60lb. Polar Matte Double-sided raises the bar for imaging excellence. It brings professional quality to your work: from the coating to the base stock. Polar is the go-to photo matte when you want the best. Polar features a beautiful soft white printing surface with outstanding ink holdout capabilities. Polar Matte is totally acid-free and its heavy 60lb. weight makes it desirable for all high-quality photo imaging including portraits and greeting cards.
Papers with the Archival designtation can take many forms. They can be glossy, matte, canvas, or an artistic product. These papers are acid free, lignin free and can be made of virgin tree fiber (alpha cellulose) or 25-100% cotton rag. They are likely to have optical or fluorescent brightening agents (OBAs) - chemicals that make the paper appear brighter white. Presence of OBAs does not indicate your image will fade faster. It does predict a slow change in the white point of your paper, especially if it is displayed without UV filter glass or acrylic.
Archival Grade Summary
Numerous papers - made from tree or cotton content
60lb. Polar Matte Double-sided raises the bar for imaging excellence. It brings professional quality to your work: from the coating to the base stock. Polar is the go-to photo matte when you want the best. Polar features a beautiful soft white printing surface with outstanding ink holdout capabilities. Polar Matte is totally acid-free and its heavy 60lb. weight makes it desirable for all high-quality photo imaging including portraits and greeting cards.
Choose Polar Matte for landscapes, black and white photography, low contrast images, design, and artistic work. Polar's lack of surface reflection makes details the primary focus of the print.
Get bold colors and smooth tones to enhance your print quality and viewer enjoyment.
Prints that are free from distracting glare and surface texture.
Ideal for:
Projects where you need photo quality on both sides
Anyone who likes the subtle non-reflective matte finish
Neutral tone landscapes, B&W, low contrast images, artistic work
Graphic arts reproductions, posters, art reproductions
Any inkjet printer
Good To Know:
Double-sided (print photo quality on both sides)
Ultra smooth, non-reflective surface
Bright white tone
Universally compatible with dye and pigment inks
Acid free base stock. Acid free coating.
Red River Paper is made by printing enthusiasts for printing enthusiasts. Whether you are a professional photographer, photographic enthusiast, designer, or business, our experts have firsthand knowledge of all our products. If you have a question, give us a ring or shoot us an email. You’ll receive a lightning-fast response from an actual live human with actual real-life expertise.
* Always display inkjet prints under glass, plastic or in a book for maximum print life.
* Rolls come wound with five extra feet at no charge
Specifications
Paper: 100% alpha cellulose base stock
Paper Weight: 60lb 232gsm
Thickness: 11mil
Coating: Microporous photo matte coated
Base Stock: Alpha-cellulose
Color: Bright white
Acidity: Acid free coating/paper
Optical Brighteners? Yes
This paper stock is thicker than most 60lb. papers due to its construction
Is this paper compatible with your printer's ink?
All products are compatible with aqueous inks. Not designed for solvent, latex or UV.
Epson Photo (dye inks): Yes
Epson UltraChrome (pigment): Yes
Epson DuraBrite Ultra (pigment): Yes
Canon: Yes
Canon Lucia (pigment): Yes
HP: Yes*
Lexmark: Yes
Kodak: Yes
* Heavy papers (usually matte /art over 59lb.) may not feed consistently in HP printers. Always test a paper via our sample kit selection before making a significant purchase.
I have been using Polar Matte Double Sided for some time now. I love the paper! It has a rigid structure and yet a soft rag feel. I print and bind all of my portfolio images using the 11x14. The combination of the paper and the printing profile has a seamless color transfer in concert with my Epson R1900.
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Outstanding
Tom Blankenship
01/19/2020
A good photographer buddy uses Red River paper almost exclusively, so I decided to try 60# Polar Matte a couple of years ago.
I am thrilled with the results, including the heavy weight of the paper, perfect for use in a the annual GBC bound book my camera club produces. In fact, I use the 17" wide 100' roll of 60# Polar Matte exclusively for all of my matte paper printing. My printer is an Epson P800. I would also like to say that Red River is a very trustworthy company who supports its community with lots of articles and reviews. In turn, I go out of my way to support Red River.
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Great for cards
ricki vaughn
12/02/2019
I use this paper for my card making business and it is the best paper I have found. People rave how nice my cards are and how professional they look. I use the 8.5 x11 sheets and most cards are 5 x 7 so very little waste on 1 sheet and this keeps my cost down on each card.
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Best Matte Paper!!!
KP
11/20/2019
I absolutely love this matte paper. The print colors are spot on. Hands down my absolute favorite for almost all of my printing needs.
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60 lb Polar Matte Double Sided
Lori Stallings
06/15/2019
I love this paper. I use it to print note cards from my artwork. The paper is nice and heavy yet works well with my Epson printer. The colors are vibrant and it is good for writing on.
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Excellent color reproduction for watercolor
Susan H.
02/07/2019
The colors of the painting is so close to original on the printed version.
This paper is amazing. I bought the sample kit of papers & this
Paper printed closest to the original. The double sided surface is excellent
To write on as well. Pure quality. I'm printing from a Canon TS9120 recommended
By Red River. I love this printer. Thank you Red River for your research &
Recommendations for printer & papers for greeting cards.
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Beware: NOT totally versatile for all printers
ACL
01/29/2019
This double-sided card stock WILL NOT feed through the Epson XP-430 which is a tremendous disappointment to me, especially since I had inquired, before purchasing, if it would work with my particular Epson printer. It is not cost effective to use this beautiful stock with my Canon PRO-10 (which has no problem with the feed), but because of its costly 10-cartridge system, it is prohibitively expensive to use this printer for anything other than my professional photography ... NOT for cards. Many trials were implemented to get my Epson to print . . . NONE worked, and Epson won't offer support when any paper other than their own, is used.
Finally, Red River Support agreed with my problem and experimentation and issued this statement: "The feed mechanism is not putting enough pressure on the paper. The back side coating creates more friction than a plain paper back, which can lead to mis-feeds." I wish I had known this before spending $28.00 for stock and shipping. The only "compensation" offered was to use my Canon Pro-10 . . . not a good solution for customer relations, especially after all the time I've spent between correspondence and figuring out why the paper wouldn't feed. I hope this information will be put to good use to further prevent any misrepresentation with Red River Paper Products which I've been happily using for years, until this unfortunate incident.
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Amazing
Nic
04/17/2018
Wonderful paper, great quality, love the finish and the double sided nature is such a perk! The paper has just the right weight for about any project, and the matte finish gives your blacks the beautiful velvet color you desire.
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My favorite matte paper
Paul Bentzen
04/13/2018
I have tested many matte papers from a variety of vendors, and Polar Matte double sided is my favorite. Color renditions are about perfect (as usual, the RR profile is spot on), and the blacks and dark tones are beautiful. I find that when I look at many matte papers from a very oblique angle towards a light source that the surface looks a bit mottled over the dark tones. Not so with Polar Matte, which has beautiful velvety blacks that look good from any angle. One of the reasons I like matte papers is how they feel in my hand -- but not all matte papers are equal in that regard. The surface of Polar Matte is almost silky -- one of the nicest matte surfaces I have experienced.
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Best double side ever!!
Used this paper for most of my school projects (several books that had tons of bright colors) and it made everything crisp. Clean stark white perfect for photography and graphics. Couldn't find any other paper that is this affordable with excellent quality.
CB - 02/16/2017
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Professional Profile: John Conn
Free-lance professional photographer
"I look for a luster surface for my B&W images, but the paper must also take well to a sepia tone with the warmer whites that I prefer, holding strong. Red River Arctic Polar Satin prints that I output on my Epson Stylus Pro 3800 printer give that edge to my work."