Fine Art Paper Options

Fiona Pardington, TIKI: Orphans of Māoriland, 2019, installation view. Stark White.

Hahnemühle Photo Rag

A world-renowned paper stock you have undoubtedly heard only amazing things about. This is a 100% cotton paper with a smooth surface texture and minor stippling, compliant with museum archival standards. It has an amazing colour gamut, density and colour graduation.

Heather Straka, …another dissection, 2019, installation view. Trish Clark Gallery.

Ilford Metallic Gloss

A high gloss metallic paper with iridium resin coated finish. Popular for B&W images and is great for enhancing architectural and industrial photos.

Richard Orjis, Photography, 2019, installation view. Melanie Roger Gallery.

Hahnemühle German Etching

Hahnemühle German Etching is a traditional mould-made copperplate printing paper. The white art paper made from 100% alpha cellulose is characterised by its extraordinary velvety tactile feel and its fine, clearly defined felt structure. The unique surface texture adds a very special touch to images, showcasing them in all their splendour with impressive three-dimensional effect and depth.

Nigel Swinn, The Tears of Things, 2019, installation view. Fabrik Projects Gallery.

Ilford Gold Fibre Gloss

Gold Fibre Gloss features an inkjet layer coated directly onto a true baryta (barium sulphate) layer and fibre base to produce images with exceptional gamut for vivid colour reproduction as well as creamy whites and velvety blacks, with a look and feel similar to traditional silver halide photo paper.

Chris Corson Scott, We passed the setting sun, 2016, installation view. Trish Clark Gallery.

Ilford Smooth Pearl

Smooth Pearl paper features the very latest HDR (High Dynamic Range) optically clear coating and coupled with recent advancements in inkjet receiving layer design, makes this the reference media for producing images with superb clarity, high sharpness and excellent colour gamut.

The high-density, resin coated heavyweight base and smooth pearl finish not only eliminates glare and fingerprints but with its natural photographic white tint, produces prints with the true look and feel of a photograph.

Poppie Pack, Strawberry Mist, 2019, art print on Ilford Smooth Cotton Rag.

Ilford Smooth Cotton Rag

Smooth Cotton Rag paper leads the way for professional fine art printing. This mould made, 100% cotton rag paper has been crafted specifically to meet the needs of fine art photographers who want the confidence that the media they use will deliver accurate and dynamic results time after time. Smooth Cotton Rag is free of optical brighteners and meets the criteria for durability according to ISO 9706.

With no optical brighteners and the longevity, image stability and a clean matte surface required for the very best in fine art printing, Smooth Cotton Rag is offered as the perfect choice for crisp detail.

Ann Shelton, Jane Says, 2019, installation view. Denny Dimin Gallery.

Ilford Smooth Gloss

Smooth Gloss paper features the very latest HDR (High Dynamic Range) optically clear coating and coupled with recent advancements in resin-coated inkjet receiving layer design, makes this the reference media for producing images with superb clarity, high sharpness and excellent colour gamut.

The high-density, resin coated heavyweight base and smooth “bright white” gloss finish creates the look and feel of a superior photographic print.

Dane Mitchell, Dust Archive, 2019, installation view. Hopkinson Mossman.

Epson Enhanced Matte

This quality heavyweight media is extremely flexible. It has been designed to suit a wide range of applications including promotional pieces, fine art, photographs, professional layouts, courtroom graphics, engineering diagrams, proofs, displays and posters.

It supports Epson UltraChrome and DuraBrite aqueous ink (pigment and dye based) and enables images with sharp detail, high colour saturation and a high gamut.

It is quick drying with a flat matte finish and a bright white base that accentuates highlights and tones.

Milk Photography, 2019, art print on Epson Watercolour.

Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic

A high gloss metallic paper with a Barium Sulphate Coating and a natural white colour with no optical brighteners. It has the texture of a cotton rag paper with the surface finish of a metallic, a must see in person.

Deborah Kelland, Light of the soul, 2019, at home view.

Ilford Galicia Fine Art Canvas

This is a heavy-weight cotton/polyester blend canvas designed to deliver the highest quality photographic prints. It is a stretchable canvas with a high resistance to cracking, giving it superior framing performance.

The paper also incorporates an advanced inkjet receiving layer, which provides excellent image sharpness and optimum colour gradation.