The first heat of season 8 features 8 invited artists producing a landscape of Blackpool North Pier, while 50 other artists vie for a wild card capturing an image down the promenade. The judges will pick a winner to advance and wild card.
The second heat of season 8 features 8 invited artists producing a landscape of Royal Ascot on race day, while 50 others vie for a wild card working from the royal enclosure car park . The judges will pick a winner to advance and wild card
The 4th heat of season 8 features 8 invited artists producing a landscape of Blackpool Pleasure Beach, while 50 others vie for a wild card working a short distance down the promenade. The judges will pick a winner to advance and wild card.
The fifth heat of season 8 features 8 invited artists producing a landscape of a Royal Enclosure Picnic at Ascot, while 50 others vie for a wild card working right along side them. The judges will pick a winner to advance and wild card.
The sixth heat of season eight features 8 invited artists producing a landscape of Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland, while 50 others vie for a wild card further along the lough. The judges will pick a winner to advance and wild card.
The eighth season semi-final features the six heat winners and a single wild card, their task is to capture the Thames Barrier (London's main defense against flooding). From these competitors the judges will select the three finalists.
The eighth season final features the three finalists producing a landscape of Portmeirion in Wales, they are also each given a commission to paint different locations in a remote area of the Kentish coast. Prize is a £10,000 commission
The winner of the eighth season of Landscape Artist of the Year undertakes a £10,000 commission from the Royal Museums Greenwich to create a seascape for the 350th anniversary of the van de Velde's (father and son) arrival in Britain.