Art has always been a coveted aspect of the Animal Crossing series, and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is no exception. With the introduction of Jolly Redd, the sly fox art dealer, players can now adorn their islands and museums with famous paintings and sculptures. However, not everything Redd sells is genuine. This Art Guide Acnh will equip you with all the knowledge you need to navigate the world of art in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, ensuring you fill your museum with authentic masterpieces and avoid cunning forgeries.
Meeting Jolly Redd: Your Shady Art Dealer in ACNH
Jolly Redd is a special character in Animal Crossing: New Horizons who arrives on your island by boat, offering a selection of furniture and, most importantly, art. Unlike other vendors, Redd’s arrival requires a bit of island development.
Unlocking Redd’s Visits
Before Redd graces your shores, you must encourage Blathers, the museum curator, to consider expanding his domain to include an art gallery. This conversation is triggered after you have generously donated at least 60 unique items to the museum. These can be fish, bugs, or fossils – a testament to your island’s rich biodiversity.
Once Blathers has contemplated the addition of art, Isabelle will announce the arrival of a “shady art dealer” during her morning broadcast the following day. This is your cue that Redd is on his way!
Finding Redd on Your Island
Redd parks his “Treasure Trawler” on the secret beach located on the northern shore of your island. This secluded spot often requires a ladder or terraforming to access if you haven’t already incorporated it into your island layout. Keep an eye on your island map for a small boat icon indicating Redd’s presence.
Image: Jolly Redd, the art dealer, attempting to sell artwork to a villager in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Redd’s постоянное presence on Harv’s Island
For a more reliable encounter with Redd, you can invite him to set up shop permanently at Harv’s Island Plaza. By contributing 100,000 Bells to his designated plot, Redd will establish a regular presence. Here, he offers two art pieces daily, providing more consistent opportunities to expand your art collection. Even on Harv’s Island, the rule of purchasing only one artwork per day remains. Redd’s stock on Harv’s Island refreshes daily after a purchase or weekly on Mondays if no purchase is made.
Buying Art from Redd: A Calculated Risk
Stepping onto Redd’s boat is like entering an exclusive, albeit slightly dubious, art gallery. He presents four art pieces alongside two furniture items. Remember, you can only purchase one artwork per visit, making each choice significant.
Genuine or Fake? Choose Your Art Wisely
The thrill of buying art from Redd comes with a gamble. While he offers genuine artworks that Blathers will gladly accept for the museum, he also peddles forgeries. All four art pieces on display could be fakes, or you might find multiple genuine pieces – the selection is random. With 43 art pieces to collect for the museum, learning to distinguish real from fake is crucial.
The Art Transaction: Prices and “Discounts”
Upon your first encounter, Redd will attempt to sell you a painting for an exorbitant 498,000 Bells. Declining this initial offer triggers his generous “discount” down to a more reasonable 4,980 Bells. This first piece is always guaranteed to be genuine, ensuring you can initiate the museum’s art wing.
Donating to the Museum and Expanding the Exhibit
Donate your first genuine artwork to Blathers, and he will excitedly announce plans to open an art exhibit. The museum will close for renovations the following day, reopening two days later with a brand new art wing ready to be filled with your discerning acquisitions. After this expansion, Redd will begin appearing on your island randomly, offering more art for your growing collection.
Art Delivery: Patience is Key
Once you’ve made your purchase, the artwork isn’t instantly in your hands. True to mail-order fashion, Redd will send your chosen art piece to your mailbox, arriving the next day.
Spotting the Difference: Real vs. Fake Art in ACNH
Redd’s art collection in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is based on real-world masterpieces. The challenge lies in identifying subtle differences between the genuine articles and his cleverly crafted forgeries. The distinctions are intentionally harder to detect than in previous Animal Crossing games, demanding a keen eye for detail.
Fake artworks have a visible alteration compared to their real counterparts. These variations are specific to each piece, requiring careful inspection. Pay close attention to the details highlighted in the following sections to become a proficient art authenticator.
What to Do With Your Art: Museum or Home Décor?
Genuine art serves two primary purposes: enriching your museum and enhancing your home décor. Donating real art to Blathers contributes to the museum’s collection, bringing you closer to completing the exhibit. Artworks, both paintings and statues, can also be displayed as furniture in your home or, in the case of statues, placed anywhere on your island.
Fake art, however, cannot be donated to the museum, and Timmy and Tommy at Nook’s Cranny will refuse to purchase forgeries. If you regret your purchase, you’ll need a trash can to dispose of fake art. Alternatively, embrace the deception and display your forgeries to playfully mislead your visitors!
Complete Painting Guide: Identifying Real and Fake ACNH Art
This section provides a detailed art guide acnh for paintings, helping you differentiate between genuine and forged versions. Each entry includes the painting’s name in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, the real-world artwork it’s based on, and the tell-tale signs of a forgery.
Academic Painting
(Vitruvian Man by Leonardo da Vinci)
Image: A side-by-side comparison of the Academic Painting, showing the real version without a stain and the fake version with a coffee stain in the corner.
Fake Version: Look for a noticeable coffee stain in the top right corner of the painting. The real Academic Painting is pristine.
Amazing Painting
(The Night Watch by Rembrandt van Rijn)
Image: A comparison of the Amazing Painting, highlighting the absence of a hat on the central figure in the fake version.
Fake Version: The man in the front and center of the painting is missing his distinctive hat in the forgery.
Basic Painting
(The Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough)
Image: Comparing the Basic Painting, the fake version depicts the boy with significantly more hair than the real one.
Fake Version: The boy in the fake Basic Painting has a much more voluminous and pronounced hairstyle compared to the real painting.
Calm Painting
(A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat)
Image: A single image confirming that the Calm Painting is always authentic when purchased from Redd.
Always Genuine: The Calm Painting is always real, making it a safe purchase from Redd.
Common Painting
(The Gleaners by Jean-François Millet)
Image: An image confirming the authenticity of the Common Painting in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: You can always trust the Common Painting to be genuine.
Detailed Painting
(Ajisai Sōkeizu by Itō Jakuchū)
Image: A comparison of the Detailed Painting, showing the real blue foliage and signature versus the fake purple foliage and missing signature.
Fake Version: The fake Detailed Painting features purple flowers instead of blue and lacks a signature in the bottom left corner.
Dynamic Painting
(Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai)
Image: Image to confirm that the Dynamic Painting is always a genuine artwork in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The Dynamic Painting is another reliable genuine piece.
Famous Painting
(The Mona Lisa by Leonardo da Vinci)
Image: Comparing the Famous Painting, the fake version is easily identified by the presence of prominent eyebrows on the Mona Lisa.
Fake Version: The most recognizable forgery trait – Mona Lisa has distinct eyebrows in the fake version, a feature absent in the real painting.
Flowery Painting
(Sunflowers by Vincent Van Gogh)
Image: Confirmation image that the Flowery Painting is always authentic in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The vibrant Flowery Painting is always a safe bet.
Glowing Painting
(The Fighting Temeraire by Joseph Mallord William Turner)
Image: A confirmation that the Glowing Painting is invariably real in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The Glowing Painting is guaranteed to be authentic.
Graceful Painting
(Beauty Looking Back by Hishikawa Moronobu)
Image: A comparison of the Graceful Painting, highlighting the tag near the woman’s hair in the real version and its absence in the fake.
Fake Versions: Multiple fake versions exist. One lacks a white tag near the woman’s hair. Another has the woman facing left instead of right. In some fakes, the woman’s figure appears larger.
Jolly Painting
(Summer by Giuseppe Arcimboldo)
Image: Side-by-side comparison of the Jolly Painting, showing the fake version missing the sprout or flower on the subject’s chest.
Fake Version: The subject in the fake Jolly Painting is missing a small sprout or flower on their chest.
Moody Painting
(The Sower by Jean-François Millet)
Image: Image confirming that the Moody Painting is always an authentic artwork option in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The Moody Painting is reliably genuine.
Moving Painting
(The Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli)
Image: Comparison of the Moving Painting, the fake version is missing a cluster of trees in the top right corner.
Fake Version: The fake Moving Painting lacks a small group of trees located in the upper right corner of the artwork.
Mysterious Painting
(Isle of the Dead by Arnold Böcklin)
Image: Image to confirm that the Mysterious Painting is always a genuine artwork in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: You can trust the Mysterious Painting to be real.
Nice Painting
(The Fifer by Édouard Manet)
Image: Confirmation that the Nice Painting is always an authentic piece of art in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The Nice Painting is always authentic.
Perfect Painting
(Apples and Oranges by Paul Cézanne)
Image: Image to confirm that the Perfect Painting is always real when sold by Redd in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The Perfect Painting lives up to its name by always being real.
Proper Painting
(A Bar at the Folies-Bergère by Édouard Manet)
Image: Image confirming that the Proper Painting is always an authentic artwork choice in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The Proper Painting is consistently genuine.
Quaint Painting
(The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer)
Image: Comparison of the Quaint Painting, the fake is identifiable by the milkmaid pouring a much larger stream of milk.
Fake Version: In the fake Quaint Painting, the milkmaid is pouring a significantly larger and more exaggerated stream of milk than in the real version.
Scary Painting
(Ōtani Oniji the 3rd as Yakko Edobei by Tōshūsai Sharaku)
Image: Side-by-side comparison of the Scary Painting, the fake version has sad-looking, downturned eyebrows.
Fake Versions: The fake Scary Painting has sad, downturned eyebrows. Another fake version may depict the subject smiling, but the sad eyebrows remain. The real version has angry-looking, upright eyebrows.
Scenic Painting
(The Hunters in the Snow by Pieter Bruegel the Elder)
Image: Comparing the Scenic Painting, the fake version notably lacks a hunter and dogs in the snowy landscape.
Fake Version: The fake Scenic Painting is missing a hunter and several dogs that are present in the real version, making the scene less populated.
Serene Painting
(Lady with an Ermine by Leonardo da Vinci)
Image: A comparison of the Serene Painting, the fake version shows the ermine with raccoon-like markings around its eyes.
Fake Version: The ermine in the fake Serene Painting has distinctive raccoon-like dark circles around its eyes. The real ermine is pure white.
Sinking Painting
(Ophelia by John Everett Millais)
Image: Image confirming that the Sinking Painting is always a genuine artwork option in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The Sinking Painting is dependably genuine.
Solemn Painting
(Las Meninas by Diego Velázquez)
Image: Comparison of the Solemn Painting, the fake version shows the man in the background with his arm raised much higher.
Fake Version: The man in the background of the fake Solemn Painting has his arm raised much higher than in the real painting, creating a more dynamic pose.
Twinkling Painting
(The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh)
Image: Image to confirm that the Twinkling Painting is always an authentic piece of art in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The Twinkling Painting is consistently authentic.
Warm Painting
(The Clothed Maja by Francisco de Goya)
Image: Image confirming that the Warm Painting is always a genuine artwork option in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The Warm Painting is always guaranteed to be real.
Wild Painting Left Half
(Folding Screen of Fūjin and Raijin by Tawaraya Sōtatsu)
Image: Comparison of the Wild Painting Left Half, the fake version depicts the mythological beast as green instead of white.
Fake Version: In the fake Wild Painting Left Half, the mythological beast is colored green. The genuine version depicts it as white.
Wild Painting Right Half
(Folding Screen of Fūjin and Raijin by Tawaraya Sōtatsu)
Image: A comparison between the real and fake Wild Painting Right Half, the colors of the mythological beasts are reversed in the fake.
Fake Version: In the fake Wild Painting Right Half, the mythological beast is white instead of green. The colors are reversed compared to the real artwork.
Wistful Painting
(Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer)
Image: Image comparing the real Wistful Painting with a fake version that features a star-shaped earring instead of a pearl.
Fake Versions: The most common fake Wistful Painting replaces the pearl earring with a star-shaped earring. Another fake version also features a star earring and depicts the girl with her eyes closed.
Worthy Painting
(Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix)
Image: Image confirming that the Worthy Painting is always a genuine artwork option in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The Worthy Painting is always authentic.
Complete Statue Guide: Distinguishing Real and Fake ACNH Sculptures
This section continues our art guide acnh with statues. Use these descriptions to identify forgeries amongst Redd’s sculptural offerings.
Ancient Statue
(Jōmon Period “Dogū” Figurine Shakōki-dogū by Unknown)
Image: Side-by-side comparison of the Ancient Statue, the fake version has antenna-like protrusions on the sides of its head.
Fake Versions: The fake Ancient Statue has two antenna-like protrusions emerging from the sides of its head. Another fake version features glowing blue eyes.
Beautiful Statue
(Venus de Milo by Alexandros of Antioch)
Image: Comparison of the Beautiful Statue, the fake version is wearing a decorative necklace.
Fake Version: The fake Beautiful Statue is adorned with a necklace, a detail absent in the real, iconic sculpture.
Familiar Statue
(The Thinker by Auguste Rodin)
Image: Image confirming that the Familiar Statue is always a genuine artwork in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: You can always trust the Familiar Statue to be authentic.
Gallant Statue
(David by Michelangelo)
Image: Comparing the Gallant Statue, the fake version is holding a book under its arm.
Fake Version: The fake Gallant Statue is holding a book tucked under its arm, an addition not present in Michelangelo’s original David.
Great Statue
(King Kamehameha I by Thomas Ridgeway Gould)
Image: Image confirming that the Great Statue is always a genuine artwork in Animal Crossing: New Horizons.
Always Genuine: The Great Statue is consistently authentic.
Informative Statue
(Rosetta Stone by Unknown)
Image: Comparison of the Informative Statue, the fake is blue while the real Rosetta Stone replica is black.
Fake Version: The fake Informative Statue is blue in color. The real Rosetta Stone replica in Animal Crossing: New Horizons is black.
Motherly Statue
(Capitoline Wolf by Unknown)
Image: Comparing the Motherly Statue, the fake version has the wolf with its tongue sticking out.
Fake Version: The wolf in the fake Motherly Statue has its tongue sticking out, a playful addition not found in the original sculpture.
Mystic Statue
(Bust of Nefertiti by Thutmose)
Image: Side-by-side comparison of the Mystic Statue, the fake version has an earring on Nefertiti’s right ear (viewer’s left).
Fake Version: The fake Mystic Statue features an earring on Nefertiti’s right ear (which appears on the viewer’s left when facing the statue directly).
Rock-head Statue
(Olmec Colossal Head by Unknown)
Image: Comparison of the Rock-head Statue, the fake version is smiling broadly.
Fake Version: The fake Rock-head Statue is smiling, giving it a much friendlier expression than the stoic real version.
Robust Statue
(Discobolus by Unknown)
Image: Comparing the Robust Statue, the fake version is wearing a wristwatch on its raised arm.
Fake Version: The fake Robust Statue is wearing a wristwatch on its raised arm, a distinctly modern addition to the ancient sculpture.
Tremendous Statue
(Houmuwu Ding by Unknown)
Image: Comparison of the Tremendous Statue, the fake version includes a prominent lid on top.
Fake Version: The fake Tremendous Statue has a lid on top, while the real version is open at the top, resembling a large, lidless cauldron.
Valiant Statue
(Nike of Samothrace by Unknown)
Image: Side-by-side comparison of the Valiant Statue, the fake version has Nike’s left leg positioned forward.
Fake Version: In the fake Valiant Statue, Nike’s left leg is forward. The real statue has her right leg positioned in front.
Warrior Statue
(Terracotta Warrior by Unknown)
Image: Comparison of the Warrior Statue, the fake version is holding a shovel in its hands.
Fake Version: The fake Warrior Statue is holding a shovel, an anachronistic tool for a terracotta warrior. The real statue’s hands are empty.
With this comprehensive art guide acnh, you are now well-equipped to become a discerning art collector in Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Happy art hunting, and may your museum soon be filled with genuine masterpieces!
