Paint won t stick to entire canvas.
Vinyl wont stick to acryilic paint on canvas.
Adhesive vinyl will stick to a painted canvas better than a plain one.
If your vinyl surface is clean the paint or primer will adhere to the vinyl rather than the dirt and you will have a longer lasting finish.
The third option is to use mod podge.
After the adhesive is dry it will not feel sticky but it adds a coating to the canvas to get that vinyl to stick better.
Add a coat of mod podge over the top.
Weeded and ready for placing on your canvas.
Guess i ll go buy some gessum.
Be sure to press it down really well.
Use adhesive vinyl like oracle or avery.
You might also try using the vinyl as a stencil instead and painting.
Want to ensure it lasts a long time.
This is the best technique for putting vinyl on canvas.
When you receive the acrylic blanks there will be an adhesive sheet covering both sides.
I remedied that by sealing it with a polycrylic coat.
With the paint not sticking then there s the problem.
Paint on the toothy side for better adhesion but it will work on the shiny side too.
The tricky part here is that the vinyl does not stick to the canvas very well.
Last year when i was making this corn hole game i had a little issue with the vinyl sticking to the wood.
Simply spray the entire surface of the canvas with your spray adhesive and let dry.
Be cautious and take your time.
If you go over the area to be.
Since you re using heat transfer vinyl it s going to transfer with heat aka your iron or a heat press.
We used a small roller and rolled the paint onto the canvas.
I am going to michaels to grab some.
Be sure to take it off before applying the vinyl.
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.
Be sure your vinyl is clean before applying paint by washing it with soap and water and rinsing well.
This part was challenging but if you go slow you will be fine.
Once you have the vinyl on the canvas it is time to paint.
Ironing vinyl on a canvas.
In addition to my post on adhesive vinyl you ll also want to know these things for applying vinyl on an acrylic blank.
Apply mod podge to your entire canvas and let dry.
This is just to protect it.
But with a canvas there is a little give when you push on it and you want to be able to push firmly.
Paint will not stick to a dirty surface.
Here are a few tips and tricks for using adhesive vinyl on canvas.
The dry paint creates a textured surface for the vinyl to stick to.
You can also use a primer between the vinyl and the paint.
It like oil spots.
I learned from making the corn hole game that vinyl needs a sealer underneath to help adhere to.
A canvas isn t smooth it has a weird texture.
Same thing with wood.