Media for the Fine Arts - Digital Output Magazine

INFO# Company Web Site Product Information
As seen in the September 2012 issue
INFO# Company Web Site Product Information
100 AllSquare Computer Technologies www.allsquare.com AllSquare is an authorized professional reseller of large format printers, inks, solvents, laminate media, laminators, trimmers, and RIP
118 Epson www.epson.com Epson Signature Worthy media delivers superior image quality, color accuracy, and image permanence when used with Epson printers
software. It carries all the best fine art media brands including Epson Signature Worthy, Innova, and Moab by Legion Paper.
and ink. Exhibition Canvas Gloss, Satin, and Matte are built on the highest quality polyester/cotton base and coated with world’s best
101 Aurora Specialty Textiles Group, Inc. 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.
inkjet receptive layers, enabling users to achieve industry-leading d-max and color gamut for prints that require stunning, museumgrade
image quality and durability. Hot Press and Cold Press Papers are made from world renowned mould-made base. Epson GS
Canvas Gloss and Satin are specifically designed for use with the Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 and SureColor S30670 printers for the most
demanding fine art reproduction galleries that require image perfection.
102 Beaver Paper & Graphic Media Inc. www.beaverpaper.com Beaver Paper is a leading global industry manufacturer of specially engineered production papers for the dye-sublimation printing
industry. The company consistently delivers a wide selection of TexPrint Sublimation Papers for digital inkjet sublimation print
platforms for water- and solvent-based printers available in widths ranging from 17 up to 130 inches, including all cut sheet sizes. A
119 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.
new portfolio of TexStyles Imaging Fabrics for sublimation direct and transfer printing platforms is now available in up to 122 inches.
The most cost-effective protection tissue for calendar heat presses, ProTex, is available in widths from six to 130 inches. All products
are up to industry standards and compatible with OEM inks, printers, and heat presses.
120 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. It is a leading provider of technical service, training, and support for
today’s signmaking professional.
103 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 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.
121 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 coating that
ensures brilliant colors with high-density solid blacks. Also available, Folajet Canvas ES, an eco-solvent, satin white, top-coated true
104 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
canvas fabric cloth for high-resolution giclée fine art prints.
lines include Solvent Glossy Canvas, Solvent Satin Canvas, Trupalette, Capstone, and MuralMaster for fine art.
122 Fredrix Print Canvas www.fredrixprintcanvas.com Fredrix Print Canvas manufactures a full line of canvas for digital printing including substrates for aqueous, solvent, eco-solvent,
105 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, water-
UV-curable, and latex-based inks in a variety of widths up to superwide.
106 Brand Management Group www.brandmanagementgroup.com
color 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. The lines offer varying roll widths from 17 to 63 inches.
With Kodak photo and fine art media users achieve vivid, vibrant, and finely detailed image reproduction for high-quality portrayal of
original creative work. It is available in semi gloss and matte canvas, coated matte, textured, smooth, fibre glossy, and fibre satin.
123
124
Fujifilm North America Corporation,
Graphic Systems division
General Formulations Inc.
www.fujifilmgraphics.com
www.generalformulations.com
Fujifilm offers a 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 range of fabrics specifically targeted for fine art applications.
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.
107 Breathing Color www.breathingcolor.com Breathing Color’s Lyve canvas sets the standard for high-quality inkjet canvas with amazingly sharp detail, superwide color gamut,
and the richest black density. Lyve is manufactured with chromata white technology, which allows for a bright white surface without
the use of destructive optical brightener additives. New additions to the line are Pura Smooth and Pura Velvet, 100 percent cotton fine
125 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.
art papers. Both papers come with an archival quality certificate indicating that they have been tested and certified to last for over
126 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
100 years.
laminates. The company also manufactures the GrafiWrap System.
108 Calcomp Graphic Solutions www.calcompgs.com Calcomp provides several InteliCoat and Artisan canvas products for aqueous- and solvent-based printers. Calcomp’s Artisan FASC15
127 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
is a 100 percent cotton studio canvas with a durable low-glare coating. Compatible with aqueous-based dye and pigment inks, FASC15
textures. The Digital FineArt collection is divided into three categories—Matte FineArt, Glossy FineArt, and Canvas FineArt. The line
accepts heavy ink coverage while still controlling dot gain; reproduces brilliant colors; and does not crack, yellow, or curl. Other
also includes two environmental papers made of bamboo and sugar cane fibers.
products include 19-mil Artisan FAWRC canvas and Artisan SCGC19 gloss canvas.
128 Harman by Hahnemühle harman.hahnemuehle.com Harman Professional Inkjet by Hahnemühle offers six papers and a canvas. Options include Matte Cotton Smooth, Matte Cotton
109 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.
129 Hawk Mountain Papers www.hawkmtpaper.com
Textured, Gloss Art Fibre, Gloss Art Fibre Warmtone, Gloss Baryta, Gloss Baryta Warmtone, and Canvas.
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
110 Canson Infinity www.cansoninfinity.com The Canson Infinity range, with its unique coating properties, is engineered to allow optimum color gamut, an incomparable d-max,
cotton/poly blends, which are available in rolls.
and maximum age resistance. The broad selection offers different surface structures including smooth, ultra smooth, glossy, textured,
and canvas.
130 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 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 dye-based
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.
131 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.
112 Cooley www.weathertyte.com Inkjet printable Weathertyte textured fabrics offer excellent fine art reproduction for digitally printed applications. Weathertyte’s
canvas look and feel provides 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, CA Fire Marshal, and is UL listed.
113 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 offers an abrasion resistant surface. DaVinci Technologies’ Photo
Paper is a premium quality, resin-coated photobase with a high sheen finish and is compatible with eco-solvent and solvent inks. This
photo paper offers superior brilliance, image definition, and handles high ink saturation without cockling.
114 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/mt2 #29 #33
. Both
feature a white base coating with a natural looking back side in standard widths of 30, 40, and 60 inches on 80 foot rolls.
115 Dietzgen www.dietzgen.com Magellan by Dietzgen provides 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.
116 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
all types of fabrics; silks, cottons, polyesters, and an ample choice of papers and canvas for large format graphic and textile printers.
117 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, Premium Tac Repositionable Self-Adhesive,
Heat-Activated SingleStep, and new MightyBull. All products are made in the U.S. and available in a variety of thicknesses and sizes.
High-volume cut-to-size sheets are available upon request.
132 Hexis S.A. www.hexisgroup.com Hexis manufactures several fine art media including V201TR, a backlit polar white self-adhesive vinyl film. It carries a solvent-based
adhesive and is a 3-mil thickness. Bright colors pop when the light is transmitted through the back. It works with all solvent,
eco-solvent, and latex inks. ICC profiles are available for all products. Its most popular product is Etched Glass silver, a self-adhesive
vinyl, which provides a true sand blasted glass look. It can also be printed with solvent, eco-solvent, and latex inks, and gives a special
metallic backlit effect. Its newest is a latex self-adhesive film with no chlorine, solvents, plasticizers, or heavy metals. It works with
solvent, eco-solvent, and latex inks.
133 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 has the same coating technology as IBENA’s Photo Cotton Canvas.
134 IJ Technologies www.ijtechnologies.com IJ Technologies manufactures a full line of aqueous and solvent inkjet giclée canvas for fine art and photographic/portrait printers.
Water resistant media includes Black Diamond AgX Silver Metallic, Black Diamond Gloss, Black Diamond Satin, Premium Edition
Matte, Premium Edition Artist Texture Matte, DuraGraphix Matte, and Imago Premium Matte. Solvent inkjet canvas products available
are SolGraphix Matte and Black Diamond Solvent Gloss. Canvas widths from 17 to 64 inches are available. IJ Technologies also
manufactures a full line of aqueous top coat products, Black Diamond Eclipse, which is available in gloss, satin, and matte finishes.
135 Innova Art Ltd. www.innovaart.com Innova Art offers a 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 and was recently expanded with the introduction of
FibaPrint Warm Cotton Gloss paper. Innova Photo Canvas Ultra Gloss is water resistant. For printers with eco-solvent machines, Innova
offers two compatible papers.
136 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
consisting of 100 percent cotton to poly/cotton canvas blends, with specialty fine art and photo media that allow for the expansion of
many applications.
Fine art reproduction is a popular service offering. To create
realistic, life-like works of art, print providers look to quality
canvases, films, and photo papers from leading vendors.
Companies included here offer media over 24 inches in width.
#30 #32
26 Digital Output September 2012 www.digitaloutput.net
www.digitaloutput.net Digital Output September 2012 27

28
#31
INFO# Company Web Site Product Information
137 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 fabrics.
138 Laird Plastics www.lairdplastics.com Laird carries a 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, Stafford Textiles, and Top Value Fabrics.
139 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.
140 McGrann Paper 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. 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.
141 Moab by Legion Paper www.moabpaper.com The newest paper in the Moab range is Slickrock Metallic Pearl 260. Designed for photographers seeking to enhance images with a
metallic look, Slickrock Metallic Pearl 260 transforms an image into lifelike, almost three dimensional quality. B&W images shine on
this new paper producing deep dark blacks and ultra-bright highlights.
142 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. Museo’s Artistry Canvas and Enhance Match Component Set guarantees
archivability of the finished product, not just of the canvas itself, for over 100 years.
143 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 on the market.
144 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.
145 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. Deko-Green 7058RCFLBS is a European designed 100 percent recycled
print fabric that provides a flawless quality of print and a vibrancy of color.
146 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.
147 Pitman, an Agfa Company www.pitman.com Pitman carries many brands and textures of digital fine art media from Epson, Graphix, InteliCoat, and Museo. It also offers various
finishing products to complete almost any project.
148 Premier Imaging Products Ltd. 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 Generations family of papers and canvas utilize
ACX coating technology for the highest d-max, widest color gamut, and best image permanence.
149 Quality Media & Laminating
Solutions
www.qmls.com Quality offers an extensive line of print media for fine art and décor art applications. The product range includes art papers, canvas,
wallcoverings, and fabrics from leading manufactures like Berger, DreamScape, and Sihl. In addition, Quality finishing products can be
used to convert prints into long lasting pieces of art.
150 Roland DGA Corporation www.rolanddga.com Roland’s Solvent Satin and Gloss Canvas media line are 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 and stretches without cracking.
151 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.
152 Top Value Fabrics www.topvaluefabrics.com Top Value Fabrics offers premium textiles for upscale point of purchase applications, including fine art. These fabrics are engineered to
provide color consistency, image sharpness, and a wide color gamut. The two most popular fabrics are the 9 oz. Blockout Silver Back
Textile and 4 oz. PVC-Free Fabric Self-Adhesive Wall Covering. Its 9 oz. Blockout Silver Back media is used for backdrops, canvas printing,
fine art reprints, and banner stands. 4 oz. PVC-Free Fabric Self-Adhesive Wall Covering is used for wall murals and customized
graphics for skyboxes, museums, and boardrooms.
153 Ultraflex Systems, Inc. www.ultraflexx.com Ultraflex introduces two new fine art products. MultiTex C220 is an affordable, versatile, and easy to print digital textile. FabriTac is a
repositionable adhesive fabric. Existing fabrics in this category include Artex Canvas, UltraCanvas Artist, UltraCanvas Light, UltraCanvas
Heavy, and UltraCanvas Backlit; all are earth-friendly, quality polyester fabrics designed for indoor and short-term outdoor signs,
banners, reprographic art, wallcoverings, and trade show or event graphics. Some of these fabrics feature a universal print coating and
may be digitally printed with solvent or UV inks on one side and dye-sublimation on the other.
154 Verseidag seemee US, Inc. www.seemeeus.com The seemee brand of products represents a variety of digital print substrates for interior and exterior market applications, supplying
various widths from 36 to 196 inches. Its product range includes PVC coated and/or laminated products, which include backlit, frontlit,
blockout, and meshes. It also offers a full range of innovative textiles that perform across the full gamut of digital 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 for today’s diverse advertising market.
155 Worthen Industries www.perceptionwf.com Perception Wide Format Media offers fine art canvas and fabrics for use on water-based and eco-solvent ink based platforms.
Offering bright white and true white coatings and trouble-free imaging surfaces, these products are designed for the utmost in
consistent reproducibility; allowing users to create the most demanding reproductions with confidence, time after time. They are
designed and manufactured in the U.S., using fabrics woven in American textile mills and chemistry perfect coatings produced by
Worthen Industries.
202 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.
Digital Output September 2012 www.digitaloutput.net