Risograph

Risograph printing takes its name from the duplicating equipment that combines digital master-making with stencil-based ink transfer. Images are separated into color passes, whose overlaps can form new hues. Grain, paper texture, and slight registration shifts are often embraced by artists, giving prints a vivid quality with a visible sense of material production.

Kind

Technique

Lineage

Collage and Printed Illustration

Related styles

1

Medium family

Posters, graphics and layout · Illustration and picture books

Medium

Print

Technique

Risograph printing · Halftone

Colour

Duotone

Key traits

1. 01Separate the image into a small set of spot-color layers, each carrying forms or tonal information.
2. 02Overlapping transparent or translucent inks can create colors distinct from individual layers.
3. 03Flat areas, halftones and varying granular textures may coexist within a print.
4. 04Ink absorption and slight registration differences may be optional surface cues, while forms and text remain legible.