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This paper at first proved to drive my patience. I felt frustrated about the color quality coming out of my printer and was tempted to resort to glossy paper for my art prints. Blacks appeared gray, colors dark and muted compared to what I was seeing on screen. I changed my screen settings, changed my print setting, yet after four full page prints I was disappointed with the quality of what I was seeing. I was truly prepared to jump in with the gang of the one-star group, until I read the instructions (yes, instructions) that came with my paper. *****THERE IS A RIGHT SIDE AND A WRONG SIDE ON THIS PAPER***** If you print on the wrong side of the paper you will get results like those who rated this paper poorly. If you print on the correct side of the paper you will be pleased to find beautiful quality. Rich blacks, vibrant colors, and sharp edges. I printed the same image of a bee I drew yesterday on the front and back of one of these sheets and posted it in the images of this product page to show just how much of a difference printing on the wrong side of the paper can make. If for whatever reason you gave this product a negative rating, make sure you didn't make this simple but quite devastating mistake. The correct side is slightly smoother than the incorrect side. The right side is also much brighter than the incorrect side which is slightly yellowed. I know it will pain some of you, but the only way I've been able to tell and double check before wasting my ink is by folding the paper over under a good light source. The difference is subtle, but it is there. Overall these papers are of legitimate quality. As for the fading of these papers I cannot say, but in ten or so years I'll give you an update. So far I see no problems.