#16 - Riso Printing

After my two introductory courses on how to use the Riso printer I started on my process of printing my final output. I bought paper, I chose the thickest weight to emphasize the contract’s importance as a constitution. I then edited all of my files to the correct format that the printer needs. In the Riso case, I had to export every layer one by one. One color is one layer and the template or “Master” must manually be changed every color and for every new page of printing. In my 20 page contract I made 28 masters and the whole thing took four hours to print. I came out of the process with five copies of every page.

I was pleasantly surprised I did not make an error. However I was kept on my toes because every error cost 1 and a half pounds to re-print. In some cases I smudged my ink but I later was able to remove them with a hard eraser.

I was incredibly careful in the studio because I was reminded of all of the times I worked in the studio in undergrad and had to pay attention to detail in order not to damage any material. Overall I loved being in the studio it did feel like my comfort zone.