Riso Pop is a small risograph studio in Amsterdam run by Aafke Mertens.
Ever wondered why your Riso print doesn’t match what you see on screen? In this workshop, you’ll learn exactly how to set up your digital files so your designs come out just as you imagined: vibrant, sharp, and print-ready. Photoshop & Procreate welcome!
Level up your Risograph skills in this full-day analogue course. Explore the scanner and hands-on processes, experiment with textures, master complex layering, and refine your visual storytelling. You’ll learn to make thoughtful printing decisions, harness colour mixing, and produce vibrant A3 prints in three Riso colours.
Semi Advanced
Join our popular intro to riso workshop on this Saturday morning! Learn how risograph printing works and take a series of prints and/or cards home .
All levels welcome - 8 spots available.
In this special workshop with Damchi Kimchi, you'll learn how to make your own kimchi and create a recipe zine using Risograph printing. As we explore the memories food can bring back, we’ll preserve them, both in a jar and on paper.
No experience needed, just bring a vegetable you'd like to ferment and a story to share!
All levels welcome! Click through to read more
An inspiring evening for makers who want to sell their products with more character and care.
In this workshop we combine the magic of Riso printing with practical sales knowledge.
Join Claudi Kessles, who will share her experience in the world of wholesale.
Seasoned makers and also those who are starting out welcome!
Come during this Friday evening to have a drink, have a laugh drawing and then bring your creations to life with risograph printing! A fun event meant to get to know not only this printing technique, but also new people!
All levels welcome
Would you like to learn how riso printing works in a short but sweet session? Join our popular Mini Taster - Afternoon edition! You will be working on A4 format and creating a print or a set of cards to take home.
All levels welcome
Sept 2/ Oct 7th Do you want to learn how to make your own zines? Do you have lots of stories to tell? Push your creativity with a course here at Riso Pop! For those who’d like to dive deeper into Risograph printing and zine making, this 6 week course is for you.
Join us on Tuesday evenings to experiment, learn to prepare files, print and bind your zines. Click through to read more about what these 6 weeks entail.
Explore what natural inks can do and how they interact with Risograph printing in this playful, hands-on session. We’ll use leftover botanical inks from the week to experiment, print, and discover unexpected results.
Great for beginners & Intro to riso printing - No drawing skills needed!
Discover the colours hidden in your local landscape.
Join artist and researcher Lucila Kenny for a two-day workshop where we’ll forage plants in our neighbourhood and transform them into natural inks through hands-on experimentation. Learn about dye chemistry, plant behaviour, and colour modification techniques.
An optional third session is available for those who wish to create a personal ink catalogue.
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In this special workshop with Damchi Kimchi, you'll learn how to make your own kimchi and create a mini zine using Risograph printing. As we explore the memories food can bring back, we’ll preserve them, both in a jar and on paper.
No experience needed, just bring a vegetable you'd like to ferment and a story to share!
All levels welcome! Click through to read more
Join illustrator Eva Pola for a playful two-day workshop combining cyanotype sun printing with Risograph techniques. Explore natural shapes, textures, and layering—starting with handmade blue prints and transforming them into bold, colorful Riso artworks. No experience needed!
All levels welcome! Click through to read more
A great introduction to printing photographs with riso. You will learn how to work on your files to make them ready for print as well as an introduction to texture options that the risograph provides. You get to print on A3 with two colours.
Advanced - Participants should have knowledge and access of digital software such as Photoshop
Would you like to learn how riso printing works in a short but sweet session? Join our popular Mini Taster - Afternoon edition! You will be creating a set of cards to take home.
All levels welcome
Dive deep into riso colour mixing and bring your riso designs to the next level. Join us on this 2 evening course in August to learn more about: how to mix colours efficiently, how riso inks interact with each other and what to take into consideration when designing a piece for riso, Get to print multiple works using the theory you've learned.
This is a digital workshop - Laptop or iPad necessary.
Advanced: Digital course: Photoshop or Procreate skills are key.
Come and have a creative inky evening at the studio! We will be playing with black ink to create fun designs to scan and print with Riso into a colourful result! A fun workshop that combines traditional, liquid black ink, with risograph printing.
Great for beginners & Intro to riso printing - No drawing skills needed!
Join our popular intro to riso workshop on this Saturday morning! Learn how risography works and take a series of prints and/or cards home .
All levels welcome - 8 spots available.
Explore the hands-on side of Risograph printing in this 5-afternoon summer course, running July 21st–25th. Experiment with analogue techniques like graphite, ink, and paint, and develop your own print project in a relaxed studio setting.
No experience needed—just bring your curiosity!
Explore your family history and turn personal stories into a Risograph-printed zine. In 3 summer afternoons , you’ll reflect on memories, learn zine-making techniques, and create a unique printed keepsake.
No experience needed — just bring your stories!
Come play with our selection of collage materials, learn about composition and covert your collages into fun riso prints! A fun workshop to explore risograph printing without having to draw.
All levels welcome
Are you itching to learn how to get your illustrations printed with riso? Have you done the Taster Workshop and you are ready for more? Photoshop & Procreate welcome!
In this workshop you will learn how to create an illustration that will take the maximum advantage of riso printing, and also how to work on your digital files to make them ready for print! You will print on A3 and with option to choose 3 colours.
Advanced - Participants should have knowledge of digital drawing programmes such as Photoshop or iPad Procreate.
Come during this Friday evening to have a drink, have a laugh drawing and then bring your creations to life with risograph printing! A fun event meant to get to know not only this printing technique, but also new people!
All levels welcome
On this extensive edition of our popular CMYK workshop, you will have two days of riso experimentation!
This course is aimed at those who would like to transform their photographs into riso prints. You will learn how to work on your files to make them ready for print as well as an introduction to raster options that the risograph provides.
Advanced - Participants should have a laptop with Photoshop installed.
Join our popular intro to riso workshop on this Saturday morning! Learn how risography works and take a series of prints and/or cards home .
All levels welcome - 8 spots available.
Are you itching to learn how to get your illustrations printed with riso? Have you done the Taster Workshop and you are ready for more? Photoshop & Procreate welcome!
In this workshop you will learn how to create an illustration that will take the maximum advantage of riso printing, and also how to work on your digital files to make them ready for print! You will print on A3 and with option to choose 3 colours.
Advanced - Participants should have knowledge of digital drawing programmes such as Photoshop or iPad Procreate.
Would you like to learn how riso printing works in a short but sweet session? Join our popular Mini Taster - Afternoon edition! You will be creating a set of cards to take home.
All levels welcome
Are you itching to learn how to get your illustrations printed with riso? Have you done the Taster Workshop and you are ready for more? Photoshop & Procreate welcome!
In this workshop you will learn how to create an illustration that will take the maximum advantage of riso printing, and also how to work on your digital files to make them ready for print! You will print on A3 and with option to choose 3 colours.
Advanced - Participants should have knowledge of digital drawing programmes such as Photoshop or iPad Procreate.
May 20th / June 24th Do you want to learn how to make your own zines? Do you have lots of stories to tell? Push your creativity with a course here at Riso Pop! For those who’d like to dive deeper into Risograph printing and zine making, this 6 week course is for you!
Join us on Tuesday evenings to experiment, learn to prepare files, print and bind your zines while having fun on a weekly basis at the studio. Click through to read more about what these 6 weeks entail.
Would you like to learn how riso printing works in a short but sweet session? Join our popular Mini Taster - Afternoon edition! You will be creating a set of cards to take home.
All levels welcome
Let’s explore Amsterdam through another lens and print your findings with riso! Join us on this Saturday and Sunday morning, where you will get a variety of creative exercises during our city walk that you can later use at the studio to print with riso.
All levels welcome!
A great introduction to printing photographs with riso. You will learn how to work on your files to make them ready for print as well as an introduction to texture options that the risograph provides. You get to print on A3 with two colours.
Advanced - Participants should have knowledge and access of digital software such as Photoshop
Come play with our selection of collage materials, learn about composition and covert your collages into fun riso prints! A fun workshop to explore risograph printing without having to draw.
All levels welcome
Come during this Friday evening to have a drink, have a laugh drawing and then bring your creations to life with risograph printing! A fun event meant to get to know not only this printing technique, but also new people!
All levels welcome
Join our popular intro to riso workshop on this Saturday morning! Learn how risography works and take a series of prints and/or cards home .
All levels welcome - 8 spots available.
Refresh your wardrobe or tote bag with personalized designs! Learn how to decorate with a hot press and get creative tips on composition and materials. Perfect for giving new life to old garments or thrifted finds.
No experience needed—just bring your imagination and let's have fun!
Back again! You have a mounting collection of cookbooks at home and were always interested in documenting some of your own kitchen tales? In this course we’ll collect and visualise recipes together, which will be printed into fun booklet and bind together.
All levels welcome
