RizzCraft

Risograph Effects Brushes

Rated 4.9 out of 5
Based on 110 reviews

Faithfully reproduce the tactile imperfections and DIY spirit of Risograph printing from the comfort of your digital studio with RizzCraft. 


Whether you want to pre-visualize your physical Riso prints or capture Riso's perfectly imperfect aesthetic on screen, RizzCraft is a must-have for your digital workflow. 

Painstakingly sampled from our stash of custom-printed source materials hot off the rollers of a Riso RP 3700 at Melbourne's Helio Press, the RizzCraft system comes complete with everything you'll need to authentically reproduce the ink-slinging vibrancy of the cult stencil duplicator.

Choose from a library of over 75 classic Riso inks to create face-melting artwork in up to four colors, with complete control over paper texture, overprints, registration, print defects and smudges. 


 

Raster versions featured – watch the Illustrator version in action here.



What's Included

Photoshop | Procreate | Clip Studio | Affinity

  • 40 x Precision Risograph Texture Brushes (10x per color)
  • 8 x pressure shader brushes
  • 24 x print effects brushes
  • 4 x paper texture templates in standard Riso sizes (A4, A3, Letter, Tabloid)
  • 1 x installable color library with 79 classic Riso inks
  • 1 x interactive color blending template.
  • 1 x color blending guide.
  • 1 x color formula guide.
  • 1 x detailed video tutorial and user guide.

Adobe Illustrator

  • 40 x Risograph graphic styles (10x per color)
  • 15 x print effects textures
  • 4 x paper texture templates in standard Riso sizes (A4, A3, Letter, Tabloid)
  • 1 x installable color library with 79 classic Riso inks
  • 1 x interactive color blending template.
  • 1 x color blending guide.
  • 1 x color formula guide.
  • 1 x detailed video tutorial and user guide.


NOTE:
Illustrator version uses raster effects.
Maximum recommended resolution = 5000 x 5000px @300ppi

What You'll Dig

  • Easy-to-use brush-based system faithfully reproduces the tactile aesthetic of Risograph printing.
  • Create artwork in up to four colors in tonal values ranging from 10-100%.
  • Take complete control of the process, from paper textures and overprints to print defects and registration errors.
  • Craft beautiful blended gradients with the included pressure shaders.
  • Unique textures for each color create effects so realistic you'll swear you're looking at a scan.
  • Recycled card texture templates with automatic overprint settings instantly create ink-absorbing magic.
  • No more ink-mixing guesswork with our interactive ink-blending template.
  • Detailed video tutorials to get you up to speed in no time.

Compatibility

Photoshop
Illustrator CC
Procreate
CSP
Affinity

PHOTOSHOP: CC2019 or higher (Desktop + iPad).

ILLUSTRATOR: CC2019 or higher (Desktop Only).

PROCREATE: Version 5 or higher (iPad only).

CLIP STUDIO: V1.11.8 (Desktop + iPad + Android)

AFFINITY DESIGNER: Version 1.8 or higher (Desktop + iPad)

RGB vs CMYK

RizzCraft works in RGB mode and is primarily designed to create images for screen display only. The included paper textures and graphic styles (Illustrator only) cannot be used in a live CMYK file without significant color fading and a loss of vibrancy.

For users who would like to print their artwork or output in CMYK, we recommend completing your artwork in RGB, then flattenning it and convert it to CMYK.

RizzCraft artwork can be printed, however it not designed to replace true Risograph printing. For small print quantities, we recommend printing high-quality giclee prints from RGB files. For higher-volume printing, talk to your local Risograph studio.

Suitable For Novice To Expert Users

RizzCraft is perfect for novice to expert artists and includes detailed video tutorials, installation instructions plus tricks and tips for mastering your Risograph effects.

Commercial License



WHO IS THIS LICENSE FOR?
Individuals, freelancers, creative agencies, and organizations with less than 250 million USD in annual revenue. 


HOW MANY PEOPLE CAN USE A PURCHASED PRODUCT?
The number of users allowed is equal to the number of users chosen at the time of purchase on the product page. This is displayed on your receipt as the product quantity.


HOW MANY DEVICES CAN IT BE USED ON?
Each user can install or use the Graphic Assets on up to two devices for use by the same user (e.g. a desktop at the studio and a laptop or iPad for home or travel). 




ALLOWED USES

✔  Print and digital publishing projects including comics, book covers, magazines, editorial illustrations and picture books.

✔  Music packaging in physical and digital formats.

✔  Social media content for personal, company and client use.

✔  Branding, logos, stationery, posters and signage.

✔  Creation of digital stock illustration & photography for sale including NFT's.

✔  Art projects and personal work.

✔  Physical end products offered for sale such as homewares, apparel, product packaging, art-prints, greeting-cards, posters, etc (up to 250,000 units).

✔  Video advertising (up to 500,000 lifetime views).

✔  Use in broadcast, film and streaming content (up to 500,000 lifetime views).

✔  Print and outdoor advertising (local & national campaigns).

✔  Desktop, web, mobile, and video game applications (single app).




USES REQUIRING AN EXTENDED LICENSE

(!)  Use by organizations or subsidiaries thereof with annual revenue of more than $250 million USD.

(!)  Global or international print advertising campaigns.

(!)  Embedding in create-on-demand or design-it-yourself software or services (individuals selling finished artwork or products for sale on print-on-demand sites OK).

(!)  Any use over the limits described in the Allowed Uses section above.





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USES NOT PERMITTED
 

✘  Sub-licensing, resale, sharing, transfer or redistribution either for free or payment.

✘  Installation into apps other than the app the Graphic Assets are designed for.

✘  Distribution via any physical or internet-connected storage device, cloud service or file-sharing website either for free or payment.

✘  Reverse-engineering and/or use of a True Grit product to create a similar product offered for free or for sale. 

✘  Training of generative AI data sets and systems of any kind. 





The above is a summary of the key inclusions in our license. Additional terms and conditions apply. View the full User License Agreement here.



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Try any product featuring the Dig It Or It's Free logo* and if you're not into it, it wasn't what you were expecting, didn't work with your system or simply isn't suited to the project you purchased it for, hit us up within 7 days for a refund.

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Featured Artists & Contributors


Jovaney Hollingsworth

Incorporating bold graphic shapes, vibrant color palettes, collage and typography, Jovaney Hollingsworth’s work is a love-letter to texture, overlapping color and vintage print aesthetics.  Based in Minneapolis, Jovaney’s 20 years of experience has seen him create an impressive body of work for clients such as French Paper Co, Coca Cola, Adobe, Target and CSA Images.

Instagram  |  Website


Greg Kletsel

Greg Kletsel is a San Jose-based illustrator whose playful character work has been commissioned by a who’s who of media and entertainment outlets, including Adult Swim, The New York Times, The New Yorker, ESPN, and Netflix, as well as an animated short for Nickelodeon. No stranger to DIY publishing and printmaking, Greg’s award-winning work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, American Illustration, and Communication Arts.

Instagram  |  Website


Jordan Warren

Jordan Warren is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Suffolk, UK. An avid multi-instrumentalist and record collector, Warren specialises in designs for the music industry, with an emphasis on composition and form used for physical media.

Aside from his signature digital airbrush illustration style, his work features elements of 3D graphics, animation, and bespoke typography; creating multiple custom typefaces. His work seeks to enhance the sensory experience of the listener, using strong textures and surrealist visuals to evoke a heightened interaction between the music and its audience.

Instagram  |  Website


Bráulio Amado

Bráulio Amado is a Portuguese graphic designer and illustrator currently living in NYC whose genre-defying work exists at the intersection of graphic design, illustration and fine art.

Widely recognised for his ongoing work making event posters for Brooklyn’s legendary Good Room club, Bráulio’s work sits as comfortably in the counterculture as it does in the mainstream with clients including Nike, Bloomberg, Selfridges, The New York Times, Allbirds, Opening Ceremony and a who’s who of international musical acts.

Instagram  |  Website


Domonkos Erhardt

Domonkos Erhardt is an animation director based in Budapest. When not creating frame by frame animation, Domonkos can be found creating illustrations with traditional tools, storyboarding, designing characters and drawing dinosaurs.

Domonkos is a proud member and co-founder of PIROS Animation Studio.

Instagram  |  Website


María Jesús Contreras

María Jesús Contreras is an illustrator born and raised in the south of Chile. Her illustration features loud and saturated colors and is filled with memories. Fear and Humor are her two motivations.

Currently working for clients such as the New York Times, The Atlantic, Texas Monthly, Penguin Random House, NPR, The New Yorker, The Telegraph, Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, among many others.

María’s work has appeared in It's Nice That, Domestika, Wetransfer, Colossal and Creative boom. In 2022 María won the Young Guns award from The One Club for Creativity.

Instagram  |  Website


Kelly Belter

Kelly Belter is an illustrator and printmaker currently based in Seoul. She specializes in bold digital illustrations that incorporate mixed-media elements from risograph and screenprinting to reproduce the texture and feel of her handprinted artwork. She also runs Polite Company Press, a Risograph studio specializing in limited-edition artist books.

Instagram  |  Website


Kindred Studio

Kindred Studio is the studio moniker of Andrew Fairclough, an Australian Illustrator, Designer, and founder of True Grit Texture Supply.

Andrew’s work is inspired by mid-century spot illustrations and design as well as vintage sci-fi, comics, surrealism, DIY art culture, and the textural wonders of degraded print.

Often working with a restricted colour palette Andrew’s work seeks to hint at the nostalgia and tactility of found art, whilst also creating something completely new.

Instagram  |  Website


Helio Press

Special thanks to Ashley Ronning at Helio Press who pulled out all the stops and lent her Risograph printing expertise to make RizzCraft possible.

Instagram  |  Website


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Does what it promises

I tried a few other Risograph kits but this one actually works and looks the best.

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if you're looking for a legit riso effect, this is it

I wasn't expecting it to be this cool looking. No ragrets on my purchase, honestly.

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Diggin it

What can I say, it makes your work look like risograph prints. Great kit, and easy to follow tutorial. Top stuff!

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The Rizzler

The review title says it all. I am old, but RizzCraft keeps me young.

Easy instructions, and fun to use.

Worth all the dollars - and it makes sense.

The grit life chose me.

If you are at all on the fence about RizzCraft, don't be. The results will speak for themself.

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Rated 5 out of 5

Cheaper than a risoprinter !

Printing on the real thing is nice, but having it digitally ? Hell yeah baby.

No drying time between the layers, no color limitations, no ink on your hands. You don't have to wash your hands multiples times to change your (digital) drums !

Missing the happy accidents ? Well they got your back with some textures, from stains to finger prints, you can dirty up your work in no time !

Feeling like you're missing some depth ? Enjoy not so perfect flat colors !

If you feel like I'm being too much, just know that I like what I bought and that I'm rarely disappointed by TGTS. I would advise knowing basic color theory as this set is all about reduced palettes and thoughtful mixing. Otherwise, there are a few guides included :)

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