Four Color Risograph Prints
Risograph prints sit somewhere between a xerox and a screen print. Made in Japan by the Riso Kagaku Corporation, they've become popular with creatives for the very reasons they fell out of fashion as office equipment. They're complex mechanical beasts, with stencil printing capabilities and oil based inks. This makes them a dream machine for experimental printmaking and micro publishing, but unreliable as office equipment. My favorite way to use a risograph is to reproduce 4 color images. In the CMYK color space, I use different color inks for each color channel layer, producing surreal colorscapes and compositions.
Risograph Printing Workshop
I created a workshop at Outlet after our Riso Basics workshop participants asked for a more in-depth look at the complicated process. In the workshop, I taught our team about the history of color printing and how the CMYK system of printing we use today came to be. I then guided the participants in setting up their files in photoshop. With properly formatted files, we worked one-on-one to slowly layer the ink to create vibrant, unique prints.
Monotype, Intaglio, Relief, Silkscreen, and Photosensitive Contact Prints
When I have access to oil inks, carving tools, and large roll printing presses I tend to spend a lot of time experimenting with the processes and techniques. While it has been a few years since I’ve had access to the facilities, my interest in mixed media experimental printmaking persists. Below you’ll find some examples from my last stint at a press and some of the shows I was able to sell the prints in.
