Creating a Fine Art Reproduction from an Original Painting Creating a fine art reproduction (or replication) of an artist’s original painting is a science and an art. A high quality replication requires the finest materials, the newest and most exacting technology, and the knowledge and creativity to meld the two using only a flat substrate and ink or pigment. It is not enough to match the painting color for color; it must “feel” and the “read” just like the original painting.