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Throughout its seven centuries of history, the Fabriano manufacturer has perfected its paper-making techniques. The Fedrigoni Fabriano Foundation bears witness to this unique industrial and cultural heritage. Throughout this rich history, Fabriano has developed paper ranges that have become quality references for the various techniques and uses of fine art papers. Discover the world of Fabriano papers for fine art printing, for watercolour techniques, for dry or pastel drawing techniques, for acrylic or oil painting, for the pleasures of writing and creative leisure.

THE FABRIANO HISTORY

PAPERMAKING

FEDRIGONI FABRIANO FOUNDATION

FABRIANO & ENVIRONMENT

VIDEOS

handmade paper

making paper on a round form

ART PRINTING

tiepolo

Made on round form 100% cotton, 4 fringed edges. pH neutral. Watermark : ‘C.M. Fabriano. 100% cotton’

sheet 130g/m² 50x70cm / 70x100cm FAB1910043*

Recommended for : FINE ART PRINTING (INTAGLIO / LITHOGRAPHY / LINOCUT / SCREEN PRINTING)

rosaspina

Made on round form 60% cotton, 2 fringed edges. pH neutral. Watermark : ‘Fabriano’

sheet 220g/m² - 285g/m² 50x70cm / 70x100cm FAB011*-FAB00511650*

Recommended for : FINE ART PRINTING (INTAGLIO / LITHOGRAPHY / LINOCUT / SCREEN PRINTING) / PENCIL / PASTEL / CHALK

unica

Made on a flat table 50% cotton pH neutral.

Recommended for : ART PRINTING - DRAWING

sheet 250g/m² 50x70cm / 56x76cm / 70x100cm white/ cream FAB19100*

pad 20 sheets 250g/m² 21x29.7cm (A4) 29.7x42cm (A3) FAB1910038*

medioevalis

Made on round form cards with 4 fringed edges.

Correspondence Sets - 20 envelopes & 20 cards

simple cards : 8.5x13cm / 11.5x17cm doubles cards : 13x17cm / 17x23cm FAB19042206 - FAB19042208*

VIDEO

esportazione

Exceptional handmade paper. 100% cotton, 4 fringed edges. Chlorine free paper. PH neutral. Watermark : ‘C.M. Fabriano (ITALY)’.

sheet 56x76cm 200g/m² / 315g/m² cold pressed / rough FAB70000060 - FAB0100060 - FAB0000062 - FAB70100062

Watercolour

VIDÉO

blocco per artisti

Made on round form 50% cotton. PH neutral.

glued on 4 sides 20 sheets 300g/m² 12.5x18cm / 23x31cm / 31x46cm / 36x50cm cold pressed FAB040013*

Recommended for : WATERCOLOUR - FINE ART PRINTING - TEMPERA - GOUACHE - ACRYLIC

Traditional White / Extra White

sheet 300g/m² / 640g/m² 56x76cm cold pressed/ hot pressed / rough FAB31220078 -FAB31230079 - FAB19230079 - FAB19030079 - FAB19130079 - FAB19264080

roll 1.4x10m - 300g/m² hot pressed / rough FAB19214179 - FAB30214179 - FAB30114179 - FAB19114179

Recommended for : WATERCOLOUR - FINE ART PRINTING - DRAWING

artistico acquarello

Made on round shape 100% cotton, 2 fringed edges. Chlorine free paper. PH neutral. Watermark : ‘Fabriano Artistico’.

Extra White glued on 4 sides 15 / 20 sheet 300g/m² 23x30.5cm / 30.5x45.5cm / 35.5x51cm cold pressed / hot pressed FAB003*

Traditional White glued on 4 sides 15 / 20 / 25 sheets 300g/m² 12.5x18cm / 23x30.5cm / 30.5x45.5cm / 35.5x51cm cold pressed/ hot pressed / rough FAB300*

Made on round shape 50% cotton, 2 fringed edges. PH neutral. Watermark : ‘50% cotton’.

feuille 50x70cm / 70x100cm 160g/m² / 300g/m² / 350g/m² grain fin FAB30*-FAB27GF

Recommended for : WATERCOLOUR - TEMPERA - GOUACHE - ACRYLIC - INK - ART PRINT - DRAWING

glued on 4 sides 20 sheets 300g/m² 23x31cm / 31x41cm / 36x51cm cold pressed FAB1910002*

VIDÉO

watercolour

25% cotton, 4 fringed edges. Chlorine-free paper. PH neutral.

glued on 1 side 12 / 20 sheet 300g/m² 10.5x14.8cm (postal card) / 18x24cm / 24x32cm / 26x36cm / 36x48cm FAB17* spiral-bound 12 sheets 300g/m² 13.5x21cm / 21x29.7cm (A4) / 24x32cm / 32x41cm FAB1766*

Recommended for : WATERCOLOUR - GOUACHE - ACRYLIC - INK - DRAWING

sheet 50x70cm 300g/m² cold pressed FAB63000235

Maxi Blocco glued on 1 side 75 sheets 300g/m² 27x35cm FAB7532735

Recommended for : WATERCOLOUR - TEMPERA - ACRYLIC

Drawing

roma

Exceptional handmade laid paper. 100% cotton, 4 fringed edges. Chlorine free paper. PH neutral. Watermark : ‘C.M. Fabriano’ + ‘Roma’

sheet 48x66cm 130g/m² Michelangelo (white) FAB10300000

accademia

Pure cellulose paper PH neutral.

Recommended for : DRAWING - SKETCHING - GOUACHE - INK

sheet 50x65cm 120g/m² / 160g/m² / 200g/m² natural grain FAB5587*-FAB***F Artist Paperpack pack of 50 / 75 / 100 / 150 / 200 sheets 21x29.7cm (A4) / 29.7x42cm (A3) 120g/m² / 160g/m² / 200g/m² FAB50881* roll 1.5x10m 120g/m² / 160g/m² / 200g/m² FAB***R

Recommended for : DRAWING - ART PRINTING - BOOKBINDING

glued pad on 1 side 30 / 50 sheets 120g/m² / 200g/m² 21x29.7cm (A4) / 29.7x42cm (A3) FAB41*

Maxi Blocco block glued on 1 side 100 sheets 27x35cm 240g/m² FAB4242735

spiral-bound 30 / 50 sheets 120g/m² / 200g/m² 21x29.7cm (A4) / 29.7x42cm (A3) FAB44*

disegno ecologico

Recommended for : DRAWING - SKETCHING - PASTEL - INK

Environmentally friendly, acid-free drawing paper made from 100% post-consumer recycled cellulose. Produced using hydro-electric power. Slightly marked surface (fine grain) with a high degree of whiteness, superior to that of ordinary recycled paper.

sheets 50x65cm / 70x100cm 120g/m² / 200g/m² FAB2505065

roll 1.5x10m 120g/m² / 200g/m² FAB2151000-FAB1501000

glued on 1 side 25 / 40 / 50 / 80 sheets 120g/m² / 200g/m² 21x29.7cm (A4) / 29.7x42cm (A3) FAB12821297 - FAB25021297 - FAB12429742 - FAB2529742

schizzi

toned

Recommended for : DRAWING (PENCIL - CHARCOAL - SANGUINE - PASTEL)

grain léger, naturel. teinte ivoire pâle.

block glued on 1 side / spiral bound 60 / 100 / 120 sheets 90g/m² 14.8x21cm (A5)/ 21x29.7cm (A4)/ 29.7x42cm (A3)/ 42x59.4cm (A2) FAB577*-FAB566*

argile

sable

teintes minérales, idéales pour marquer les ombres

Recommandé pour : DESSIN (CRAYON - FUSAIN - SANGUINE - PASTEL)

bloc glued on 1 side 50 sheets 120g/m² 21x29.7cm (A4) / 29.7x42cm (A3) FAB1910049*

tiziano

Recommended for : DRAWING (PENCIL - CHARCOAL - SANGUINE - PASTEL) - GOUACHE - ACRYLIC

High quality coloured grain paper containing cotton fibres (40%). 40 colours

sheets 50x65cm 160g/m² FAB5255100*

ingres

pastel pad glued on 1 side 30 colored sheets 160g/m² 21x29.7cm (A4) / 29.7x42cm (A3) FAB4602*-FAB4622*

6 pastel colours

6 vivid colours

pastel pad glued on 1 side 24 white or black sheets 160g/m² 23x30.5cm / 30.5x41cm FAB467*-FAB464*

Recommended for : TEKENING (POTLOOD - HOUTSKOOL - SANGUINE - PASTEL)

pastel pad spiral-bound 100 sheets 90g/m² 21x29.7cm (A4) FAB19212970

drawing book

black drawing book

accademia

Recommended for : DRAWING (PENCIL - PASTEL) INK - GOUACHE

Recommended for : DRAWING (PENCIL - PASTEL) ACRYLIC - SCRAPBOOKING

Recommended for : DRAWING (PENCIL - PASTEL - CHARCOAL) - INK

spiral-bound drawing album 60 sheets 160g/m² 15x15cm / 21x29.7cm (A4) / 30x30cm / 29.7x42cm (A3) FAB4*

spiral-bound drawing album 40 sheets 190g/m² 15x15cm / 14.8x21cm (A5 landscape) / 21x29.7cm (A4 landscape) / 30x30cm FAB190*

drawing album 24 sheets 120g/m² 14.8x21cm (A5) / 21x29.7cm (A4) FAB19100*

pittura

tela

PAPERMAKING Fabriano's papermaking is the art of balance. For each paper use, Fabriano follows a specific recipe to the letter, improved by generations of craftsmen. It all starts with a lot of water and 2 to 3% of suspended fibres. The choice of fibres for each type of paper is crucial: - Cotton fibres are long and tubular and offer the unique combination of being very strong and soft at the same time - Softwood fibres are long. They provide strength to the paper but, like Kraft paper, they make the surface of the paper uneven - Hardwood fibres are short. They offer increased opacity and surface finish. The fibres never remain inert, they determine the properties of the paper sheet - Softwood fibres for example tend to yellow in the sun. - Fibres are also sensitive to moisture. They swell like spaghetti, not in length but in width. When the paper sheet is formed, the fibres will tend to run mostly in the direction of the paper machine, the so-called running direction. This is called the running direction. The paper will therefore deform at right angles to its running direction due to the effect of moisture. The choice of paper machine also plays an important role: Trans Removing excess water The entire papermaking process consists of removing excess water. The water is first removed by gravity through the machine wire. As the paper sheet begins to form, it is pressed against a woven felt layer which gives it its grain (cold). The sheet then passes through rollers that press it to remove excess water. It then passes through the boiler room, where its relative humidity is regulated. Sheet finish A whole series of operations takes place at the end of production. The grain can still be modified by heated cylinders. The paper sheet also goes through a sizing bath. This is an essential and delicate operation. Without sizing, the sheet of paper would only be blotting paper. Sizing is a recipe jealously guarded by Fabriano because it allows the properties of the paper to be adapted; for example, to control the absorption of colour pigments by the paper, to increase its resistance to scratching and gumming.

HANDMADE Handmade paper is a unique traditional paper, the fibres are randomly interwoven. It is the ultimate testimony of a centuries-old know-how

ROUND SHAPE The paper sheet is formed on a round machine as it leaves the tank. This process, which is similar to handmade paper, results in a paper with a slight flow direction. This makes the paper ideal for watercolour painting, for example. Once moistened, this paper will deform in all directions at once and therefore remain flat. This process also allows for the production of high grammage paper. The alternative would be to laminate several papers of lower weights, making the paper susceptible to delamination.

FLAT TABLE The flat table is the most widely used process in the paper industry. It offers excellent value for money. Traditionally used to make coloured paper, watercolour student paper and drawing paper. The fibres are dyed when they are refined in the pulper, before the headbox, the start of paper production. The tint can be a shade of white for a publishing paper for example, or a palette of bright colours. In this case it is a solution-dyed paper. All Fabriano colour papers meet these quality standards. This process is the only one that can guarantee the use of colour pigments that will last over time.