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Basic Painting Info: Real vs Fake Comparison

Basic Painting

The Basic Painting is one of the 40 paintings with a forgery in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH). Use our guide to spot the fake with our comparison image below!

Basic Painting Real and Fake Comparison

How to Spot Fakes

Spotting the Fake
The boy has short hair and the bangs do not fully cover his forehead in the real painting.

The difference can sometimes be hard to spot in the darkness of Redd's Trawler, so we recommend zooming in as much as possible on the area in the red circle.

How to Get the Basic Painting

The best way to get the Basic Painting is to buy it from the Treasure Trawler! Check out our guide so you get the real one every time:

How to Get Art from the Treasure Trawler

Basic Painting Museum Description

Artwork Image
Image of Basic Painting
Artwork Title The Blue Boy
Artist Thomas Gainsborough
Museum Description Gainsborough was known for his innovative use of colors in his traditional portraits, like this one. Although he preferred painting landscapes, his portraits would be the defining work of his career.

The Basic Painting is based on the actual artwork, The Blue Boy by Thomas Gainsborough. You can buy the art from the Treasure Trawler or Harv's Island for 4,980 Bells.

This painting is not always genuine, so be aware of fakes. Check out the image above to find the real artwork!

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Nice Painting Perfect Painting
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Jolly Painting Dynamic Painting
Common Painting Quaint Painting
Scenic Painting Proper Painting
Wild Painting Right Half Scary Painting
Calm Painting Graceful Painting
Solemn Painting Serene Painting
Academic Painting Sinking Painting
Moving Painting Wild Painting Left Half
Twinkling Painting Glowing Painting

Redd's Art Guide: Fake vs. Real Art

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