Vinyl To Painted Canvas

Adhesive vinyl will stick to a painted canvas better than a plain one.

Vinyl to painted canvas.

But with a canvas there is a little give when you push on it and you want to be able to push firmly. This helps the vinyl stencil stick better and prevents bleeding. Want to ensure it lasts a long time. The whole canvas was dry in under an hour and paint could still be applied to it and holy of holy s the vinyl stuck.

When using adhesive vinyl painting the surface is a must. Heat transfer vinyl on painted canvas. I do want to mention transfer paper really quick. We painted the top blue and the bottom green and then we used white to blend the colors together.

This is the best technique for putting vinyl on canvas. This video also teaches you what a reverse canvas is and how to make one. For the best results put a book or something solid under the canvas and use the silhouette scraper to really burnish the letters onto the canvas before removing the contact paper. Since it transfers with heat the vinyl can melt into the canvas and adhere better.

Applying the vinyl to the canvas. Some of the transfer paper brands are entirely too sticky. Use your silhouette cricut or electronic cutter to cut out your vinyl stencil. Now that your canvas is prepped we are ready to stick on the vinyl.

This video shows you tricks for applying vinyl to canvas. We decided to do blue and green for the sky and the grass. It can be done. I prefer to use clear contact paper to transfer my vinyl.

Once dry you can remove your vinyl to see your final artistic creation. Add a coat of mod podge over the top. Allow your paint to completely dry. Painting the canvas made a big difference.

You might also try using the vinyl as a stencil instead and painting. Weeded and ready for placing on your canvas. The only exception to this is when you are using glitter vinyl it needs a super sticky transfer paper. Ironing vinyl on a canvas.

Apply 1 2 layers of mod podge you can also use paint that is the color of your background to your canvas. This will ensure your project lasts for a long time. I think it was a beautiful addition to the wedding and it was such a sweet personal touch that didn t cost too much money. The dry paint creates a textured surface for the vinyl to stick to.

Paint over the vinyl and entire canvas in pattern of your choosing. I had never tried using heat transfer vinyl on a canvas before i was missing out.