Description

Professional 100% cotton and no optical brightening agents

Arches BFK Rives Printmaking paper is mould-made in France and has a smooth, absorbent surface. Soft, yet with enough body and substance to give good support to the print. It is half sized to give a good balance between good ink absorption and ink holdout. Acid-free and buffered. White has 4 deckle edges, Cream has 3 deckle edges. Rives BFK Paper is made of 100% cotton, are soft-sized, and buffered. Rives is perfectly suited for lithography, intaglio, screen printing, relief printing, linocut, collotype, and drawing.As a result of using 100% cotton rag and the time-honoured manufacturing process, the paper has a very soft and supple feel. The paper has a natural white tone and is completely free of any optical brighteners (OBAs).

100% cotton – Made on a cylinder mould

Key Features:

Composition: 100% cotton – Made on a cylinder mould
Grammages: 250, 270, 280gsm
Texture: Cold Pressed- light fine grain with a smooth surface
Colors: white, cream, grey, tan and black
Edges (sheet): 4 deckle edges
Watermark (sheet): “BFK Rives® France”
Conservation: with alkaline reserve, acid-free, no optical brightening agents (permanent in accordance with ISO 9706)
Uses: lithography, intaglio engraving, letterpress, screen-printing, blind embossing, gold tooling, linocut, gravure process, calligraphy drawing
Free of any optical brighteners (OBAs)