If you think this microfiber backdrop is a perfect substitute for seamless paper, don't buy this backdrop. It's still textured so you can see the different shades of light and shadow. That being said, these are fantastic backgrounds, as is the rest of the Katebackdrop range. I have them in many styles and use them several times a week as part of my photography business. If you want something to be perfectly crisp and the same color top to bottom and side to side, you should use seamless paper. When you need color and texture. Then these backgrounds are the way to go.