Art (New Leaf)

Art in New Leaf (also known as artwork), are paintings or sculpture bought from Redd. A forgery is the opposite of a genuine painting. In which, Blathers will not accept a forgery and Tom Nook will identify it as forged art.

In New Leaf, it is possible to determine whether or not a painting is forged by visual inspection. Some areas of the painting will have a noticeable difference from the genuine painting. However, there are 14 paintings and two sculptures that will be authentic in all forms at all times.

Paintings

Painting name	Forgery	Genuine	Description
Amazing painting			The man in black and red is standing on the right in the fake painting, while the genuine painting has him standing on the left.
Basic painting			The forged painting has a man with both hands on his hips, whereas the genuine has one hand on the hip.
Calm painting	N/A		This painting is always authentic.
Common painting	N/A		This painting is always authentic.
Dynamic painting			The fake painting has a large mountain and the genuine painting has a small mountain.
Famous painting			The hand position in the forged painting is left over right, while in the genuine it is right over left.
Fine painting	N/A		This painting is always authentic.
Flowery painting	N/A		This painting is always authentic.
Graceful painting			The woman is looking to the left in the fake painting and is looking to the right in the real painting.
Jolly painting			The man has a carrot nose in the forged painting and a cucumber nose in the genuine.
Moody painting	N/A		This painting is always authentic.
Moving painting			The fake painting includes a shell facing downward, whereas in the real painting, it is upward.
Neutral painting			The forged painting has a hole in the top left leaf, while in the genuine painting there is no hole.
Nice painting	N/A		This painting is always authentic.
Perfect painting	N/A		This painting is always authentic.
Proper painting	N/A		This painting is always authentic.
Quaint painting			The woman does not wear anything on her head in the fake painting and is wearing a bonnet in the genuine.
Scary painting			The man's index fingers are shown in the forged painting, whereas his entire hands are opened in the real painting.
Scenic painting	N/A		This painting is always authentic.
Serene painting			The forged painting features a woman holding a cat, while in the genuine painting, she is holding a ferret.
Solemn painting			The woman wearing the white dress is tall in the fake painting and short in the real one.
Warm painting	N/A		This painting is always authentic.
Wild painting			The dark figure is on the left in the forged painting, whereas it is on the right in the genuine.
Wistful painting			The headband is orange in the fake painting and blue in the genuine.
Worthy painting	N/A		This painting is always authentic.

Sculptures

Sculpture	Forgery	Genuine	Description
Ancient statue			The forged statue has halfway opened eyes, whereas the genuine has closed eyes.
Beautiful statue			The fake statue has hair loose on the shoulders, while the genuine statue has hair tied up.
Gallant statue			The forged statue has a towel on both shoulders, while the genuine has a sling, which only drapes over the left shoulder.
Great statue			The fake statue has a downward-faced palm and the genuine statue has an upward-facing palm.
Motherly statue			The forged statue has one child, while the real statue has two children.
Mystic statue			The fake statue has a round crown and the genuine statue has a cylinder crown.
Robust statue			The forged statue is throwing a UFO, whereas the genuine statue is throwing a discus.
Valiant statue			The fake statue has bat wings, while the real statue has angel wings.

Trivia

• If a glitch is done on a painting or sculpture, it then has a chance to change into the real painting or vice-versa. It is unknown as to why this occurs.
• In every Animal Crossing series game except for New Leaf and New Horizons, a forged painting appears as a regular painting until sold to Tom Nook or donated to Blathers at the museum, where both may identify the picture.