Rocket League
88 Achievements
1000 XP
20-25h
Budding Artist
Collect a Painted Item
5 XP
3.0%
How to unlock the Budding Artist achievement in Rocket League - Definitive Guide
I simply played 5 matches of Standard 3v3 online (the game mode does not matter) and unlocked a Painted Top Hat at the end of the fifth game.
It may take longer for you though since it is down to luck and will unlock at random.
Note: There is apparently a 10 hour weekly limit to earning rewards, if you find you are no longer earning items simply wait until the following week.
* With the last update trading was introduced into the game. You can now receive Painted and Certified items via another player. The achievement has been reported to be rather glitchy when unlocking via trading.
However, according to user MacWhyte after recieving your painted item from a friend, switching profiles at the main menu and then switching back to your profile unlocks the achievement immediately. If not then waiting 24 hours after you received the painted item works as well according to many users.
As we know, you can only unlock them online!
You simply have to play online games.
- It doesn't matter which typ of matches they are (3v3, 2v2, ...).
(I unlocked mine while playing with a friend 2v2 unranked)
- It also doesn't matter if they are ranked or unranked.
- And it also doesn't matter if you lose or win the game.
(I lost my match 3:5)
It's simply based on luck! You can unlock the painted item after 5 or after 50 matches.
Just keep playing and you will get it.
My Painted Item:
Solution:
1. Sign out of your main account
2. Sign into an alt account
3. Start a public online match
4. During the match, press the Xbox button and sign in your main account
5. Go back to Rocket League and you should see a message saying "Primary User has no controller". Select the "Quit" option.
6. You should be taken back to the title screen. Press any button to go to the main menu.
7. You will be signed in on your main account in Rocket League and hopefully the achievement will unlock.
Story:
I unlocked a painted item and the achievement did not unlock. So I tried equipping the item and completing an online match and still nothing. Then I tried restarting my console and doing the same thing again and still nothing.
Due to the 10 hour limit on earning items, I farmed items on an alt account, trying to get a painted item but had no luck. So I did exactly what was mentioned in the solution by accident and the achievement finally unlocked.
I hope this solution helps you get your achievement.
If for some reason you can't get a painted item yourself, just asking someone who has such an item to trade it with you.
Except you don't even need to complete the actual trade; just have them put the item up in the trade window and the achievement will pop!
This also works with the 'Certifiable' achievement. I can confirm this with multiple instances.
After Patch 1.22 there are 3 methods to get this trophy.
Method 1:
Play public online casual or ranked games. (I personally had better "luck" in casual 2v2 or 3v3 games) It doesn't matter how many players and long as it is an online game. It also doesn't matter if you are on the winning or losing team. At the completion of some games you will get random goodies, such as toppers, antennas, decals ect. For this trophy, you need to get a painted one. Once you've obtained a painted item at the end of the game, then the trophy will pop. You can view your items in the manage inventory screen.
Method 2:
You can trade 5 uncommon to get a rare or trade 5 rare to get an ultra rare in an attempt to get a painted item.
Method 3: Only available with Patch 1.22
Trade items with a friend. Create a party and have a trading partner join. Scroll down to select their name it will bring up a menu. Scroll to the bottom and select Invite to Trade. This will bring you to the trade screen where you can both select items to trade to each other and either give or receive a painted item.
Use the Trading Thread created by Terminator to find a trading partner.
This achievement is going to require some luck. You can only unlock a painted item at the end of an online match as a reward; this can't be acquired in private matches or exhibition matches. You could get this in two matches or you could get it in a hundred matches...it's completely random.
Painted items have an attribute that recolors an existing item. Wheels and Toppers seem to be the items that be acquired as “painted” items. Below is an example of a painted item; you'll notice it'll list the color and say "painted" in the description.
Alternatively, if you know someone that has a painted item, there is now item trading feature in the game. Just have them trade the item to you and once equipping the item this achievement should unlock.