With a lustrous pearl surface and microporous coating that is very receptive to ink, PermaJetUSA's Smooth Pearl 280 Digital Photo Paper, available here as a 100-pack of 6 x 4" sheets, is able to present images with excellent tonal ranges and vivid colors, as well as offer excellent water resistance and instant drying. The 280 gsm media features an 11.8 mil thickness, and while keeping OBA content low, manages a high whiteness of 103%. It also has a slightly warm base tint that gives the paper a more natural appearance.

Resin-Coated Base Material    Basis Weight: 280 gsm    Thickness: 11.8 mil    Whiteness: 103%    Slightly Warm Base Tint    Low OBA Content    Water Resistant & Instant Drying    Surface Finish: Pearl

Related Questions and Answers

Q: 1. What is the material of the paper? (cotton rag, etc.)

A: It is a Heavy weight RC photo paper. It is FSC® certified paper (FSC Mixed Credit, FSC® C010119. FSC Mix labels identify products which are made with a combination of FSC virgin fiber, and/or recycled materials with Controlled virgin fiber.

Q: 2. The description says it compatible with magenta and yellow filters, 0-5...so does that mean its not compatible with 00?

A: In my experience, using the Ilford Multigrade 00 filter is fine with this paper.

Q: 3. Hi, just want to know where could find the info about what media type should I use for several Ilford papers that I bought from BH ? I hav an epson P600 printer and I downloaded the ICC profiles form the ilford website. In the files I could not find what type of media paper should I use. I write to ilford via his website but they did not answer. i tried 4 times.The papers I bought are Ilford Gold Fibre silk, Smooth Pearl 330 g, Gold mono Silk and Gold Cotton Texture.If someone knows a way to contact ilford from the united states I really appreciate you tell me how. It appears ilford international is not working or does not answer any question.Thanks again for your time and help.

A: For Smooth Pearl 330 g, use Premium Photo Paper Semi-gloss as the media type.Helen

Q: 4. It's a little hard to tell the printable side on this paper, how would I know the printable side?...thanks

A: The Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl should have a slight reflective quality on the printable side. You can also moisten your finger and touch a corner. The printable side will be slightly sticky while the back will not stick to your finger at all.

Q: 5. Can this paper be used with Canon Lucia Ink on a Canon Pro 9500 Mark II printer?

A: Ilford went out of business, and the this paper is discontinued. So do not invest in any old stock left behind. For what it's worth, the Epson Exhibition Fiber is the closest match in thickness and color, but cost more. The Epson Ultra Premium Photo Luster matches color, but is a thinner paper than the Exhibition, but cost a ton less. After trying a small army of papers to replace Ilford, we settled on the Epson Ultra Luster I just mentioned.

Q: 6. Is this paper acid free?

A: The Ilford Galerie Smooth Pearl paper is not acid free.

Q: 7. What is the surface finish of this paper and how is it different from the non EDU designation?

A: This is a pearl surface and currently all of Arista's papers are called EDU.

Q: 8. Should this paper be printed with Photo black or Matte? My epson P800 automatically changes the ink to matte

A: You would want to print with Photo black ideally. If you haven't yet, you can download the ICC profile for this paper here and it should print accordingly. https://ilford.com/printer-profiles-paper-settings/

Q: 9. does anyone know which profile to use. there are two on the Ilford site n_GPSPP11_EPSpro7890_9890_PGPP250n and n_GPSPP12_EPSpro7890_9890_PGPP250n?

A: For this specific paper which is 310 gsm, you should use the 2nd one which is n_GPSPP12_EPSpro7890_9890_PGPP250n the first one GPSPP11 profile is for the same paper if it's 290 gsm. Ilford has in the past changed weights of papers therefore they have multiple profiles.

Q: 10. How do i get the specific profiles?

A: You can find paper profiles on Ilford's website. Please see the following link:http://www.ilford.com/en/support/printer-profiles/You will need to register on Ilford's website but it is free.