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THE ARCHES® RANGE OF ART PAPERS

ARCHES® papers for digital printing 

ARCHES® is the paper mill that offers the most extensive range of fine art papers made on a cylinder mould.

ARCHES® Aquarelle paper gelatin sized “to the core” is a reference among papers, chosen by artists all over the world. It is only paper in the world made by this unique method.

Among the many papers in the range, we find emblematic names like Velin d’ARCHES® and Velin BFK Rives®.

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ARCHES® is a Living Heritage Company (Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant, EPV), a certification that recognises its ancestral know-how in the area of the manufacturing high-quality paper.

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The Arches paper mill is the first paper mill to be awarded SCS Global Services' environmental certification.

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WHICH ARCHES® PAPER FOR MY TECHNIQUE?

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Artists and graphic arts professionals know that in the ARCHES® Collection they will find the ideal paper for their technique and sensitivity.

Watercolour and wet techniques

Among the water-based painting techniques that first appeared in ancient Egypt, referred to as distempers,...

Oil

Oil painting appeared at the end of the Middle Ages. Oil paint has the particularity...

Drawing and sketching

Drawing techniques are many and varied: charcoal, sanguine crayon, pastels, coloured pencil, graphite, pen and...

Ink and calligraphy

Papers for ink and calligraphy need to have good mechanical strength, limit the absorption of...

Offset printing

A range of special papers, ARCHES® Expression, specifically designed for offset printing and which lend...

Art publishing

ARCHES® offers the most extensive range of art publishing papers on the market, including Velin...

Art photography publishing

In 1992, ARCHES® became the first paper mill to develop a special paper for platinum...

Writing

A high-end paper, beautifully completed with a finely worked watermark. Once confined to announcing family...

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Jeff Carter - Pen and watercolour, ARCHES® Aquarelle cold pressed bright white
Jeff Carter, a big-hearted artist

Jeff Carter, a big-hearted artist

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Jeff Carter is a self-taught artist who began to draw and paint for pleasure about seven years ago. He took watercolour lessons locally and online and watched tutorials on YouTube. But he was not progressing as he hoped. He then started sketching subjects he liked, to immortalise his memories by drawing the places he visits using mixed media techniques: felt tip pen and washes.
Peter Reuterberg on Arches Aquarelle paper
Peter Reuterberg, artist by nature

Peter Reuterberg, artist by nature

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Peter Reuterberg is a Swedish artist originally from Hjärtum, in the Bohuslän inlands. After studying art and design in Gothenburg, he graduated with a master’s in Fine Arts. Peter has devoted his entire life to painting and sculpture. Watercolour is the technique that captivates him the most. The elusive power inherent in the watercolour pigments released when they are mixed with water represents a challenge that he willingly embraces.
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ARTI'TEACH by ARCHES®

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Christian Koivumaa

Christian Koivumaa favorite subjects are landscapes and urban scenes. His paintings are known for their luminous appearance and the movement they give off.

Thierry Duval

Thierry Duval is a Parisian watercolorist whose works, created from prior photographic work, are surprisingly realistic.

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THE SIGNATURE OF A GREAT BRAND

In 1492, master papermakers were already making paper by hand in the Arches paper mill located in the Vosges region of France. The Arches paper mill is now the only one in France to manufacture all its fine art and printing papers using cylinder moulds.

The cylinder mould process combined with the use of a natural raw material – cotton – produces very high quality paper that is as good as the finest handmade papers. This traditional method is the best way of making luxury paper that is stable, watermarked, with a natural grain and deckle edges.

OUR HISTORY

Great artists like Édouard Manet, Edgar Degas, Paul Cézanne, Claude Monet, Vincent Van Gogh, Henri Matisse, Raoul Dufy, Pablo Picasso, Georges Braque, Marc Chagall, Joan Miro, René Magritte, Salvador Dali, Pierre Soulages, Zao Wou Ki, Roy Lichtenstein, Bernard Buffet, Andy Warhol, Pierre Alechinsky, and many more, have produced some of their major works on ARCHES® paper.

They are our best ambassadors. Their choice bears witness to the outstanding quality and permanence of ARCHES® papers.
And today ARCHES® still remains the undisputed reference for all artists.

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