your new local riso studio
Hello! We are your brand spankin’ new Risograph studio in Perth!
Serving up small-run Riso printing and hands-on workshops for artists, designers and anyone keen to make something tactile, fluro, and funky.
on the menu..
The Print Deli is for making, learning and having a play. Send us your artwork to print, or come get inky and give Riso a go yourself.
print services
Got artwork that deserves more than a boring old office printer?
Choose from simple A3 and A4 combos, then send through your project details.
workshops
Keen to learn for yourself?
Come get inky in one of our small-group workshops. They’re relaxed, hands-on and totally beginner-friendly.
ok but… what the heck is riso?
basically a photocopier’s cooler, brighter, inkier cousin.
Risograph printing works a bit like screen printing, building an image one colour at a time.
Each print is made with soy-based inks, a rice paper stencil, and no heat - making it super enviromentally friendly!
The result is bright colour, grainy texture, unexpected overlaps and tiny misalignments that make every print feel a little bit unique. It’s a tactile process that makes the most of happy accidents.
One colour at a time, baby. Pick your inks, prep each colour layer, then we run them through the Riso and watch the magic stack up.
so, how does it work?
01
Colour picking
Choose your flavours. Pick the ink colours you want and how many layers your artwork needs.
02
Prepare your layers
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Each colour gets its own artwork layer. Don’t panic, we can help you get everything print-ready.
03
Print + overlap
Each layer gets printed separately, building up texture, surprise colours and all those delicious little Riso quirks.
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upcoming workshops
Join Billie, designer and founder of The Print Deli, for a hands-on introduction to Risograph printing. You’ll learn how the process works, get familiar with the printer and create your own edition of two-colour prints to take home.
We’ll cover the basics of masters, ink drums, colour layers and registration, then put it all into practice by making a two-colour print from start to finish.
The workshop is playful and low-pressure, with a focus on working by hand. We’ll use drawing, collage, cutting and layering techniques before scanning your artwork directly through the Riso.
There’s no need to prepare anything beforehand, but you’re welcome to bring along an idea if you already have one.
This workshop is suitable for all levels of experience and beginners are very welcome. With a maximum of 6 participants, there’s plenty of time to learn the machine and have a proper go yourself.
What will we do?
We’ll be working completely analogue throughout the workshop.
• Collage or illustration: Use markers, paper, old magazines, cutting, tearing and collage techniques to create your artwork by hand.
• Scan straight to the Riso: We’ll use the Risograph’s built-in scanner to turn your handmade artwork into a printable master, so you can see how the machine translates your marks, textures and shapes.
• Build a two-colour print: Choose two colours from The Print Deli ink selection and print your artwork one layer at a time. You’ll see how colour, texture, overlap and registration work together in the final print.
No laptops or digital artwork are needed. Everything is made by hand and printed directly through the Riso.
What is included?
✹ 10 x A3 two-colour Risograph prints
✹ Your choice of two Riso ink colours
✹ Paper and all workshop materials
✹ Hands-on use of the Risograph printer
✹ Guidance through artwork preparation, scanning, masters and printing
✹ An introduction to colour layering, overprinting and registration
The workshop runs for approximately 3 hours.
Accessibility & Location
The Print Deli studio is based in West Perth. Full studio details and access information will be sent through ahead of your workshop.
There is street parking available in the surrounding area, and the studio is a 2 minute walk from City West station.
If you have any accessibility requirements, please get in touch before your session so we can make sure the space works for you.
Cancellation Policy
Plans change. If you need to move your booking, please get in touch at least 7 days before your workshop and I’ll do my best to transfer you to another available session.
If you need to cancel completely, a full refund is available when you give at least 14 days notice. Unfortunately, cancellations made within 14 days of the workshop are non-refundable.
Workshops require a minimum number of bookings to go ahead. If a session needs to be cancelled due to low numbers or unforeseen circumstances, you’ll be offered the choice of a full refund or transfer to another workshop date.
more to come…
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