Glitter HTV on Cured Acrylic Pour 12x12 in Canvas
Difficulty: Intermediate
For this piece, I wanted to blend emotional storytelling with bold, sparkling texture. I started with an acrylic paint pour I created five years ago — fully cured, glossy, and full of movement. The marbled purples, blues, and whites made the perfect backdrop for a meaningful design.
I picked out the Doll Bear design from the Loklik IdeaStudio library, and used Loklik’s Barlow-Bold font for the text. I used HTVRONT Glitter HTV for the teddy bear outline to give it a bright, shimmering presence, and HTVRONT Classic White HTV for the vertical text. I pressed everything with my H10 heat press at 280°F for 15–20 seconds. The glitter adhered beautifully on the first press, but the white HTV needed several presses to fully bond to the glossy paint surface — a normal challenge when working on cured acrylic pours.
Once everything was fully adhered, the design came to life in a way the camera simply can’t capture. The glitter is far more vibrant, dimensional, and reflective in person, and the whole piece has a depth and glow that doesn’t translate on screen.
Materials Used:
- 5‑year‑old cured acrylic pour canvas
- HTVRONT Glitter HTV (bear outline)
- HTVRONT Classic White HTV (text)
- Cutting machine
- Standard grip mat
- Weeding tools
- H10 heat press (280°F, 15–20 seconds)
- Teflon sheet
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