While consumer prints are often requested on glossy paper, matte papers have been dominating fine art print for many years.

Although the blacks of such papers are less dense that those of glossy stocks, the lack of reflection and slight texture of the paper allow a better viewing and provide a very appealing impression of quality and richness.

We work exclusively with Photorag heavy paper (308 gr per square meters) from a German paper mill named Hahnemuhle. Those coated papers have an excellent life span when used together with Epson Ultrachrome inks and the color gammut is excellent as well.

Those papers, especially when using with pigment inks, are pretty strong against water, but are prone to scratching. For those customers ordering un-framed prints, it is important to be very careful when manipulating the prints in order to avoid damaging the surface. Contact with the corner of another sheet can sometimes be enough to leave a mark on the print that is very difficult to remove.