Ginger & Jive
Materials & Care
The substrates we’ve chosen for the wall — what they’re made of, what suits them best, and how to keep them looking new.
Stretched Canvas
- Substrate
- Cotton-poly weave, matte OBA-free coating
- Build
- 400 gsm, mounted on 1.5" pine stretcher bars
- Best for
- Painterly styles (oil, impressionist, watercolour) where the woven texture reads as brushwork.
- Care
- Dust with a dry microfibre. Avoid direct sunlight — canvas coatings drift over 20+ years.
Framed Print
- Substrate
- 260 gsm satin photo paper, museum-grade mount board
- Build
- Solid-wood moulding, gallery-white or matte-black finish, real glass
- Best for
- Portraits and photograph-forward styles that benefit from mat + frame.
- Care
- Glass responds well to standard glass cleaner. Keep the frame away from heating vents.
Metal Print
- Substrate
- Sublimation-dyed aluminium, satin finish
- Build
- 1.14 mm sheet with float-mount hardware
- Best for
- High-contrast photo styles — the metal amplifies deep blacks and specular highlights.
- Care
- Wipe with a soft cloth and water. No solvents.
Fine Art Paper
- Substrate
- 200 gsm 100% α-cellulose, museum-grade matte
- Build
- Archival, acid-free, OBA-free
- Best for
- Sketch, charcoal, cyanotype, linocut — anything where the paper is meant to show.
- Care
- Best behind glass in a mat if hung; unmounted prints deserve a portfolio box.