Learn Risograph Printing

I've been risograph printing since 2017. Here is everything I've learned, organized so you can find what you need.

Before sending your files to a riso print studio, grab this.

This Riso Cheat Sheet is everything I wish I had before my riso session: what resolution to work in, how to think about color, and the mistakes that will waste your time and paper. It's 100% free.

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Sayuri in her riso studio with the Riso Cheat Sheet

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Getting Started

Risograph Printing for Beginners: How It Works, Start to Finish Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →
Risograph vs. Inkjet (Which One Actually Works for Artists?) Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →
What's Inside a Risograph Print Studio (And How to Actually Use One) Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →

File Prep

CMYK Color Separation for Risograph Printing (3 Colors) Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →
CMYK Color Separations for Risograph Printing in Photoshop Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →
How to Separate CMYK Colors for Risograph Printing (Simple Photoshop Tutorial) Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →

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Studio Process

Why I Waited 10 Years to Riso Print These Illustrations Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →
How to Risograph Print (The EXACT Process) Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →
How to Risograph Print Your Art | Multi-Color Print Process (Paper Jams, Misprints & All) Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →
How to Risograph Print (4 Color Riso Print) Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →

Troubleshooting

10 Risograph Printing Mistakes Beginners Always Make Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →
5 Risograph Printing Mistakes (And How to Avoid Them) Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →
How to Work with Riso Inks Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →
How to Choose the BEST Paper for Risograph Printing Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →
This Risograph Print Didn't Turn Out How I Planned Watch on YouTube & Subscribe →

Riso color separation

Rather Skip File Prep?

Send me your art and I'll send back print-ready riso files, with a 20-minute call included.

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See the Prints These Videos Are About

Strawberry Lake and Curiosity are in my shop. Freedom Fish and the Feminist set are on Etsy.

Strawberry Lake risograph print

Strawberry Lake

Giant strawberries reflected in a calm lake, in three bright layers of ink.

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Freedom Fish risograph print

Freedom Fish

A studio favorite, straight off the press.

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Feminist Riso Print Set risograph prints

Feminist Riso Print Set

A set of feminist risograph prints, sold together.

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Curiosity risograph print

Curiosity

Giant fish swim through a cosmic night sky, past a glowing moon.

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Thinking About Buying Your Own Machine?

What a used risograph actually costs, what to check before you buy, and where I’d start looking.

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