The present invention is drawn to a coated substrate for ink-jet ink
printing. The substrate can have an ink-receiving coating on the imaging
side. On the opposite, or back, surface, the substrate can have two
coatings: a curl control coating and a photo feel coating designed to
provide scratch resistance. The curl control coating can be nearest the
substrate, with the photo feel coating coated over the curl control
coating. The photo feel coating can have a contact angle greater than
about 90 degrees and a water vapor transport rate of greater than about 5
g/m.sup.2/12 hour.