After more than two decades since the debut of animal crossing, longtime gamers agree on one thing: buying fake art from Redd is incredibly frustrating. At nearly 5,000 bells a piece in the latest installment, Animal Crossing: New HorizonsArt certainly doesn’t come cheap, and it can be difficult to reconcile the price when you don’t have a lot to spend.
To make matters worse, you can’t sell or donate fake artwork at Nook’s Cranny or the museum, so the risk can easily outweigh the reward if you end up with fake artwork.
Luckily, there are telltale signs as to whether the art Redd offers is real or fake, though the cunning fox wants you to believe each piece is authentic. While this is true for some pieces, most artworks come in two or three different versions, and only one is the real deal.
Here’s how to get your money’s worth and tell the difference between real and fake artwork New Horizons.
- Academic painting: It is easy to tell the difference between the real and the fake version of the academic painting as the fake piece has a coffee ring stain on the top right while the real piece does not.
- Amazing painting: To determine if the amazing painting is real or fake, look closely at the gentleman dressed in black standing front and center. If he wears a hat, the painting is real. If not, it’s fake.
- Ancient statue: The ancient statue looks alien. The fake statue features antennae on the creature depicted, while the real statue does not.
- Basic painting: The basic painting shows a little boy with a different haircut depending on whether it’s real or fake. The real painting shows the boy with M-shaped bangs, while the fake painting shows him with straight, full bangs.
- Beautiful statue: The beautiful statue is a little harder to identify. Look closely at the statue’s neck. If it’s wearing a faintly outlined necklace, it’s a fake. If not, it’s real.
- Quiet painting: As the Calm Painting suggests, you can relax. This painting depicts a busy park during the day and is always real.
- Common painting: The Common Painting is readily available and depicts women cultivating fields and is always genuine. There are no fakes here.
- Detailed painting: The detailed painting shows a rooster and hen preening next to flowers. In the real graphic, the flowers are blue. In the fake they are purple.
- Dynamic painting: The dynamic painting depicts a large, breaking wave. This piece is always genuine, so don’t worry about buying a counterfeit piece.
- Known Statue: You don’t have to think twice. Depicting a thinking man with his chin in hand, the Familiar statue is always real.
- Famous painting: The famous painting is an in-game version of the mona lisa, which is known to show a woman who appears to have no eyebrows. That’s the case with the real piece, while the fake gives her full, arched brows.
- Flowery painting: The floral painting features Vincent van Gogh’s aptly titled painting sunflowers. Be assured; This piece is always real.
- Gallant Statue: The Gallant statue mirrors that of Michelangelo David. If the statue on the left is holding a book, it’s a fake. If not, the piece is genuine.
- Luminous painting: The luminous painting beautifully depicts a sailing boat at sunset. Fortunately, this painting is always genuine.
- Graceful painting: Don’t be fooled by the Graceful Painting; There are two fake versions of this piece. The actual piece shows a woman in a traditional kimono with her head turned to the right and the canvas itself shows a small empty space above her. Fakes either show the woman facing forward or have no extra space above the woman.
- Big statue: The Great Statue depicting a cloaked man with a spear is always real, which is pretty awesome indeed.
- Informative statue: It is very easy to tell the difference between the real and the fake informative statue. The fake appears to glow a vivid blue, while the real statue is simply gray stone.
- Funny painting: The Jolly Painting depicts a man made of fruits and vegetables. In the real play, an artichoke comes out of his chest. However, this function is missing in the fake.
- Atmospheric painting: The Moody Painting depicts a man solemnly sowing seeds in a field. But no worry; This piece is guaranteed to be genuine.
- Maternal Statue: The fake maternal statue shows an open mother nursing children and shows the animal’s tongue in the details of its mouth, while the real statue does not.
- Moving painting: The Moving Painting is an in-game version of The Birth of Venus, with a goddess born of a shell. The real painting includes trees on the right side, but this detail is missing in the fake.
- Mysterious painting: No need to guess the authenticity of this beautiful piece with a cove by the sea. The mysterious painting is always real.
- Mystic Statue: The Mystic Statue is a bust of an Egyptian woman. In the fake she wears earrings. However, this feature is missing from the real statue.
- Beautiful painting: The Nice painting shows a boy in work clothes playing an instrument. There is no fake version of this painting, so you can buy it safely.
- Perfect painting: The Perfect Painting features bowls full of fruit and is absolutely safe to buy as it is always real.
- Correct painting: The Proper Painting, on which a young woman in a blue dress is standing at a bar, is also authentic.
- Painterly painting: In the Picturesque painting, a woman pours either milk or water from a jug. The jet of liquid is very thin on the real painting, while it is much heavier on the fake.
- Sturdy Statue: The Robust Statue depicts a man throwing a disc. To tell the difference between real and fake, look closely at his wrist; if he’s wearing any bracelet, it’s a fake. If not, it’s real.
- Rock Head Statue: The Rock Head statue is one of the most difficult pieces of art to recognize. While the real statue shows a neutral expression, the fake appears cheerful.
- Creepy painting: The creepy painting depicts a man with a scowl and lowered eyebrows. However, his eyebrows are raised in the fake.
- Scenic painting: The landscape painting shows two hunters with a group of dogs approaching a snowy town. However, a hunter is missing in the fake.
- Left painting: The Serene Painting depicts a woman holding a mink. In the real painting the animal is white. In the fake it is dark gray.
- Setting painting: The Sinking Painting aptly depicts a woman floating on her back in a river. Fortunately, this painting is always real.
- Celebration painting: The solemn painting depicts a group of well-dressed women and children posing for a portrait. On the back of the real painting, a man is standing with his hand on the door frame. In the fake, his hand is raised.
- Enormous Statue: The enormous statue is essentially a large, empty basin. However, the fake statue has a lid.
- Sparkling painting: The sparkling painting is known to mirror that of Van Gogh Starry Night. It’s always genuine, so don’t hesitate to buy.
- Brave Statue: More difficult to distinguish, the Brave Statue depicts a winged, headless woman. In the real version, her right leg steps forward, while in the fake her left one comes forward. Remember that this is the opposite of your own orientation, meaning the right side of the statue is your left side and vice versa.
- Warm painting: With a woman lying comfortably on pillows, the warm painting is always real.
- Warrior Statue: The warrior statue depicts a man posing with his hands folded in front of him. However, in the fake he is holding a shovel.
- Wild painting (left half): The left half of the Wild Painting shows a white demon. In the fake version, however, the demon is green.
- Wild painting (right half): The right half of the Wild Painting shows a green demon. In the fake, the demon is colored white instead.
- Wistful painting: The Wistful Painting shows a woman wearing a pearl earring. However, there are two fakes; While one shows the woman wearing a star-shaped earring, the other shows the woman with her eyes closed.
- Worthy painting: With a woman waving a flag among fallen soldiers, the worthy painting is indeed worth your bells. This painting is always real, so don’t worry about fake.
With a long list of paintings and statues to analyze, it is extremely difficult to keep track of these key differences between real and fake pieces New Horizons. Feel free to reference this guide before creating your next one Purchase of Redd’s Trawler. To learn more about artwork and other in-game features, check out our collection of Animal Crossing: New Horizons Leader.
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