Hibiscus on Risograph

Risograph and plants

Recently I’ve been introduced to a new medium called Risograph printing. With a similar principle as screenprinting, risograph printing used a duplicator that resembles a photocopy machine, the ink in the printer is soy-based ink making it environmentally friendly. Designs are printed in individual spot color layers, which are passed through paper stencils that are automatically created and wrapped around ink-filled drum cylinders. Originally intended for fast and accessible printing it has now been taking over by many artists due to its unique colors and textures.
By now, I’m totally in love with the technique and looking forward to print more artwork using this medium. The hibiscus print in the exhibit is based on a macro photograph that I took of the plant. Then I “posterized” the image and divided into layers for each of the colors. I like the way the information gets transformed and gives a new perspective in color to what normally would be a delicate palette like in the photo below.

The print in the exhibit was kindly printed by the RISOLAB staff