Forgery

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A Forged Painting is the outcome of buying a fake painting from Crazy Redd. A forged painting may appear as a regular painting until sold to Tom Nook or donated to Blathers at the Museum, where both may identify the picture. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, players can tell forged paintings apart from genuine paintings by noticing the differences. For instance, the genuine Graceful Painting has the woman facing to the right while the forged version has the woman facing the other way.

When the player is speaking to Redd about a painting he has for sale, his emotions will often signal if it is a fake. If he displays a glint in his eye or the "mischievous" emotion, the painting is probably a fake. In fact, showing any emotion while he describes it is an indicator. Despite this, the only way to truly tell if it is real or fake is to buy it or notice the differences in New Leaf.

After the player purchases a painting from Redd, there are two ways to verify it: trying to sell it to Tom Nook or donating it to the museum. Both Blathers and Tom Nook are able to identify it a fake and will refuse to accept it. The item then changes in name from the bought painting's name to "forged painting". Players can also verify the painting via Tom Nook's catalog. If the painting that was bought is genuine, it will be listed in the catalog. If it is fake, it is absent from the list.

Although they are rejected for the museum and store, the painting may still be displayed as furniture in the house and the image will be that of the original paintings. However, its points for the Happy Room Academy is lower than that of an original painting. In Animal Crossing: Wild World, players may exchange a forged painting for 100 bells upon signing up for insurance from Lyle. Players can also give the forged painting to a villager as a gift, or they can sell it to another player. Finally, they can sell the painting to Tom Nook for 10 bells. In Animal Crossing: New Leaf, the only way to remove the forged painting is to pay a disposal fee after attempting to sell the painting. Players can also remove forged paintings by disposing them in the trash bin.

Here is a list of ways to tell the forgery from the genuine.

Name	How to Spot the Fake
Amazing Painting	If the man in white is on the left and the man in black is on the right, it is fake. If the man in white is on the right and the man in black is on the left, it is genuine.
Basic Painting	If both of his arms are bent at his sides, it is fake. If only one of his arms is bent, it is genuine.
Calm Painting	This painting is always genuine.
Common Painting	This painting is always genuine.
Dynamic Painting	In the fake, Mt. Fuji is very large and takes up most of the space under the wave. If Mt. Fuji is small, it is genuine.
Famous Painting	If her fingers are pointing to the bottom left corner of the picture, it is fake. If her fingers are pointing to the bottom right corner of the picture, it is genuine.
Fine Painting	This painting is always genuine.
Flowery Painting	This painting is always genuine.
Graceful Painting	If she is looking to the left, it is fake. If she is looking to the right, it is genuine.
Jolly Painting	If the nose is made of a carrot and has green leaves hanging down, it is fake. If the nose is made of a green vegetable, it's genuine.
Moody Painting	This painting is always genuine.
Moving Painting	The fake has an upside-down shell.
Neutral Painting	If the big green leaf on the top left has a hole in it from being eaten by insects, it is fake. If there is no hole made by insects in the big green leaf, it is genuine.
Nice Painting	This painting is always genuine.
Perfect Painting	This painting is always genuine.
Proper Painting	This painting is always genuine.
Quaint Painting	If she is not wearing a hat, it is fake. If she is wearing a white hat, it is genuine.
Scary Painting	If he is only pointing one finger of each hand, it is fake. If he has all fingers sticking out, it is genuine.
Scenic Painting	This painting is always genuine.
Serene Painting	If she is holding a fluffy white cat, it is fake. If she is holding a skinny white ermine, it is genuine.
Solemn Painting	If the blonde girl is twice as tall as the girl to the left, it is fake. If the blonde girl is close to the same height as the girl to the left, it is genuine.
Warm Painting	This painting is always genuine.
Wild Painting	If the dark one is on the left and the light one is on the right, it is fake. If the light one is on the left and the dark one is on the right, it is genuine.
Wistful Painting	If her hat is red, it is fake. If her hat is blue, it is genuine.
Worthy Painting	This painting is always genuine.
Ancient Statue	If its eyes are open, it is fake. If its eyes are closed, it is genuine.
Beautiful Statue	If she has long hair down to her shoulders, it is fake. If her hair goes down to cover only her ears, it is genuine.
Gallant Statue	If there is cloth hanging down his right shoulder, it is fake. If his right shoulder is bare, it is genuine.
Great Statue	If his fingers are pointing straight out, it is fake. If his fingers are pointing upward, it is genuine.
Motherly Statue	If there is only one child below the wolf, it is fake. If there are two children, it is genuine.
Mystic Statue	If her hat is spherical, it is fake. If her hat is cylindrical, it is genuine.
Robust Statue	If he is holding an object that has bumps on it, it is fake. If he is holding a smooth disc, it is genuine.
Valiant Statue	If it has bat wings, it is fake. If it has feathery angel wings, it is genuine.