Add Vinyl To Painted Canvas

Place vinyl on cricut cutting.

Add vinyl to painted canvas. The only exception to this is when you are using glitter vinyl it needs a super sticky transfer paper. You can either use acrylic paint or modpodge before you lay the vinyl down. Some of the transfer paper brands are entirely too sticky. Ironing vinyl on a canvas.

Here are a few tips and tricks for using adhesive vinyl on canvas. This is the best technique for putting vinyl on canvas. 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. I ve heard mod podge will do the same thing.

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. In this tutorial i show you how to incorporate this method by using acrylic paint as a base. Next up same type of vinyl adhesive vinyl on painted canvas.

Open the unicorn images in the cricut design space. Applying the vinyl to the canvas. I often get asked how to do i get vinyl to stick to canvas. Now that your canvas is prepped we are ready to stick on the vinyl.

Since you re using heat transfer vinyl it s going to transfer with heat aka your iron or a heat press. But with a canvas there is a little give when you push on it and you want to be able to push firmly. I do want to mention transfer paper really quick. Make your acrylic poured canvas art by adding paint colors to one plastic cup.

Add a coat of mod podge over the top. Well the solution is actually quite simple. I painted the canvas with just regular white craft paint a couple of thin layers. 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.

How to apply vinyl decals to a canvas surface. Slowly pour the paint onto the canvas and move canvas around in a circular motion until the canvas is completely covered. Be sure to press it down really well. This gives the canvas as smooth a surface as possible so that the vinyl can stick.

A stretched canvas out of the packaging has a rough feel that your vinyl will probably not stick to. We layered about 6 different colors in each cup. It can be done. You might also try using the vinyl as a stencil instead and painting.

Adding vinyl to canvas how to add vinyl to canvas with cricut maker. 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. Adhesive vinyl on painted canvas. The idea is that it will prepare the surface of the canvas so that the vinyl will stick to it.

Want to ensure it lasts a long time.