Skip to content
Fifth Floor: Gallery of Fine Arts (2)
Silent Hill 3

Fifth Floor: Gallery of Fine Arts (2)

Solve the "Flame Purifies All" painting puzzle in Silent Hill 3's Gallery of Fine Arts using Oxydol, Pork Liver, and the Matchbook.

By ···10 min read·Multi-source verified
1 reading this guide  

Solve the "Flame Purifies All" painting puzzle in Silent Hill 3's Gallery of Fine Arts using Oxydol, Pork Liver, and the Matchbook.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Locate the SAVE POINT on the wall.
  2. 2
    Find the painting on the end wall, which has the caption "Flame Purifies All".
  3. 3
    Open your inventory and combine the OXYDOL, PORK LIVER, and MATCHBOOK.
  4. 4
    Use the combined items on the painting. Heather will soak the liver with oxydol and set it aflame with a match.
  5. 5
    Once the painting burns, pass through the small double doors.
  6. 6
    Head down the steps to the fourth floor.
Tips
  • The solution to this puzzle is hinted at in a junior high school chemistry book found in Green Ridge, which appears only on Easy or Normal Riddle Level.
  • On Normal difficulty, the book provides a hint.
  • On Easy difficulty, the book explicitly states that oxydol can be poured onto grated vegetables or liver to create oxygen for fire to burn.
  • On Hard difficulty, you must deduce the solution without any hints.
  • A bucket is conveniently located in front of the painting.

100% Human-Written. AI Fact-Checked. Community Verified. Learn how AntMag verifies content