have opened several hundred chests so guess drop rate is not overly high, but I do see people in there clearly running a route between chests, which have a reasonable respawn rate, with quite a lot then being listed by them on traders.

katanagirl1 · October 2020

So I’ve got nothing but the brass type paintings from Nchukthnkarst. I got a Jarl painting from a W Skyrim overland chest.

I see that there are paintings for W Skyrim that have the suffix “wood”, “gold”, “silver” and Elsweyr also has “wood” and “gold” I think.

Does anyone have any guidance on where these different types of paintings might be found? In other words, do I need to look in different places to find them?

I have farmed Labyrithian many times and never found any paintings there.

Raideen · October 2020

SilverBride wrote: »

I've never gotten a painting from anything, and I open every chest, crate, bag etc. I see.

Same here until recently when I made a farming toon with the CP treasure bonus. He has gotten 2 paintings in the past 2 weeks. I think the drops are pretty low. To give you an idea, I have gone through 250ish lockpicks in that time.

xilfxlegion · October 2020

Syldras wrote: »

I now had luck and found one Greymoor painting.

Vvardenfell - still none. I think they're quite rare?! All Velothi paintings I saw in guild stores were listed for 200.000 gold each?!

the vvardenfell ones drop like crazy from chests now. the ultra uber rare vvardenfell triptychs come from lockboxes but they are extremely rare. ive seen a total of two and they both grace the walls of my house. still looking for the third one tho.

xilfxlegion · October 2020

katanagirl1 wrote: »

So I’ve got nothing but the brass type paintings from Nchukthnkarst. I got a Jarl painting from a W Skyrim overland chest.

I see that there are paintings for W Skyrim that have the suffix “wood”, “gold”, “silver” and Elsweyr also has “wood” and “gold” I think.

Does anyone have any guidance on where these different types of paintings might be found? In other words, do I need to look in different places to find them?

I have farmed Labyrithian many times and never found any paintings there.

the other public dungeon ---- in black reach --- ive pulled like 50 paintings out of that place.

katanagirl1 · November 2020

xilfxlegion wrote: »

katanagirl1 wrote: »

So I’ve got nothing but the brass type paintings from Nchukthnkarst. I got a Jarl painting from a W Skyrim overland chest.

I see that there are paintings for W Skyrim that have the suffix “wood”, “gold”, “silver” and Elsweyr also has “wood” and “gold” I think.

Does anyone have any guidance on where these different types of paintings might be found? In other words, do I need to look in different places to find them?

I have farmed Labyrithian many times and never found any paintings there.

the other public dungeon ---- in black reach --- ive pulled like 50 paintings out of that place.

Can you give more detail, like were they all the brass ones like I found, or did you find some wood, silver, or gold ones?