Our Professional Lambda C-type and Giclée Fine Art Printing services offer a multitude of paper options – which we know can be a little overwhelming – so here are our main paper types explained:
Photographic C-type Papers
We only use the highest grade archival materials to produce your Lambda C-type print and carry stock of the following Fujicolour papers and display printing materials:
Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper – Available in Gloss, Matte
Fujicolour Crystal Archive Paper is a silver halide colour paper designed to produce the highest quality results for both analogue and digital c-type printers and available in Gloss and Matte; each paper in the Crystal Archive paper range offers brilliant whites, vivid colour reproduction and excellent image stability – which is why this paper range has become the industry standard for professional photographic c-type prints. Fuji’s Crystal Archive range of papers incorporates the latest silver halide emulsion technology, coupler technology and layer design technology. The paper range offers excellent archival stability. Both exhibit high image stability during high long-term darkness and excellent light storage condition, alongside storability concerning nitrogen oxide, ozone and other gases.
Fujicolor Crystal Archive Paper – Pearl
Fujicolor Crystal Archive Digital Pearl Paper is a silver halide colour paper with a unique pearl-like, metallic silver iridescent appearance, thick base and high stiffness. The embedded pearl-like crystals in the paper provide a high-gloss reflectance, especially evident in the highlights of an image. The paper boasts pearl mica pigments – based on natural mica; these are covered with a thin layer of metal oxides (for example, titanium dioxide), yielding silver-white and metallic reflectance effects through an interplay of transparency, reflection and the coating of the paper. Fujicolor Pearl paper incorporates ARR Technology, an advance over the previous RR Technology, which has been incorporated to suppress colour paper fogging, ensuring the purity of whites in unexposed areas.
Fujiflex Crystal Archive Printing Material
Fujiflex Crystal Archive Printing Material is a silver halide colour printing material with a high gloss, or ‘super gloss’ finish, designed exclusively for digital output on large-format laser printers, offering a wide tonal range with wide colour gamut, vibrant colour reproduction and high maximum density, deep blacks. Due to its PET (polyester) base, Fujiflex Crystal Archive Printing Material produces prints with exceptional clarity that are superbly smooth and flat with a sharp, transparent super-gloss mirror-like finish.
Fujitrans Display Material
Fujitrans Display Printing Material is a white translucent base colour print material produced for digital laser c-type printers to produce translucent colour display prints – often used in light boxes. Fujitrans offers an extremely wide range of gradiation setup and creates images with rich saturation across the entire colour spectrum and improved details reproduction over a large area. Due to its PET (polyester) base, Fujitrans Display Printing Material produces prints with exceptional clarity that are superbly smooth and flat with a sharp, translucent gloss finish.
Fujiclear Display Printing Material
Fujiclear Display Material is a laser-exposure-optimised clear-base colour print material produced for digital laser c-type printers to produce transparent colour display prints. When exposed using laser light on laser printers (such as our Durst Lambda digital C-type printer), the material produces high-quality transparent colour prints with natural and more vibrant colour reproduction of red, green, blue and yellow, resulting in a high chroma finish. Due to its PET (polyester) base, Fujiclear Display Printing Material produces prints with exceptional clarity that are superbly smooth and flat with a sharp, transparent gloss finish.
Giclée Fine Art Papers
We stock a wide selection of archival Hahnemühle and Canson papers for Giclée Fine Art printing – each paper provides a different tactility, texture and effect to the final print, and the papers are available in varying widths – please call to confirm we can print your image using the papers below at the size you require. We can also print on a variety of other papers by request.
Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper – German Etching® Matt Fine Art Textured Paper – max width 44″
Hahnemühle’s German Etching® is a white 100% a-cellulose paper – guaranteeing archival standards. The mould-made, heavyweight 310gsm paper features a premium matt inkjet coating, meeting the highest industry standards for density, colour gamut, colour graduation and image sharpness. Compatible with pigmented and dye inkjet systems and printed using the highest quality Epson K4 pigment inks.
Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper – Museum Etching® – max width 44″
Hahnemühle’s Museum Etching® is a white 100% cotton paper – guaranteeing archival standards. This heavyweight 350gsm etching paper features a premium matt inkjet coating, meeting the highest industry standards for density, colour gamut, colour graduation and image sharpness. Compatible with pigmented and dye inkjet systems and printed using the highest quality Epson K4 pigment inks.
Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper – Photo Rag Smooth® – max width 64″
Hahnemühle’s Photo Rag Smooth® is a white 100% cotton paper – guaranteeing archival standards. This heavyweight 308gsm paper features a premium matt inkjet coating, meeting the highest industry standards for density, colour gamut, colour graduation and image sharpness. Compatible with pigmented and dye inkjet systems and printed using the highest quality Epson K4 pigment inks.
Hahnemühle Fine Art Paper – Fine Art Baryta – max width 60″
Hahenmühle’s Fine Art Baryta paper is a white 325gsm 100% a-cellulose paper with a high-gloss finish, achieved using barium coating in the premium inkjet coating – which ensures this paper is a genuine replacement for traditional Baryta papers from analogue laboratories. FineArt Baryta meets the highest industry standards regarding density, colour gamut, colour graduation and image sharpness. Compatible with pigmented and dye inkjet systems and printed using the highest quality Epson K4 pigment inks.
Canson Platine Paper – Fibre Rag – max width 60″
Canson’s Platine Fibre Rag Paper is a white, 100% cotton, heavyweight 310gsm smooth satin paper with high water resistance. Platine Fibre Rag provides the aesthetic and feel of the original F-Type Baryta Fibre paper and possesses exceptional grey tones, producing exceptional colour and black and white prints. Canson’s Platine Fibre Rag Paper meets the highest industry standards regarding density, colour gamut, colour graduation and image sharpness. Compatible with pigmented and dye inkjet systems and printed using the highest quality Epson K4 pigment inks.
Giclée Fine Art Papers: Natural Line
Genesis is proud to stock a selection of 3 Fine Art papers from Hahnemühle’s Natural Line, made from unique raw materials: bamboo, agave and sugar cane. The plants that provide the cellulose require minimal maintenance, grow quickly and don’t need any pesticides. Their rapid growth means that more cellulose can be produced on the same cropland than with other raw materials, and they also require much less water, helping to save valuable resources and protect the environment.
Hahnemühle Natural Line Fine Art Paper – Bamboo – max width 50″
Hahnemühle Bamboo is a 290gsm FineArt inkjet paper made from 90% bamboo fibres, for a natural look and more environmentally friendly paper production. The natural white, warm-toned bamboo paper does not contain optical brighteners, and stands out thanks to its soft, lightly textured felt structure and sensual feel. The matt premium inkjet coating delivers excellent printing results with defined reproduction of colour and detail, particularly for warm hues and monochrome prints. Bamboo is acid- and lignin-free and meets the most precise requirements in terms of age resistance. The unique combination of sustainable bamboo fibres, soft surface texture and impressive print quality gives the artwork outstanding expression and soul.
Hahnemühle Natural Line Fine Art Paper – Agave – max width 50″
Hahnemühle Agave is a 290gsm FineArt inkjet paper that is produced using 70% agave fibres. The base material stands out with its bright white natural tone and does not contain optical brighteners. The rough, yet delicately defined surface texture gives the subject a captivating sense of depth and impresses with a pleasant, soft feel. The matt premium inkjet coating guarantees outstanding print results with excellent reproduction of colour and detail, deep black and optimum contrasts. Hahnemühle Agave is acid- and lignin-free and meets the most exacting requirements in terms of age resistance. The combination of unique raw fibre materials, bright white natural tone, balanced surface texture and the customary high print quality makes it an exclusive, versatile FineArt inkjet paper.
Hahnemühle Natural Line Fine Art Paper – Sugar Cane – max width 50″
Hahnemühle Sugar Cane is a 300gsm FineArt inkjet paper made from 70% sugar cane – a rapidly renewable natural raw material. The natural white, warm-toned sugar cane paper does not contain optical brighteners, and features a unique, clearly defined felt structure and tactile feel. The matt premium inkjet coating delivers excellent print results with defined reproduction of colour and detail, particularly for warm hues and monochrome prints. Hahnemühle Sugar Cane is acid- and lignin-free and meets the most stringent requirements in terms of age resistance. The unique combination of sustainable sugar cane fibres, clearly defined surface texture and impressive print quality gives the artwork outstanding expressiveness and soul.