Canson Somerset Enhanced Velvet White 255gsm 44 in. x 40 ft. - Inkjet Paper

The Somerset® Enhanced range is Canson® Infinity newest line of digital fine art matt papers. Produced at the renowned St. Cuthberts Mill, in England, the Somerset Enhanced portfolio offers photographers, artists and printmakers, the opportunity to produce art reproduction limited or open edition prints on a range of papers produced by artisan papermakers. Dating back to 1736, the St. Cuthberts Mill has been producing paper for centuries and today, using the traditional mould-made process, manufactures the Somerset range of papers. 

Used by traditional printmakers for time-honoured techniques such as intaglio, etching, stone lithography, silkscreen, relief printing and letterpress, a proprietary coating, using the latest technology, has been applied to the traditional base to create the Somerset Enhanced digital fine art range. This unique coating gives the final digital fine art print excellent depth and clarity of colour, superb sharpness and detail, with a smooth tonal 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 agent (OBAs), adds vibrancy and depth of colour, excellent contrast, and very deep blacks. The proprietary inkjet coating guarantees suberb image quality and longevity, which is essential for both limited and open edition digital fine art prints.

Technical Specifications

• Weight (gsm) - 255
• Thickness (um) - 428
• Surface feel - Soft Texture
• Surface finish - Matt
• Composition - 100% Cotton
• CIE whiteness - 84.46
• Acid free paper - Yes
• OBA content - None
• Drying time - Immediate
• Water resistance - High
• ISO 2471 opacity - 98.13
• Internally buffered - Yes
• Mould-made - the finest and oldest paper-making technique
• Optimized for pigment inks but compatible with dye inks