Workshop: Risography for Photography
Risograph's clever technology makes it extra fun to experiment with photographs. At the workshop, you will learn what conditions the risographer needs to transform a photograph into a risograph image. We test different ways of printing photographs from monochrome to fake cmyk. This workshop is primarily experimental and you will not receive any finished images but a sample catalog to build on. Risography is a Japanese printing technique based on printing through stencils. Simplified, it can be described as a copier that does a type of screen printing. The process is largely mechanical and is based on paper being fed through the machine with various feed wheels and belts and pressed against the template that sits around a kind of pressure roller. As each paper is fed separately, small variations in fit between layers, or coverage of ink may occur from copy to copy in the run. The printing takes place with ready-mixed so-called decorative colors, but they can also be printed together with each other to produce new mixtures and shades. Risography is a printing technique that invites experimentation and exploratory work. During the course, the participants will get to test different ways of working and challenge themselves to find new ways through the limitations and idiosyncrasies of technology. After you've concluded the workshop you are eligible to join Riso Community Studio, a platform where you can use our studio and equipment to work on and print your own projects. More information is given in the workshop!
You'll learn
Included
Paper, masters and ink for all projects during the course. Lighter coffee.
Total time 11h, divided into 2 occasions
Case 1: We start by investigating which photographs are best suited for rice printing and how we can experiment with these conditions. The first day we focus on making mono- and duotone. Case 2: Color separation for tricolor photos and faux-CMYK.
The premises is on the ground floor, but has two steps in the entrance, the toilet is half a flight of stairs up. On weekdays, a dog stays in the studio, but not during the course.
BEAST Studio is run by Li and Robert. The studio has worked with Risograph printing since 2013. Li and Robert are graphic designers. Their versatile knowledge can help you make succeed with your prints!
Purchase policy
Your can cancel or reschedule your booking up to 10 day(s) before start. You can always transfer your seat, even if there are less than 10 day(s) left. Read more