50 Times Creative People Customized Thrifted Artworks In The Best Way (New Pics)

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Garage sales can be pretty exciting because you really never know what you are going to find. Some people don’t even attend to purchase something, they just want to browse and see what random assortment of household items they can find. But other’s go with a purpose.

The “repaintings” online community showcases art where someone has found a thrifted painting and made it into something entirely new. Whether adding jokes, easter eggs or fully changing the concept on the canvas, these artists create cool “new” works for us all to enjoy. So be sure to upvote your favorites and comment your thoughts below.

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tripperfunster Report

Where’s Daffy?

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OhoBenderez Report

That's awesome! Looks almost exactly the same as the original scene.

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SallyFaulkes Report

I want this

Often, when we hear of people “updating” art, it might send a shiver down our spines, as we conjure up images of Ecce Homo (lovingly titled “potato Jesus”) that was “upgraded” by amateur art restorer Cecilia Jiménez. Plus, there is some part of us that has a perhaps irrational fear that some long lost classic painting is just sitting in a garage, only for some well-meaning artist to find it and brush over it with their own ideas.

In reality, much of this work is done digitally, so we can really say, for the most part, no paintings were harmed in the making of this post. In cases where they were “repainted,” the art was a reproduction or just a home project.

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sydedunn Report

Holy s**t that's amazing

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DaveRuinsArt Report

Glows in the dark if you have a black light. I like it though.

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Nagyongyonyoru Report

Just what it needed

It’s also worth noting that most of this art was just sitting in some garage or the back of a thrift store for who knows how long. As sad as it may seem, the “standard” for a lot of art is just being thrown out when no one buys it, so even if you are very much against the idea of “repainting,” it’s still the lesser evil compared to this artwork being destroyed. Plus, “repainting” also means much of it is saved and digitized for the future.

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OldUglyArtHoarder Report

I love this!

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Remember that movie.

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PixelPaint64 Report

Hey I remember the game.

As you look at these, perhaps they might spark some creative ideas in you. After all, adding to a painting might be an easier way to practice than standing in front of an empty canvas and stressing out. Total creative freedom often means difficulty starting, since there are a million directions you might go, but no clarity of destination. Though I would recommend not painting your first work on an existing piece of art, it might go over poorly.

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altenacreations Report

Fireball is usually the answer

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spatialsequence Report

Love it!

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sydedunn Report

These are rather gorgeous

If you are a complete beginner, no need to worry either, there are hundreds of hours of quality content out there to get you on the right path. Bob Ross is one such painting legend for his soft, kind voice and mannerisms. You can find his videos on YouTube here. But paints, canvases, and the like cost money, so perhaps you would instead prefer digital art? While the necessary peripherals can be costly, one can always try and use just a mouse. The end result may only vaguely resemble art, but it should be memorable.

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tripperfunster Report

I love it.

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Stoneway933R Report

That's good.

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Forgetthealamoplease Report

Perfect

Some of the pieces here use an existing painting as a sort of “canvas within a canvas,” where a natural scene has characters, memes, or creatures interspersed within it. A lot of these would easily fall into the category of fan art, where people make non-official reproductions or representations of stories and characters they love. If one wants to sell this kind of art, it’s best to make it abstract, as, surprise surprise, most characters in media fall under some sort of copyright.

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altenacreations Report

Poor Mario Bros. Afrer a life of eating a lot of mushrooms he doesnt know if he is in reality, in a videogame or inside a painting. Mamma madness!

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altenacreations Report

Perfect

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PatientTurtle Report

Omg that's so cute! 100% would wear

While we often associate it with the internet era, fanart actually goes back a lot further, to the original “fandoms,” itself a term that many of us associate with internet groups. In fact, already in the 1930s, there was an organized group of science fiction fans, who would host debates, discussions, and even art and fan theories about their favorite works.

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Rare-Calligrapher720 Report

the spiral cloud blowing away is well done to blend with the existing clouds

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joooooooles Report

That’s a big improvement.

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altenacreations Report

Omg that's beyond adorable

It wasn’t long until people just started making their own drawings, paintings, and texts, all of which would fall under some category of fan art. It was most established in the science fiction scene, for example, from 1967 onwards, there was even a Hugo award for best fan art, a category that still exists today. But the internet did help this concept explode onto mainstream consciousness.

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thexmagpie Report

nicely done. and also - looks like a nice clown not a creepy clown.

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KittenBraden Report

The rubberduckzilla that came from the cold. Aaaw!

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SallyFaulkes Report

Brilliantly subtle and well done, love it!

The internet has not only made fan art more visible (this post is a good example of that,) but it’s also made art more accessible in general. If one has the patience to sit through tutorial after tutorial, they can learn a lot. There are most likely enough free resources out there to take up all of a person's time if they truly choose to devote themselves to being a self-taught artist.

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Therealfern1 Report

It could've been "The Handmaid's Tale".

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leafmeinthegarden Report

Hahaha, love it!

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greymaresinspace Report

Hahaha idk why but this one just f*****g sent me, God my sides

Furthermore, there are massive communities of other aspiring artists that can give feedback and inspiration. In fact, the art community online is so massive that even relatively niche categories, like “repaintings” have over 600 thousand users. So in the olden days, you might be lucky if a few hundred people saw your work over a year at some gallery, now it would be hard to not hit five figures in a few days.

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altenacreations Report

Noot noot!

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sarGasm37Bro Report

Not well done but hilarious

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altenacreations Report

Welcome to the painting Pal!

So if anything here has left you inspired, good, look up tutorials, ask for help online, or perhaps even sign up for a few classes. Whether paint, pencil, digital, or something more tactile, like clay, the possibilities are nearly endless. And if you do happen to make something you are particularly proud of, take a photo and post it, it might end up in an article one day. And if you want to keep seeing interesting repaintings, Bored Panda has got you covered, you can check out our other articles here and here.

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silvermermaid74 Report

This is the way.

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SlapHappyPappy64 Report

Aww, I love this film! How precious

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Kamijosflower Report

Looks as new

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TheGnarledBranch Report

Party like it's 1799.

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icandoit45 Report

I think you’re right.

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akitchenfullofapples Report

I want this one

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jsrm20 Report

Much better!

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Stoneway933R Report

OMG, I must be so dark, I thought she was on a killing spree

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TheWayThisls Report

You didn't even have to dive!

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tripperfunster Report

Cool!

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smoldragonenergy Report

Why not Zoidberg?!

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The_Coaster_Doodler Report

Creepy old coaster. Well done!

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altenacreations Report

Das ist Leben, Hans! Aber nicht so, wie wir es kennen.

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Vartoons Report

Poor guy

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dorthLadder Report

The best prank ever lives on.

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sydedunn Report

Do you sell any of your work?

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altenacreations Report

Awwww😍

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I can understand if people are altering prints but if they are painting over the actual painting that's kinda messed up. My dad's aunt used to be a painter who did boat scenes and landscapes, she was really good and did it for a living. I'd be so sad if someone took her stuff and defaced it. Even altering the vintage ads was weird imo.

The reason why I and many painters as you can see, paint on other's paintings, is because they are now in thrift stores. People sell their old paintings because they don't want them anymore. Instead of mourning work that has already been made and paid for for the first Artists, how about applaud the Artist that is giving new life to a piece and by doing that is also helping with recycling.

Indeed, most (if not all) of these were either relegated to thrift shops or even trash. They've been reclaimed for a different generation to enjoy.

See "No" above. These are the same people who would tweak on the Mona Lisa given half a chance (Thrift stores notwithstanding).

My main concern would be that it's actually a piece by a decent artist, maybe not a Van Gogh, but someone who is actually known and regarded. That feels like vandalism. If it's just on a mass produced painting (there are literal painting "factories" in some places) then I don't mind. As for the paintings themselves, I feel like the best ones are where they actually blend the new into the old. The sea monster one looks rubbish because there is no attempt to do it in the style of the original.