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Somerset® Enhanced Velvet

225, 255 or 330 gsm - Matte

Somerset® Enhanced Velvet White is a mould-made, 100% cotton rag digital fine art paper that is available in 330gsm, 255gsm and 225gsm. Produced at St Cuthberts Mill in England, the artisan papermakers use a traditional cylinder mould to create the look and feel of a handmade paper. St Cuthberts Mill have been making paper since the 1700's, and today manufacturers the Somerset® Enhanced digital fine art range.


The Somerset® Enhanced Velvet has a fine grain texture which accentuates the detail in the final image, and the natural white base, which contains no optical brightening agents, adds vibrancy and depth to colour, excellent contrast, and very deep blacks. The proprietary inkjet coating guarantees superb image quality and longevity, which is essential for both limited and open edition digital fine art prints.

 

The Somerset® Enhanced range is available in a range of weights, and sizes. The Somerset® Enhanced rolls are available in 12 metre and 20 metre rolls from 17” up to 60” wide, with sheets available in A4 through to A2. 
Somerset® is a traditional printmaking paper which has been used by artists for a range of time-honoured techniques such as intaglio, etching, stone lithography, silkscreen, relief printing and letterpress. The same traditional fine art paper is now available for photographers, printmakers, and artists alike to reproduce digitally their original artwork as a limited edition by using the Somerset® Enhanced digital fine art papers. 

  • 100% cotton
  • Acid-free
  • Archival
  • Internally buffered
  • Mould-made
  • Without optical brightness additives

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  • References and formats per sheet

    Somerset ENHANCED VELVET 225gsm
    ReferenceFormatPackaging 
    C762512005A4Box - 25 sheets
    C762512006A3Box - 25 sheets
    C762512007A3+Box - 25 sheets
    C762512008A2Box - 25 sheets
    Somerset ENHANCED VELVET 330gsm
    ReferenceFormatPackaging 
    C762512001A4Box - 25 sheets
    C762512002A3Box - 25 sheets
    C762512003A3+Box - 25 sheets
    C762512004A2Box - 25 sheets
  • References and formats per roll

    Somerset ENHANCED VELVET 255gsm
    ReferenceFormatPackaging 
    C76251101017" x 12m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
    C76251101124" x 12m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
    C76251101344" x 12m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
    C76251101460" x 12m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
    Somerset ENHANCED VELVET 330gsm
    ReferenceFormatPackaging 
    C76251100124" x 12m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
    C76251100344" x 12m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
    C76251100460" x 12m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
    C76251100524" x 20m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
    C76251100636" x 20m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
    C76251100744" x 20m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
    C76251100852" x 20m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
    C76251100960" x 20m1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
  • Technical specifications

    Weight (gsm) 225, 255 or 330
    Thickness (um) 386 (225gsm) / 428 (255gsm) / 562 (330gsm)
    Surface feel Soft textured
    Surface finish Matt
    Composition 100% cotton
    CIE Whiteness 84,72 (225gsm) / 84,46 (255gsm) / 84,12 (330gsm)
    Acid free paper Yes
    OBA content None
    Drying time Immediate
    Water resistance High
    ISO 2471 Opacity 95,74 (225gsm) / 96,3 (255gsm) / 98,13 (330gsm)
    Internally buffered Yes
    Additional comments

    - Mould-made : the finest and oldest paper-making technic
    - Optimised for pigmented inks. Compatible with dye inks.

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This paper is produced in the St Cuthberts® Mill in the UK

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