Setting the bar for premium photographic inkjet paper, Arctic Polar Luster is the paper pros demand and enthusiasts deserve. Arctic Polar Luster's surface represents the true modern photographic look and feel. Its extra weight and thickness gives the assurance you are a fine photographic print. The profoundly beautiful surface and state-of-the-art coating will make your photography look its best.
Setting the bar for premium photographic inkjet paper, Arctic Polar Luster is the paper pros demand and enthusiasts deserve. Arctic Polar Luster's surface represents the true modern photographic look and feel. Its extra weight and thickness gives the assurance you are a fine photographic print. The profoundly beautiful surface and state-of-the-art coating will make your photography look its best.
Arctic Luster features a deep luster finish which offers the perfect balance between deeply saturated color and minimized gloss reflectivity. If you use pigment inks, this is especially helpful and will greatly reduce gloss differential and bronzing.
Compatible with any inkjet printer, Arctic Polar Luster fits an important niche for professional photographers. Increasingly, pros and enthusiasts require a high-end photo feel product that combines quality and consistent usability. Unlike many of the new boutique photo papers flooding the market, this Luster will feed consistently, withstand handling, show minimal fingerprinting, and offer cost savings.
Deep luster (E-surface) offers the perfect balance for pigment ink printers. You get the best of both worlds:
Wonderful color saturation of a microporous paper
Greatly minimized gloss differential and bronzing associated with glossy media
Thanks to the microporous layer on the top of Arctic Polar Luster, large quantities of ink (read deeply saturated hues and blacks) will dry instantly. This means no smudging and minimal fingerprint troubles.
Ideal For:
Those looking for the best luster photo paper available
Saturated, sublime colors and stunning B&W
Projects that require a heavier and thicker media
Any inkjet printer
Good To Know:
Deep satin / luster finish
Acid free base stock. Coating slightly acidic.
There are no markings or logos on the back
Back of this product is not printable
Photo Grade paper.
Extra coating layer on back helps slow fade with dye inks
Features
Best available luster
Brilliant white paper tone
Elegant deep luster finish
Deepest blacks and wide color gamut with pigment and dye inks
Take a closer look at Arctic Polar Luster's Paper Surface
These photos are intended to give a sense of the elegant finish and lustral qualities of this paper. Note that on the scale of luster surfaces, Arctic Polar is among the deepest, similar to a benchmark product, Epson Luster. (Tap or Click to enlarge.)
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
Weight: 75lb. (290 gsm)
Thickness: 11.8mil
Coating: State-of-the-art microporous coated
Color: Brilliant white
Printable: One side only - no printing on back
Type: Resin coated
Opacity: 98 ± 2
Whiteness: 98 ± 2
Paper Weight Comparison Scale
80160240320400
75lb. Arctic Polar Luster Rolls 290 GSM
75 GSM copy paper
230 GSM photo weight paper
360 GSM heavy stock weight
20406080100120
75lb. Arctic Polar Luster Rolls
20lb copy paper
60lb photo weight paper
96lb heavy stock paper
Is this paper compatible with your printer's ink?
All products are compatible with aqueous inks. Not designed for solvent, latex or UV.
Epson - All Printers: Yes
Canon - All Printers: Yes
HP Desktop: No
HP: Yes
* Matte coated and cotton papers over 60lb. may not feed consistently and may require some hand feeding.
* Many 24" and wider printers have a minimum sheet size of 8". Consult your manual before buying smaller sizes.
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I have used many brands and types of photo paper over the years. I stumbled upon Red River and I have to say Best paper and results Ever! You won't be disappointed!
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Artic Polar Luster
Bob Klein
08/04/2022
A great cold tone pure white paper with a luster surface. I like to have a consistent look to all my prints, so it's the only paper I use. I love that it comes in so many sizes. I print on everything from 5X7 to 13X19. I also buy 16X20, split it in half and print 8X20 panoramas. I print with a white border and the clean cool white is bright and fresh. My B&W prints look just as good as my color prints.
5 of 5 customers found this helpful.
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Outstanding
Allen Schaefer
07/20/2022
Crisp, vivid and alive without a lot of post processing.
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Always good paper from Red River!
Amanda Parente
06/11/2022
I’ve been ordering from Red River for a couple years and get so many compliments from my customers! I tried this paper for laminated bookmarks and the image comes out beautifully!
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Terrific paper
Ken
04/15/2022
Love this paper. Went through a box of 20 sheets of 17x22 in a weekend because my prints looked so good! I just couldn’t stop printing.
9 of 9 customers found this helpful.
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Great paper
Edward Savaria
03/23/2022
Needed a quality luster paper that would print great color and bw photos and not buckle when framed. This paper was perfect.
7 of 7 customers found this helpful.
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Attic Polar Luster has become my default when it comes to printing
Hudson Ingram
03/06/2022
Verified Buyer
Granted I am a Graduate Student who prints with university facilities so I haven’t printed with a big variety of brands. I really found and stuck with this paper after wanting to have brighter highlights and tone to my images. The images definitely have a brighter look to them than standard photo paper. Luster seems to lend itself towards the brighter material as well. I recommend it to anyone looking for a similar effect!
8 of 8 customers found this helpful.
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Great Paper
Tom Leininger
02/26/2022
Verified Buyer
This is my go to paper and has been for a long time. Red River is an awesome company and the paper rocks.
7 of 8 customers found this helpful.
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75lb. Arctic Polar Luster
Al
01/19/2022
Verified Buyer
This order was for a replenishment box of APL 8x10 from one that I used up. I purchased a pro-level A3+ photo printer a in January 2021 and RR papers were recommended to me by a friend. After purchasing and testing papers from 3 sample kits, I settled on APL as one of the papers that I liked. I then purchased APL in 4x6, 8x10, and A3+, and RR Polar Matte in 4x6, 8x10, and A3+. I like the colors, detail, and contrast that I get from APL. I will continue to use this paper as my go-to luster paper.
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Beautiful Images
Creates rich colors with a slight texture that adds depth to images. My favorite paper thus far.
RC - 10/24/2012
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Photographic Grade Paper
Photo Grade products are designed to look and feel like modern photo lab paper. Most photo grade media are resin coated, which means they have a paper core covered by a thin layer of polyethelene (plastic) . Plastic gives the paper its photo feel, stability (flatness), water resistance, handling resistance, and excellent feed consistency.
Prints on photo grade media are stable over long periods. With pigment inks in a protected environment, you can see up to 80 years on-display life. All RC papers are Photo Grade for two reasons. Plastic content is not technically archival by museum standards. Also, the inkjet coating of all RC papers is slightly acidic. It facilitates instant drying and does not actually change the stability of your inks over time. Virtually all RC papers have optical brightening agents (OBAs).