How to make peeping eyes op shop art

You will need

• Artworks (Fleur found hers at an op shop for a few dollars each)
• Ruler and pencil
• Resene testpots in your choice of colours; Fleur used Resene Saratoga, Resene St Kilda and Resene Coral Tree
• Painters tape and paint brushes

Instructions

Step 1:  Disassemble your art pieces and the glass behind the picture. Reassemble them.

Step 2:  Using a ruler and pencil, measure and mark along the front of your picture where you want the paint to start.

Step 3:  Using painters’ tape, tape off the area that you don’t want to paint. Make sure you push the tape firmly into the sides and creases of the frame to stop painting leaking behind the tape.

Step 4:  Using a small paint brush, paint along the frame with your chosen Resene colour, making sure to get paint into all the creases of the frame.

Step 5:  With a larger paint brush, paint over the whole picture. Once the first paint layer is dry, repeat with a second layer.

Step 6:  Remove the tape while the second layer is still wet.

Styling and images by Fleur Thorpe, 2017.