Canson® Infinity Somerset Enhanced Watercolour Rag 240gsm - Matte

Produced by the artisan papermakers at St Cuthberts Mill in England, Somerset® Enhanced Watercolour White has a traditional watercolour ‘cold pressed’ surface finish. The 100% cotton mould made paper, has a natural white base, produced without the use of optical brighteners. The paper has a soft, refined feel to the touch and the textured surface offers printmakers, artists, and photographers a painterly feel to the final print.


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 Watercolour White 240gsm is available in sheets from A4 to A2 and 12 metre length rolls.
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

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For the Somerset Enhanced Watercolour Rag product
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Reference Format Packaging  
C762512014 A4 Box - 25 sheets
 
C762512015 A3 Box - 25 sheets
 
C762512016 A3+ - 13" x 19" Box - 25 sheets
 
C762512017 A2 Box - 25 sheets
 
C762512018 * 8,5" x11" Box - 25 sheets
 
C762512019 * 11" x 17" Box - 25 sheets
 
C762511019 24" x 12m 1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
 
C762511021 44" x 12m 1 Roll - 3" (7.62cm) Core
 

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For the Somerset Enhanced Watercolour Rag product
Weight (gsm) 240
Thickness (um) 426
Surface feel Textured
Surface finish Matt
Composition 100% cotton
CIE Whiteness 84,4
Acid free paper Yes
OBA content None
Drying time Immediate
Water resistance High
ISO 2471 Opacity 96,14
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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