With a 100% cotton rag base made from a hot press mould, this 20-sheet pack of 8.5 x 11" Smooth Fine Art Paper from Premier Imaging offers photographers and artists a smooth matte surface with a high resolution coating that provides a high D-max and wide color gamut. The 205 gsm paper is naturally white with no optical brightening agents, is acid- and lignin-free in its construction, and is alkaline buffered to increase longevity. Also, it has a thickness of 12 mil and is double-sided. Finally, the medium dries nearly instantly and is water-resistant.

100% Cotton Rag Material    Basis Weight: 205 gsm    Thickness: 12 mil    Hot Press Mould Type    Coated for Double-Sided Printing    Instant Drying and Water Resistant    No Optical Brightening Agents    Acid and Lignin Free    Alkaline Buffered    Surface Finish: Matte

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. How thick is this? I need to get it to feed through my inkjet printer and it cannot be too thick as I don't have a manual feeder.

A: The rated thickness is 270 GSM.

Q: 2. What type of printers is this paper compatible with? Ink jet only? Laser? Consumer vs professional? Sorry if I sound naive but I want to be able to print at home or locally for showcases. Thank you!Laura

A: This paper is meant for inkjet printers. You can use it with a consumer printer but it's much better to have a higher quality Fine Art printer. I've been using it for years to make fine art prints and selling them at art shows

Q: 3. When using Epson's Velvet Fine Art Paper how do you tell which side to print on?

A: Epson packages the paper inside of a strong cardboard container and inside a strong plastic sleeve. The clear sleeve is marked with Print this Side . So one will know which side to print. It is wise to keep the paper in the right order and inside of sleeve. If by chance one needs to identify which side to print, put the paper near a strong light source - up close at a sharp angle. The printable side will have a finer even texture than the back which will have a slightly more coarse texture with a faint screen pattern. Also the printable side is slightly whiter that the back. One can gauge this whiteness by laying another piece of velvet paper on and comparing.

Q: 4. Can this paper be used with the Pixma iP8720?

A: Yes the Premium Fine Art Smooth Paper (13 x 19-, 25 Sheets) cam be used in the Pixma iP8720

Q: 5. can i paint with watercolor paint on this?

A: Yes, the Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper can be used with painted water colors.

Q: 6. can this be used with the Canon Pro-100?

A: The Canon Premium Fine Art Smooth Photo Paper (13 x 19", 25 Sheets) is compatible with the Canon Pro100 printer.

Q: 7. I'm printing on an Epson Photo R2400 and always use 13 x 19 Velvet Fine Art paper that I load in the back. Does the 8.5 x 11 load in the back or top?

A: Load it in the back as well. It might go through the auto feeder but you wouldn't want to try it with more than one sheet because of it's weight/thickness. It's simple, always use the single sheet method that you use with the larger sheets. It's my favorite paper, just made some large prints, over 108 using velvet.

Q: 8. Can we print on the other side?

A: No, the Epson Velvet Fine Art Paper (13 x 19", 20 Sheets) BH #EPVFASB20 is only printable on one side.

Q: 9. From what I can tell, Epson only has one custom ICC profile for this paper and it is for the SP R2880 printer, which is discontinued. Does anyone know where I can find a profile for the SC P800?

A: I don't know. I'm sure Epson has profiles available. I used Epson's profiles with an R3000 for a while. I've since let the printer manage the colors and it has been more accurate than using profiles. It works well using a Mac.

Q: 10. What is the size of the Core in this roll? WQill this work on the Epson p400?

A: This has a 3 core, and it would work on the Epson p400.