The stock you choose quietly changes how a piece feels, prints, and lasts, matte against gloss, linen against kraft, a light text weight against a heavy cover. These guides help you match the paper to the purpose so the finished piece feels right the moment it's picked up.
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Latest Paper Stock Guides
Printing Paper Stocks Explained, from Matte and Gloss to Linen and Kraft
Matte, gloss, linen, and kraft paper stocks explained. What each finish is for, how to choose the right one, and what it costs to print at 4OVER4.COM.
Paper Stocks & Materials and How to Choose the Right One
Choose the right paper for any print job. Compare stock, weight, and finish, from cover vs text to silk, soft touch, kraft, and recycled, at 4OVER4.COM.
Cardstock vs Corrugated Boxes, How to Choose the Right Material
Cardstock vs corrugated boxes explained: what each material is, common thicknesses, when to use folding cartons vs corrugated, and how pricing is set.
Cotton vs Canvas vs Recycled Tote Bags
Cotton, canvas, or recycled tote bags? Compare weight, feel, durability, and print result, then print any of the three at 4OVER4.COM from $22.73.
What Is Cardstock and Its Weights?
The weight of cardstock runs from 10pt (about 80 lb cover) to 16pt (about 120 lb cover). Points, pounds and GSM decoded, plus which weight to pick.
What Is 100 lb Gloss Book Paper? Best Uses & Feel
100 lb gloss book paper (also called 100# gloss text) is a coated, foldable text-weight stock. See how it feels, what it prints best, and where to order it.
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100lb Cardstock Thickness, Weight and What It Prints Best
100lb cardstock means 100lb cover: about 0.010 inches thick and 271 gsm. See how it compares to 14pt, what it prints best, and where it is too thin.
Best Paper for Pamphlets, From 80 lb Text to 100 lb Cover
Which paper suits a pamphlet: 100 lb gloss text folds clean, cover weights need a score first. Weights in gsm, coatings, grain direction and gloss vs matte.
How to Print Posters on Cardstock That Stay Flat
When cardstock beats paper for posters, which pt weight holds flat at each size, where cardstock stops working, and when to mount on foam core instead.
How 100lb Text and 10pt Stock Differ in Paper Weight and Thickness
100lb text weighs a ream of parent sheets, 10pt measures one sheet at 0.010 inch. Compare both systems and pick the right stock for cards, flyers and booklets.
How Pearlescent Paper Prints and When to Use Pearl Stock
What pearlescent paper is, how mica in the coating changes printed color, the artwork rules for pearl stock, and where 26pt Metallic Pearl Ice is worth the money.
What Soft Touch Paper Is and How the Velvet Finish Works
Soft touch paper gets its velvet feel two ways, a laminated film or an uncoated stock. See how each is built, what it costs, and which one takes a pen.
Ticket Paper and Stock Options, 15 Materials Compared for Events and Raffles
Ticket paper compared from 13pt to 18pt: gloss, uncoated, linen, metallic and synthetic, how each one tears at a perforation, and where sequential numbering sits.
What C1S Paper Is and Why One Side Stays Uncoated
C1S paper is coated on one face and bare on the other, so one side holds sharp colour and the other takes a pen, glue and a mailed address. C1S vs C2S, uses and limits.
What YUPO Synthetic Paper Is and When It Beats Regular Paper
YUPO is polypropylene film, not wood pulp. Why it is waterproof and tear proof, where heat and folding limit it, and what to print instead when it is overkill.
80 lb Gloss Book Paper, What It Is and When to Use It
80 lb gloss book paper explained: what text weight and gloss coating mean, how it feels and prints, and the flyer, brochure and catalog jobs it fits.
