From the course: Print Production: Choosing Paper
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Coated vs. uncoated papers
From the course: Print Production: Choosing Paper
Coated vs. uncoated papers
- The world of printing paper is divided into two overarching categories. Coated papers and uncoated papers. Within these there are scores nuance subcategories, defined by surface texture and product specific attributes. But all printing papers can always be traced back to their uncoated and coated roots. Let's take a closer look at what makes them special, and why you would want to use them to help increase your fluency in the language of paper, and make you a more savvy paper specifier. Let's start with the coated papers. This category is considered by many printers the default for full color printing. Countless press technologies have been developed around coated paper surfaces. Because of their inherent ability to reduce ink absorption, they are an easy default for foolproof print quality across many press platforms, from offset to new inkjet. Simply stated, coated paper is a paper which has been coated during the paper making process, with a compound to give it predetermined…
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