A recording material comprising a bi-axially stretched polyester containing film and a printable subbing layer formed on at least one surface of the film, the layer having a total coverage of 0.4 g/m.sup.2 or more and the layer comprising a water insoluble Cl-containing polymer, a water insoluble non-Cl containing polymer and a water soluble polymer containing an anionic group. A method of producing the recording material is also provided. The recording material is suitable as printable synthetic paper.