Only a few companies can proudly look back on such a long, uninterrupted tradition. Founded in 1584 the company is the oldest German papermakers manufacturing papers for traditional and digital artists as well as industrial papers.
Since the founding of the company more than 400 years ago a forward-looking attitude has formed the basis for continuous growth and the innovative strength of the company. Close cooperation with national and international partners enables speedy transformation of research results into new products. These are successfully marketed via a global distributor network.
Photo Rag
Photo Rag® is the most popular paper chosen by photographers to create high quality fine art prints. The fine, smooth surface and feel of Photo Rag® make this paper very versatile and it is ideal for printing both black and white and colour photographs and art reproductions with impressive pictorial depth.
William Turner:
With its matt watercolour texture this paper is a genuine mould-made paper in both look and feel. William Turner is ideal for reproductions of traditional artworks and also for striking and expressive photo reproductions.
Fine Art Baryta:
FineArt Baryta is a paper that sets the benchmark for high colour depth, large colour gamut and image definition. This paper gives the "wow" factor particularly to black and white prints with extremely high density and finest grey tones. Using barium sulphate in the premium inkjet coating ensures the typical gloss that makes this paper a genuine replacement for traditional Baryta papers from analogue laboratories.
Leonardo Canvas:
Leonardo Canvas has a surface which is water resistant and hard-wearing. With its fine, smooth structure, Leonardo Canvas is perfectly suitable for both art reproductions and photography.
EPSON Hot Press Fine Art Paper
EPSON Hot Press Fine Art Paper is an acid free, 100% cotton rag media with a bright smooth finish. This paper has an extremely-high color gamut and black density. This cylinder mould-made product is optimized for Epson UltraChrome, and Archival Ink.
Epson Cold Press Textured Fine Art Paper is an acid free, 100% cotton rag media with a bright textured finish. This paper has an extremely-high color gamut and black density. This cylinder mould-made product is optimized for Epson UltraChrome, and Archival Ink.
This fine art paper is not only acid, lignin, and chlorine free, it is also pH buffered with calcium carbonate for a true archival sheet.
Artistic Matte Canvas
This Matte Canvas features a heavy 395 g/m2 media weight and a 23.0 mil thickness, making it suitable for gallery and deco prints. It yields deep blacks and a wide color spectrum. Additionally, its elastic polymer coating resists cracking, making it ideal for gallery wrap stretching.
Rice Paper
Designing for Chinese Traditional ink and wash painting reproduction. It is also good for other types of art work.
Silk for Chinese Painting
Designing for Chinese Traditional ink and wash painting reproduction. The media is made of real silk and gives a special shining result.
Canson has almost half a millennium of history. Canson and photography have a long history history together that has made Canson the last of the pioneers in the manufacture of photographic paper still in business.
Canson was one of the major innovators in photo paper during the pioneering years from 1850-1880 and remains a major innovator with its Canson Infinity range for digital ink-jet printing, in which it is a joint global leader.
Canson® Infinity Rag Photographique:
Canson® Infinity Rag Photographique is a 100% cotton museum grade white Fine Art and photo paper. The exceptional smooth white tone is achieved during manufacturing by introducing natural minerals to the process. It has been developed to address the need for continued longevity requirements in the Digital Fine Art market.
Canson® Infinity Baryta Photographique:
Canson® Infinity Baryta Photographique is a true Baryta paper developed for inkjet technology. It consists of an alpha-cellulose, acidfree pure white paper with the same barium sulphate coating as for traditional silver halide and a premium inkjet colour receiver layer.
Canson® Infinity Watercolour Rag:
The world’s Number One mould-made watercolour paper is now available for the Digital Fine Art market. This genuine 100% rag, watercolour paper possesses the unique structure, surface texture and warm white tone that demanding artists expect from a traditional Fine Art paper. This paper complies with the highest archival standards and is extremely age resistant.