191 Reviews
Aurora Art White 285
Made using fine 100% cotton rag content, Aurora White offers the look and feel of fine art paper. This Aurora features a brighter white shade for crisp color tones, semi-smooth surface, an acid-free base stock and coating. Aurora White contains minimal optical brighteners
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Reviews for Aurora Art White 285
Great Paper. Terrible Dusty Residue
Ryan Simpson
12/07/2019
This paper is my favorite paper of all of RR's options but for some reason it now comes with a coating of very faint dusty residue which ends up coating the printer rollers. The printer ends up not being able to grab the paper without cleaning the rollers after grabbing maybe 4-5 sheets of this paper. Also the same issue forces you to not be able to load multiple sheets in at once otherwise the printer has a very hard time grabbing and separating the sheets. I've even resorted to using a lint brush to run it over the paper to get rid of some of the reside, which helps but only slows down the residue eventually coating the rollers.
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Feeds perfectly on my Epson R2000
JG
11/13/2019
I was concerned that the new variation of Aurora would be too thick, as others have noted, and requested some samples. RRP kindly sent a couple of sheets. Not only did the paper feed flawlessly in an Epson 2000, but the final product, which was a small version of one of my paintings, looked and felt great. The 285 give it a little more gravitas as a print. I'm glad they are making the 250 available, but I will be buying this weight.
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Excellent rag alternative for fraction of the price
Freelance Photographer/Print Shop Assistant
06/26/2019
I work at a fine-art print shop where Hahnemuhle Photo-Rag has been the house paper for almost a decade. RR Aurora Art White has become a comparable substitute for about half the price. Slightly less textured surface (compared to photo-rag standard), slightly less gsm, coated 2 sides is nice because it hangs flat prior to mounting
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Too Thick
Paula Neys
06/23/2019
The 18 ml cardstock doesn't feed through my Epson p600 consistently. I'm so disappointed, as I love the feel of the paper. I wish I hadn't made the investment in the paper and stuck with the polar matte I was using.
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Problems printing with Canon Pro 100
lana macko
06/21/2019
First of all, I love this paper. I could never go back to the old version after the look and feel of this version. BUT, printing it is a pain in the you-know-what. After spending a lot of time on the phone with a Canon tech, we came to the conclusion that it is the powdery residue that comes off the paper that dirties the rollers so the paper won't feed. So roller cleaning has to happen frequently.
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To Thick
BG
05/02/2019
The new paper is to thick for my Canon Pro 10. I love this paper otherwise but if doesn't feed it is worthless
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18 mil heavy paper
Laura
03/17/2019
I love this paper, I print with a Canon Pixma Pro 100, and the cards look great. My watercolor illustrations are bright and colorful. I'd consider using this paper for art prints!
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Fantastic paper!
Anait S.
02/06/2019
I ordered a sample kit to try on my Epson Artisan 1430 and Aurora Art White worked perfectly on my printer! I followed the Red River Paper's tips for successful printing (right ICC profile, printing settings, etc.) and my watercolor prints look amazing!
Will definitely use this paper!
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Not compatible with Epson Artisan 1430!
Annie Lin
11/30/2018
This paper is gorgeous and makes my prints look amazing, but it does NOT feed into the Epson Artisan 1430 printer. The new 285gsm weight is far too thick to feed on its own even with the thick paper stock option selected. I've had to force feed it into the rollers for every single print I've made, which has been doable, but I question how much this will damage my printer. It's also frustrating because if I don't time the paper feed correctly, the printer rejects it and spits it out with roller dents in the paper. Finally, forcing it only works because I purchase the 13x19 size and crop my prints down, but I want to save on time and effort by buying smaller paper sizes and I can't with the thick stock because sometimes the paper feeds in tilted when forced.
Overall it's a beautiful paper stock, but NOT compatible in the current new thickness. Please revise the printers associated with this stock.
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Fantastic
Printed several images to test paper characteristics. Turned out better than anticipated. Would recommend to friends.
L.H - 05/10/2013
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Marilyn Sholin
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"Aurora Art Natural paper is my favorite. It holds the ink and colors true to the colors I see on my screen and has just enough texture to add to the artwork."
