The Dirt-Walled Hovel of the Pretentious Artist
This is where the Pretentious Artist lives.
You can find his hovel on the Wrong Side of the Tracks in Seaside Town.
If you show up to his hovel wearing an outfit, he'll paint your portait, and you'll unlock a tattoo. But first, you need to help him find his stuff, namely his brush, palette, and paint.
He also buys rat whiskers for 50 meat apiece. If you have any of them, the message "Ooh, is that a rat whisker? I use those to repair my paintbrushes. I'll give you 50 Meat each for them..." will appear, in addition to the one above.
If you have a psychoanalytic jar you can use it on him:
| Use psychoanalytic jar on him |
 | You acquire an item: jar of psychoses (The Pretentious Artist) |
If you aren't wearing an outfit:
Ah, but your clothing is so bland. Please -- give me something to work with...
Tattoos
For the unlock text when wearing an outfit see the corresponding tattoo page.
Notes
- The Artist's hovel had the following look before October 6, 2010.
- The Artist is completely missing during a Zombie Slayer run -- no icon is shown in the Wrong Side of the Tracks and trying to use URL manipulation to visit him just sends you back to the tracks with no message.
History
- Prior to an unknown point, during a Zombie Slayer run, the Artist was not at home:
- The Pretentious Artist's dirt-walled hovel is empty, except for all the red paint splashed around the place.
References
- The Pretentious Artist is one of two KoL NPCs that are based on real people, the other being Doc Galaktik. The Artist is one of the T-shirts models in the Store of Loathing (archived); he is wearing the "Minimalist Sword and Martini Guy Shirt".
