Made from 100% cotton rag and featuring a lightly textured soft gloss surface, Palo Duro SoftGloss Rag gives you the classic look of a darkroom photographic print with the performance of modern inkjet technology. Its surface look and feel reminds many of the traditional F-Type print. This OBA-free archival paper is ideal for museum-quality and conservation grade photographic prints. We think that Ansel Adams would be stunned by the emotional power of a Palo Duro SoftGloss Rag print. ...continue reading below
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Made from 100% cotton rag and featuring a lightly textured soft gloss surface, Palo Duro SoftGloss Rag gives you the classic look of a darkroom photographic print with the performance of modern inkjet technology. Its surface look and feel reminds many of the traditional F-Type print. This OBA-free archival paper is ideal for museum-quality and conservation grade photographic prints. We think that Ansel Adams would be stunned by the emotional power of a Palo Duro SoftGloss Rag print.
The secret to deep blacks is a barrier coat between the paper and inkjet receiving layer. Ink stays locked into the soft gloss layer and cannot sink into the paper base. The results are luxurious deep blacks.
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* Rolls come wound with five extra feet at no charge
* If your printer has a specialty media path, we recommend you use it with this paper. If you only have a top paper tray, you can use this product one sheet at a time.
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Ron Evans, Jun 24, 2026
June 2026
I began printmaking 58 years ago in my kitchen at night, printing 35mm Tri-x negatives using an Omega enlarger. I have always printed my own work because I do not want other people interpreting my negatives or digital files into print form, I want to do that myself. Of course, there are thousands of printers out in the world that are very fine printmakers, I know some of them personally. There is nothing wrong with having someone else make prints for you, Cartier-Bresson had Picto Lab in Paris print his negatives for decades.
Before digital I became respected as a very good printer because I learned through years of experience how to
develop my film by hand exactly as I wanted it. Fine prints always start with a fine negative.
Todays digital files coupled with Photoshop allow most photographers to produce their own fine prints. There is no perfect print because people have different ideas about what a perfect print is. That's flat, needs a bit more contrast. That's oversaturated, too much color. Too warm, too cool, not enough blacks, too dark, too light, etc.
I've settled on Red River's 100% cotton Palo Duro SoftGloss Rag 315 as my favorite paper, a warm white with substantial weight. Less in price than some of the other respected brands is a plus. I suggest giving it a try.
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Softgloss Rag 315
Abbey Strauss, Apr 08, 2026
This has become my choice for final prints that fit the need a textured rag paper. It captures, with a custom ICC, both the hearty and the subtle nuanced aspects of a print. The slight sheen gives it a bit of energy, and the colors are accurate.
Great Paper
Rod Best, Dec 05, 2025
This is a new paper to me, & i gotta say i love the textured surface, the weight of the paper, & the sheen. I used it recently for some portrait shots & they came out great!
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