Fine Art Albums
Experience museum grade printing with our new Fine Art Album. Our acid-free fine art papers feature true matte finishes and soft textures that will last a lifetime. Complement your Fine Art Albums with our Luxe Leather or Luxe Linen cover materials.
Fine Art Albums
Experience museum grade printing with our new Fine Art Album. Our acid-free fine art papers feature true matte finishes and soft textures that will last a lifetime. Complement your Fine Art Albums with our Luxe Leather or Luxe Linen cover materials.
Papers
Papers
Giclée
Matte
layflat • thin flushmount pages • smooth
This alpha-cellulose paper is our standard fine art option. Giclée Matte is lightweight and mounted for stability. Acid-free and lignin-free.
Hahnemühle
Bright White
layflat • thick flushmount pages • textured
Hahnemühle has been making the world’s finest papers for centuries. This 100% cotton rag paper features a bright white base for clean looking spreads. Acid-free and lignin-free.
Hahnemühle
Museum Etching
layflat • thick flushmount pages • textured
A 100% cotton rag paper with a natural white tone. Perfect for a timeless album with a museum feel. Acid-free and lignin-free.
Giclée Matte
layflat • thin flushmount pages • smooth
This alpha-cellulose paper is our standard fine art option. Giclée Matte is lightweight and mounted for stability. Acid-free and lignin-free.
Hahnemühle Bright White
layflat • thick flushmount pages • textured
Hahnemühle has been making the world’s finest papers for centuries. This 100% cotton rag paper features a bright white base for clean looking spreads. Acid-free and lignin-free.
Hahnemühle Museum Etching
layflat • thick flushmount pages • textured
A 100% cotton rag paper with a natural white tone. Perfect for a timeless album with a museum feel. Acid-free and lignin-free.
Sizes & Options
Sizes & Options
Layflat Spreads
A full spread includes the left and right side when laying open. Our spreads are creased in the center for a layflat design. Choose any number of spreads between 10 and 40.
Debossing
Personalize your album cover with standard text debossing or custom debossing. Learn more at Debossing 101. Cameo cut-outs are not available on Fine Art Albums.
Album Design
IMPORTANT: get started by reading through our fine art design tips. Once you’re ready to design, create your layout in 30 minutes or less with intuitive software from SmartAlbums or Fundy. We can also take care of the design for you with our Album Design Service!
Layflat Spreads
A full spread includes the left and right side when laying open. Our spreads are creased in the center for a layflat design. Choose any number of spreads between 10 and 40.
Debossing
Personalize your album cover with standard text debossing or custom debossing. Learn more at Debossing 101. Cameo cut-outs are not available on Fine Art Albums.
Album Design
IMPORTANT: get started by reading through our fine art design tips. Once you’re ready to design, create your layout in 30 minutes or less with intuitive software from SmartAlbums or Fundy. We can also take care of the design for you with our Album Design Service!
Compare
Compare
Fine Art Album vs. the classic RedTree Album
| RedTree Album | Fine Art Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Binding | layflat / flushmount | layflat / flushmount | |
| Printing Method | traditional photographic c-print (archival) | giclée / inkjet (archival) | |
| Paper Types | lustre | giclée matte | Hahnemühle Bright White (matte cotton rag) |
| semi-matte | Hahnemühle Museum Etching (matte cotton rag) |
||
| Design over crease? | yes | yes | not recommended |
| Page Thickness | ~1mm | ~1mm | ~1.5mm |
| Cover Materials | all leathers, linens & fabrics | all leathers, linens & fabrics | |
| Personalization | debossing, cameos | debossing | |
| Leather Corners | rounded | square | |
| Fabric Corners | square | square | |
Design FAQ
Design FAQ
Do not use background colors.
We recommend keeping your designs clean and simple with white backgrounds. Designing with backgrounds can cause adverse effects and may be more prone to scuffing or scratches.
Keep images off the crease for Hahnemühle papers.
This will help your album retain crisp, seamless spreads that will last a lifetime. Images over the crease may be prone to cracking over time. This will not compromise the integrity of the album but it may not be visually desirable.
Stay away from full bleed spreads/pages.
Keeping images at least 1″ from the edge of the spread will ensure your album will not suffer from potential ink flaking on the edges. As well, while turning pages this helps keep fingers off the ink and instead on just the paper.
Avoid images with heavy use of deep blacks.
Matte fine art papers are susceptible to scuffing especially in solid black areas. For images that contain a lot of heavy, dark ink coverage we recommend ordering our RedTree Album featuring photographic paper.
Cover Materials
Cover Materials
