88lb Polar Matte Thick Photo Paper Stock
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At 16 mil thickness, 88lb. Polar Matte is the heaviest and thickest photo matte stock on the market today. Red River's Polar Matte raises the bar for imaging excellence. This paper brings you professional quality in every sense of the meaning. From the coating to the base stock, Polar is the go-to photo matte when you want the best. Polar features a beautiful soft white printing surface with outstanding ink holdout capabilities. Polar Matte is acid-free and its heavy 88lb. weight makes perfect for projects where you need prints to convey quality that you can feel.
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88lb Polar Matte Thick Photo Paper Stock Details & Information
Description
Description
At 15 mil thickness, 88lb. Polar Matte is the heaviest and thickest photo matte stock on the market today. Red River's Polar Matte raises the bar for imaging excellence. This paper brings you professional quality in every sense of the meaning. From the coating to the base stock, Polar is the go-to photo matte when you want the best. Polar features a beautiful soft white printing surface with outstanding ink holdout capabilities. Polar Matte is acid-free and its heavy 88lb. weight makes perfect for projects where you need prints to convey quality that you can feel.
- 15 mil super heavy card stock
- handles extreme ink coverage with no warping
- our finest photo matte grade coating
- acid free coating and paper stock
- ultra smooth, white surface
- plain paper back
This paper works best with printers that have a specialty feed path such as the Canon PRO-300 and Epson P900. Feed one sheet at a time. You can use it in most Epson and Canon printers that feed from a top paper tray. Do not use this paper if your printer only feeds paper from a front load cassette. Read the handling guide for more information.
Ideal For:
- Projects where you want a truly heavy and thick photo matte
- Anyone who likes a subtle non-reflective finish
- Neutral tone landscapes, B&W, low contrast images, artistic work
- Graphic arts reproductions, posters, art reproductions
Good To Know:
- Heaviest, thickest photo matte paper on Earth
- Ultra smooth, non-reflective surface
- Bright white tone
- Universally compatible with dye and pigment inks
- Acid free base stock. Acid free coating.
- There are no markings or logos on the back
- Back of this product is plain paper, suitable for text printing
- Archival Grade paper
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.
Related Categories: Photo Paper, Matte Photo Paper
Specifications
- Paper Weight: 88lb 330gsm
- Thickness: 15mil
- Printable: Photo and art quality on both sides
- Coating: Microporous photo matte coated
- Color: Bright white
- Optical Brighteners? Yes
- Paper: 100% pure alpha cellulose base stock
- Grade: Archival
Paper Weight Comparison Scale
Compatibility
Is this paper compatible with your printer's ink??
All products are compatible with aqueous inks. Not designed for solvent, latex or UV.
- Epson Photo (dye inks): Yes
- Epson UltraChrome (pigment): Yes
- Epson DuraBrite Ultra (pigment): Yes
- Canon: Yes
- Canon Lucia (pigment): Yes
- HP: Yes*
- Lexmark: Yes
- Kodak: Yes
* Heavy papers (usually matte /art over 59lb.) may not feed consistently in HP printers. Always test a paper via our sample kit selection before making a significant purchase.
Printer Settings
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Suggested Uses
Use this paper for:
- Photo printing
- Portfolio production
- Books
- Calendars
- Greeting cards
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I'm using 88lb Polar matte 5x7 cards as mailers to promote my illustration work to my best clients, and the paper works wonderfully well.\r\nI can feed four at a time on my Epson R2400, rather than having to feed them one at a time. Since I'm only printing a black return address on the reverse side, the plain paper surface there works well for me as well.\r\nI've had problems with other papers ripping apart in the mailing machines, believe it or not, but not this one.\r\nThanks, Red River Paper!
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"Red River 60lb. Polar Matte produces the right balance of contrast and detail even with an image captured at an extremely high ISO setting. Polar Matte gives me the results I need under extreme lighting conditions."
88lb Polar Matte Thick Photo Paper Stock Reviews
Rating Chart 4.8 71 Reviews
No go with an Epson ET 2760
Thomas, Nov 19, 2023 - redrivercatalog.com
Love the weight and it would be perfect for postcards except that my EPSON ET 2760 just feeds it through without printing it.
It says in the specs that it's 15 mils thick but mine measured almost 18 mils (.018") and I think that's the problem since I have other paper that's 16 mils and it prints fine. (This is why I only gave 3 stars)
It comes in a really nice sturdy box which I appreciate since 50 sheets will probably last me a year or two.
10 people found this review useful.
Best Greeting Cards
Tyler Gualdoni, Nov 13, 2023 - tylergualdoniart.com
The 7 x 10 inch (folded size is 5 x 7 inches) greeting card paper is my absolute favorite for reproducing my watercolor artwork on cards. I really wanted something that was thick and lush and sturdy. I tried the 60 lb polar matte but I far prefer the 88 lb. I haven't had any issues printing on my Canon Pro 200, I just only feed about 6 sheets at a time. The inside of the cards is a slightly off-white color. You can feel the quality when you pick up the cards--it's a cut above. The colors are gorgeous, and the cards are very suitable for framing, so my customers can either send them out or keep them!
9 people found this review useful.
An unfortunate upgrade from the old version
Cat, Apr 25, 2023
The previous version of Polar Matte 88 (years ago) was slightly less thick and was perfect for greeting cards. I haven’t been able to make this one work. It’s too thick and the spines always crack. It’s not usable for my purpose and I unfortunately had to stop selling cards, which hurt my business. I wish they hadn’t changed it. As a stand-alone paper for prints or something else, it’s beautiful.
8 people found this review useful.
Prints beautifully
Rebecca, Nov 17, 2022
It took me a long time to find good quality postcard paper that wasn't super flimsy. Super sturdy and prints my artwork vividly! I have a canon pixma TR8600 and it worked really well. I only wish it was able to print both sides!
13 people found this review useful.
Paper Jam
, Nov 08, 2022
I really loved the thickness of this paper, however each time I would attempt to print with it, it would jam my Espon xp-6100.
9 people found this review useful.
Only Paper for Selling Art
Chin Fong, Oct 11, 2022 - chinfongart.com
I sell my art at comic conventions and I only use the 88lb Polar Matte in combination with OEM Cannon ink. Though I might be spending a bit on prints for an audience not familiar with high quality printing, I personally love the way it comes out and it reflects my digital art almost 100%.
10 people found this review useful.
Excellent for reproducing limited edition signed prints
Michael Scammon, Jul 29, 2022
I really love the 88# Polar Matte 11 x 14 for producing archival-quality giclée limited edition prints of my wife's artwork using an Epson P600 printer with Epson UltraChrome HD pigment-based photographic ink. Clean, crisp, sharp, excellent color rendition, on a nice heavier paper.
I've been quite pleased with all the products I've purchased from Red River, and I especially value the helpful tutorial videos on related 3rd party products such as Adobe Photoshop Elements. I have no reason to shop elsewhere.
7 people found this review useful.
88 lb matte
Mel Stone, Jul 21, 2022 - www.melstonephotography.com
I turn my photographs into postcards (get 4 on a 8.5 by 11 sheet)…
the 88-lb matte is the perfect weight,
6 people found this review useful.
Best stock for art prints
Sasha, Jul 06, 2022 - www.theabstractbysasha.com
love love love this paper. I always get hung up of paying for shipping so I wait until I nee to buy $150 worth of paper but its always worth it!!
4 people found this review useful.
Best cards I've used!
Amber Johnson - Spirited Blossom Art, Jun 15, 2022 - https://www.etsy.com/shop/SpiritedBlossomArt
I love this cardstock so much. It's worth every penny. The print quality is simply amazing, and the paper is so thick and sturdy. I love its luxurious smooth matte texture. It prints beautifully with my Canon Pro-200. I've been using the 7"x10" scored sheets to make 5"x7" greeting cards with prints of my original watercolor designs. These cards are such high quality, I really stand behind the products I create using them. I am very proud of the cards I make with this paper, which is not something I can say about other (cheaper) cardstock I've tried. Can't say enough about this paper!
13 people found this review useful.
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