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Risograph

Risograph print layers with ink colours, misregistration and grain.

Riso Kagaku began as a mimeograph business in Tokyo in 1946. In 1980 it launched the RISOGRAPH, an automatic stencil duplicator that printed high volumes with emulsion inks at low cost. Schools, offices and later independent publishers adopted the machines.

Artists love Risograph for its spot colours, visible ink texture and casual misregistration between layers. This effect stages those print behaviours: limited inks, grain and the slight offset that makes a poster feel pulled by hand.

Risograph example
Example

Properties

  • Paper color

    off-white / cream stock

    Range
    Colour
    Default
    0.936, 0.846, 0.964

  • Grain plate

    Range
    Agfa APX 400, Agfa HDC 100, Agfa HDC 400, Fuji Pro 160S, Fuji Pro 400H, Fuji Provia 100F, Fuji Superia 200 I, Fuji Superia 200 II, Fuji Superia Reala 100, Ilford Delta 3200, Ilford HP5 400, Ilford Kentmere 400, Ilford XP2 400, Kodak Ektachrome E100, Kodak Portra 800, Kodak T-Max 3200, Kodak Tri-X 400, Rollei R3 200
    Default
    Agfa APX 400

  • Grain scale

    grain plate zoom (PS Pattern Overlay scale)

    Range
    0.1 to 3
    Default
    0.261

  • Grain opacity

    Pattern Overlay opacity (PS default 50%)

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0.83

  • Grain softness

    0 = true PS Hard Mix step

    Range
    0 to 0.5
    Default
    0.449

  • Grain contrast

    stretch grain around mid-grey; widens the tone range that speckles

    Range
    0.5 to 3
    Default
    0.861

  • Ink 1

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    1

  • Ink 1 color

    Range
    Black, Black Simulated, Risofederal Blue, Medium Blue, Blue, Cornflower, Aqua, Mint, Teal, Hunter Green, Green, Kelly Green, Moss, Yellow, Sunflower, Melon, Apricot, Orange, Red, Coral, Bright Red, Marine Red, Burgundy, Violet, Grape, Purple, Brown, Light Grey, Flat Gold, Metallic Gold, Fluorescent Pink, Fluorescent Orange, Fluorescent Red, Fluorescent Yellow, Fluorescent Green
    Default
    Bright Red

  • (Ink 1 reds, Ink 1 yellows, Ink 1 greens)

    Range
    -2, -2, -2 to 3, 3, 3
    Default
    -0.854, 1.725, 2.978

  • (Ink 1 cyans, Ink 1 blues, Ink 1 magentas)

    Range
    -2, -2, -2 to 3, 3, 3
    Default
    2.934, 2.933, 2.847

  • Ink 1 shift

    Range
    -0.01, -0.01 to 0.01, 0.01
    Default
    0, 0

  • Ink 2

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    1

  • Ink 2 color

    Range
    Black, Black Simulated, Risofederal Blue, Medium Blue, Blue, Cornflower, Aqua, Mint, Teal, Hunter Green, Green, Kelly Green, Moss, Yellow, Sunflower, Melon, Apricot, Orange, Red, Coral, Bright Red, Marine Red, Burgundy, Violet, Grape, Purple, Brown, Light Grey, Flat Gold, Metallic Gold, Fluorescent Pink, Fluorescent Orange, Fluorescent Red, Fluorescent Yellow, Fluorescent Green
    Default
    Blue

  • (Ink 2 reds, Ink 2 yellows, Ink 2 greens)

    Range
    -2, -2, -2 to 3, 3, 3
    Default
    2.143, 1.472, -1.867

  • (Ink 2 cyans, Ink 2 blues, Ink 2 magentas)

    Range
    -2, -2, -2 to 3, 3, 3
    Default
    -0.591, 0.924, -1.933

  • Ink 2 shift

    Range
    -0.01, -0.01 to 0.01, 0.01
    Default
    0, -0.01

  • Ink 3

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    1

  • Ink 3 color

    Range
    Black, Black Simulated, Risofederal Blue, Medium Blue, Blue, Cornflower, Aqua, Mint, Teal, Hunter Green, Green, Kelly Green, Moss, Yellow, Sunflower, Melon, Apricot, Orange, Red, Coral, Bright Red, Marine Red, Burgundy, Violet, Grape, Purple, Brown, Light Grey, Flat Gold, Metallic Gold, Fluorescent Pink, Fluorescent Orange, Fluorescent Red, Fluorescent Yellow, Fluorescent Green
    Default
    Yellow

  • (Ink 3 reds, Ink 3 yellows, Ink 3 greens)

    Range
    -2, -2, -2 to 3, 3, 3
    Default
    0.37, -1.936, 2.932

  • (Ink 3 cyans, Ink 3 blues, Ink 3 magentas)

    Range
    -2, -2, -2 to 3, 3, 3
    Default
    2.951, 2.915, 2.937

  • Ink 3 shift

    Range
    -0.01, -0.01 to 0.01, 0.01
    Default
    -0.01, 0.01

  • Ink 4

    Range
    0 to 1
    Default
    0

  • Ink 4 color

    Range
    Black, Black Simulated, Risofederal Blue, Medium Blue, Blue, Cornflower, Aqua, Mint, Teal, Hunter Green, Green, Kelly Green, Moss, Yellow, Sunflower, Melon, Apricot, Orange, Red, Coral, Bright Red, Marine Red, Burgundy, Violet, Grape, Purple, Brown, Light Grey, Flat Gold, Metallic Gold, Fluorescent Pink, Fluorescent Orange, Fluorescent Red, Fluorescent Yellow, Fluorescent Green
    Default
    Black

  • (Ink 4 reds, Ink 4 yellows, Ink 4 greens)

    Range
    -2, -2, -2 to 3, 3, 3
    Default
    0.461, 0.667, 0.321

  • (Ink 4 cyans, Ink 4 blues, Ink 4 magentas)

    Range
    -2, -2, -2 to 3, 3, 3
    Default
    0.585, 0.108, 0.713

  • Ink 4 shift

    Range
    -0.01, -0.01 to 0.01, 0.01
    Default
    0, 0

Command line

Requires Rethings Pro. Install the tool from Rethings → Install Command Line Tool… 

rethings apply --effect risograph --set u_paperColor=0.9357,0.8456,0.9642 --set d_texture=0 -i input.jpg -o output.png

Gallery

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