Papers and Canvas Information

Canson Infinity Arches Aquarelle Textured Watercolor

This is our recommended TEXTURED watercolor paper

Arches offers a beautiful genuine watercolor texture and great color. This is a beautiful paper for watercolor artists! It gives great color, it stays flat, and it has a great texture to it. It’s got a nice soft white point, and shows off watercolor reproductions as if it was the original. This 240gsm paper is 100% cotton, PH neutral, with a slightly off-white color, and it is extremely durable.

The world’s most popular mould-made watercolour paper is now available for the Digital Fine Art market. This genuine 100% rag, watercolour paper possesses the unique structure, surface texture and warm white tone that demanding artists expect from a traditional Fine Art paper. Canson Arches paper complies with the highest archival standards and is extremely age resistant. Arches® Aquarelle Rag gives a unique and unrivaled character to the Fine Art reproduction of traditional artwork and photographs. Product Features & Benefits • 100% Rag • Mould-Made: the finest and oldest paper-making technique • Compatible with pigmented and dye inks • Dries instantly • Water resistant • No Optical Brightening Agents • Designed to meet museum longevity requirements- meets ISO 9706 standard: – resist gas fading and maximize conservation – Acid Free certified

Recommended Uses: Accurately reproducing watercolor paintings originally created on cold-press or rough-press paper. Digital art that needs a watercolor textured paper, often to lend a more “handpainted” look to the finished piece.

A nice mid-tier gicleé rag paper by Legion. Moab Entrada has a smooth, velvet feel to it, a bright white point, and a nice paper weight. Moab is not quite as luxurious as some of our favorite matte rag papers, like Canson Velin. While it has rich color saturation and a lovely surface, we do see some flaking issues with it, especially on darker images and don’t recommend it for all images. But it is one of our favorite options for prints that will be mounted or embellished.

Recommended Uses: Hot-Press watercolor, pastel, gouache, digital art, works well for embellished prints.

A nice mid-tier gicleé rag paper by Legion. Moab Entrada has a smooth, velvet feel to it, and a nice paper weight. The Natural White version of Moab is currently the “warmest” paper we stock. Moab is not quite as luxurious as some of our favorite matte rag papers, like Canson Velin. While it has rich color saturation and a lovely surface, we do see some flaking issues with it, especially on darker images and don’t recommend it for all images. But it is one of our favorite options for prints that will be mounted or embellished.

Recommended Uses: Hot-Press watercolor, pastel, gouache, digital art, works well for embellished prints.

This is our recommended satin rag-paper for SEMI-GLOSS images such as bright acrylic paintings, or photographs

Hahnemuele Photo Rag Satin is a matte rag paper with a very light coating, which saturates dark areas & gives them a satin sheen.

Unprinted, the paper looks like a matte rag, but once ink is laid-down the printed areas have a satin sheen like screenprinting ink or colored-pencil. This makes it great for paintings that have rich darks or bold colors, since it has a dmax more similar to a photo-paper than a rag paper. It also works particularly well for colored pencil reproductions, which end up looking like a colored pencil drawing, rather than a photo of a colored pencil drawing.

Recommended Uses: Colored Pencil, Digital-Art, acrylic paintings or oil paintings that leave areas of the paper exposed, photography with bold colors that requires a “fine art rag” effect

Torchon is a textured rag paper unlike any other – it has a more defined, large grain organic look than the other textured papers. The term “torchon” is taken from French and means “coarse structure.” The special surface texture of this bright white paper is a reminder of this. It can capture the timeless original beauty and three dimensionality of an artwork in its own special way.

285 gsm, 100% α-Cellulose, bright white, rough texture.

Recommended Uses: This is our favorite paper for reproducing textured pastels, the organic texture of the paper complements the softness of chalk pastel drawings.

This is the heaviest fine art paper we stock, making for truly refined and luxurious prints. Its thickness is almost more similar to card stock, but its surface is truly beautiful and suited for fine art applications.

Working closely with some of the world’s most noted digital photographers Hahnemühle has developed its new Museum Etching 350 gsm 100% rag fine art paper for the North American market. The paper, with its subtle surface texture, has the look and feel of Hahnemühle’s highly sought after German Etching paper. Museum Etching natural white paper is exceptional for black and white or color production allowing for smooth, delicate tonal gradations. The heavier weight is ideally suited for larger prints as well as small. This paper meets or exceeds any museum standard for fine art digital papers.

Recommended Uses: High end fine art prints. Good for elevating photographs to look more like artwork, or for pastels, hot-press watercolors, and engravings

William Turner is a genuine mould-made paper in both look and feel with its matte watercolor texture. It is ideal for reproductions of traditional artworks and also for striking and expressive photo reproductions. This is a textured paper with almost a sandy finish. It is prone to flaking, which can enhance textured, rough paintings and watercolors, but frustrate photographers that see every spec as a flaw. This is a gorgeous paper when used in the right application, and has a very distinct flavor.

Recommended Uses: Grainy watercolor, splashy ink drawings, collage, conceptual abstract, foggy photographs, greys, anything with texture. Not recommended with deep saturated blacks or blues that will show any slight flake. Not recommended for solid color fields or images with smooth gradients (like photographs with an even sky).

This is a great rag paper for digital prints with continuous tones, and photos to be printed on Rag Paper. This is the same paper as the Photo Rag Satin, but without the slightly semi-matte coating. It is an extremely smooth, low texture, bright white rag paper. Some other rag papers are notorious for flaking, and when you have digital prints with continuous colors and saturated photos, any flaking at all can ruin a print. This is the rag for you if you’re printing saturated digital art or photographs, especially photographs with lots of black or deep colors.

Recommended Uses: Watercolor done on hot press, photography, digital art, detailed pen and ink drawings

Recommended uses: Ink paintings, asian art, lightweight scrolls, specialized fine art projects like handmade books or one-off prints for collage and mixed media

This is our recommended gloss rag-paper for textured GLOSS images such as dark oil paintings

A true Baryta paper which has been refined for inkjet printers and mimics the look of traditional photographic fine art media. This archival paper has a smooth, white, glossy surface and can display an amazing tonal range, ideal for B&W images. You will be surprised at the depth and vibrancy this paper can deliver.

This is a stunning rag paper with a noticeable texture and a glossy finish. This is a special paper in our book. It’s a heavy rag, and it has a bold texture and a bold glossy finish. If you want a smoother coated rag, then stick with the Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl. If you’re ready for a bold texture that will add to and enhance your photograph or fine art reproduction, then this is a great consideration.

Recommended Uses: Oil painting, digital art, photography, reproductions with lots of deep dark colors. If your painting was shiny and dark, this is the best paper to reproduce it on!

This paper has a sheen to it, and replicates the luminosity of varnished paintings, oil, and acrylic. It’s a great paper as well for photography. It has rich color, dark blacks and a nice white point. It’s not glossy, but it has a sheen, and yet still shows its rag paper texture. The Fine Art Baryta is similar, though it has more texture.

Recommended reproductions: Oil paintings, acrylic, digital art (especially digital art with deep colors and heavy blacks).

Moenkopi Unryu Rice Paper: This is wild stuff. It has a creamy color to it and some fibers run through it, giving it a unique texture and design. This is a fun paper for the right application. Calligraphy, Japanese and Chinese brush drawings, things that leave a lot of negative space, but want texture in that space work well on this paper.

This is a bold paper, and can add wonderful texture to your artwork. It is a true Japanese mulberry paper, or Washi. Fantastic paper to get creative with.

Hahnemühle Protective Spray 400 ml

For rare occasions, we also carry Hahnemühle Protective Spray. This can offer incredible protection for your valuable ink-based images. We don’t use this spray on canvas (its too light), but it can be a good barrier for prints that are being embellished, or some of the more fragile rag papers. This odorless spray seals the printed surfaces and protects them from dirt, fingerprints and moisture. It increases the water-resistance of printouts and protects images from fading caused by UV rays.

The Protective Spray is fast-drying and does not turn yellow. It is completely transparent and has no influence whatsoever on the original colors of the paper.

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