Hahnemühle Baryta FB Glossy 350gsm A2 25 Sheets 10641672
Professional Baryta Fine Art Inkjet Paper
Hahnemühle Baryta FB A2 Sheets 10641672 is a premium baryta inkjet paper designed for photographers and printmakers seeking exceptional tonal depth, clarity and image sharpness. The paper features a 100% α-cellulose base with a coating specially optimised for fine art inkjet printing.
The heavy, bright white paper has an extremely smooth surface with minimal texture, allowing photographs to display outstanding detail, rich blacks and excellent tonal gradation. The surface replicates the classic look of traditional darkroom fibre-based baryta papers while taking full advantage of modern pigment inkjet printing technology.
Because of these qualities, Hahnemühle Baryta FB is widely used for gallery prints, exhibition photography, professional portfolios and limited edition photographic work.
What is Baryta Paper?
Baryta paper is a fine art photographic paper that contains a barium sulphate (baryta) layer between the paper base and the inkjet coating. This structure enhances contrast, improves perceived sharpness and produces deeper blacks. Modern baryta inkjet papers replicate the look of traditional fibre darkroom papers, making them popular for exhibition photography and archival fine art prints.
What Makes a Baryta Paper Different?
Baryta papers are inspired by traditional darkroom fibre-based photographic papers that used a barium sulphate layer to create a smooth, reflective surface for photographic emulsions.
In modern inkjet papers, a similar baryta layer is incorporated beneath the inkjet coating. This layer improves the way light reflects from the print surface, which helps produce:
- Deeper blacks and higher contrast
- Greater perceived sharpness
- Improved tonal separation
- A photographic surface similar to traditional darkroom prints
Because of this structure, baryta papers are often chosen by photographers who want their digital prints to resemble the depth and visual richness of classic fibre-based photographic prints.
Surface and Print Characteristics
Hahnemühle Baryta FB combines a bright white base with an extremely smooth surface designed for precise photographic reproduction.
Key characteristics include:
- Bright white base tone for strong contrast
- Extremely smooth surface with minimal texture
- Excellent black density and tonal depth
- Outstanding image sharpness and detail
- Wide colour gamut for vibrant photographic images
These qualities make the paper especially suitable for high-end photographic printing and gallery display.
Ideal For
Hahnemühle Baryta FB is ideal for photographers and artists who want a paper that combines classic photographic appearance with modern pigment ink performance.
Typical uses include:
- Fine art photography prints
- Gallery and exhibition photography
- Professional portrait photography
- Black and white photographic printing
- Limited edition photographic prints
- Commercial and editorial photography
The smooth baryta surface allows prints to maintain excellent detail and tonal separation, even in complex images.
Best For
Baryta FB performs particularly well when printing images that benefit from strong contrast, deep blacks and exceptional detail.
Best suited for:
- Black and white photography
- High contrast photographic images
- Fine detail landscape photography
- Gallery and museum exhibition prints
- Professional photographic portfolios
- Archival limited edition prints
Many photographers choose baryta papers when they want their prints to have the visual depth and presence of traditional darkroom fibre prints.
Compare Hahnemühle Baryta Papers
Hahnemühle offers several baryta-based fine art papers, each with slightly different characteristics suited to different photographic styles.
Hahnemühle Baryta FB
A bright white α-cellulose baryta paper with an extremely smooth surface and excellent sharpness. Ideal for photographers seeking crisp detail and strong contrast.
Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta
Combines a baryta coating with a 100% cotton rag base, creating a slightly softer, more traditional fine art feel while maintaining strong photographic contrast.
Hahnemühle FineArt Baryta
A classic baryta paper with a smooth satin surface designed for vibrant colour reproduction and deep blacks.
While all three offer the distinctive baryta photographic look, Baryta FB stands out for its very smooth surface and high detail reproduction.
ICC Profiles for Accurate Colour Printing
To achieve the best possible colour accuracy, Hahnemühle provides dedicated ICC profiles for professional pigment printers.
These profiles are designed for printers including:
- Epson SureColor P-Series professional photo printers
- Canon imagePROGRAF PRO Series photographic printers
Using the correct ICC profile ensures optimal colour reproduction, smooth tonal transitions and consistent print quality when producing fine art or exhibition prints.
ICC profiles can be downloaded directly from the Hahnemühle website and installed into your print workflow.
Archival Quality and Fine Art Printing
Hahnemühle Baryta FB is produced to meet the requirements of professional fine art printing.
The paper is:
- Acid free and lignin free
- Suitable for archival printing
- Designed for use with pigment inkjet printers
- Suitable for gallery, exhibition and collector prints
These properties make the paper suitable for museum-quality photographic reproduction and limited edition artwork.
The Hahnemühle Heritage
Founded in 1584, Hahnemühle is one of the world’s oldest paper manufacturers and has produced artist papers for more than four centuries.
Today, the company is internationally recognised for its Digital FineArt collection, which combines traditional papermaking craftsmanship with advanced inkjet coating technology. Hahnemühle papers are trusted by photographers, artists, galleries and museums worldwide for producing high-quality archival prints with exceptional consistency and detail.