Arches Infinity Smooth (Boxes) 11x17 230gsm

ARCHES Arches Infinity is 100% cotton with a proprietary coating designed specifically for fine art and fine photographic prints. The paper offers maximum color gamut with true color fidelity, exceptional image permanence and nearly universal printer compatibility. The paper beneath the coating is the celebrated Arches watercolor paper, so the distinctive textures, pleasing hand, and aesthetic beauty are retained. The Finest Materials made with an understanding passed down through five centuries, Arches papers are a testament to the papermaker's art - and the product of excellent ingredients. In pure French stream water, only the finest natural fibers of cotton, flax, and esparto are used. All Arches papers contain cotton fibers, ranging from 25% to 100%, depending upon each paper's ultimate use. These carefully selected cotton fibers produce uniformity, adaptability, color fastness, longevity, and printability. Free from lignin, acid, and chlorine, Arches papers last. A Process Tested by Time All Arches papers are manufactured on a cylinder mould, as they have been for more than a hundred years. This process, in which the pulp gradually settles and drains on a slowly rotating screen-covered cylinder, results in a paper which has a uniquely hand-made look and feel. With long fibers, this thick, stable sheet is beau-tiful, durable and resilient. Deckle Edges Arches and Rives papers are recognizable for their four deckle edges, which add another aesthetic dimension to the papers. Two of the deckle edges are formed directly on the cylinder as the sheet is being made. The other two are created in the sorting room, as the paper is unrolled and torn by hand into sheets along a water line, before being hung to dry. An Eye for Quality All Arches papers are hand sorted, for strict quality control. The only way to ensure that Arches standards are met is through visual inspection of each and every sheet. Just as it has been done for the last five hundred years. The Watermark of Authenticity The Arches watermark is the artists' proof of authenticity and quality, a method as old as papermaking itself. Watermarks are created by hand, by craftsmen who solder or sew the mark onto the cylinder screen, cre-ating a raised area. Less pulp settles in this area, creating a subtle mark of more transparency than the rest of the sheet, whose presence is revealed when held to light. On heavier watercolor sheets, the water-mark is hand embossed. Each Arches and Rives paper features its own unique watermark. Many of them incorporate the sign of infinity, a symbol of permanence which reflects the long lasting quality of Arches. Quality that Lasts The longevity of a work depends largely upon the quality of the paper used. Acids damage papers and cause them to deteriorate. Optical brighteners can have the same prematurely destructive effect. All Arches papers are manufactured in a carefully controlled, completely neutral environment, with naturally whitened pulp, to ensure that the papers produced are acid-free. Calcium carbonate, an alkaline substance, is added to the pulp in manufacturing to raise the pH, and provide a buffer against environmental acidity.free. Calcium carbonate, an alkaline substance, is added to the pulp in manufacturing to raise the pH, and provide a buffer against environmental acidity.   Each Arches sheet is individually inspected to guarantee quality. The Arches watermark is proof that the sheet is genuine Arches. Acid free Arches papers are naturally whitened to ensure longevity.

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