
This means that no matter what color is being printed, the image must be rendered in grayscale. Risograph printing is a binary process, meaning the risograph reads tones, rather than color. The more you print, the more cost effective the medium becomes! Image Making Due to the nature of printing, it is best to print at least 10 copies of each print. The drum pushes ink through the master and onto the paper, resulting in your final image. The risograph reads grayscale images, bitmaps them, and burns them into a master, which wraps around the color drum. It’s great for layering colors and creating bright, textured and unique prints. It was designed to be a cheap way to print large quantities at a very little cost. It’s a cross between a xerox machine (due to the high speed and large output) and a screenprinter (due to the layered stencil process). Available colors:Ī risograph is a stencil duplicator- it prints one layer at a time with rice-based, semi translucent inks. Below are some specific details about printing in our lab. Risograph printing is a unique printing process which produces vibrant, textured prints which look like no other process available.
