#risograph tutorial

I organize my layers into two groups: the actual risograph print layers (ie one greyscale multiply layer and a corresponding color clippimg mask set to screen for each color I’m using) and then a second group for my selections. For this print I used violet, sunflower, and turquoise ink.

I separate my prints into areas of each material or color (ie all my flower centers are on one layer, all my petals, all my stems, etc). I then color by selecting a layer and painting on my risograph separated layers. I start by flatting in base colors for each selection layer and then building up shading from there. I mostly use the airbrush and noise tool in procreate, but I also use painting brushes like Spectra (which is a default procreate brush)

(Also ik you can save selections in procreate and I don’t have to make layers, I just prefer doing it this way lol)

This is what each color separation looks like, because of how I approach riso my layers can look a little odd when separated lol. I think of riso more like watercolor and less like print making so my layers tend to look a bit weird. I try and keep all my lineart in one color to help with registration. I normally use a dual drum machine but I was using a mono-drum for this print so I was especially worried about registration.

And this is what the finished print looks like (digital version on the left and print on the right)! I still haven’t got a good scan of this piece so the picture doesn’t do it justice. I mostly wanted to show how different the colors can look when printed.