{"id":1450,"date":"2020-11-01T13:51:28","date_gmt":"2020-11-01T13:51:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/?post_type=ht_kb&#038;p=1450"},"modified":"2025-09-02T16:32:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:32:05","slug":"how-to-choose-print-and-paper-type-for-printing-art","status":"publish","type":"ht_kb","link":"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/knowledge-base\/how-to-choose-print-and-paper-type-for-printing-art\/","title":{"rendered":"How do I choose the best print and paper type for printing my art?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Most photographers &amp; artists find the Gicl\u00e9e or Digital C-type process most effective for highly detailed art reproduction, and it also has the side benefits of being fast, cost effective and with very consistent colour reproduction. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At theprintspace we offer 7 Gicl\u00e9e art papers and 2 Digital C-type papers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>C-type (Chromogenic) prints<\/strong> are used by professional photographers for the best detail, colour and impact. Take a look at the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/professional-photographic-c-type-printing\/\" target=\"_blank\">c-type print options<\/a> here. If you are in a hurry <strong>C-type Fuji Matt<\/strong> is the most popular paper chosen by<strong> photographers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Gicl\u00e9e art prints<\/strong> are used by photographers, illustrators, painters, designers, typographers&#8230;and visual artists of all kinds. The colours are punchy, the paper textures range from textured and fibrous, to smooth and matt, to glossy with a range of base colours from neutral bright white to warm-tone off white. If you are in a hurry <strong>Hahnem\u00fchle Photorag<\/strong> is the most popular paper chosen in the Gicl\u00e9e range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever print options you choose, you can find a paper that not only complements your subject matter but that adds a style and feel to your work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Watch our video guide<\/strong> on art &amp; photo paper choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Art and Photo Printing at theprintspace\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/386019555?h=a1015737d5&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"643\" height=\"362\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also <strong>we recommend <\/strong>doing at least one of the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol><li>Ordering a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/theprintspace-prints-sample-pack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sample pack of art &amp; photo papers<\/a>, with 11 A4 prints of each paper for \u00a314.99 <\/li><li>Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/professional-photographic-c-type-printing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">C-type printing<\/a> page and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/professional-giclee-art-printing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Gicl\u00e9e printing<\/a> page on our website.<\/li><li>If you are still stuck, please <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/contact-theprintspace\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">contact us<\/a> for some expert advice. <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/printing-general-2_2-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1132\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/printing-general-2_2-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/printing-general-2_2-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/printing-general-2_2-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/printing-general-2_2-50x29.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/printing-general-2_2-1536x878.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/printing-general-2_2-60x34.jpg 60w, https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/printing-general-2_2-100x57.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.theprintspace.co.uk\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/printing-general-2_2.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to choose the best photo and art print and paper type for your style of visual art<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"ht-kb-category":[143,26],"ht-kb-tag":[121,118,116,70,212,213,122,214,215,211,216,210],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Choose the best print and paper for your artworks | theprintspace Help<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to choose the best photo and art print and paper type for your style of creative visual art. 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