Paperguide
The right paper
for every image.
Surface, weight, and fibre material determine how a print comes to life.
Find the Hahnemühle paper that shows your image at its best in three simple steps - from the first photo book page to a
museum-grade edition.
(1) Choose the right surface texture
Matt FineArt smooth
Finely textured, matte surface with no reflection. The versatile all-rounder for both colour and black-and-white.
Examples from our Product Range:
Photo Rag®
Photo Rag® Ultra smooth
Rice Paper
Matt FineArt textured
A distinctly tactile texture that gives images a three-dimensional quality and and artistic depth.
Examples from our Product Range:
Glossy FineArt
A silky to satin sheen with subtle texture - brilliant colours, minimal glare.
Examples from our Product Range:
FineArt Pearl
Photo Rag® Metallic
Photo Rag® Satin
Hahnemühle Photo
Smooth, untextured paper base for everyday photo printing - easy to print on, quick to process.
Examples from our Product Range:
Photo Silk Baryta X 310
Photo Matt Fibre 200
Photo Glossy 260
(2) Choose the right grammage
180 - 220 gsm
Light Paper
Handy and flexible - ideal for photo books, portfolios and everyday digital printing.
Examples from our Product Range:
Photo Rag® 188
William Turner 190
Photo Rag® Book & Album
Photo Line 200-220
260 - 320 gsm
Medium-weight Paper
The standard for high-quality FineArt prints: robust feel, ideal for framing or rolling.
Examples from our Product Range:
Photo Rag® 308
German Etching 310
Bamboo 290
FineArt Baryta 325
340-500 gsm
Heavy Paper
Substantial paper weight for gallery editions and large formats.
Examples from our Product Range:
Museum Etching 350
Baryta FB 350
Canvas 340-430
Photo Rag® Metallic
(3) Choose your fibre
Cotton
Cotton linters - a valuable by-product of the textile and edible oil industries.
Acid- and lignin-free, with a soft feel, wide tonal range and the highest degree of age resistance by museum standards.
Examples from our Product Range:
Alpha-Cellulose
High-purity cellulose fibres for a distinctly tactile, pronunced texture, high opacity and brilliant colour depth. Their exceptional longevity meets the highest museum conservation standards.
Examples from our Product Range:
Natural Line
Papers made from fast-renewable raw materials such as bamboo, hemp, agave (sisal), and sugar cane (bagasse).
Resource-efficient to cultivate, vegan and age-resistant.
Examples from our Product Range:
01 For Portraits
Photo Rag® gives skin tones a calm, natural look with its velvety-soft feel.
If the portrait should feel more lively and striking Photo Rag® Baryta with its pure cotton base and glossy baryta finish - adds more contrast and dynamism.
Photo Rag® Photo Rag® Baryta
02 For Black and White Photography
For soft, harmonious grey gradations, Photo Rag® 308 is the first choice.
For rich deep blacks and maximum contrast range, FineArt Baryta with its high Dmax value is exactly right.
Photo Rag® FineArt Baryta
03 For Landscapes
German Etching and Bamboo combine beautifully soft colour transitions with colour reproduction that still comes through vividly.
Their pronunced paper texture gives landscapes extra painterly depth.
German Etching Bamboo
04 For Art Reproductions
For art reproductions, textured cotton papers work well: Albrecht Dürer or the voluminous Museum Etching, both capturing fine brushstrokes and rich colour depth.
* Please note: these are just suggestions - all of our papers can be suited to any subject, depending on personal taste.
