Colour tracing paper

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A roll of yellow tracing paper.

Colour tracing paper or coloured translucent paper is tracing paper with some colours different from basic, smooth translucent paper. Its colour can be solid or marble coloured. In modern times, colour tracing paper is normally used for decoratively for special printing purposes such as for brochures, menus, and invitations.

Colour tracing paper can be made by immersing unsized and unloaded paper of good quality in sulphuric acid for a few seconds. It can be coloured by 2 ways: before and after immersing.

Technical specifications

• Raw material: bleached pulp, chlorine free (ECF)
• Specification:
  • Surface: smooth
  • Colour: stone, bamboo, sun, tangerine, orchid, wine, red roses, africa, deep ocean, pool, sky, salvia, meadow, leaf, bold black...
• Properties:
  • Two side coated translucent paper
  • Non ageing
  • Acid free
  • Recyclable
• Application:
  • traditional print processes (letterpress printing, litho, silk-screen printing...)
  • laser and inkjet printing
  • processing (varnishing, laminating, punching, embossing, folding, scoring)
  • drawing (ink, Indian ink, graphite, pencils)
• Practical applications: marketing inlays, flyer, coversheets, dividers, prestige printings, business cards, greeting cards, invitations, playcards and posters, origami