Riso Printing
What is Risography?
Riso is an environmentally-friendly printing method where artwork gets burned onto a stencil, which then gets repeatedly inked and rolled onto a piece of paper. This stencil is made from rice paper while the ink is made from rice bran oil. Since the ink is oil based, prints can smudge easily and need time to dry before another layer of color is rolled on top. This also causes imperfections such as printer roller tracks, smudging, and mis-registration.
Riso printing is a labor intensive and involved printing process, much more so than digital printing. Every design is manually adjusted and cut by a real human. This meticulous process results in unique pieces where imperfections only add to the charm and appeal.
How do I print with y'all?
Available Formats
All formats must fit on an 8.5x14in legal paper size.
- Art prints
- Restaurant & coffeeshop menus
- Business cards
- Greeting cards
- Event flyers (discounted for protest and liberation movements)
- Zines
All files must be delivered riso print-ready. If you don’t have experience with riso printing, you can use Spectrolite to "riso-fy" your artwork. We do not offer file setup services at this time.
Printing Packages
We offer 3 quantities of printing packages at 25, 50, and 75. If you’d like to print more than 75 prints, please let us know and we can create a custom quote for you.
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Paper Size: Legal 8.5x14in |
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Quantity |
1 Color |
2 Color |
3 Color |
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25 |
$40 |
$65 |
$120 |
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50 |
$50 |
$90 |
$160 |
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75 |
$60 |
$115 |
$200 |
*Larger quantities require custom quotes
What is Spot Color?
Most digital printing is achieved using a four-ink standard process — Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Black (CMYK).
However with Riso, inks are layered on top of each other, one at a time. These inks are loaded into the printer one at a time and left to dry between colors. Most studios have a limited range of inks, otherwise known as spot colors. We are a seven color studio:
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Spot Color |
HEX |
Pantone |
Tone |
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Black |
#000000 |
BLACK U |
Neutral |
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Blue |
#0078BF |
3005 U |
Cool |
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Fluorescent Pink |
#FF48B0 |
806 U |
Cool |
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Sunflower |
#FFB511 |
116 U |
Warm |
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Kelly Green |
#67B346 |
368 U |
Warm |
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Red |
#FF665E |
WARM RED U |
Warm |
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Metallic Gold |
#AC936E |
874 U |
Cool |
Many Riso ink pigments are outside the CMYK color palette — so you can print more vibrant colors than possible with standard process inks.
Paper offered
We print all of our art prints on Neenah cream or white #80 cardstock.
If you're interested in other colors or printing a zine with us, feel free to email us or note it in the form.
Interested? Fill out the form below
Please use this form to send in your requests! We will reach out within 3-5 business days to kick-off the process.