Can you even say you went to the country if you didn’t stop at a local antique shop? No trip to the country is complete without a vintage treasure hunt, especially at the Aberfoyle market just outside of Guelph, Ontario.

These canvases were found at the Aberfoyle antique market, the canvases look a bit outdated so here’s how to turn vintage canvases into wall worthy masterpieces!

What you need: 

• A vintage painting
• Acrylic paint of choice
• Clear Casting and Coating Epoxy Resin
• 3 disposable cups
• 4 painting pyramids or 4 more disposable cups
• Plastic lining
• Painters tape
• Stirring utensil
• Gloves
• A level
• A timer
• An artists torch or heat gun
• A large box (larger than your painting)
• Foam core board

First off when you’re looking for the perfect vintage piece, the trick is to look for scale, colour palette and frame. You have to have a little vision but if those three things appeal to you in some way you can work with it. Like this piece that I’m going to work with (pictured below). If you want to revamp your piece you can paint over some areas to give it a bit of an edge. I recommend you get a good quality acrylic paint that compliments your space and piece and keep things simple. You can see how I picked up the main colours in this painting and just enhanced them.

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