FINE ART MEDIA

Turning images into art

NDI provide a comprehensive range of digital fine art papers and canvases that work with your inkjet printer to create museum quality photographic or art ‘giclee’ prints. A variety of finishes, materials and textures are available from the famous Hahnemühle, Olmec and Innova brands.

As well as the products highlighted below we have an enormous range of photo papers and canvases in matt, satin, pearl and gloss surface finishes and in various weights. Please get in touch with your requirements if you don’t see what you are looking for.

Hahnemühle

Photo Rag

A white 100 percent cotton paper with a smooth surface texture – guarantees archival standards. With its premium matt inkjet coating Photo Rag meets the highest industry standards regarding density, colour gamut, colour graduation and image sharpness while preserving the special touch and feel of genuine art paper.

Albrecht Dürer

A genuine mould-made paper made from 50% cotton and 50% α-cellulose fibres. The traditional mould-made art paper is refined with a coating specially developed for FineArt applications. The white FineArt inkjet paper does not contain optical brighteners and has a classic, strikingly defined watercolour structure that adds an artistic touch to art reproductions in particular.

William Turner

A traditional mould-made watercolour paper with a coating that is ideal for FineArt applications. The white cotton paper does not contain optical brighteners and is characterised by its unique tactile feel and surface texture. The fine yet highly pronounced felt structure of the genuine mould-made paper gives photographs and art reproductions a striking depth and three-dimensional effect.

Museum Etching

A natural white cotton art paper with an inkjet coating specially optimised for FineArt printing. This heavyweight textured paper does not contain optical brighteners and is characterised by its high stability. The finely textured surface with fine felt structure lends Fine Art prints added depth and a three-dimensional effect. Combined with the pure cotton base, this creates a wonderfully soft tactile feel and artistic impression.

German Etching

A traditional mould-made copperplate printing paper, complete with an inkjet coating designed especially for Fine Art applications. The white art paper made from 100% alpha cellulose is characterised by its extraordinary velvety tactile feel and it’s fine, clearly defined felt structure. The unique surface texture adds a very special touch to images, showcasing them in all their splendour with impressive three-dimensional effect and depth.

Olmec

Photo Metallic

Available in Gloss and Lustre finishes, this bright white resin coated inkjet paper has a pearlescent metallic finish.

Photo Canvas Matte

A true inkjet canvas with a flexible matte coating. It’s high white base gives excellent colour gamut and D-max. A great choice for upmarket landscape and portrait reproduction this matte canvas creates vibrant prints, stretches cleanly, and is compatible with water based and solvent protective coatings.

Photo Matte Archival

The bright white matte finish of this paper gives an excellent surface to display your prints. A smooth finish means there is no surface texture to distract from the details of your print, the matte coating makes this paper a good option for reflection free displays.

 Fine Art Soft White Cotton

The high white, 25% cotton content of this fine art paper gives it a luxurious high quality feel. It has a slightly textured surface, and is fully archival. A popular choice for photographers producing fine art prints, high white with a surface texture that replicates a traditional etching paper. The cotton content in the base, coupled with the soft surface texture, makes this a versatile paper for a variety of subjects.

Photo Silk Fibre Baryta

The microporous silk coating on a true barium sulphate layer is the perfect inkjet equivalent of a traditional baryta paper. Natural White with a gentle gloss surface gives excellent colour gamut and D-max. If you are a photographer looking for a digital replica of the traditional darkroom papers, then look no further. Photo Silk Fibre Baryta has a true barium sulphate layer with a silky smooth surface.

Innova

Cotton Rag

Available in a variety of surface finishes and textures, the 100% cotton rag base gives a natural white cotton grained finish. Developed to meet the aesthetics of the original alternative process Palladium/Platinum techniques – the perfect choice for highlighting tones and shade to your artwork.

Exhibition Photo Baryta

Exhibition Photo Baryta is a pure white 100% Barium Sulphate surface coated Fourdrinier photographic base paper combined with Crystal Layer inkjet coating technology to ensure you can now reproduce your photographic artwork on exactly the same paper used in traditional Silver Halide printing.

Fabriano Artistico Watercolour Rag

Fabriano Artistico Watercolour Rag features a mould made base created using techniques dating back to the late 13th Century. Fabriano Artistico is arguably the world’s number one mould made watercolour paper and this inkjet coated version means your print editions can match the paper used to produce your original artwork. This traditional and unique paper provides unsurpassed white tones and enables you to print digitally on the paper used by the masters over the centuries.

Fabriano Printmaking Rag

Fabriano Printmaking Rag features a mould made base dating back to the late 13th Century Fabriano Printmaking Rag is traditionally the oldest and most renowned paper in Europe, used by the masters. This traditional paper provides unique white tones and soft grain texture to your artwork.

Décor Art

The Décor Art range  are Fourdrinier, acid-free, museum quality papers designed for high volume inkjet printing. They are available in Watercolour, Smooth, Soft Textured, Rough textured and Velvet finishes. They are ideal for producing open editions of art prints aimed at the décor art market. Compatible with both pigment and dye aqueous inkjet printers, this paper is the perfect addition to the range available from your print shop.

Cold Press

Cold-pressed watercolour paper has a slightly textured surface, somewhere in between rough and hot-pressed paper. It is the paper used most often by watercolour artists because it is good for both not only large areas of wash but also as fine detail. These archival quality ‘cold press’ papers lend a traditional feel to your archival inkjet fine art prints. Whether you are making art reproductions or printing editions of original digital artwork, these popular papers will provide a stable base for your images and ensure they last for years.

Exhibition Canvas

The Exhibition canvas range has Cotton, Polycotton and Polyester versions for addressing different budgets. All are ideal for creating stretched canvas displays for retail or home décor. Suitable for use with canvas stretcher bars, the natural white tone creates a neutral base for your artwork. Compatible with both pigment and dye inkjet printers, these canvases are ideal for creating limited or open edition print runs.