Resources for
Risograph Printing

  • Lake, Fluorescent Pink, Sunflower, Blue.

    To learn more about Riso Inks checkout the Stencil Wiki

  • I stock two types of house paper:

    French Whip Cream, cardstock
    Blick Sulphite Drawing Paper, text weight

    Multi-color Construction / Arts n Scraps (printers choice based on available options). This is a fun option for quick, one color designs / flyers.

  • Use one of these templates to help guide your file set-up.

    Make sure your files are separated (in black and white / grayscale) according to color. You can do this a number of ways including Photoshop, InDesign, or running your artwork through Spectrolite.

  • Basic Pricing Structure:

    • File Set-Up Fee for all projects: $25

    • Stencils (master file for each color used): $2

    • Impressions (total quantity of prints x number of ink colors used): .15cents

    • Paper: .25cents - $1 (see Resource Guide)

    • Local Pick-up: Free / Shipping: TBD

  • Risograph printing is an inherently quirky and unpredictable process. It’s quirks are what what yield unique, imperfect and endearing prints. It’s important to understand these traits in order to know if this process is right for your project.

    Typical of Risograph prints:

    1. Smudging Inks/Ink Transfer

    2. Registration Errors/Misalignment

    3. Needle Marks and Roller Marks

    4. Uneven Ink Coverage

Ink Colors

Lake
Hex: #235BA8 / RGB: (35, 91, 168) / CMYK: (0, 0, 0, 100)

Fluorescent Pink
Hex: #FF48B0 / RGB: (255, 72, 176) / CMYK: (0, 72, 31, 0)

Sunflower
Hex: #FFB511 / RGB: (255, 181, 17) / CMYK: (0, 29, 93, 0)

Black
Hex: #000000 / RGB: (0, 0, 0) / CMYK: (0, 0, 0, 100)