Canson Infinity Somerset Paper for Fine Art Prints

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Intro

Listed paper can be found at Uproar Design & Print's Fine Art Printing Service  under Somerset Fine Art series. Listed papers are recommended to artist who looking for archival prints at a very good performance versus pricing . We have paper listed here for service transparency and quality assurance.

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Canson Infinity Somerset Enhanced Velvet 255 gsm

Canson Infinity Somerset Enhanced Velvet , a mould-made, 100% cotton rag paper with a refined velvet texture and natural-white base. Its subtle fine grain adds a handmade quality without overwhelming image detail. Because the paper contains no optical brighteners, its natural shade remains more stable while producing rich color, excellent contrast, and deep blacks.

Somerset Enhanced Velvet is particularly suitable for limited-edition giclée prints, illustrations, paintings, printmaking reproductions, portraits, and artwork that benefits from a visible yet controlled paper texture. The coating dries immediately, offers high water resistance, and is optimized for archival pigment inks while remaining compatible with dye inks.

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Canson Infinity Somerset Enhanced Watercolour Rag 240 gsm

Canson Infinity Somerset Enhanced Watercolour Rag , a mould-made cotton rag paper with a traditional cold-pressed watercolor texture. Its pronounced yet refined surface gives digital reproductions a painterly character, making the paper especially suitable for watercolor paintings, gouache, mixed-media artwork, fantasy illustration, landscapes, and reproductions intended to resemble an original work on watercolor paper.

The natural-white, OBA-free base provides stable coloration without an artificially blue-white appearance. Its proprietary coating supports rich color, detailed tonal transitions, and immediate drying while preserving the tactile character of traditional watercolor paper. It is optimized for archival pigment inks and compatible with dye inks.

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Canson Infinity Somerset Enhanced Satin 225 gsm

Canson Infinity Somerset Enhanced Satin , a smooth, natural-white cotton rag paper with a satin-matte surface. Despite the word “Satin,” this is a smooth matte fine-art paper, not a reflective satin photo paper. Its restrained texture keeps attention on fine lines, delicate details, typography, and smooth tonal transitions while retaining the character of a traditional mould-made artist paper.

Somerset Enhanced Satin is ideal for highly detailed illustrations, drawings, photography, digital paintings, and reproductions where Velvet or Watercolour textures might be too prominent. The OBA-free surface provides stable natural-white coloration, immediate drying, high water resistance, and excellent performance with archival pigment inks.

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Reference

Canson Infinity. (n.d.-a). Print longevity. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://www.canson-infinity.com/en/our-products/print-longevity

Canson Infinity. (n.d.-b). Somerset Enhanced Satin. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://www.canson-infinity.com/en/products/somerset-enhanced-satin

Canson Infinity. (n.d.-c). Somerset Enhanced Velvet. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://www.canson-infinity.com/en/products/somerset-enhanced-velvet

Canson Infinity. (n.d.-d). Somerset Enhanced Watercolour Rag. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://www.canson-infinity.com/en/products/somerset-enhanced-watercolour-rag

St Cuthberts Mill. (n.d.). Canson Infinity Somerset Enhanced: Technical specifications. Retrieved July 27, 2026, from https://www.stcuthbertsmill.com/st-cuthberts-mill-paper/somerset-enhanced/technical.asp