The Control Panel Switching Ink: 1. Open front door 2. Press Blue Button 3. Pull out drum by blue handle 4. Lift the drum out by the 2 blue handles. Make sure to put the drum back in a case. The drum MUST be placed horizontal on a stable surface 5. Place the new drum into the drum rails. You can line up the arrows on the rail and the drum to easily put it in. 6. Push the drum back into the printer until you hear a beep. Repeat for drum 2. Both drums must be pushed back in and beep for you to continue. 51
Riso Ink: Currently we have 6 amazing vibrant riso inks. Riso ink is very slow to absorb into paper so we reccomend breaking up anything over two colors into two sessions over two separate days. Avoid putting spot colors at the head of the page to avoid paper jams. The Riso uses offset printing, a spot color or solid color is any color generated by an ink (pure or mixed) that is printed using a single run, whereas a process color is produced by printing a series of dots of different colors. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spot_color 52
Grayscale to color It is possible to make your files using color, but remember timply converting them to grayscale may not work. If you convert a yellow to grayscale, it ends up looking like a light gray. If you take a color wheel and desaturate it you will see that each color is a different value. If you want 100% of any color on the Risograph you will need to use 100% black in your design to get that full color. In photoshop you can create a color layer so you can see how it will turn out with that color. 53
PAPER The Riso can print 2 colors on one pass on 11x17 and 8.5x11 size paper. Letter Printable Area 7.75x 10.25 Tabloid Printable Area 16.25x10.25 To save paper and masters, you may want to combine smaller projects on the same page: For full bleed designs add a 3/8’’ around your artwork. You can download a template to design on at https://thisisthetemplatewemade.sva.edu.pdf.whatever.com 54
1. Press paper button 2. Put in paper 3. Adjust Edges 4. Press paperbutton til paper sensor touches paper 5. Make sure the paper weight toggle is set to heavy for heavy stock or Light for lighter stock. 55
Making a master from a scan: 1. Press Home Button 2. Choose drum or duo 3. Press MasterMake 4. Place your original on scan bed glass, on the pinpad enter 3-5 print proofs 5. Press start to make master 1. It will make the master and spit out proofs for only master 1. If someone else made a master on the second drum It will also print (unless cleared)! 56
6. Place the second original on glass. 7. Press start. The second master will be made Proofs of the second and first master will come out. -WIP- SETTING UP YOUR FILE IN PHOTOSHOP LAYERS Or download our template at https://www.svahascoolusefulltemplatesforstudents/pdf/whatever.com Create a Letter or Tabloid canvas. We are now going to learn how to prepare for designing in SPOT colors. If you set up your file this way you can see how the colors will come out while having your colors separated in your layers. 1. Click “Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer” & select Solid Color 57
2. Select the color you want from the Swatches Panel->Press Ok 3. Repeat Step 1 - 3 to create a new Fill Layer 4. Select the two Fill color layers you just created in the Layers Panel then In the Blending Mode menu select Screen. 58
5. Create Two groups Label them which Riso Colors you are using 6. Select both groups, In blending mode make them Multiply. 7. Select Group for color 1 and put it underneath the Fill layer corresponding color 1. Vice Versa for Color 2. 59
8.Click on the blank part of the fill layer and create a clipping mask. Repeat for other colors. -WIP- SETTING UP YOUR FILE IN PHOTOSHOP CHANNELS 1. Open Artwork or photograph file in Photoshop 2. Image -> Mode -> RGB Color (3 color) or CMYK Color (4 color) Make sure your image is flattened to one layer. 60
2. Select Channels In the Panel Menu [four lines], select Split Channels 3. Your file has been split in to new tabs One for each color & the transparency, the color each file represents will be in its name. Now you can save each if these tabs as separate files or Copy & Paste them as separate layers all into your Riso Print Preview file! 61
Printing from Photoshop How to make a master from Photoshop 1. Make sure that the printer is awake by pressing the “Wake-Up” button. 2. On the control screen press dual drum or single. 3. Press master make. 4. Go to your computer 5. Make sure the color layer you want to print is visible and all other layers hidden. 6. Turn the color fill layer off so that your image is grayscale again. If you are doing dual colors do color 1 and then color two. File->print -> Print settings click your paper-> Layout-> Coloring-> Change color 1 and color 2 to the color you are using MAKE SURE THAT THEY ARE THE SAME AS THE DRUMS YOU HAVE IN THE PRINTER. (image drum 1 and drum 2) - If your color is not there: (look up how to add color if its not there). Click master making: Click only color 1=> Save=> Print. Then after you have clicked print and the print is sent the Riso printer will beep when it has the file ready. You must go to the printer. Make sure the printer is awake, Press Idle->make sure it is your file name listed-> press output-> then start it will make your master on the first drum and print out proofs., Go back to photoshop, turn on your second layer for the second color and hide the color you have just printed. File---> Print---> MAke sure your paper is selected---> Layout → Coloring→ for Master making choose only color 2. You will hear a beep. Go to the printer→ Idle→output→ will make a master. Press printing THEN PUT AS MANY PRINTS AS YOU NEED Let dry for a long while if putting a 3rd color. 62
TORI’s HELPFUL PHOTOSHOP INSIGHT FOR RISO (* - Means important step) (“()” – Helpful tips) (“[]” - Notes for us that will be explained visually with screen capture) [ “⌘, ⌥” These symbols can be found in the glyphs in the font Apple Symbols] How to convert process color channels to layers. Notes: Hotkeys – Keyboard Shortcuts that can make your Work flows faster. (⌘ – Command Key) (⌥ - Option) (⌃ - Control) This is great for photos or flat artwork files FROM CHANNELS TO LAYERS Complex image 1. Open your Full Color artwork file in Photoshop 63
2. In the Layers Panel, select the lock next to Background [Image needed] (Can’t find the Layers Panel? On the Menu Bar select Window and confirm Layer has a check mark next to it, if not select to make Layer Panel appear) 1. Rename layer to “Original” 1. From the Menu Bar Image -> Mode -> CMYK Color * 1. In the Layers Panel select Channels 2. Select Black (⌘ + 6) 3. Menu Bar Select -> All (⌘ + A) 1. Edit -> Copy Merged (⌘ + Shift + C) 2. In the Layers panel create New Layer (⌘ + Shift + N) 3. Name “Black” 4. Edit -> Paste (⌘ + V) 5. Click the layer Eye icon to make it invisible* 6. Repeat for Cyan, Yellow, and Magenta 1. Go back to the Channels panel 2. Select Yellow (⌘ + 5) 3. Repeat step 6 – 8 4. Name “Yellow” 5. Repeat steps 10 -11 1. Go back to the Channels panel 2. Select Magenta (⌘ + 4) 3. Repeat step 6 – 8 4. Name “Magenta” 5. Repeat steps 10 -11 64
1. Go back to the Channels panel 2. Select Cyan (⌘ + 3) 3. Repeat step 6 – 8 4. Name “Cyan” 5. Repeat steps 10 -11 RGB alternate 1. Open your Full Color artwork file in Photoshop 2. In the Layers Panel, select the lock next to Background [Image needed] (Can’t find the Layers Panel? On the Menu Bar select Window and confirm Layer has a check mark next to it, if not select to make Layer Panel appear) 1. Re-name layer to “Original” (You can always rename your layer by double clicking on the layer’s name in the layer panel.) 1. From the Menu Bar Image -> Mode -> RBG Color * 1. In the Layers Panel select Channels 2. Select Blue (⌘ + 5) 3. Menu Bar Select -> All (⌘ + A) 1. Edit -> Copy Merged (⌘ + Shift + C) 2. In the Layers panel create New Layer (⌘ + Shift + N) 3. Name “Blue” 4. Edit -> Paste (⌘ + V) 5. Click the layer Eye icon to make it invisible* 1. Go back to the Channels panel 2. Select Green (⌘ + 4) 3. Repeat step 6 – 8 4. Name “Green” 5. Repeat steps 10 -11 65
1. Go back to the Channels panel 2. Select Red (⌘ + 3) 3. Repeat step 6 – 8 4. Name “Red” 5. Repeat steps 10 -11 How to add DIC Riso Swatches to Photoshop 1. Download DIC Riso Swatches from our website {direction TBD} 2. From the Menu Bar Window -> Make sure it has a check mark next to Swatches, if not select Swatches 1. In the Swatches Panel, click the Panel Menu [four lines] in the top Right corner 2. Select Import Swatches 3. Select DIC Riso Swatches (from where you saved the file, most likely downloads) 4. Click Open Now you have our Riso spot colors added to your Swatch list How to create a Riso print color preview. 1. In the Layers panel Click “Create New Fill or Adjustment Layer” & select Solid Color [Circle symbol half filled in] 1. A Color Picker dialog box will appear 66
Select the color you want from the Swatches Panel (You will see the ink dropper appear when you hold it over a color) 1. Press Ok (You can change the solid fill color anytime by double clicking the color square.) 1. Repeat Step 1 - 3 2. Select the two Fill color layers you just created in the Layers Panel 3. In the Blending Mode menu select Screen [Drop down Menu in ] 4. Deselect by clicking off of the Layers Panel 5. In the Layers panel Create 2 groups [Folder icon at the bottom] 1. Double click Group name to Rename after your chosen colors. 2. Select both Groups 3. In the Blending Mode Menu Change to Multiply 1. Deselect 2. Select one of the Groups, Hold and Drag it under its related color, do this with the other group. 3. Right click (⌘ + Click) on the blank part of the Color Fill layer 4. Select Create Clipping Mask 5. Repeat step 15 for second color 6. Drag & Drop or Copy & Paste your grayscale artwork in to this Photoshop file 7. Put your grayscale artwork layer into the group folder of the color you would like to use 8. Or create a new layer inside each group and create something new with greyscale Printing from this new file 1. Click the layer Eye icon to make the color & Layer group you don’t want printed invisible. 2. See Print instructions 67
Color separation Take 2 [This one is faster to explain but breaks the photoshop file and splits it between 4 to 5 new grayscale mode “documents'. It is less centralized and forgiving then copying the channels into layers] 1. Open Artwork file in Photoshop 2. From Menu bar Image -> Mode -> RGB Color (3 color) or CMYK Color (4 color) 1. Select Merge (If the color mode you would like to use was already selected, make sure your file is flattened into 1 layer)** 1. In the Layers Panel, If you have more than 1 layer select all layer then right click and select Flatten Image If your layer is not a Background layer [image of background layer with lock], right click and select Flatten Image. [If there is more than 1 layer, split channels will not work; if the single layer is not a background layer it will make an extra tab for Transparency] 1. Select Channels 2. In the Panel Menu [four lines], select Split Channels 3. Your file has been split in to new tabs 1. 3 grayscale tabs with the RGB color mode 2. 4 grayscale tabs with CMYK color mode One for each color & the transparency, the color each file represents will be in its name. 1. Next a. Now can save each if these tabs and use them to print or a. Copy & Paste them all into your Riso Print Preview file 68
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