[Calvin Locke]

About 20 years ago, the WSJ had a story about Chinese mass production of original works via an assembly line of artists. One group would do the skies, another the foregrounds, etc.

[muawiyah]

I recall something like that ~ have seen other bits about that practice on various cable shows also.

They aren't really "originals" but rather copies done in oil paints. There's still a lot of work goes into any oil painting.

Back on KIncaid, he figured out how to make money ~ and his stuff is friendly.