The latest update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons given fans the ability to include pieces of artwork in the museums on their island, with people able to purchase items from the returning merchant Jolly Redd. But this comes with a catch as Redd is also able to scam players, selling fake art alongside legitimate items — and it’s up to you to determinte the real deal from the counterfeits. This brings back a popular and infuriating mechanic from previous Animal Crossing installments, but players are able to take a close look at the art before purchasing so they can determine what is authentic and what is a forgeries
Videos by ComicBook.com
While all of the artwork Jolly Redd has for sale are famous pieces of art, each piece has a generic name in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, which can complicate matters if you’re trying to Google a painting to see if it’s real or fake. Some of the paintings are also always legitimate, so you can’t even trust your own memory if you’re trying to determine if something is real or fake. Luckily, we have a list of all the available artwork in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, along with their counterfeit versions.
[Note: This article only includes artwork and not statues.]
Academic Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The forgery has a coffee stain ring on the upper right hand corner.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Amazing Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The left figure in the center foreground of the painting is missing his black hat.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Basic Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The boy in the fake painting has much more hair covering his forehead.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Calm Painting
The Calm Painting is always real. There are no forged versions of the Calm Painting.
Common Painting
The Common Painting is always real. There are no forged versions of the Common Painting.
Detailed Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The forgery has purple flowers instead of blue flowers.
Real Version:
Fake Version:
Dynamic Painting
The Dynamic Painting is always real. There are no forged versions of the Dynamic Painting.
Famous Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The forgery’s subject has much more slanted eyebrows than the real painting.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Flowery Painting
The Flowery Painting is always real. There are no forged versions of the Flowery Painting.
Glowing Painting
The Glowing Painting is always real. There are no forged versions of the Glowing Painting.
Graceful Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The subject of the fake painting takes up almost the entire canvas, while the real painting’s subject is much smaller, leaving a lot more open space. In addition, there are additional marks on the real painting not found on the fake painting.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Jolly Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The real painting’s subject has an extra weed coming out of its body. The forgery is missing this extra weed.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Moody Painting
The Moody Painting is always real. There are no fake versions of the Moody Painting.
Moving Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: There are trees missing in the right background of the fake painting.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Mysterious Painting
The Mysterious Painting is always real. There are no fake versions of the Mysterious Painting.
Nice Painting
The Nice Painting is always real. There are no fake versions of the Nice Painting.
Perfect Painting
The Perfect Painting is always real. There are no fake versions of the Perfect Painting.
Proper Painting
The Proper Painting is always real. There are no fake versions of the Proper Painting.
Quaint Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The fake version of the painting has much more water pouring out of the pitcher than the real version.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Scary Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The fake Scary Painting’s eyebrows are slanted differently, making the subject of the painting look sad instead of angry.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Scenic Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The real scenic painting has two people leading a large flock of animals into town. The fake version has only one person and a smaller flock of animals.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Serene Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The fake Serene Painting has a grey animal instead of a white animal.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Sinking Painting
The Sinking Painting is always real. There is no fake version of the Sinking Painting.
Solemn Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The man in the very background of the painting is pointing up instead of pointing to the wall.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Twinkling Painting
The Twinkling Painting is always real. There is no fake version of the Twinkling Painting.
Warm Painting
The Warm Painting is always real. There is no fake version of the Warm Painting.
Wild Painting Left Half
How to Spot a Forgery: The subject of the real painting is white, while the subject of the fake painting is green.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Wild Painting Right Half
How to Spot a Forgery: The subject of the real painting is green. The subject of the fake painting is white.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Wistful Painting
How to Spot a Forgery: The fake painting’s subject has a star-shaped earring. The real painting’s subject’s earring is a pearl.
Real Painting:
Fake Painting:
Worthy Painting
The Worthy Painting is always real. There is no fake version of the Worthy Painting.
