There is described a transfer member or blanket for use in aqueous ink jet printer. The transfer member includes a surface layer having a surface roughness (Ra) of from about 50 nm to about 5 microns. The surface layer has a surface energy between 8 mN/m2 and 30 mN/m2. The surface layer includes an elastomeric matrix having a plurality texture particles dispersed therein. The weight percent of the texture particles in the surface layer is from about 0.2 weight percent to about 20 weight percent.