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Grafix Clear Prepared Acetate For Wet Media

Prepared on both sides. Almost any liquid drawing medium stays on without chipping, cracking, or beading up. Can be cleaned with water.

Grafix Clear Acetate Sheets

Cellulose acetate, glossy on both sides. Use for protecting artwork, and for making overhead transparencies and overlays.

Dura-Lar Clear Acetate Alternative

For all of its usefulness, acetate does cause a few headaches: ink that won't stay, a yellow or grayishcast to old acetate, edges that curl. The alternativesare expensive and sometimes just don't suit the purpose. Dura-lar is the acetate alternative. It combines the best features of Mylar™ and acetate,and offers a variety of products so that you canpurchase the film that suits your needs precisely. It is always consistent in color and overall clarity, andwon't discolor with age. Dura-lar is archival quality,safe for overlaying artwork, and it lays flat. It willremain dimensionally stable for as long as you need.Dura-lar Clear —Designed for layouts, color separations, protectivecovering, laser copies or overhead transparencies.It's available in individual sheets (larger sizes),in pads of 25 sheets (smaller sizes), and in rolls ofvarying lengths and widths.See alsoand .

Dura-Lar Clear Art Grafix Wrap Rolls

For all of its usefulness, acetate does cause a few headaches — ink that won't stay, a yellow or grayish cast to old acetate, edges that curl. The alternatives are expensive and sometimes just don't suit the purpose. Dura-Lar is the acetate alternative. It combines the best features of Mylar and acetate, and offers a variety of products so that you can purchase the film that suits your needs precisely. It is always consistent in color and overall clarity, and won't discolor with age. Dura-Lar is archival quality, safe for overlaying artwork, and it lays flat. It will remain dimensionally stable for as long as you need. This is Ultra-light acetate, designed for protecting artwork from dust and dampness, while allowing complete, unobstructed viewing.

Grafix Clear-Lay Plastic Film Pads

Optical clarity and dimensional stability at an economical price! This rigid, flat PVC film is designed for overlays, stencils, and protective coverings. It is acid-free and contains no plasticizers. Each pad contains 25 clear sheets. Individual sheets are .005" (.127 mm) thick.

Drafting Film

Borden & Riley Denril Multi-Media Vellum

Denril pads from Borden & Riley are made with a versatile multi-media polypropylene material that combines the best properties of drafting film and paper. This paper features a very smooth, translucent, double-sided matte surface that accepts pencil, pen and ink, markers, and other dry media. Easily erasable, Denril does not discolor or crack. Tape-bound pads each contain 25 sheets of 51 lb paper. Pads are bound on the short side.

Grafix Drafting Film Sheets

Grafix Drafting Film is a polyester base film with a matte translucent drawing surface on one side or two. The film is anti-static and accepts ink or lead, erases cleanly and provides excellent dimensional stability. Since it won’t tear or discolor, it’s great for many engineering and architectural applications, and is highly translucent for sharp reproductions. Grafix Drafting Film is for use with most black and white laser printers and plain paper copiers.

Grafix Drafting Film Roll

Vellum

Clearprint 1000H Drafting Vellum

Clearprint 1000H Drafting Vellum is said to be America's finest technical art paper. Its surface is transparent, smooth, and uniform. Pen and pencil lines come out sharp and clean with no feathery edges and no ghosting. Erase, redraw, and then erase again. This remarkable paper retains its strength, stability, transparency, and printing qualities under exposure to heat, light, and atmosphere. It will not become yellow, brittle, or opaque with age. Clearprint 1000H is available in a variety of sizes, and in rolls. It is made of 100% cotton fiber, made transparent without the use of solvents. Its 16 lb (60 gsm) weight is equivalent to a standard bond paper.

Borden & Riley #116 Artist Sketch Vellum

This versatile 90 lb multi-purpose paper can be used with both wet and dry media. This is an acid-free , medium surface sulfite bond paper with excellent tooth and erasability. Use it with watercolor, pen-and-ink, markers, pencil, charcoal, pastel, and light washes. Cloth-bound pads each contain 40 sheets and are bound on the short side.

Canson Vidalon Vellum

With its high transparency and extra smooth finish, Vidalon Vellum is suitable for line drawing, pencil, ink, fiber tip, and technical pens. It is resistant to scraping and repeated erasure. Suitable for microfilming offset and letterpress. Non-yellowing, it has a neutral pH for optimum storage properties.

Canson Vidalon Vellum

Micro Rag Vellum Tracing Paper

This professional tracing paper is 100% rag and made by a unique process that provides built-in transparency. It has superior inking qualities. This tracing paper is non-aging, non-ghosting, and features fast printback. The drafting qualities are extraordinary. It can be used for reproductions and overlays, or anywhere else that high transparency is required. Each package contains 100 sheets.