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Fine Art Mediafor Large Format Printing
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INFO# Company Web Site Product Information
100 AllSquare Computer
Technologies
101 Aurora Specialty Textiles
Group, Inc.
190 Beaver Paper
& Graphic Media Inc.
www.allsquare.com AllSquare is an authorized professional reseller of large format printers, inks, solvents, laminate media, laminators, trimmers, and
RIP software. The company is focused on quality, price, and customer service.
www.auroratextile.com Aurora Specialty Textiles offers seven styles of canvas for fine art reproduction that are compatible with latex, mild- and eco-solvent,
digital UV-curable inks; offset litho; and screenprint technologies. Its offerings include both 100 percent cotton and poly/cotton
blends that range in thickness from 14- to 20-mil. All styles can be stretched and framed.
www.beaverpaper.com Beaver Paper & Graphic Media is a leading global manufacturer of specialty engineered production papers for the dye-sublimation
printing industry. The company consistently delivers a wide selection of media solutions for water-based, oil, and solvent printing
platforms including a full line of TexPrint products. Available widths range from four up to 150 inches including cut sheets in 8.5x11,
8.5x14, 11x17, 13x19 inches, and A4 - A3.
102 Bergger www.bergger.com Precision-designed for extreme printing excellence, Bergger’s inkjet papers are ideal for images requiring crisp detail, fine resolution,
and rich tonal range. All papers in Bergger’s line are suitable for a wide variety of fine art applications including original work
and both fine art and photographic reproduction. All papers are compatible with dye and pigmented inkjet printing systems.
103 BF Inkjet Media, Inc. www.bfinkjet.com BF Inkjet Media produces ultra-premium inkjet canvas and fine art paper for both fine art and photographic applications. Product
lines include Solvent Glossy Canvas, Solvent Satin Canvas, Trupalette, Capstone, and MuralMaster for the fine art industry.
104 Big Systems, LLC www.bigsys.com Big Systems’ WetJet line for aqueous and giclée inkjet printing includes gloss and satin photo paper, satin and matte canvas,
watercolor art paper, and wallgraphic media. The BigSol line is designed for solvent, eco-solvent, and UV-curable printing. Products
include satin canvas and wallgraphic media. The new ValuJet line is targeted at short-term economy signage and includes poly
tearproof, scrim, and adhesive products. Its lines offer varying roll widths from 17 to 63 inches.
105 Breathing Color www.breathingcolor.com Breathing Color’s Lyve canvas offers eye-popping color gamut and d-max. Lyve and Chromata canvas are optical brightener and
additive free. Also available, lightly textured Elegance Velvet and Optica One smooth fine art. Products come with an Archival
Quality certificate.
106 Calcomp Graphic Solutions www.calcompgs.com Calcomp provides several Artisan canvas products for aqueous- and solvent-based printers. Calcomp’s Artisan FASC15 is a 100 percent
cotton studio canvas with a durable low-glare coating. Compatible with aqueous-based dye and pigment inks, FASC15 accepts
heavy ink coverage while still controlling dot gain; reproduces brilliant colors; and does not crack, yellow, or curl. Other products
include 19-mil Artisan FAWRC canvas and Artisan SCGC19 gloss canvas.
107 Canon U.S.A., Inc. www.usa.canon.com Canon’s portfolio of fine art printing material includes canvas, velvet, photo rag, and water-resistant styles. The company’s fine art
media products range from 8.5x11-inch cut sheets up to 60-inch rolls and everything in between to satisfy all customer needs. Paintings
and digital art reproduce superbly when printed on Canon’s imagePROGRAF printer along with Canon’s Fine Art Media.
INFO# Company Web Site Product Information
117 Epson www.epson.com Epson Signature Worthy fine art media provides quality, accuracy, and durability. Exhibition Canvas Gloss, Satin, and Matte
are built on a polyester and cotton blend that enable users to achieve industry-leading d-max and color gamut for prints. Hot
Press and Cold Press Papers offer advanced reproduction capabilities for the fine art market with richer blacks, smoother tonal
transitions, and an expanded color gamut. Epson GS Canvas Gloss paper is specifically designed for use with the Epson Stylus
Pro GS6000 printer.
118 Fisher Textiles, Inc. www.fishertextiles.com Fisher Textiles is a full-stock distributor of Fredrix Archival Print Canvas for digital printing. The company carries canvases for
aqueous, latex, and solvent systems in wide and grand format widths.
119 Florida Graphic Supply
(FGS)
www.fgsi.com FGS is a wholesale distributor of signmaking equipment and supplies, including wide format printers, laminators, digital media,
eco-solvent, and UV ink, and banner and lamination materials. The company is a leading provider of technical service, training, and
support for today’s signmaking professional.
120 Folex Imaging www.folexusa.com ES Pearl archival artist paper is made from 75 percent cotton and 25 percent cellulose. It offers a good whiteness and a smooth
surface and is ideal for fine art and digital photographic output. The paper offers excellent archival properties, along with a top coat
that ensures brilliant colors with high-density solid blacks. Also available, Folajet Canvas ES, an eco-solvent, satin white, top-coated
true canvas fabric cloth for high-resolution giclée fine art prints.
121 Fredrix Print Canvas www.fredrixprintcanvas.com Fredrix Print Canvas manufactures a full line of quality canvas for digital printing. Product selection includes canvas for desktop and
large format inkjet, solvent, UV, litho, and silkscreen printing, as well as glue-coated canvases for photo and print mounting.
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122 Fujifilm North America
Corporation, Graphic
Systems division
www.fujifilm.com/northamerica Fujifilm offers a broad range of media for fine art applications. The portfolio includes media compatible with aqueous, solvent, and
UV inkjet devices. Key products include artist canvas and a wide range of fabrics specifically targeted for fine art applications.
123 General Formulations Inc. www.generalformulations.com General Formulations is a worldwide manufacturer of pressure-sensitive colored sign vinyls, digital print media, fabric, laminates,
and mounting films. It offers standard as well as custom adhesive combinations. Whether printing needs are UV screen; digital
solvent, eco-solvent, latex; or offset, General Formulations has the solution.
124 Global Imaging www.globalimaginginc.com Global Imaging carries a full array of fine art papers, canvas, fabrics, and materials from Epson, Hahnemühle, Hewlett-Packard, and
Ultraflex. Products range from small format sheets up to 60-inch rolls.
125 Grafityp Selfadhesive
Products NV
www.grafityp.com Grafityp is the Belgium-based manufacturer of Grafitack/Graficast self-adhesive films and Grafiprint digital printing media and
laminates. The company also manufactures the GrafiWrap System.
126 Hahnemühle USA www.hahnemuhledirect.com The Hahnemühle Digital FineArt Collection includes acid-free, age-resistant papers and canvas in a variety of weights and surface
textures. The Digital FineArt collection is divided into three categories—Matte FineArt, Glossy FineArt, and Canvas FineArt. The line
also includes two environmental papers made of bamboo and sugar cane fibers.
108 Canson Infinity www.cansoninfinity.com The Canson Infinity range, with its unique coating properties, is engineered to allow optimum color gamut, an incomparable
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d-max, and maximum age resistance. The selection offers different surface structures including smooth, ultra smooth, glossy,
textured, and canvas.
127 Harman by
Hahnemühle
harman.hahnemuehle.com Harman Professional Inkjet by Hahnemühle offers six papers and a canvas. Options include Matte Cotton Smooth, Matte Cotton
Textured, Gloss Art Fibre, Gloss Art Fibre Warmtone, Gloss Baryta, Gloss Baryta Warmtone, and Canvas.
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109 Color Plus Fabrics Inc. www.colorplusfabrics.com Color Plus fabrics are unlike any other fabric in the market. These 100 percent natural fibers work in all inkjet printers with dyebased
or pigmented inks. No steaming or heat transfer is required. The colors remain brilliant, the backing removes with ease, and
fabrics retain color when washed.
128 Hawk Mountain Papers www.hawkmtpaper.com Hawk Mountain Papers offers fine art and photographic inkjet printing papers and fabrics. The papers are acid- and lignin-free,
coated both sides to be inkjet receptive, and available in sheets and rolls. There are five weights of inkjet printable fabrics in cotton
and cotton/poly blends, which are available in rolls.
110 Cooley www.weathertyte.com Inkjet printable Weathertyte textured fabrics offer excellent fine art reproduction for digitally printed applications. Weathertyte’s
canvas look and feel provide vibrant art images, while offering advanced environmental and flame protection. Weathertyte meets
stringent flame requirements including NFPA 701, ASTM E 84, City of Los Angeles, California Fire Marshal, and is UL listed.
129 Hemmi Papilio Supplies www.papilio.com Hemmi offers a wide variety of inkjet papers for fine art reproduction, including satin gloss photo paper suitable for both dye and
solvent inks. It is waterproof.
111 DaVinci Technologies, Inc. www.davinci-technologies.com DaVinci Technologies’ PolyCotton Satin Canvas is a natural white, water-resistant canvas composed of 35 percent cotton with a 65
percent polyester blend, giving it a uniform low-glare finish and is compatible with eco-solvent and solvent inks. This satin solvent
décor canvas is ideal for canvas printing art décor, fine art reproduction, murals, and backdrops. The canvas can be stretched
without cracking, features excellent color brilliance and image definition, and features an abrasion resistant surface.
112 DHJ International www.decoprint.fr A scanner, photographic software, large format digital printer, and DHJ Decoprint fabric reproduces an art design in large
dimensions and quantities for museums, art galleries, or movie studios. Products for the art reproduction market include Back
Drop, High Drop, Grain, and Ray. DHJ introduces two new cotton-based canvas products for the fine art market in weights of
300 to 400 g/mt. Both feature a white base coating with a natural looking backside in standard widths of 30, 40, and 60 inches
on 80 foot rolls.
113 Dietzgen www.dietzgen.com Magellan by Dietzgen provides just the right choices for photo-quality large format printing with today’s leading printers. Options
include photographic papers, films, coated bonds, canvas, cloth, and a solvent media.
114 DigiFab Systems, Inc. www.digifab.com DigiFab offers a wide media selection for fine art applications such as photography, fashion design, canvas, and multimedia. Media
includes silk, cotton, polyester, and an ample choice of paper and canvas for large format graphic and textile printers.
115 Eastman Kodak
Company
www.graphics.kodak.com With Kodak photo and fine art media, users can achieve vivid, vibrant, and finely detailed image reproduction for highquality
portrayal of original creative work. It is available in semi-gloss and matte canvas, coated matte, textured, smooth,
fibre glossy, and fibre satin.
116 EnCore Products www.encoreproducts.com The EnCore Foam Board line includes MightyCore, MightyPrint Expressions, PilloCore, White Clay-Coated, Colors, Black-on-Black,
Antique White Acid-Free, Bright White Acid-Free, 100% Cotton Rag, Permanent Self-Adhesive, Repositionable Self-Adhesive, and
Heat-Activated SingleStep. All products are made in the U.S. and available in a variety of thicknesses and sizes. High-volume cut-tosize
sheets are available upon request.
130 Hewlett-Packard (HP) www.hp.com/go/gsb HP’s portfolio of fine art materials offers a range of texture, thickness, finish, and durability options for the production of galleryquality,
archival prints. This portfolio includes printing materials such as HP Professional Matte Canvas, HP Matte Litho-realistic
Paper, HP Collector Satin Canvas, and HP Large-format Artist Matte Canvas.
131 Hexis S.A. www.hexisgroup.com Hexis manufactures fine art media including CANVAS2, a 100 percent cotton painter’s canvas for use with all types of inkjet
printers. Also available is PPH190JE, a high-resolution photo paper for dye inks on thermal inkjet printers. It is available as a
gloss or satin finish; self-adhesive or non-adhesive. PPP190JE is a high-resolution photo paper for pigment inks on piezo inkjet
printers. Its top coat features a polyethylene barrier. NT800JE is a textured, semi-translucent paper with fibre structure for all
aqueous inkjet printers.
132 IBENA Inc. www.ibena.com IBENA creates a unique artist canvas up to 126 inches, which is white coated on the print surface with its natural cotton look on the
back side. It is coated for all solvent- and UV-based printers and features the same coating as IBENA’s Photo Cotton Canvas.
133 IJ Technologies www.ijtechnologies.com IJ manufactures a full line of aqueous and solvent inkjet giclée canvas for fine art and photographic/portrait printers. Waterresistant
media includes Black Diamond Gloss and Satin, Premium Edition, Premium Edition Artist Texture, DuraGraphix, and the
new Imago Premium. Solvent inkjet canvas products are SolGraphix Matte and Black Diamond Solvent Gloss. Canvas widths range
from 17 to 64 inches.
134 Innova Art Ltd. www.innovaart.com Innova Art offers a complete range of digital fine art papers and canvas for art, photography, and book art applications. Innova’s
FibaPrint range of products were the first to emulate traditional silver halide papers. Innova Photo Canvas Ultra Gloss is water
resistant. For printers with eco-solvent machines Innova offers two compatible papers.
135 InteliCoat Technologies www.magicleeinkjet.com InteliCoat’s fine art offerings feature a range of options for digital fine art output in roll format including the Magiclée brand of digital
fine art and photo media. Products range from fine art paper to matte presentation paper to fast-drying photobases and canvases
ranging from 100 percent cotton to poly/cotton canvas blends, with specialty fine art and photo media that allow for the expansion of
many applications.
A range of fi ne art media is available. Canvases
and photo papers provide high-quality, clear
viewing of graphics. Companies included offer
media over 24 inches in width for printing with a
variety of ink sets.
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INFO# Company Web Site Product Information
136 KAPCO Graphic Products www.kapco.com KAPCO offers water-based inkjet and solvent media including fine art canvases and fabrics. Choose from 100 percent cotton and
waterproof, matte, gloss, and satin poly/cotton blend canvases plus water-resistant satin cloth, polyester fiber, and fire retardant
polyester knit.
137 Laird Plastics www.lairdplastics.com Laird carries a wide range of products for the graphics industry, from digital media to substrates and accessories. Laird distributes
the following fabric lines for digital and dye-sublimation printing; Aurora Specialty Textiles, Berger Textiles, Deco Print, Ferrari
Textiles, Neschen, and Stafford Textiles.
138 LexJet www.lexjet.com LexJet’s Sunset line of fine art paper, fibre-based photo paper, gloss and satin photo paper, canvas, and solvent/UV-curable media
offers print shops the versatility and depth to tackle any fine art, photo, or décor project. LexJet’s Sunset line comes in a variety
of sheet and roll sizes up to 60 inches wide. LexJet also offers its line of Sunset Coatings, water-based acrylic coatings; and Sunset
Stretcher Kits, which provide an easy and economical way to produce high-quality gallery wraps in house.
195 McGrann Digital Imaging
(MDI)
www.mcgrann.com MDI, a division of McGrann Paper headquartered in Charlotte, NC, offers the Natura digital media products line, a full range of
wide format inkjet media designed for the evolving needs of digital printers. Through its comprehensive range of products and
specialized coating formulas, the company offers a solution for almost any application across multiple printing platforms ranging
from water-based dye and pigment, solvent, UV-curable, and latex printers. Both branded and private label opportunities
are currently available for dealers.
139 Moab by Legion Paper www.moabpaper.com The newest paper in the Moab range is Lasal Exhibition Luster 300, a true heavyweight luster paper ideal for gallery and exhibition
prints, featuring a new fourth-generation coating to ensure the highest possible d-max and color holdout.
140 Museo Fine Art www.museofineart.com Ideal for professional, semi-professional, and pro-sumer photographers and artists, Museo Fine Art products provide image quality
manufactured to archival standards with 100 percent cotton and internally buffered papers. They are available in common roll and
sheet sizes for small, medium, and wide format inkjet printing. Under its new Museo Infinity line, Museo offers a Match component
canvas and top coat solution.
141 Neschen Americas www.neschenbrands.com The Neschen Pure Color Media line for specialty printing features Monet Canvas, a heavyweight coated canvas with a prominent tooth that
is ideal for giclée type reproductions. This strong, yet flexible canvas features a uniform matte texture and its specialized coating allows
for vibrant, photo-realistic printing with a wide color gamut. It is designed for use with most solvent, eco-solvent, latex, and UV printers.
142 Océ North America www.oceusa.com Océ Pro-Select 100 percent Cotton Canvas is designed for long-term, fade-resistant museum-quality canvas prints when using pigment
inks. This 24-mil canvas includes a water-resistant coating, is universally compatible, and provides a wide color gamut and vivid color.
143 Pacific Coast Fabrics (PCF) www.pacificcoastfabrics.com PCF offers a growing number of solutions for printers specializing in fine art media. For those working with polyesters, fabrics
include Deko-Tex 7057FLBS, a textile that excels in fine line definition and color reproduction. Deco-Structure 7582FLBS offers all
the attributes of Deko-Tex with the added advantage of a textured surface that imparts a dimensionality to the print. For the budget
conscious, the affordable and versatile 600 Denier Poly Duck is available.
144 Parrot Digigraphic Ltd. www.parrotcolor.com New inkjet media products to the Parrot and Angelica lines include Angelica Universal Photomatte, Angelica Bright White Velvet II,
matte and gloss canvases, textiles, and specialty signage products. The product range is designed and tested for full compatibility
with aqueous piezo and thermal wide format printers.
145 Pitman, an Agfa Company www.pitman.com Pitman carries many brands and textures of digital fine art media from Epson, Graphix, InteliCoat, and Museo. Pitman also offers
various finishing products to complete almost any project.
191 Premier Imaging Products
Ltd.
146 Quality Media & Laminating
Solutions (QMLS)
147 Roland DGA
Corporation
www.premierart.info Premier Imaging Products is a leader in developing engineered printing and finishing solutions for the digital printer, photographer, and
artist. It offers inkjet media for every fine art and photographic application. The company’s Generations family of papers and canvas
utilize its revolutionary ACX coating technology for the highest d-max, widest color gamut, and best image permanence in the industry.
www.qmls.com QMLS inkjet artist media is designed for the exacting reproduction of high-resolution art. The company offers a variety of weights
and fabrics that accept both pigment and dye-based inks with sharpness, clarity, and special effects. These include matte paper,
cotton canvas, and canvas gloss. Photo paper is also available including matte, gloss, satin, and pearl.
www.rolanddga.com Roland’s Solvent Satin and Gloss Canvas media line is designed for Roland’s ECO-SOL MAX ink. This coated, cotton/polyester-based
media delivers high ink saturation and white point for superior image quality.
148 Sihl Digital Imaging www.sihlusa.com Sihl’s expansive portfolio of inkjet media for solvent, aqueous, latex, and UV-curable printers includes canvas, photo paper, backlit
film, clear film, fabric transfer, semi-rigid film for pop- and roll-up displays, scrim banner, pressure-sensitive vinyl, and matte paper.
149 Tri Vantage, LLC www.trivantage.com Artist Canvas Digital is a bleached poly/cotton that produces excellent color reproduction and gamut as an art reproduction base.
Historic Canvas is an unbleached poly/cotton art reproduction base fabric that offers excellent color reproduction, color saturation,
and gamut. Both are printable on one side and ideal for indoor applications.
150 Ultraflex Systems, Inc. www.ultraflexx.com Artex Canvas, UltraCanvas Artist, UltraCanvas Light, UltraCanvas Heavy, and UltraCanvas Backlit are earth-friendly, quality polyester
fabrics designed for indoor and short-term outdoor signs, banners, reprographic art, wallcoverings, and trade show or event
graphics. These fabrics feature a universal print coating and may be printed with solvent or UV inks on one side and dye-sublimation
on the other.
151 Verseidag seemee US, Inc. www.seemeeus.com The seemee brand includes PVC coated and/or laminated products, which include backlit, frontlit, blockout, and meshes among other
products. It also offers a full range of innovative textiles that perform across the full gamut of print outputs. With the recent purchase
of 3P InkJet Textiles, the product portfolio becomes more versatile and offers the print market even more substrate solutions.
152 Xerox Corporation www.xerox.com Xerox Universal Artist Canvas is a 340 gsm heavyweight coated, cotton-based, artist canvas intended for fine art applications commonly
placed on a fabric textured surface. The company also offers a lighter 180 gsm canvas with a linen structure.
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