Painting Over Vinyl Letters On Canvas
Applying the vinyl to the canvas.
Painting over vinyl letters on canvas. We painted the top blue and the bottom green and then we used white to blend the colors together. Weeded and ready for placing on your canvas. I do want to mention transfer paper really quick. 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.
The idea is that it will prepare the surface of the canvas so that the vinyl will stick to it. Allow your paint to completely dry. Paint over the vinyl and entire canvas in pattern of your choosing. Now that your canvas is prepped we are ready to stick on the vinyl.
After i sprayed it i came inside and placed my vinyl on top. Ironing vinyl on a canvas. This is the best technique for putting vinyl on canvas. The secret to this is to find a board that.
I put a book underneath my canvas so i could really press down in the middle and get those letters to stick. It can be done. Place your letter stickers on the canvas. Adhesive vinyl on painted canvas.
I ve heard mod podge will do the same thing. 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. But with a canvas there is a little give when you push on it and you want to be able to push firmly. The only exception to this is when you are using glitter vinyl it needs a super sticky transfer paper.
We decided to do blue and green for the sky and the grass. Since you re using heat transfer vinyl it s going to transfer with heat aka your iron or a heat press. Paint your canvas the color you would like your letters. I painted the canvas with just regular white craft paint a couple of thin layers.
Next up same type of vinyl adhesive vinyl on painted canvas. Paint your background color over top of the stickers be careful if you paint too rough your. Use your ruler to measure the distance between letters and make sure writing is even and straight.