We run regular RISO inductions so that you can find your way with this brilliant printing technique and try out some tips and tricks. Keep an eye out for new dates, we'll be adding them regularly. Sessions are limited to 4 participants maximum. What is a RISO print? RISO prints are made with a Risograph printer. It looks like a photocopier, but works as a screen printer; using rich spot colours and stencils to create tactile and vibrant prints, affordably and with little impact to our environment. Over the past decade, it has undergone a resurgence with creatives adopting the process because of its tactile and unique results. The RISO works by transforming your black and white artwork into a stencil. Your chosen colour drum is then inserted into the riso machine ,and the stencil is wrapped tightly around it. Paper is fed flat through the machine, passing under the rotating drum, which prints your artwork onto the paper at high speed. Stencils are made specifically for each drum and are nontransferable. One colour is printed at a time, and multicoloured prints are created by switching out drums, then over printing; passing the paper through the RISO again and again! Why RISO print? Aside from the incredible versatility of the printing process – imagine collage with stencilling machine – RISO is a cold print process. This means it consumes little energy, and unlike litho printing, it only takes a single print for the stencil to be fully inked and ready to print. It uses soy based inks, and loves to print with recycled papers; making for an ethical process, unmatched by many other print methods.
