Article · Palette (Emily Carr University Communication Design)
Five Ways to Separate a Poster Design for a 2-Ink Riso Print
By comdtech
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2025
About this lesson
Five ways to split artwork into two riso inks: layered Photoshop, flat Photoshop with CMYK channels, Illustrator spot colours, InDesign and the free Spectrolite app. Includes menu paths, export steps and warnings about ink overload and unintended overprint.
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