Come learn about risograph printing with us!

This workshop is a great place to start if you’re new to riso, or if you’d like a refresher! We’ll take a deep dive into risograph history, an overview of how these machines work, the stencil-duplicator process, and the quirks and fun (sometimes unpredictable) outcomes of riso printing. The main focus of this class is EXPERIMENTATION. We’ll share print and zine inspiration, favorite mark making tools and how to use them for riso, and we’ll walk through a print demo on two of our riso printers! This class is led by Kate Bingaman-Burt and Leland Vaughan, with the help of the rest of the crew at Outlet and our riso sisters—Barbara, Janet, Corita, and Lil’ Tina (yes we named all of our printers).

We now offer this workshop both virtually and in-person at our space in Portland! Check our events calendar for upcoming dates. For the virtual class we do our very best to make it as close to the real life experience as possible! We’ve got multiple cameras to get the best views of our space, mark making exercises, and a printing demo—plus you still make an edition of 2-color prints and get them mailed to you (along with a copy of everyone else’s)! This is a great way to connect with other creatives and riso enthusiasts all over the world! Check our calendar for upcoming in-person workshops