- Proficiency with painter’s supplies represents your ability to paint and draw. You also acquire an understanding of art history, which can aid you in examining works of art. - **Components.** Painter’s supplies include an easel, canvas, paints, brushes, charcoal sticks, and a palette. - **[Arcana](https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/using-ability-scores#Arcana), [History](https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/using-ability-scores#History), [Religion](https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/using-ability-scores#Religion).** Your expertise aids you in uncovering lore of any sort that is attached to a work of art, such as the magical properties of a painting or the origins of a strange mural found in a dungeon. - **[Investigation](https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/using-ability-scores#Investigation), [Perception](https://www.dndbeyond.com/compendium/rules/basic-rules/using-ability-scores#Perception).** When you inspect a painting or a similar work of visual art, your knowledge of the practices behind creating it can grant you additional insight. - **Painting and Drawing.** As part of a short or long rest, you can produce a simple work of art. Although your work might lack precision, you can capture an image or a scene, or make a quick copy of a piece of art you saw. - {{[[table]]}} - **Activity** - **DC** - Paint an accurate portrait - 10 - Create a painting with a hidden message - 20