Sheer Heaven is translucent like vellum and looks like frosted glass, but is a nice weight to go through your printer (inkjet or laser) and it produces a wonderful image. We are discovering new ways to use Sheer Heaven every day - with the help of artists and artisans around the world. Since Sheer Heaven was released in early 2001, the word we hear most often from our customers is “love”. And we have yet to hear our first complaint.
Available Packaging
Three Pack
(8.5 x 11) Three Sheets
$5.25 Buy It!
Six Pack
(8.5 x 11) 6 Sheets
$10.00 Buy It!
Ten Pack
(8.5 x 11) Ten Sheets
$16.00 Buy It!
Big Sheet
Domestic Shipping Only
(17" x22") One Sheet
$7.00 Buy It!
Jumbo Sheet
Domestic Shipping Only
(22" x 34") One Sheet
$14.00 Buy It!
Production Artist Packaging
For artists, photographers, illustrators, and other creatives who have adopted Sheer Heaven as an important part of their working studios:
Production Artist Pack 30
(8.5" x 11") 30 Sheets
(Save $6 off the Ten Pack Price)
$42.00 Buy It!
Production Artist Pack 60
(8.5" x 11") 60 Sheets
(Save $24 off the Ten Pack Price)
$72.00 Buy It!
Production Artist Pack 100
(8.5" x 11") 100 Sheets
(Save $60 off the Ten Pack Price)
$100.00 Buy It!
It looks like vellum, it feels like vellum. But there the similarities end, because there is nothing like Sheer Heaven!
It’s the most exciting new art surface since paper!
Paints, inks, pencils, and pastels take on a wonderful new depth and richness when applied to Sheer Heaven, and no amount of moisture will cause a warping or surface degradation.
You can dye it, dip it, dunk it and drown it!
And soak it and spray it and spritz it! It will dry like new every time -without a warp or a wrinkle.
Decoupage and Collage
Because moisture does not bother Sheer Heaven, you can use it as a beautiful, translucent base for collage, overlaying rice and other papers with acrylic mediums. Images drawn, painted, or printed on the Sheer heaven itself can be applied to collages using those same mediums and the pieces will lie flat and dry smooth.
Pigment inks dry on it without heat!
Not only do they dry, they eventually become waterproof and you can't even scrub them off!
You can heat emboss on Sheer heaven!
Hold the heat tool at least 6" away and there will be no effect from the heat.
Book Artists:
Picture indestructible, translucent pages and overlays, archival and acid free - that will accept all media, even collage, without bulging. End papers made of Sheer Heaven will never crack or tear along the folds.
You can print on it with your inkjet!
Just think of the possibilities! Backlit photos, luminaria windows, suncatchers. Combine art techniques with printed text. And now, we have discovered that Sheer Heaven creates fabulous and easy inkjet transfers!
You can fold and refold it - it won’t crack or tear!
Perfect for masking and stencilling.
It cuts easily, lies flat and hugs your paper - and you can see through it.
Polymer Clay Artists:
You can bake Sheer Heaven! it can go right in the oven with your clay. What possibilities does this suggest with translucent Liquid Sculpey?
All art media look great on it!
Colored pencils go on its suede surface like velvet and build up to wonderfully vibrant hues. Pastels are absorbed right into the surface so you don’t need fixatives. Use watercolor, glass paints, acrylics, and dyes without worrying about paper warp.
Explore the exciting possibilities!
Kid’s Crayolas
Grow Up!
Sheer Heaven has a “right” side for printing and artwork. It can be felt as a suede-like finish as opposed to the absolutely smooth finish of the back. If you cannot feel the difference, hold a sheet lightly on the flat of your hand. The sheet will curl very slightly in the direction of its back side.
There are also many techniques that can be done on the back side - like paste paper effects, and the addition of backgrounds behind art already finished on the front.
Sheer Heaven does not have a coated surface like many fine art and inkjet materials do. It is etched and, under a microscope, would look something like carpet fibers. This is why this waterproof sheet has tooth and is able to accept paints, inks, pencils, etc. just like fine art papers do. However, because the media sits down in the fibers at different levels, and Sheer Heaven is translucent, allowing light to reflect from whatever is behind it, there is a depth to the finished product (almost like a 3-D effect) that makes for a whole new experience - even when using a familiar media.
This sample shows black rice paper laminated to Sheer Heaven with matte acrylic medium.
