I tried to take the paint off myself and it left the outline. I don't have the creativity to repaint a design or even time to give this project the TLC it needs. The zipper works perfect and the interior has no stains and looks beautiful. The canvas has the markings where the paint was in place. This is guaranteed authentic (comes with Entrupy Certificate). ***THE LAST 2 PICTURES IS HOW IT LOOKED ORIGINALLY PAINTED***