Complete Paper List

While our Favorite Papers are chosen by 99% of our clients, we will print on any paper you want. Below is a complete list of papers that we have both tested and feel are good choices for our customers. Feel free to call and talk to one of our experienced staff members if you'd like more information about a particular paper.

Papers by Surface Type

Chromogenic Papers (Chromira)

Photo Surface (Inkjet)
Fiber Base Photo Papers / Baryta for Inkjet Printers
Watercolor or Artist Paper
Canvas
GLOSS Fuji Crystal Archive Premium Luster Photo Paper - Epson Museo Silver Rag Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308 DAS GEO Glossy Water Resistant Canvas
MATTE Fuji Crystal Archive   Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl 285 Museo® Portfolio Rag DAS Matte Water Resistant Artist Canvas
SUPERGLOSS FujiFlex     Hahnemühle German Etching Epson Canvas
Pearl Fuji Crystal Archive     Somerset Photo Enhanced Velvet  
Kodak Endura METALLIC     Enhanced Matte  
      Hahnemühle Torchon 285  

 

NEW! Museo® Portfolio Rag50 inch maximum width
This paper makes prints of the same quality as Hahnemühle Photo Rag 308, but has a much smoother surface. Pricing is the same as our Watercolor Smooth paper found in the Favorite Papers section. added 10-2-07

GLOSS Fuji Crystal Archive50 inch maximum width
A light-sensitive paper from Fuji that is exposed with LED light in our Chromira, and processed in RA-4 Chemistry. This paper offers a depth and brilliance of color that is not possible with inkjet printing.

MATTE Fuji Crystal Archive50 inch maximum width
A light-sensitive paper from Fuji that is exposed with LED light in our Chromira, and processed in RA-4 Chemistry.

SUPERGLOSS FujiFlex30 inch maximum width
A light-sensitive paper from Fuji that is exposed with LED light in our Chromira, and processed in RA-4 Chemistry. This paper offers a depth and brilliance of color that is not possible with inkjet printing.

Pearl Fuji Crystal Archive30 inch maximum width
This truly unique paper combines Fuji's long lasting Crystal Archive emulsion with a base containing natural mica and titanium dioxide to create a pearl/metal appearance within the print.

Kodak Endura METALLIC30 inch maximum width
A light-sensitive paper from Kodak that is exposed with LED light in our Chromira and processed in RA-4 Chemistry. We no longer stock this paper and have replaced it with Fuji Pearl.SPECIAL ORDER ONLY

Crane Museo Silver Rag50 inch maximum width
An inkjet paper with a surface similar to traditional darkroom processes like fiber based silver-gelatin B&W prints, and color dye-transfer prints. One of the best choices for B&W printing.

Hahnemühle Photo Rag 30844 inch maximum width
An inkjet artist's paper with a surface like smooth watercolor paper. Produces a soft look similar to alternative photographic processes.

DAS GEO Glossy Water Resistant Canvas44 inch maximum width
This glossy-surface coated inkjet cloth canvas offers excellent reproductions of color, and is a favorite among artists. This canvas is approximately 14 mil thick, is a cotton-poly blend, and is very water resistant, and dries instantly. This canvas does not require coating after printing.

DAS Matte Water Resistant Artist Canvas44 inch maximum width
This matte-surface coated inkjet cloth canvas is a cotton/poly blend that produces excellent reproductions of color. It is 13 mil thick and smudge-resistant, even after water hits it. This water resistant canvas does not require coating after printing.

Hahnemühle German Etching44 inch maximum width
This is an inkjet artist's paper, with a surface like a rough watercolor paper. Hahnemühle German Etching produces a soft look, similar to alternative photographic processes.

Somerset Photo Enhanced Velvet60 inch maximum width
This is an inkjet artist's paper, with a surface like a semi-rough watercolor paper. It produces a soft look, similar to alternative photographic processes.

Premium Luster Photo Paper - Epson60 inch maximum width
Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper is an inkjet paper with a surface similar to Fuji Crystal Archive Matte. This is a popular choice for people who want to use Epson inks to make a print that looks and feels like a print made in the darkroom.

Epson Canvas44 inch maximum width
This matte canvas is an older product, and we don't recommend it for new images. We continue to use it only for legacy images that have been tuned to print correctly on this product. This canvas is not water-resistant, and requires coating to protect the image.

Enhanced Matte64 inch maximum width
Epson Enhanced Matte paper is a matte paper with an uncoated appearance. It has good longevity and good image quality. We primarily use it for poster printing because it is an economical paper.

Hahnemühle Fine Art Pearl 28544 inch maximum width
Another option for those who want a surface that replicates traditional silver-gelatin, double-weight photo paper. Hahnemühle FineArt Pearl 285gsm is a triple coated, lignin-free, 100% alpha-cellulose paper. Its base is brighter and whiter than Crane Museo Silver Rag, but the coating does not quite produce the same illusion of depth that is associated with Silver Rag. This is becoming a very popular paper for B&W photos.

Hahnemühle Torchon 28544 inch maximum width
This is an inkjet artist's paper, with a very coarse texture but smooth surface. Print quality is similar to Hahnemühle Photo Rag, but with more texture.


Printers and Inks

We have a variety of output devices available to print your images.

Chromira
The ZBE Chromira is a digital enlarger that uses LED light to expose light-sensitive photo paper with great precision. The paper is then processed in photographic chemistry to produce a true photograph that has been "written with light."

NEW! Epson 11880 - K3 Vivid Magenta Inks
Epson's latest inkjet printer with the new K3 Vivid Magenta inkset. The 11880 allows us to use both Photo Black and Matte Black inks in the same printer, choosing the optimum ink for each paper. The K3 Vivid Magenta inks produce color prints that are richer than the previous generation EPSON inks, and produce B&W prints with much deeper blacks(greater D-max).

Epson 9800 - K3 Inks
The fifth generation fine-art inkjet printer from Epson. It uses K3 Ultrachrome inks with either a Photo Black or Matte Black ink. Photo Black is optimized to produce optimal d-max with glossy and photo surface papers. Matte Black is is optimized to produce optimal d-max with artist papers, watercolor papers, and other uncoated matte-surface papers. The Ultrachrome K3 inks produce slightly richer colors than the Epson 9600 inks on most papers, and offer similar longevity. The K3 inks give improved performance on glossy papers, with less gloss differential. One of the biggest advantages of the K3 inks is their ability to produce stunning B&W prints without the color shifting seen with other color inkjet printers. We have two Epson 9800 printers so that we can efficiently print on any paper. One is configured with Photo Black ink, and the other is configured with Matte Black ink.

Epson 9600 -Ultrachrome Inks
This is the fourth generation fine-art inkjet printer from Epson that uses Epson Ultrachrome inks. We still use this printer for select legacy files that have been specifically adjusted for this inkset.

Epson 10000
This is the third generation fine-art inkjet printer from Epson. Ours is equipped with Epson Archival Pigment Inks. Good in its day, the new Epson printers produce much better prints, in most cases. We mainly use it to print legacy Giclée files that have been tuned to match its palette, and to print poster prints. The archival Pigment Inks are rated to 200+ years with many papers, making it a good choice for signs and prints displayed in direct sunlight.


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