Animal

Animal HTV
Perhaps one of the most exciting categories we have to offer here at Expressions Vinyl is that of our selection of animal HTV (heat-transfer vinyl). When you are really looking to add that visual pattern and dimension to your custom vinyl products, animal HTV has over 40 different brightly colored patterns for you to choose from. Being able to design with all different colors and patterns allows you to express yourself freely and sometimes there is a certain pattern that you are looking for in order to make your design project perfect. Whether you are looking for a certain animal print or a simple animal background design, we are sure to have a pattern that will fit your specific occasion. Be sure to take a look through our extensive stock to see which animal pattern of heat-transfer vinyl will work best for your personalized vinyl project!

Available Designs and Prints
Animal prints and patterns can be a very broad category and can cover anything from repeated pictures of the animal to simply displaying the specific neutral or colored animal print. 

Your typical animal print that you can find available on our patterned heat-transfer vinyl includes:

Leopard print - tan, pink, snow, floral, and fiery
Cow spots
Zebra print - black, turquoise, purple, and pink
Snakeskin
Tiger stripes
Paw prints - black and white and colorful
Giraffe
Bright fall leaves

The repeated whole animal design comes in various patterns on our heat-transfer vinyl that includes:

Flamingo or tropical flamingo
Country chicken
Dinosaurs - dancing dino, smiling stegosaurus, and fossil
Lovely llama
Unicorns - unicorns and rainbows, and unicorn dreams
Horses - wild horses and pretty pony
Cats - cat lover and kittycorns
Foxes - foxy fall and modern fox
Furry forest friends
Pastel Pups
Bees - busy bee gnomes, sweet honeycomb, lil’ honeybees, sweet as honey, honey dots, and sweet hive

With all of these many options, there is bound to be a patterned vinyl that speaks to you and allows your creative animal side to burst through! There are so many possibilities to discover when you have so many options to choose from. Be sure to swipe through all of our animal pattern vinyl slides to see all 42 options we have available for you to use today.

About Our Animal Heat-Transfer Vinyl
With our stunning colors available in our heat-transfer animal prints vinyl, it has the ability to transform your normal apparel or garments that you are hoping to customize. This vinyl is made to be extremely user friendly as it is made with thin quality materials that are meant to be able to last on the products you are customizing. This vinyl works on materials that are 100% cotton, 100% polyester, or a cotton/polyester blend. It’s glossy and smooth appearance and finish allows for a clean transition onto your products for the chic look you are going for. This vinyl creates endless opportunities to be able to personalize your outfits or accessories in style.

Application Information
These materials make it simple to cut out the design of your choosing and be able to adhere it to your item with ease - instantly being able to transform it with some of our amazing patterns. When adhered correctly to your items, your animal patterned designs should keep its glossy finish and shape despite how often you use it. 

Cutting: Once you have received your 12” by 12” sheet of vinyl, you can decide on a design and begin to cut it out of the vinyl using any kind of vinyl cutter. Our animal patterned heat-transfer vinyl includes transfer paper to keep your design together while you cut it. Don’t forget to mirror your image.

Temperature: Set your heat press (or home iron) to 305 degrees Fahrenheit. You can also refer to our Heat Settings Guide to find the correct temperature for your HTV.

Preheat: In order to remove any wrinkles or excess moisture, it is important to preheat your material for 2-3 seconds before applying your patterned vinyl design. 

Press: Using a medium amount of pressure, press your heat down onto your design and hold it there for 10-15 seconds.

Peel: After you have removed the heat from your design, peel off your transfer sheet while your product is hot to ensure that your entire design sticks to your product. 

Care Instructions:
You will want to be sure that you take care of your newly personalized product correctly to keep your design in the best shape possible. If you do need to wash your animal patterned vinyl item for any reason you can spot clean it or there is the option for machine washing. 

Washing Machine: Wash warm with mild detergent and wash inside out if at all possible. You can dry it in the dryer on a normal setting or hang it to dry. Be sure to wait at least 24 hours before machine washing in order to let your vinyl design completely adhere to your material. Fabric softeners are not recommended. 

Where to Use Your Animal Print Vinyl
When thinking of the best place to use this specific heat-transfer vinyl that is either cotton or polyester, you may just automatically think of shirts or sweatshirts. But there are a ton of possibilities out there to make many different items stand out with bright patterns and fun designs. Whether you are customizing an item for yourself, giving it as a gift, or opening up a shop, animal HTV can be used to personalize sweatpants, pillowcases, bags, t-shirts, hats, aprons, or even bed sheets and curtains. Use your imagination and get creative with all the animal patterned vinyl you have available to you!

The Quality Products at Expressions Vinyl
We at Expressions Vinyl strive to offer you the highest quality of vinyl materials for any of your vinyl creation needs. Offering all types of styles, textures, and patterns is so important to us as we know that every project is different and unique to you. We hope you find everything that you are looking for to make your vinyl designs truly stand out. If you need any assistance finding the right vinyl for your project or need some more information on the application process, please contact us today! Let the many animal patterned heat-transfer vinyl options offered at Expressions Vinyl inspire some new projects for yourself or for any animal lover in your life!