Riso A2 Duplicator – Drukkerij Kaboem

A2 risography by locals

Riso specs

The Riso Duplicator produces one colour per print run. Allow extra time for drying when printing multiple colours. Our friends in Glasgow have set up an amazing tutorial bank, check them out!

Risotto Studio Tutorials

6 Colour Drums

Navy Blue // Firetruck Red // Fluorescent Pink // Lemon Yellow // Forest Green // Black

Raster Options

Screentouch (symmetric) or Graintouch (random)

Paper Size & Weight

max. paper size 624 mm x 432 mm (a bit bigger then A2) // paper weight 46-150g officially (a bit thicker paper works well too)

Printing Area

max printing area 596 × 425 mm (a bit bigger then A2) // max resolution 600 dpi

"Recently I had Henny make 50 prints, they came out with too much pink and not enough yellow to make bright orange... I had to print them again and pay for the mistake. That orange colour was really important and definitely worth it."

Maia Matches Stadstekenaar 2019

Let's get to work!

How to prepare your files for printing

Separate your layout files by colour and save the layer as greyscale. PDF files are the best and no larger than 300 dpi and add crop marks for cutting (if necessary).

Decide what kind of paper best fits your project

You can work with colour or simple white paper, but it needs to uncoated. Inform yourself on time about the current paper choices. On stock there is always Munken Print White in various weights.

How to mix colours to create new colours

There are 6 colours available: blue, black, yellow, red, green and fluorescent pink. The ink has a transparency to it so it's easy to mix elementary colours into orange, light green and purple (just to name a few).

The secret to making beautiful prints

HA! Did you think I had the answer? Wrong, my friend. It's up to you to experiment and enjoy the wonder of riso printing! So keep in mind: the secret with this machine is: IMPERFECTION!