Print of PhotoDisc Test Image

These prints are made using our custom profiled printers. You can download this image to print for yourself here or in the wiki section below. These prints are designed to give you a good idea of what this print should look like on a correctly profiled system.

Choose the paper type that best matches the paper you are using. Please note that your own prints will not be (and should not be) an exact match for these prints. Your own prints will reflect the abilities of your printer/paper combination, so you should expect to see slight (but not dramatic) differences.

Notes on the papers:

Smooth Matte Fine Art Papers

• Museo Portfolio Rag is a typical fine art cotton rag paper with clean whites (but uses no optical brighteners)
• Hahnemühle Photo Rag is also a typical fine art cotton rag paper with clean whites (has optical brighteners)
• Hahnemühle Bamboo is a typical fine art paper with quite warm whites (no optical brighteners)

Textured Matte Fine Art Papers

• Hahnemühle German Etching is a classic etching style fine art paper with a gentle regular texture (has optical brighteners)
• Hahnemühle Torchon is a heavily textured fine art paper with clean whites (has optical brighteners)

Gloss & Semi-Gloss Fibre Based Fine Art Papers

• Ilford Gold Fibre Gloss is a classic darkroom style semi-gloss photographic paper (no optical brighteners)
• Chromajet Metallic Pearl is a high gloss paper with a 'pearlescent' metallic finish (has optical brighteners)

Resin Coated Fine Art Papers

• Ilford Smooth Pearl is a typical semi-gloss resin coated paper with bright whites (has optical brighteners