GF Smith · Colorplan
Colorplan Ebony
ebony. 350 gsm, smooth surface, dyed through to the core.
The colour shown here is an on-screen approximation. Paper shifts under different light, order a sample before you lock a shade.
Printed on this stock
2 projects
Peppermint design exploration
One brief, twelve design movements: the same 24 days, built the way each era would have built them, from papers and foils we actually stock.
01 Let each movement change the object: a book, an arch, a cube, building blocks, a skyscraper, a turning hatbox, a monolith.
IDOLON
Five dies. No ink at all.
01 Blind deboss for the type, two foil passes per side, on Colorplan Ebony duplexed — two dyed-through black sheets bonded, so each face takes…
Specifications
| Range | GF Smith |
|---|---|
| Collection | Colorplan |
| Shade | Ebony |
| Weight | 350 gsm |
| Surface | smooth |
| Dyed through | Yes, coloured edge when cut |
Techniques we run on it
- Foil stamping
- Blind deboss
- Emboss
- Spot UV
- Screen printing
- Painted edges
- Foiled edges
How it behaves in production
- GF Smith Colorplan Ebony: smooth uncoated European stock, dyed through to the core.
- Foil sits like jewellery on this shade: keep coverage restrained.
Common questions
- Is Colorplan Ebony dyed through?
- Yes. The colour runs through the sheet, so the cut edge matches the face.
- Which print methods and finishes work on Colorplan Ebony?
- We offer Foil stamping, Blind deboss, Emboss, Spot UV, Screen printing, Painted edges, Foiled edges.
- What weights do you stock Colorplan Ebony in?
- 350 gsm.
- Can I see it before I order?
- Yes. Screens flatten texture and shift colour. Ask for a physical sample before choosing your stock.
Wedding invitations on Colorplan Ebony
Suites we have run on this stock, and the directions it takes well.
- Art deco
- Modern minimal
- Bold graphic
- Black tie
- Green
- Navy
- Burgundy
- Blush
- Black
- White & ivory
- Sage
- Colorplan
- Duplex & triplex
- Dyed-through colour
- Blind deboss
- All wedding invitations
Pairs beautifully with
Three combinations that hold up on press. Open one and the Studio starts with the stock, the foil and the ink already locked in.
Colorplan Ebony + opaque white foil
The house answer for white type on black. Letterpress and offset inks are translucent — white ink on Ebony reads grey and dirty. An opaque white pigment foil sits on top of the sheet and stays white, and because Ebony is dyed through the cut edge stays black instead of flashing a white core.
Run on closed orders
Start this combinationColorplan Ebony + bright gold foil
The most-run combination we have. Ebony's tooth kills any reflection around the stamp, so the gold is the only thing in the piece that moves under light. Fine detail survives foil; we design to 0.15 mm and check the actual texture, adjusting only lines under 0.1 mm.
Run on closed orders
Start this combinationColorplan Ebony + Matte Sage Gold · 174-7M
Matte Sage Gold is the only honest way to get a light mark onto a sheet this dark — ink would sink into it. On a smooth dyed-through stock the foil sits proud and the sheet stays matte around it.
Compatibility matrix
Start this combination