COUCHING
The wet paper sheet is then transferred onto a cloth/felt piece of fabric, a couch, which acts as an interleaf separating the wet sheets

PRESSING
A manual/hydraulic press then squeezes out the excess water from the sheets. This compresses the pulp adding strength to the fiber and facilitating the drying process.

DRYING
Each sheet is dried in the open air. For colored papers drying in the shade, though slower, is preferred in order to obtain uniform color on both sides of the sheet

PACKAGING, CLEANING AND SIZING
The sheets are then inspected for unwanted foreign matter. Small particles and dirt are removed manually with a sharp instrument. The cleaned sheets may then be coated with starch in order to make them blot-free.

CALENDERING
Each sheet is placed between metallic plates and passed through spring loaded rollers in a calendering machine. This smooths the paper and also enhances the gloss.

CUTTING
At this point the sheets are cut to whatever sizes the customer desires. However, typically, the sheets are machine cut to a standard 22"x30" or 56x76 cm. size and then packed for shipment.