Kilford
Signature Cotton
270gsm | Soft Texture | Matt
A 100% cotton fine art paper with a matte finish and a softly textured natural white coating. It meets the highest standards for digital art reproduction — delivering rich density, wide colour gamut, smooth gradation and crisp detail.
Common Use:
Fine art editions. Photography, digital illustrations, traditional painting reproductions.
Max. Print Size
110x300cm
Why choose Kilford Signature Cotton?
Our 100% cotton paper offers good quality fine art printing at a lower price point. With its natural white tone and smooth surface with subtle texture, it meets all giclée printing standards while keeping costs accessible. The cotton fibers provide good archival properties and color reproduction, delivering respectable results that approach premium quality. A solid choice when budget is a primary consideration.
Choosing the Right Paper
Names like “Photographique” or “Aquarelle” may suggest specific uses, but they rarely tell the full story. Paper choice should depend on your taste, intent, and the nature of the image — not on fixed rules. If you’re unsure, we’re here to help.
Don't get caught up in the name
An example is Rag Photographique: despite the name, it’s a matte paper, 100% cotton, versatile and suitable for many types of images. What matters is not the label, but the results you want to achieve and the purpose of your work.
Image influences, but does not limit
Photographic fine art papers tend to offer higher definition and DMax — ideal for images with strong contrast, such as architectural photography. Even so, those same images can work beautifully on a softer matte or textured paper, depending on what you want to highlight.
The choice is yours
We generally recommend matte fine art papers for illustrations, artistic reproductions, and digital art. Still, the choice should reflect your taste, intent, and the nature of the image — some images may benefit more from certain papers than others. Often, there’s more than one right answer.
Choose with intention. Print with purpose.
Every work is going somewhere. The question is how. Paper, frame, finish — it all speaks. We help make sure it says what you mean.
Sample Pack
Our Sample Pack includes all 18 Fine Art papers with printed samples and technical specifications — a practical and direct way to explore your options at your own pace.
Includes:
• A luxurious collection of 18 different Fine Art papers
• Detailed paper specifications
• Print samples with a range of images
• Price: €25
Ideal for artists, illustrators, and photographers who want to make the right choice.
Creative Guidance Session
An in-person session at the studio, with a review of your work and technical and strategic guidance — to align your print decisions with your creative and professional goals.
Includes:
• Discussion of your work and objectives
• Guidance on paper types, formats, and borders
• Strategic input on editions, pricing, and presentation
• Duration: 30-45 minutes
• Price: €45
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