Risograph Artist Prints and More
We have a Riso SF5450 EFII U with a custom conveyor belt for drying.
This Riso is a duplicator that's best described as if a classic silkscreen machine and a copier had a baby.
Printing on the Riso is a wet process full of smudges, misalignments and stochastic screen patterns that create a distinct look. Each color is translucent and layered on each other one at a time — each a run through the machine, creating endless slight variation between prints.
Riso is not for the perfectionist, but we feel it can still create perfect prints.
Our Current Inks
Riso ink is made from the husks of rice. It's really cool — it takes something that might otherwise be thrown away or composted and turns it into highly functional, biodegradable ink — the only unfortunate part is that it takes forever to really dry. And some inks, like Fluorescent pink, stay a little wet (and possibly smudgy) for weeks.
You can download an Adobe Illustrator file with all these colors set in blending mode so you can see how inks interact.
Papers
We use porous, vellum-like papers as much as possible.
- Lettermark Vellum 67# Bristol Cover
- Environment PC 80#