Printing on Fine Art Papers II

Canson has produced a variety fine papers for modern printing. Most of the following have had a long history before the ink-jet printer, including the Arches Platine Fiber Rag which existed in the time of Leonardo de Vinci. I use it now as the best medium for my palladium prints. It is available from Daniel Smith. Many use it for watercolor, for example. But what is interesting about Canson's Arches Platine Rag is that it is coated in such as way as to optimize printing on it by printers like my Epson 4900. The colors come out looking wonderful.

Canson (and other manufacturers) provide printer-specific color management profiles. This ensures a very good result, often an astonishing result.

The 8.5x11 unframed prints available at the Packing House show are each printed on one of these famous papers.

• B F K Rives 310gsm: 100% rag, Mould-Made, smooth, pure white paper, without OBAs
  


• Arches Velin Museum Rag 250gsm: 100% rag, Mould-Made, smooth, pure white paper, without OBAs
  

• Edition Etching Rag 310gsm: 100% rag, smooth, ultra white paper, without OBAs
  

• Rag Photographique 210gsm: 100% rag – ultra smooth, ultra white paper, without OBAs
  

• Rag Photographique 310gsm: 100% rag – ultra smooth, ultra white paper, without OBAs

• Platine Fibre Rag 310gsm: 100% - aesthetic and feel of the original F-Type Baryta Fibre paper - Pure white without optical brightening agents to ensure consistency of shades for generations
  

• Baryta Phogoraphique 310gsm: True Baryta Paper developed for inkjet technology - offers the look and aesthetic of the original darkroom baryta print

• PhotoGloss Premium RC 270gsm: Alpha cellulose RC ultra white paper with a glossy aspect

• PhotoSatin Premium RC 270gsm: Alpha cellulose RC coated ultra white paper with a satin finish


• Arches Aquarelle 240gsm: 100% rag, Mould-Made, smooth, pure white paper, without OBAs

• Montval Aquarelle 310gsm: textured, natural white paper, without OBAs

• Mi Teintes 170gsm: textured, honeycomb structure, natural white, without OBAs