Risograph Duotone Photo Printing Workshop

Exploring separation, layering, and limited palettes

In this hands-on session, we’ll explore how to turn your full colour digital images into two colour prints. You’ll learn how to take any image and separate the colours for printing; experimenting with contrast, depth and theme.

Whether you’re a photographer, designer, illustrator, or zine-maker, this session will help you build confidence in preparing your own duotone images ready to Risograph print.

• Colour theory and Riso printing: learn the basics of duotone and spot-colour printing; including colour spaces, halftones, ink opacities, and how inks interact on paper.
• Digital preparation: step by step image separation and layering in Adobe Photoshop or Affinity Photo, preparing files for a two-colour print workflow.
• Test & experiment: make test prints, understanding how to check registration, adjust densities, and refine your images for best results.
  

You will produce a set of A5 duotoneprints of your own image to take home, as well as the knowledge and confidence to apply the method to future projects.

• Your laptop with Adobe Photoshop (any recent version) or Affinity Photo installed
• A few high-resolution images you’d like to work with (TIFF, PSD, or a large JPEG)
• Pen, sketchbook, and your curiosity — no prior Risograph print experience needed!

Know what’s Happening Next — before everyone else does.

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Host or Publisher Inkling