Add 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.

Add vinyl to painted canvas.

You can either use acrylic paint or modpodge before you lay the vinyl down. I prefer to use clear contact paper to transfer my vinyl. Make your acrylic poured canvas art by adding paint colors to one plastic cup. This gives the canvas as smooth a surface as possible so that the vinyl can stick.

I do want to mention transfer paper really quick. As i mentioned in the video the canvas is already prepared with a coat of spray paint to make it a warm color and then a coat of gloss medium. Be sure to press it down really well. The only exception to this is when you are using glitter vinyl it needs a super sticky transfer paper.

The idea is that it will prepare the surface of the canvas so that the vinyl will stick to it. 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. Well the solution is actually quite simple. How to apply vinyl decals to a canvas surface.

Adhesive vinyl on painted canvas. This is the best technique for putting vinyl on canvas. Slowly pour the paint onto the canvas and move canvas around in a circular motion until the canvas is completely covered. I ve heard mod podge will do the same thing.

Place vinyl on cricut cutting. Adhesive vinyl will stick to a painted canvas better than a plain one. Next up same type of vinyl adhesive vinyl on painted canvas. Applying the vinyl to the canvas.

I painted the canvas with just regular white craft paint a couple of thin layers. Here are a few tips and tricks for using adhesive vinyl on canvas. You might also try using the vinyl as a stencil instead and painting. Some of the transfer paper brands are entirely too sticky.

Want to ensure it lasts a long time. Add a coat of mod podge over the top. Ironing vinyl on a canvas. Weeded and ready for placing on your canvas.

In this tutorial i show you how to incorporate this method by using acrylic paint as a base. 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. The dry paint creates a textured surface for the vinyl to stick to. Adding vinyl to canvas how to add vinyl to canvas with cricut maker.

Now that your canvas is prepped we are ready to stick on the vinyl. We layered about 6 different colors in each cup. Since you re using heat transfer vinyl it s going to transfer with heat aka your iron or a heat press. I often get asked how to do i get vinyl to stick to canvas.

A stretched canvas out of the packaging has a rough feel that your vinyl will probably not stick to.