After discovering a treasure trove of prehistoric art on the walls of a cave, Cleo becomes trapped by admiral Crank! Using drawings, just like the cave dwellers did, Cleo manages to let Leo know her secret escape route!
Cleo and Leo are painting a modello when Crank traps the pirates in a small bay. But the Pirates use their modello as a model and paint a large landscape on a spare sail to hide their ship.
The Pirates are visiting one of Cleo's former art teachers and learn about building kites. Unfortunately for Krank when he tries to capture the pirates they escape by building a giant kite that carries them to safety!
Jacopo, the master trompe l'oeil artist summons the pirates as he's running low on art supplies. When Krank arrives the Pirates escape by creating a trompe l'oeil moat around Tricky Tower.
The Pirates brave narrow paths and rickety bridges to get to the top of a high mountain so Leo can check in on a friend's mobile museum. When Krank and his minions arrive the pirates' escape route becomes blocked with the collapse of the rope bridge! They use their new-found knowledge of the movement and balance of mobiles to create a temporary bridge.
The Pirates are on a mission to help Fresco return a legendary ring to the legendary Golden Gekco! After braving a moat filled with crocodiles the pirates discover that the legendary Golden Gekco is a beautiful tile mosaic and the "ring", when put in place, is the key to getting back across the moat!
Leo's friend, Angus MacAngus, introduces the Pirates to his "bagpainter". Angus loves bright colours, and his caravan stands out against the gently hued surroundings. Conformia sends Krank on a mission to get rid of all of Angus' paintings.
Cleo's friend Layla has just learned that her family's decades-old shadow puppet theater is being closed down by Queen Conformia. When Admiral Krank arrives, the Pirates help Layla put on a final show for him and his Minions.
The Art Pirates meet Gustav, the royal portrait painter, who painted a portrait of Cleo when she was a little princess! Queen Conformia has demanded he paint a portrait of her but instead he happily paints a new portrait of Cleo.
