Course detail
RISO Lab
FaVU-RIS1Acad. year: 2025/2026
Risograph has been relatively little used up until recently when became an increasingly popular high-speed digital printing system based on stencil printing (similar to screen printing technology). Although the machine is very similar to a xerox machine, it works completely differently. It has gained popularity around the world among low-cost printing due to its relatively low acquisition and running costs, speed, and peculiar print quality. It has become a popular printing technique for original prints and posters. Students will gradually, theoretically, and practically, get acquainted with printing on Risograph. They will receive the necessary information about the differences between different printing technologies. They will learn how to create templates and operate the Riso EZ 571E printing machine. The course also includes basic work with Adobe Photoshop software which allows students to create a template from the image template for trapping four colors, and Adobe InDesign, where they will deepen their skills in preparing and exporting a document for printing on Risograph. The main goal of the course is to support students' creative activities in the field of creating low-cost original prints and publications, as well as to provide an assistance in their artistic development.
Language of instruction
Number of ECTS credits
Mode of study
Guarantor
Department
Entry knowledge
No specific prior expertise is needed.
Rules for evaluation and completion of the course
Lessons are held in the Faculty of Fine Arts Bookbinding workshop through practical exercises and theoretical lectures. Participation is mandatory (tolerated absence 20%).
Aims
Students learn how to use technology of the digital printer Risograph and a specific way of preparing print data for riso-print. After mastering the practical operation of the machine, students design their own original project, which they later print in 35 copies in the form of two-color printing.
Study aids
Prerequisites and corequisites
Basic literature
Recommended reading
AMBROSE, Gavin a Paul HARRIS. Grafický design: tisk a dokončovací práce. Brno: Computer Press, 2011. ISBN 978-80-251-2968-5. (CS)
KOMURKI, John Z. Silkscreen Masters: Secrets of the World's Top Screen Printers. Moleskine srl, 2017. ISBN-13 978-8866131663, (EN)
Classification of course in study plans
- Programme DES_B Bachelor's 2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
4 year of study, winter semester, elective
2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
4 year of study, winter semester, elective
2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
4 year of study, winter semester, elective
2 year of study, winter semester, compulsory-optional
4 year of study, winter semester, elective - Programme VUM_B Bachelor's 3 year of study, winter semester, elective
3 year of study, winter semester, elective
3 year of study, winter semester, elective
3 year of study, winter semester, elective
3 year of study, winter semester, elective
3 year of study, winter semester, elective
3 year of study, winter semester, elective
3 year of study, winter semester, elective
3 year of study, winter semester, elective
3 year of study, winter semester, elective
3 year of study, winter semester, elective
3 year of study, winter semester, elective
Type of course unit
Practical class
Teacher / Lecturer
Syllabus
1. Úvod do technologie tisku na zařízení Risograph
2. Představení technologie přípravy šablon pro tisk
3. Tvorba matric pro soutisk dvou barev
4. Tisk pomocí tiskárny Risograph
5. Technologické řešení soutisku čtyř barev na tiskovém zařízení Risograph
6. Příprava a rozdělení obrazu do čtyř kanálů barev pomocí softwaru Adobe Photoshop
7. Předtisková příprava dat pro soutisk čtyř barev
8. Tvorba matric pomocí PC pro soutisk čtyř barev
9. Tisk pomocí digitální tiskárny Risograph
10. Konzultace nad ideovým návrhem pro autorskou knihu/publikaci/zin nebo plakátu
Individual preparation for an ending of the course
Teacher / Lecturer