Will wall stickers stick to canvas?

We get asked this question every week by customers.  Can we use the wall stickers and apply them to a canvas so we can move them around?

The answer is no.

If you want to use wall stickers and move them around, here are some ideas:

1- Buy a frame from IKEA or from a local framing shop.  Apply the wall stickers to the glass on the front and this will form an artwork that can be moved around.

2- Buy a piece of MDF or similar non expensive wood- make sure it is a laminated piece or else paint it with a layer of primer then topcoat- apply the wall sticker to this and place a hook on the back.

3- Similar to number one- buy a piece of glass or clear perspex and mount the wall stickers to that.

 

The problem with attempting to apply wall stickers to canvas is that canvas is a pourous moving material and the adhesive will not last against the canvas.

One customer painted, painted, painted then sanded and repeated so the canvas was like a piece of solid material before they applied.  We still wouldn't recommend because it may last for a few months, but in general the plasticity of the vinyl will be affected against the canvas and you will find the vinyl lifting off.

Hope this helps.

Comments

[removable wall stickers]

ohhh.. thanks for that great advice! I'll surely remember this tip coz my sister is obsessed with painting from canvas to canvas. hihi

[Resident Artist]

You can use the vinyl to create a stencil but it won't stick long term unless you varnish over and then it still has some chance of lifting under the varnish over time...