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For the past several years, Opus has been increasing our focus on digital art papers in response to increased customer requests. We’ve heard from photographers, new media artists, and traditional artists who are looking for ways to reproduce their work.

While the world of digital media has been growing and changing enormously during that time, we have managed to find our way through all the possibilities and believe we are offering the best selection to meet your digital print needs.

As a result, much like all our other art products, we believe that providing both quality and economy in our selection is important. That is why you will find that we generally have three levels of products throughout our selection: professional, amateur and student grade. Each provide options that are best suited to your personal preference.

This approach is the exact same for the digital papers we stock. Depending on your preference, and the degree of archival protection and longevity you require, you can find a paper at Opus which suits your specific needs or the project at hand. This month we are happy to introduce our premier line of papers, Hahnemühle. This is an excellent choice if you are seeking professional-quality digital papers.

The ArtLine papers have been developed specially for reproducing works of art. Now you can create multiples of the paintings you have made with watercolours, pastels, acrylic or oil paints. The ingredients and structure of the ArtLine papers perfectly match the properties of Hahnemühle’s traditional artistic papers. Therefore, reproductions of artworks can be printed on the same type of paper as the original.

German Etching 310 gsm, 100% pulp, natural white

This heavyweight etching paper has a velvety matte surface. Its warm white tone will give you the look and feel of a traditional artist’s paper — a good choice for those of you seeking to reproduce your artwork. This mould-made paper is archival grade which makes it ideal for your most sophisticated reproductions.

Photo Rag 188 gsm, 100% rag, bright white

An exceptionally age-resistant paper, Photo Rag’s smooth surface structure is an exceptional choice for black & white and colour photography. This product is often considered to be an industry standard choice for photographers who want professional output.

Photo Rag Duo 196 gsm, 100% rag, bright white, double sided

This paper has all of the exceptional qualities of the Photo Rag paper however as a special feature, both sides have been treated to receive inkjet printing. This makes it a perfect media for portfolio or presentation display. Also highly age resistant, with a smooth surface structure to accept photography.

Fine Art Pearl 285 gsm, bright white, semi-gloss Coming Soon!

In response to the growing demand for a superior fibre-based digital FineArt media with the look and feel of a traditional darkroom photo paper, the Hahnemühle mill has introduced FineArt Pearl. It is a triple coated, lignin-free, 100% alpha-cellulose paper. The result is an age resistant paper with a surface that is remarkably similar to a traditional silver gelatin double-weight photo paper.

Try our Sampler Pack ~ a great way to try Hahnemühle ArtLine papers.

The wonderful texture, exceptional archivability, large colour gamut and consistency of their digital papers have earned Hahnemühle paper the 2005 TIPA Award for their entire Digital FineArt line.