How to Do Word Wall Art with Vinyl

Word wall art is a popular form of decorative expression. Whether you attach words directly to the walls of your home or create wall art using an artist’s canvas, decorating with vinyl words is not a complicated process. Look for vinyl lettering and word transfers at local craft stores and from online retailers. Add a word, a phrase or a group of words to your walls using the peel-and-stick simplicity of vinyl.

Things You'll Need

• Artist’s canvas
• Acrylic paint
• Paint sponge
• Vinyl letters/words/phrase
• Pencil
• Plastic squeegee
• Wall hanger
• Measuring tape
• Straight edge

Instructions

Canvas Word Art

1. Paint an artist’s framed canvas of any size to coordinate with your room. Craft stores sell framed canvases in a variety of sizes. Let the paint dry completely.

2. Arrange the vinyl letters or words as you like on the painted canvas. Mark the top and bottom placement of the letters with a light pencil when the arrangement is complete. Remove the letters in order.

3. Peel the paper back from the vinyl words or letters. Position them sticky side down between the marked pencil lines on the painted canvas. Rub the words with a plastic squeegee from top to bottom to transfer them onto the canvas. Peel away the transfer paper protecting the face of the letters.

4. Follow the process to affix each of the desired words or letter groups to the canvas to complete the wall art. Hang the canvas on the wall.

Direct Wall Art

1. Press a straight edge against the wall at the desired top of the word art. Mark a light pencil line along the straight edge. Remove the straight edge.

2. Tape the top edge of the vinyl lettering sheet along the pencil line. Lift the bottom of the lettering sheet and remove the paper backing. The tape at the top of the vinyl lettering sheet acts like a hinge. Drop the lettering sheet and allow it to rest against the wall.

3. Press the plastic squeegee from the top to the base of the letters in the center of the sheet to transfer them to the wall. Rub the letters from the center to the left of the sheet and then from the center to the right of the sheet.

4. Peel away the paper protecting the face of the letters.

References

• Wise Décor: It Only Takes a Few Minutes to Transfer Letters to Your Wall

Resources

• How to Draw and Paint: Acrylic Painting Section