a nice word for counterfeiter

[bboone]

JK Rollins is really good at doing this:
When it comes to a character from Slytherin She would Describe them with a word like Cunning but when it comes to a character from Ravenclaw she would Describe them with a word like clever.

Both words mean the same thing, but Clever is have a Positive connotation and Cunning has a negative connotation. I am not sure what this is called. but I am looking for a word that mean "A person that copies your art style but with a positive connotation."
What is the that old saying, “Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery” ?
but I feel like all the words I can think of have a somewhat negative connotation.

can someone help?

 

[Welsh_Sion]

Perhaps, 'emulator' is a little less negative than things like, 'copy-cat', 'plagiarist', 'imitator' and so forth.

At a stretch, maybe someone copies another's style because they 'admire' the original artist's work? (Noun: 'admirer', obviously.)

 

[LVRBC]

It's not a counterfeit unless the imitator signs your name rather than their own. It's wordy but fairly accurate to say "follower of the school of... "

 

[bboone]

It's not a counterfeit unless the imitator signs your name rather than their own. It's wordy but fairly accurate to say "follower of the school of... "

really?
What does that mean ?
follower of the school of...

 

[Welsh_Sion]

a follower of the school of...

e.g.
... Impressionism
....Pre-Raphaelites
... Surrealism

an Impressionist (n.)
a Pre-Raphaelite (n.)
a Surrealist (n.)


In the manner of ...
... Monet
... Millais
... Dali

etc.

 

[The Newt]

"An acolyte of X" might be usable in some situations.