If used on an Epson printer, gel-coat paper images look beaded and do not dry quickly. Matte paper is a coated sheet similar in appearance to copy paper. Low quality matte paper can be purchased in large quantities and is good for practice or printing documents. The better matte papers can produce photo quality images, as well as the glossy sheets mentioned above. Again, there are varying degrees in the quality of photo-matte papers, but the technology for coating these sheets is very similar from mill to mill.
Artistic paper is a term that can be applied rather widely.
This genre of papers usually looks different from what one is used to seeing in the office or home environment. Different textures, shades and weights are found in the numerous artistic papers available from mills and merchants. Artistic paper can be either coated or uncoated. During printing, ink drops sink into the paper and spread in all directions. The effect is a diffused, watercolor look.