Heat Transfer Vinyl On Painted Canvas

Applying the vinyl to the canvas.

Heat transfer vinyl on painted canvas.

Some of the transfer paper brands are entirely too sticky. Now grab your canvas. Since you re using heat transfer vinyl it s going to transfer with heat aka your iron or a heat press. I had never tried using heat transfer vinyl on a canvas before i was missing out.

Weeded and ready for placing on your canvas. Want to see how. The canvas i used was 24x18 so it fit perfectly on the plate and allowed the top plate to close down. 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.

I actually ended up using both and i ll explain why in a second. Ironing vinyl on a canvas. But with a canvas there is a little give when you push on it and you want to be able to push firmly. My heat press has a 15x15 plate.

You re going to need your heat press and or your iron warmed up. It can be done. Now that your canvas is prepped we are ready to stick on the vinyl. Cut and weed the heat transfer vinyl.

I am not going to go into creating a design for this project because the design that i chose was free from the internet. The only exception to this is when you are using glitter vinyl it needs a super sticky transfer paper. In my experience htv is way better on canvas than adhesive vinyl. Acrylic paint optional iron.

After several months i find that the adhesive vinyl will start to pull away from the canvas. I do want to mention transfer paper really quick. Go to your machine s design canvas workspace and create your design. So if you want a longer lasting canvas project i would use heat transfer vinyl on canvas.

I prefer to use clear contact paper to transfer my vinyl. 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. Painting the canvas made a big difference. Since it transfers with heat the vinyl can melt into the canvas and adhere better.