Make Traditional Rag Giclée Prints [Canson© Arches Rives BFK]

$44.00 - $5,530.50
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Pay homage to the greats
Matching the classic paper you know and love from the art classroom, rival your original pieces when printing on this paper. It's soft but notable texture really highlights the fine details, while still retaining the familiar grit of classic watercolor papers. 

print field notes


01. Museum archival giclée prints
 [ISO 9706]


02. Heavy weight soft feel

03. 100% alpha-cellulose paper + pigment based inks 


04. High file-to-print color accuracy [custom RGB ICC profiles at ≦ΔE1]

05. Machine variance with printing & cutting ≤1.5 mm from edge

file prep trail guide

01. Skip the effort + save time with our print ready giclée art print templates + how to use templates e-book
02. RGB color space [sRGB IEC61966-2.1 or use the Traditional Rag ICC profile]
03. 300 DPI minimum resolution please!
04. File types we use for giclée: PDF | TIFF | PSD | JPEG | AI
05. Full bleed images [no white border] need 0.25" bleed around art

06. Keep text + logos 0.25" inside of final print edge
07. Create at ordered size or equal aspect ratio to avoid cropping

paper logbook
Explore the Canson© Arches Rives BFK

*See a visual comparison to all other giclée papers in product photos

01. Paper Stats
    • 310gsm
    • High texture soft feel
    • Real etching style printmaking paper feel
    • Warmer-white color
    • Ship Flat | We do not recommend rolling this paper
    • Signs with 2h+4h pencil
    • 100% Alpha-cellulose 
02. Features that print well on this paper
Traditional Rag Paper works best for all art you want a ton of visual paper texture and a great hand feel!
    • Cyanotypes
    • Bold tattoo style art
    • Large graphic shapes
    • Simplicity
    • Blocky typography
    • Out of the box colors
    • Gouache + oil paint
    • Digital or analogue art
    • Pencil + charcoals
03. Design + Retail tips
    • Color borders work but white looks best
    • Limited editions
    • Hand-embellishes well with paint
    • Highest retail price for giclée
    • Stamp name/ logo on back if open edition
    • Pair with a custom certificate of authenticity
    • Sell 50% in frames + 50% with a "how to frame at home" insert
    • Shout at people walking by you to come & feel your prints. 

Product Image Example Artworks Credit: Lumberjack Tom

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