SPECIALTY SUBSTRATE
Creative Process: Stage 3 Archive & Display
Weight: 25 lb.
Feel: Glossy
Color: Semi-transparent Natural White
Formats: 20 and 50 Yard Rolls
Glassine is most commonly used as a protective interleaf or overlay for drawings, prints, and photos. Resistant to air, water, and oily materials. Glassine can also be used as a release liner, and adhesive tape is usually rendered removable. When used as a protective overlay for paintings, paints must be thoroughly dried or cured paint may adhere to the glassine and damage the surface of the painting. It is not recommended as a wrap for paintings over long periods of time. Made in the USA.
Denril® Announcement
Saying Goodbye is Never Easy...
This is the closest match to Denril as far as performance goes. Like Denril, it's a Polypropylene Film that works well with fluid media. The main difference is that MOTO is an opaque sheet, whereas Denril had a frosted, semi-transparency.
Denril Multi-Media Polypropylene Film was discontinued in 2021 due to permanent supply chain issues brought forth by the Covid-19 pandemic. It has been a favorite product within the Borden & Riley family of papers, and has offered artists a multitude of uses over its lifetime. While we do not have a one-for-one replacement for Denril, we can suggest a few options across Chartpak's brands that may meet your artistic needs.
Clearprint has a wide variety of transparent vellum papers. The heavy vellum sheet handles markers and some fluid media like gouache and acrylic. The 1000H Series of Clearprint is a lighter sheet made from 100% cotton, making it very strong. Many types of dry and fluid media are compatible with Clearprint. Because this is a paper and not a film, the open time for fluid media is shorter on Vellum than Denril.
Borden & Riley® Boris Marker Paper
Similar in Transparency to Denril, Boris Marker Paper is great for use with all types of markers. Guides can be seen through the sheet making it a useful paper for hand lettering and calligraphy. Resists feathering and bleeding while keeping lines crisp and colors vibrant. Boris is not great for heavy applications of fluid media.
