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Review Summary
100% cotton
8.5 x 11" (21.59 x 27.94cm)
310gsm
88: 19.09 mil (485 microm)
BFK Rives: 19.88 mil (505 microm)
Aquarelle Rag: 20.87 mil (530 microm)
88: Extra smooth
BFK Rives: Soft textured
Aquarelle Rag: Textured
Matte
88: 95.85%
BFK Rives White: 85.32%
BFK Rives Pure White: 97.26%
Aquarelle Rag: 96.76%
Yes
None
Immediate
High
88: 99.1%
BFK Rives White: 98.50%
BFK Rives Pure White: 99.12%
Aquarelle Rag: 99.20%
Yes
Mold made: the finest and oldest paper-making technic
Optimized for Pigment inks
Single
8 Sheets
France
3148950028020
The Canson Infinity Discovery Pack is the ideal way to discover and choose the type of medium best suited to the needs of artists or professional photographers. In addition to the Canson Infinity Discovery Pack, we also have an ARCHES Discovery Pack along with the Somerset Enhanced Discovery Pack. They each contain 2 sheets of their respective ranges.
ARCHES master papermakers have been producing very high-quality fine art papers since 1492, and today ARCHES is the only paper mill in France using a traditional cylinder mold process for all its papers. Now artists, printmakers and photographers have the ability to create digital fine art prints on an authentic ARCHES paper for both limited and open edition work.
A unique inkjet receiving layer has been applied to all the papers within the ARCHES digital art reproduction range. This innovative coating produces prints with superb color rendition, deep blacks and pure whites offering photographers, artists and printmakers the opportunity to create images with a superb tonal range, excellent highlights and mid-tones. The ARCHES Discovery Pack allows you to test each of the papers and decide which surface texture and aesthetic you prefer.
- ARCHES 88 Paper -
ARCHES master papermakers have been producing very high-quality fine art papers since 1492, and today ARCHES is the only paper mill in France using a traditional cylinder mold process for all its papers, including ARCHES 88. Made of 100% cotton, it offers an ultra-smooth surface finish and a soft and supple feel to the touch. ARCHES 88 has a pure white tone and is completely free of any optical brighteners (OBAs).
The unique inkjet receiving layer produces prints with superb color rendition, deep blacks and natural whites offering photographers, artists and printmakers the opportunity to create images with a superb tonal range, excellent highlights and mid-tones. ARCHES 88 is a prestigious printmaking paper and offers artists, printmakers and photographers alike the ability to create digital fine art prints on an authentic ARCHES paper for both limited and open edition work.
- ARCHES BFK Rives Paper -
BFK Rives White and Pure White are 100% cotton paper which has a perfectly balanced soft grain that brings out the detail in every image. This unique printmaking paper base is manufactured on a traditional cylinder mold press at the ARCHES paper mill, one of the oldest papermakers in France. As a result of using 100% cotton and the time-honored manufacturing process, the paper has a very soft and supple feel. The paper has a White and Pure White tone and is completely free of any optical brighteners (OBAs).
The unique inkjet receiving layer produces prints with superb color rendition, deep blacks and whites offering photographers, artists and printmakers the opportunity to create images with superb tonal range, excellent highlights and mid-tones. BFK Rives White and Pure White are prestigious paper and offers artists, printmakers and photographers alike the ability to create digital fine art prints on an authentic ARCHES paper for both limited and open edition work.
- ARCHES Aquarelle Rag Paper -
ARCHES Aquarelle is recognized by artists as one of the most prestigious watercolor papers with a history that spans many centuries. ARCHES master papermakers have been producing very high-quality fine art papers since 1492, and today ARCHES is the only paper mill in France using a traditional cylinder mold process for all its papers, including ARCHES Aquarelle Rag. Using the traditional watercolor base, the paper has an even natural grain and a felt-marked finish. ARCHES Aquarelle Rag is manufactured using 100% cotton which contributes to the paper's natural beauty and feel. The pure white base does not contain any optical brightening agents (OBAs).
The unique inkjet receiving layer produces prints with superb color rendition, deep blacks and pure whites offering photographers, artists and printmakers the opportunity to create images with superb tonal range, excellent highlights and mid-tones. ARCHES Aquarelle Rag is a prestigious paper and offers artists, printmakers and photographers alike the ability to create digital fine art prints on an authentic ARCHES paper for both limited and open edition work.