Which paper should I select for my fine art or photo prints?

Below you will find a table of info for many of our popular paper and canvas options. Use this page to help you narrow what you may want to use to print your artwork or photography. These are our most popular surfaces, however – this is not everything. Feel free to contact us if you are looking for something specific.

For the purposes of simplifying this info, we have made some generalizations when it comes to Brightness and Surface descriptions. Its important to only use this table as a general guide. Your best bet will always be to see these papers in person. We highly recommend test prints across a range of surfaces if you have never printed your artwork or photography.

CATEGORYSURFACEPAPER BASETHICKNESS ( MIL )WEIGHT ( GSM )OBAsBRIGHTNESSFINISHSURFACE
Fine Art PapersMoab Entrada Rag Natural 190100% Cotton Rag15.5190NNatural WhiteMatteSlightly Textured
Fine Art PapersMoab Entrada Rag Natural 300100% Cotton Rag22.5300NNatural WhiteMatteSlightly Textured
Fine Art PapersMoab Entrada Rag Bright 190100% Cotton Rag15.5190YBright WhiteMatteSlightly Textured
Fine Art PapersMoab Entrada Rag Bright 300100% Cotton Rag22.5300YBright WhiteMatteSlightly Textured
Fine Art PapersMuseo Silver Rag100% Cotton Rag10.5300NNatural WhiteSemi GlossSlightly Textured
Fine Art PapersHahnemuhle Museum Etching100% Cotton Rag23.6350NNatural WhiteMatteTextured
Fine Art PapersHahnemuhle German EtchingAlpha Cellulose19.7310YNatural WhiteMatteHighly Textured
Fine Art PapersHahnemuhle Photo Rag Pearl100% Cotton Rag18.9320NNatural WhitePearlSlightly Textured
Fine Art PapersHahnemuhle Photo Rag Satin100% Cotton Rag19.7310YNatural WhiteSatinSlightly Textured
Fine Art PapersHahnemuhle Bamboo 29090% Bamboo // 10% Cotton19.7290NNatural WhiteMatteSmooth
Fine Art PapersHahnemuhle Torchon 285Alpha Cellulose20285YBright WhiteMatteHighly Textured
Fine Art PapersHahnemuhle William Turner100% Cotton Rag24.4310NNatural WhiteMatteHighly Textured
Fine Art PapersHahnemuhle Albrecht Durer50% Alpha Cellulose // 50% Cotton13.8210NNatural WhiteMatteTextured
Fine Art PapersHahnemuhle Rice Paper 100Alpha Cellulose5.9100NNatural WhiteMatteSlightly Textured
Photo PapersEpson Premium GlossAlpha Cellulose10.5257YCool WhiteGlossSmooth
Photo PapersEpson Premium Luster 260Alpha Cellulose10.5257YCool WhiteLusterSlightly Textured
Photo PapersBreathing Color Vibrance MetallicAlpha Cellulose10255Y-Gloss MetallicSmooth Metallic
Fine Art Photo PapersCanson Rag Photographique 310100% Cotton Rag18.8310N WhiteMatteSmooth
Fine Art Photo PapersHahnemuhle Baryta FBAlpha Cellulose14.6450YBright WhiteSemi GlossSmooth
Fine Art Photo PapersHahnemuhle Fine Art BarytaAlpha Cellulose16.1325YBright WhiteSemi GlossTextured
Fine Art Photo PapersHahnemuhle Fine Art Baryta SatinAlpha Cellulose14.8300YNatural WhiteSatinTextured
Fine Art Photo PapersHahnemuhle Fine Art PearlAlpha Cellulose15.8285YBright WhitePearlSmooth
Fine Art Photo PapersHahnemuhle Photo Rag 308100% Cotton Rag18.9308YWhiteMatteSmooth
Fine Art Photo PapersHahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta100% Cotton Rag18.9315YWhiteSemi GlossTextured
Fine Art Photo PapersHahnemuhle Photo Rag Bright White 310100% Cotton Rag19.7310YBright WhiteMatteSmooth
Fine Art Photo PapersHahnemuhle Photo Rag Ultra Smooth 305100% Cotton Rag18.9305YWhiteMatteUltra Smooth
CanvasBreathing Color 800M65% Polyester, 35% Cotton21405YBright WhiteMatteCanvas
CanvasBreathing Color Lyve65% Polyester, 35% Cotton19450NWhiteMatteCanvas
CanvasBreathing Color Crystalline65% Polyester, 35% Cotton21440NWhiteMatteCanvas
CanvasHahnemuhle Metallic CanvasPoly-Cotton18.1350Y-MetallicCanvas
CanvasExhibition CanvasPoly-Cotton23395YBright WhiteMatteCanvas
CanvasExhibition CanvasPoly-Cotton23395YBright WhiteMatteCanvas
Basic Matte PapersTear Proof MattePoly Film6-YWhiteMatteSmooth
Basic Matte PapersEpson Premium Enhanced MatteAlpha Cellulose10.3192YWhiteMatteSmooth
Basic Matte PapersPremiere Matte 230 GSMAlpha Cellulose12230YBright WhiteMatteSlightly Textured

Images of some of our most popular fine art printing surfaces can be seen below, while detailed descriptions and data sheets for many of these papers can be found here.

LANA HOT PRESS 640 GSM

ARTIST CANVAS – ACRYLIC PRIMED

BREATHING COLOR CRYSTALLINE CANVAS

HAHNEMUHLE METALLIC CANVAS

PHOTO RAG ULTRA SMOOTH

CANSON RAG PHOTOGRAPHIQUE 310

HAHNEMUHLE FINE ART BARYTA

HAHNEMUHLE PHOTO RAG PEARL

HAHNEMUHLE BAMBOO

EPSON PREMIUM LUSTER

EPSON EXHIBITION CANVAS

EPSON PREMIUM GLOSS

EPSON PREMIUM ENHANCED MATTE

BREATHING COLOR 800M CANVAS

UNPRIMED RAW CANVAS