Palo Duro Smooth Rag 310 Rolls

Decent but not the best

Bernard Waxman, Jul 15, 2024

Palo Duro Smooth Rag is a fine paper. It is not quite as good as Canson Infinity Arches 88, but not far off especially considering the price. I can't give it 5 stars but it is close.

terrible paper

Gary Gruber, Jan 24, 2023 - https://GaryGruberPhotography.com

I have been using Red River papers exclusively since 2018. I needed a 17x25 and my regular paper Palo Duro Baryta Fiber 300 was out of stock so I thought I would try this.

I have an exhibit coming up soon and I would be embarrassed to display using this paper. The blacks are extremely weak. This is not photo paper by any definition.

The. Best!

Tony Botticello, Oct 23, 2022

When my (previous) fave paper went out of production (Harman Gloss Art Fibre Warmtone) several years ago, I was lucky enough to have a bunch on hand. I started to order 'sample packs' from everyone who manufactured a 'Fine Art' paper, hoping someone would have something close. I spent a lot of money on 'samples'.

Long story short - I wanted a Non-OBA, natural, museum grade paper. Not glossy. Not matte. Close to Lustre, but not anywhere near glossy. And a lot of 'tooth' - for whatever reason, I've gotta have the thickness and stiffness that this paper has.

This paper fulfills my requirements. Surely not for everything, (some subjects just gotta have gloss!) but darned close. Try some. Present it to your clients, your peers, your camera club, your family - and get used to the "oh, wow" comments!

Inferior paper to Moab counterpart

van Ommering Lucille, Aug 06, 2022

Your website said that this paper compared favorably with Moab Somerset Museum Rag. Sadly, I beg to differ. The paper tends to curl around the edges. It has a warmer uneven tint and seems especially so around the edges. The tonal quality is also flatter than Moab Somerset. This is not a paper I would spend money on again.

Palo Duro Smooth Rag 310

Jim, Jul 07, 2022 - www.comoloveo.net

I love this paper!

I have tried several other papers from Red River but this paper,

for me is the best suited for my printing needs.

I feel as if I am back in the dark room!

Surprised by product quality and shipping

Roger Sprague, Apr 26, 2022

I have been looking for a Non OBA paper to print archival quality prints for our family history collection of photos. After testing several color photos on the Artisan Natural and Palo Duro Smooth Rag, I was very satisfied to see that the final images were very comparable to Epson's Velvet Fine Art paper which uses an OBA. Although the papers are not as bright as other photo papers, they are very close and should last far long than other media. One other thing, Red River has excellent packing practices. The paper ships in hard cardboard boxes, not in wrap, bags, folders, etc., which are reuseable with lift off covers. They are also much thicker than other competitor boxes. The shipping containers are well packed and will prevent most kinds of damage to the product. Kudos to Red River for providing a great product and great shipping methods.

Superb matte surface printing paper

John McQuade, Apr 04, 2022 - www.johnmcquadephotography.com

I have used several matte surface fine art printing papers with my Epson Sure Color P800 and P600. Of them all, I have been most impressed with Palo Duro Smooth Rag 310. The printed image quality is good whether the prints are in color or B&W.

I’m happy with it

Lou Vest, Mar 23, 2022

I bought a new wide format printer and have to experiment with new paper. I was already using other papers of theirs for books because they have good options on double sided papers and grain short/long which are used for books. Red River has excellent support. I even found myself talking to the owner once when the support agent couldn’t answer a question about grain on a paper. In the middle of a call while waiting for something to download a support person solved a Canon printer problem that Canon hadn’t been able to resolve. They have good online support and a fine library of drivers.

So when looking for a new fine art paper I gave them first shot. When the Etching 315 didn’t give me a good result (might be my fault - still learning the new printer) I ordered some Palo Duro 310. The paper has a good feel to it, the prints were what I wanted and the ability to buy 17x25 paper for 16x24 prints is great. Bottom line is once the printer/computer/monitor/paper are lined up to play nice with each other the results are excellent.

Fine Art Papers

Laurie Ford, Mar 02, 2022

I ordered a box of 11 by 17 Palo Duro Smooth 310 for photographic prints and was not happy. The paper was not flat, but wavy - curved up at corners, and my printer continually refused to print signaling an error. Due to the irregularity in the paper - the wavy, curved corners - it kept "jamming"

and I finally gave up. I even tried flattening the paper with weight but that did not correct the situation. I know it was not the printer because I was doing other large format prints with different, heavier papers. Unfortunately too much time had gone by for me to return the paper. I would recommend the Palo Duro Etching 315 paper as an alternative.

Very fine paper

Mark Muse, Feb 15, 2022 - markmusephotographs.com

Palo Duro doesn't have quite the D-max or the neutral brightness of my standard rag paper (Epson Legacy Fibre), but the natural white is a beautiful creamy white, color rendering is excellent, and the provided ICC profile is very good. I would like to give special mention to the surface of the printed sheet which is a really beautiful velvet finish. I have used this for both color and monochrome images for which it works equally well. If I were able to change anything about this paper it would be to make a higher maximum density while retaining all of its other qualities. But really, it is excellent the way it is.