an image receptive medium comprising a semi - translucent polymer containing semi - translucent particulate capable of attenuating visible light and imparting color or haze is disclosed . the image receptive medium includes an image receiving layer containing particulate with various light attenuating properties . the image receiving layer can receive a dye through sorption or diffusion . the attenuating properties of the particulate act to enhance the quality of the image by obscuring background and scattering light to illuminate the dye . the result is a durable image requiring only a single layer which is highly visible on opaque , clear , or colored substrates .