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.
#1 I’ve Started To Collect And Paint Lettering On Old Decorative Plates
Image source: OPossumAttack
#2 Sharing My Latest Roller Coaster Creation. Picked Up This At A Salvation Army For $3.99
Image source: The_Coaster_Doodler
#3 Made A Classic Repainting, The Rubber Ducky
Rubber duck painted onto a wintery landscape
Image source: KittenBraden
Full disclosure, we absolutely love art, and we dabble in it in our spare time. It’s true that, among other hobbies, we like to take out our easel, brushes, and paint from time to time and have a go at painting on a canvas.
And though we might not be stellar or even particularly good, it’s a relaxing hobby and gives us a creative outlet. Even though we fail more often than not, we understand that we’re slowly improving. Painting is like any other skill. Namely, you’ll get better at it with practice.
#4 Cat Bombing, My Latest Thing. Didn’t Remember To Take A Before Picture But Think It’s Pretty Obvious What I Added
Image source: SallyFaulkes
#5 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
Image source: Itsgiardia
#6 For All The Lotr Fans Out There
Image source: OldUglyArtHoarder
However, just like with any other skill, making mistakes, messing up, and failing isn’t all that pleasant to deal with. And yet, it’s inevitable that on your way to learning something new, you’ll fail over and over (and over) again. So, what really helps is reframing how you see your mistakes.
Instead of viewing your less-than-perfect results as a personal failure, try to perceive them as opportunities for growth and personal development. In other words, you don’t win or lose, you either win or you learn.
#7 My Oil Paintings On Thrifted Fabric
Image source: sydedunn
#8 There Goes The Chili!
Image source: altenacreations
#9 First Time! Added Winnie The Pooh To This Cheap Thrift Shop Painting!
Image source: Marionberry_Mental
As Psychology Today explains, a growth mindset is the belief that an individual’s capacities and talents can be improved over time. It’s the idea that, over time, your efforts allow you to improve.
On the flip side, having a fixed mindset suggests that you believe a person’s capacity to learn and improve can’t be meaningfully developed.
#10 All Work And No Play – I Had A Lot Of Fun Painting This One!
Image source: davepollotart
#11 He’s My Emotional Support Critter
Image source: akitchenfullofapples
#12 My First Repainting Ever, Starting My Second!
Image source: dorthLadder
According to Psychology Today, individuals with a fixed mindset think they’re not good at anything, believe they always fail, and think that others always do better.
“They are convinced that they can’t learn anything new, and that it’s far too late for them to try because they will fail anyway. They feel they struggle too much in their tasks, and they feel inferior by the seemingly easy success of the people around them.”
#13 Tenacious D Added To A Thrifted Painting
Image source: DaveRuinsArt
#14 Zombie Added To A Thrifted Painting
Image source: DaveRuinsArt
#15 It’s-A-Me!
Image source: altenacreations
However, with consistent effort, smart work, and focus, and learning from your mistakes, you can set out to achieve pretty much anything that you envision. Sure, luck plays an important role in your art career taking off, too, but you can certainly improve your painting skills and enjoy success.
Persistence is what eventually leads to success in all areas of life.
#16 Stripped Another Old World Christmas Ornament And Repainted It To Look Like My Brother’s Cat
Image source: fine_lo_ren
#17 Iron Giant, Acrylic On Thrifted Painting
Image source: DaveRuinsArt
#18 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.
The ‘Repaintings’ online community has been around for a while now. It was first created over a decade ago, back in mid-February of 2014.
Currently, the subreddit gets around 1.6k visitors every week, as well as around 11 weekly contributions. That’s a lot of people either repainting paintings or sharing their love of them.
#19 Yogi And Boo
Image source: Ishmy10
#20 Adding Some Cosmic Horror To This Scene Tonight. Thank You For Looking!
Image source: iamryancase
#21 First Repainting Ever – Had To Go With One Of The Classics
Image source: Appropriate_Lion8963
According to the moderator team running the subreddit, the community is all about “changing the context or content of an existing artwork.”
They suggest that you go “find a painting at a garage sale, thrift store, or in the trash and repaint it. Add some monsters! Lasers? Before and After pics are encouraged.”
#22 Thrift Painting I’m Working On Adding Characters To
Image source: xkungfugripx
#23 Sunrise
Image source: TheWayThisls
#24 Pizzagate (Done By My Friend, Hanging In My Kitchen)
Image source: highfivefoster
With that in mind, it’s important to stress that ‘Repaintings’ is a subreddit dedicated solely to, well, repainting existing paintings. And so, original works of art, no matter how brilliant and amazing, shouldn’t be posted here. There are plenty of other great art-focused communities where you can share your original art.
#25 Courage In Eggplant Suit
Image source: Chuckeltard
#26 “Why Is The Rum Always Gone” Acrylic On Thrifted Painting
Image source: DaveRuinsArt
#27 Repainted This Vintage Garden Gnome I Found Tucked Away In A Thrift Shop
Image source: Heathenlulu
What’s more, the online community is all about the physical act of painting. That means that there’s no room for sharing digital works here, even if you have awesome skills in that area. You can only share photos of traditionally repainted works on ‘Repaintings,’ where you edited them with real, physical paint.
Furthermore, you aren’t allowed to monetize your (re)paintings on the subreddit. Keep things fun and friendly.
#28 “Dear God, Give Us A Sign!”
Image source: sarGasm37Bro
#29 Stay Puft – Acrylic On Thrift Art
Image source: OldUglyArtHoarder
#30 The Path Of The Righteous Man
Image source: altenacreations
When you’re done looking through these awesome (re)works of art and upvoting your favorite ones, we’d like to hear your thoughts in the comments at the bottom of this list.
What’s your relationship with painting and art in general, Pandas? What creative hobbies do you have? Have you ever tried updating a painting that you’ve found somewhere? Tell us all about it, we can’t wait to hear what you have to say. And as always, the credits for each artist are underneath each image.
#31 Added Some Spook To This Decorative Plate
Image source: Dismal-Car-3153
#32 I Met A Really Talented Artist That You Might All Like, His Name Is Blase And He’s Got Quite A Great Universe!
Image source: captain3ceps
#33 Our Lady Of Coffee
Image source: leafmeinthegarden
#34 These Are The Fries She Was Looking For
Image source: altenacreations
#35 Painted Elaine Into A Thrifted Print
Image source: davepollotart
#36 You’re Gonna Need A Bigger Boat
Image source: altenacreations
#37 Such A Sweet Little Lady
Image source: mlf2721
#38 As Soon As I Saw Him I Knew What He Was Meant To Be
Image source: Illustrious-Luck-539
#39 Let’s All Go To The Lobby
Image source: Vartoons
#40 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
Image source: takingdoubleu
#41 The Ultimate Rick Roll
Image source: OldUglyArtHoarder
#42 “So Thirsty” Original Completed Circa 2015
Image source: TheGnarledBranch
#43 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?
Image source: SallyFaulkes
#44 Happy Shark
Image source: Vartoons
#45 We’re Doomed, Captain!
Image source: cliffsofinsanity
#46 Purchased A Few Years Ago Thanks To A Reddit Crackhead Craigslist Post
Image source: JuracichPark
#47 All Your Base Are Belong To Us
Image source: OldUglyArtHoarder
#48 I Repainted A Thrift Store Last Supper Painting With My Favourite Video Game Characters
Image source: kmcc93
#49 What Do You Think To My First Attempt? Any Suggestions Appreciated
Image source: reddit.com
#50 Zero To Hero
Image source: cliffsofinsanity
#51 Took The Advice In The Comments And Added The Dog!
Image source: cliffsofinsanity
#52 Lost In The World
Image source: Mgonzjr93
#53 My Latest Painting On Thrifted Fabric With Thrifted Pieces Sewn-In
Image source: sydedunn
#54 Sasquatch Takes A Break
Image source: PsychoAnalLies
#55 Doing Some Pokemon Repaintings For My Son’s Room, Lugia Is 1 Out Of 9
Image source: arintj
#56 My First Repainting
Image source: Lucy1967
#57 Back To The Future
Image source: altenacreations
#58 Gyarados And The Dutch Sailors
Image source: altenacreations
#59 Bunnies
Image source: Vartoons
#60 Snorlax Taking A Nap Under The Tree
Image source: altenacreations
#61 Amsterdam
Image source: altenacreations
#62 Revenge
Image source: Vartoons
#63 Glitch On The Farm
Image source: TheGnarledBranch
#64 “The Pursuit” Acrylic On Board, 2012
Image source: TheGnarledBranch
#65 Got Frustrated To Get Poppins’ Face Right So Gave Her A Different Look
Image source: Stoneway933R
#66 Fred And Barney In Montreal
Image source: Ishmy10
#67 Squatchclops
Image source: Vartoons
#68 You’re Not Padme
Image source: bladetaohr
#69 Freedom Fighter (Star Wars On A Thrifted Painting)
Image source: altenacreations
#70 Proud Of This One!
Image source: foodogjohnson
#71 I Bring You Love
Image source: Stoneway933R
#72 Mary Poppins
Image source: Headman70
#73 The Original Was Found In The Trash. It Begged For Bright Colors And Doodles So I Obliged
Image source: obycf
#74 Adding Some Fun Monsters To This Old Piece I Found On The Side Of The Road. Thanks For Looking
Image source: iamryancase
#75 Castaway
Image source: Vartoons
#76 Aunt Bought This At Goodwill And Added The Cats And The Ghost!
Image source: smoochwalla
#77 Kikki’s Delivery!
Image source: cliffsofinsanity
#78 Land Before Time! I Added The Dinosaurs, The Pterodactyls, Some Clouds And White Highlights On The Water
Image source: Animal_Pharmacy
