A Risograph is a digital stencil duplicator designed for high-volume reproduction of designs. As a printing method, a risograph printer sits somewhere between screen printing and offset lithography. It uses brightly colored inks, or “spot colors” allowing a wide range of bright and beautiful colors.
A Risograph is a cost-effective self-publishing tool and is ideal for posters, graphic prints, comics, zines, or art books.
Risograph Studio
Updated on January 26, 2024
Location & Hours of Operation – WINTER 2024 Located in the CCS Imaging Center6th floor, Taubman Building313-664-1507ic@colleg
Riso Printing | How does the Risograph Work?
Updated on January 26, 2024
An image is either sent digitally from the Riso PC or from a physical original via the scanner bed. The master is created by
Troubleshooting
Updated on August 31, 2022
Common Questions If I want to switch out the color of a plate (print on a blue plate using the teal drum), do I need to alter
Registration & Trapping
Updated on July 15, 2022
The Risograph has limits of accuracy. Each color layer requires a separate pass through the printer, registration on multi-co
Risograph Image Options
Updated on July 15, 2022
The Risograph can print at 600 d.p.i. and has two gradient techniques to choose from: Grain Touch: a randomized diffusion dit
Color Systems & Color Spaces
Updated on July 14, 2022
Understanding RGB vs. CMYK vs. CMY The primary colors of light RGB (Red, Green, and Blue), represent a visual range that, in
Understanding Color Separations
Updated on June 22, 2021
The Risograph prints one color at a time, which means your piece needs to be separated into pages by color:
Opacities & Overlap
Updated on June 22, 2021
Use opacities and overprinting, or overlapping colors, to create new values and hues. The RISO will print these colors one at
Overprinting & Knockout
Updated on June 22, 2021
Overprinting: is when colors are printed over each other. This creates new colors as the colors are blended. Knockout: is wh