Maui Digital Imaging and Photography Center

Elegance Velvet

Fine art paper

100% cotton rag. Bright white matte. 100+ year archival performance.

Elegance Velvet is a fine art paper with a velvet feel and a discreet texture: a 100% cotton rag base, a bright white matte finish, 100+ year archival certification, acid and lignin free construction, and compatibility with most pigment and dye-based ink systems.

  • 100+ year archival
  • 100% cotton rag
  • Bright white matte
  • Pigment & dye compatible
A fine art print emerging from the wide-format printer at Maui Digital Imaging.
1) Technical specifications

What Elegance Velvet is made of

  • Base composition 100% cotton rag
  • Texture Moderate
  • Finish Bright white matte
  • OBA content Nominal
  • Weight 300 gsm
  • Caliper 18 mils
  • Opacity 97%
  • CIE L*a*b* (F7/2) L* 98.10 / a* 3.0 / b* −5.50
  • Gloss level 2 GU
  • Core diameter 3″
2) Material & print characteristics

How it behaves in the print

  • Velvet feel
  • Discreet texture
  • Captures image detail
  • Pristine colors
  • Deep blacks
  • Acid and lignin free
3) Why choose it

What Elegance Velvet gives you

  • Certified archival

    Certified archival by an accredited third party for 100+ years of display life.

  • Ink system compatibility

    Compatible with most pigment and dye-based ink systems.

  • Made in Austin, Texas

    Proudly manufactured in Austin, Texas, USA.

4) At a glance

Why choose Elegance Velvet

  • 100% cotton rag base
  • Bright white matte finish
  • Moderate texture
  • Nominal OBA content
  • 100+ year display life
  • Acid and lignin free

Best suited to

Paintings, watercolours, drawings and any reproduction where a soft matte surface and a true archival base matter more than surface gloss.

Not sure which surface suits your work? Bring it in, or send us a file and tell us how it will be displayed. We will recommend a material and show you a proof before we print the job.

Ready to print on Elegance Velvet?

We are here to help bring your work to life with expert printing and careful quality control. Tell us the size, the subject and how it will be displayed, and we will take it from there.