Paper and Boards

Paper

Compliant material made of wood pulp

Board

Compliant material thicker and heavier than paper

Papers

Layout, cartridge, tracing, bleed-proof, treated, watercolour

Boards

Corrugated, bleached, mount, duplex, foil-backed, laminated, metal effects

Layout paper

Thin, translucent and smooth, for sketching

Cartridge paper

Off-white, textured, thick, for sketching and rendering

Tracing paper

Translucent, thinner than layout paper, for tracing

Bleed-proof paper

Similar to cartridge paper, bleed-proof. for alcohol marker rendering

Treated paper

Chemically bleached, surface sheen in gloss or matte, for photographic printing

Watercolour paper

Absorbent, smooth or textured, for watercolour printing

Corrugated card

Corrugated middle layer, impact absorbent, for packaging

Bleached card

Chemically bleached, for greeting cards and high quality packaging

Mount card

Made of compressed cotton fibres, very rigid, for mounting artwork and picture mounting

Duplex card

Double layered, coated waterproof outer layer with a sheen, for food packaging

Foil-backed/laminated card

Polymer/foil layer to make it waterproof, for drinks and takeaway packaging

Metal effects card

High quality card with thin metal effect layer, for gift boxes or packaging

Moulded paper packaging

Made from recycled paper pulp, for custom packaging and egg boxes