78 Of The Best ‘Repaintings’ Done By People On Old Thrifted Artworks (New Pics)
If you’re anything like us, then you’re probably passionate about art, painting, and other creative hobbies. The awesome thing about the internet is that you get to see just how many amazing creators are out there in the world.
The ‘Repaintings’ online community is a great niche for artists everywhere who enjoy taking an already finished painting and then updating it by repainting it to jazz it up with unusual edits. We wanted to celebrate some of these great artists, so we’re featuring some of their finest (re)works. Scroll down to check them out below.
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Made A Classic Repainting, The Rubber Ducky
Rubber duck painted onto a wintery landscape
Mary Poppins
Cat Bombing, My Latest Thing. Didn't Remember To Take A Before Picture But Think It's Pretty Obvious What I Added
For All The Lotr Fans Out There
Stripped Another Old World Christmas Ornament And Repainted It To Look Like My Brother’s Cat
My Oil Paintings On Thrifted Fabric
My Latest Painting On Thrifted Fabric With Thrifted Pieces Sewn-In
Stay Puft - Acrylic On Thrift Art
What Do You Think To My First Attempt? Any Suggestions Appreciated
Proud Of This One!
... I can hear the early morning hush in this foggy forest. Would that we all would have the fortitude to resist being a gun.
Sharing My Latest Roller Coaster Creation. Picked Up This At A Salvation Army For $3.99
"Why Is The Rum Always Gone" Acrylic On Thrifted Painting
Pizzagate (Done By My Friend, Hanging In My Kitchen)
Lost In The World
Fam That Slays Together, Stays Together
I repaint religious statues to represent the LGBTQ art of drag, and raise awareness to the ongoing oppression and legislative assault of our community at the hands of religious bigotry. This is not anti-Christian… I have many followers who also identify as Christian and support this movement
Yogi And Boo
"Heeeeey, Boo-Boo! I think I can use this thing to catch *fish* as well as pic-a-nic baskets!" "Sure, Yogi!"
Took The Advice In The Comments And Added The Dog!
Added Some Spook To This Decorative Plate
First Time! Added Winnie The Pooh To This Cheap Thrift Shop Painting!
Iron Giant, Acrylic On Thrifted Painting
Our Lady Of Coffee
Let's All Go To The Lobby
I Bring You Love
I Repainted A Thrift Store Last Supper Painting With My Favourite Video Game Characters
I've Started To Collect And Paint Lettering On Old Decorative Plates
"So Thirsty" Original Completed Circa 2015
My First Repainting Ever, Starting My Second!
There Goes The Chili!
Hilarious! Could not stop laughing... Words+image. 👌🏼 Timing. I first saw Kevin from The Office (US).
Painted Elaine Into A Thrifted Print
Amsterdam
Thrift Store Repaint
Found this old painting at the thrift store and decided to do a repaint as my White Elephant gift for my work Christmas party. I dont paint much but I definitely want to do more of these! Let me know what you think.
Sasquatch Takes A Break
All Work And No Play - I Had A Lot Of Fun Painting This One!
Was this all simply painted? Could have been interesting to put a separate painting of Jack behind the original, and actually tear the original painting.
We're Doomed, Captain!
Zero To Hero
Back To The Future
Everyone Said He Was Too Sheltered, Everyone Said He’d Never Leave Home. Greg Decided To Show Em All. He Flew Solo To Japan For Vacation, And Now Residency. No Egrets
First Repainting Ever - Had To Go With One Of The Classics
Castaway
He's My Emotional Support Critter
Courage In Eggplant Suit
Zombie Added To A Thrifted Painting
Thrift Painting I'm Working On Adding Characters To
As Soon As I Saw Him I Knew What He Was Meant To Be
Repainted This Vintage Garden Gnome I Found Tucked Away In A Thrift Shop
"Dear God, Give Us A Sign!"
Happy Shark
Kinda 'Apocalypse Now' meets 'Rick and Morty'. Or maybe 'Adventure Time'.
Freedom Fighter (Star Wars On A Thrifted Painting)
It's-A-Me!
The Ultimate Rick Roll
Purchased A Few Years Ago Thanks To A Reddit Craigslist Post
The Original Was Found In The Trash. It Begged For Bright Colors And Doodles So I Obliged
My First Repainting
The frame is the Chef's Kiss on top of this one! Makes me think of Time Lord art. "Gallifrey Falls ... No More!"
"The Pursuit" Acrylic On Board, 2012
Land Before Time! I Added The Dinosaurs, The Pterodactyls, Some Clouds And White Highlights On The Water
I Met A Really Talented Artist That You Might All Like, His Name Is Blase And He’s Got Quite A Great Universe!
These Are The Fries She Was Looking For
You're Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
Fred And Barney In Montreal
Doing Some Pokemon Repaintings For My Son’s Room, Lugia Is 1 Out Of 9
Watching Pokemon (the beginning) with my 5 yr old today. He loves it as much as I still do, so I might need to steal your idea!
Glitch On The Farm
Vincent Van Crocs
I always feel a little cheeky altering a Van Gogh, but honestly Vince, what's going on with his face in the original? Am I missing something?
Bunnies
Night of the Lepus. (Okay, okay - Midafternoon of the Lepus. Happy?)
Snorlax Taking A Nap Under The Tree
Kikki's Delivery!
Gyarados And The Dutch Sailors
Revenge
Tenacious D Added To A Thrifted Painting
Aunt Bought This At Goodwill And Added The Cats And The Ghost!
Got Frustrated To Get Poppins’ Face Right So Gave Her A Different Look
The Path Of The Righteous Man
All Your Base Are Belong To Us
Now, THERE's a Meme I've not heard in a long time. A *very* long time...
