Riso Pop is a small risograph studio in Amsterdam run by Aafke Mertens.
Learn how to set up digital files for Riso printing and create a cool A3 print. In this edition of our Riso-Ready workshop, you’ll explore file prep, colour separations, and layer setup before printing your design in up to three colours. Leave with a stack of prints, ready to share! Photoshop & Procreate welcome!
Join our popular intro to riso workshop on this Saturday afternoon! Learn how risograph printing works using drawing or collage, and take a series of prints and/or cards home .
All levels welcome - 8 spots available.
Join us for a playful workshop where you’ll design and create your very own folded zine! A mini-publication made from a single sheet of paper. We’ll guide you through simple folding techniques, creative layouts, and the vibrant world of Risograph printing.
You’ll leave with a stack of your own Riso-printed zines to share, swap, or keep as tiny treasures.
No experience needed!
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
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.
Click through to read more
Join our popular intro to riso workshop on this Saturday afternoon! Learn how risograph printing works using drawing or collage, and take a series of prints and/or cards home .
All levels welcome - 8 spots available.
Guest Workshop!
What would your pet say if it could talk? Join comic artist and former City Illustrator of Amsterdam Maia Matches for a playful workshop where you’ll create a short comic strip starring your own pet.
No drawing experience needed, just bring your love for pets!
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.
Guest Workshop!
Discover the world of Gel Plate printing with our guest teacher: Amanda Barrow
In this workshop you will get to to explore gel plate printing using bright colours, creating textures and exciting prints! Bring a friend and have fun getting inky - All levels welcome
All levels welcome! Click through to read more
Guest Workshop!
Discover the world of Gel Plate printing with our guest teacher: Amanda Barrow
In this workshop you will get to to explore gel plate printing using bright colours, creating textures and exciting prints! Bring a friend and have fun getting inky - All levels welcome
All levels welcome! Click through to read more
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!
Always wanted to make your own riso zine? Learn zine-making and Risograph printing in this hands-on 4-week course taking place on Tuesday evenings. A great way to dive into self-publication & riso!
Would you like to learn how riso printing works in a short but sweet session? Join our popular Mini Taster and get the year started with a pop of colour! You will be working on A4 format and creating a print or a set of cards to take home.
All levels welcome
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
Slow down, look closely, and turn drawings into prints. In this workshop, we’ll combine still life drawing with Risograph printing, using pencils, crayons, and paper cut-outs to create bold, textured images. You’ll learn how to prepare your drawings for Riso and print a colourful edition to take home.
Great for beginners & Intro to riso printing - No drawing skills needed!
A great introduction to printing photographs with riso. Learn how to prepare duotone images in Photoshop for two-colour Riso printing and explore how layers and colours interact. This hands-on workshop focuses on experimentation, gradients and exciting colour combinations.
Advanced - Participants should have knowledge and access of digital software such as Photoshop
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!
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 us for a playful workshop where you’ll design and create your very own folded zine! A mini-publication made from a single sheet of paper. We’ll guide you through simple folding techniques, creative layouts, and the vibrant world of Risograph printing.
You’ll leave with a stack of your own Riso-printed zines to share, swap, or keep as tiny treasures.
No experience needed!
Would you like to learn how riso printing works in a short but sweet session? Join our popular Mini Taster and get the year started with a pop of colour! You will be working on A4 format and creating a print or a set of cards to take home.
All levels welcome
Dive deep into Riso colour mixing and bring your designs to the next level!
Join us for this 4-week Saturday-morning course to explore how to mix colours effectively, how Riso inks interact with each other, and what to consider when designing for Riso printing.
This is a digital workshop - Laptop or iPad necessary.
Advanced: Digital course: Photoshop or Procreate skills are key.
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.
Jan 13th/ Feb 17th 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.
Come and have a creative inky morning 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!
Would you like to learn how riso printing works in a short but sweet session? Join our popular Mini Taster and get the year started with a pop of colour! You will be working on A4 format and creating a print or a set of cards to take home.
All levels welcome
Would you like to learn how riso printing works in a short but sweet session? Join our last Mini Taster of 2025- A playful mix of our Prints & Drinks games and creating a print or a set of cards to take home.
All levels welcome
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
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
Join us for a playful workshop where you’ll design and create your very own folded zine! A mini-publication made from a single sheet of paper. We’ll guide you through simple folding techniques, creative layouts, and the vibrant world of Risograph printing.
You’ll leave with a stack of your own Riso-printed zines to share, swap, or keep as tiny treasures.
No experience needed!
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
This special Holiday Card edition of our Riso Taster Workshop invites you to design and print your own festive cards using analogue techniques. After a playful introduction to the Riso printer, you’ll experiment, create, and print your design in up to three colours. By the end, you’ll head home with a unique stack of holiday cards—perfect to send to friends and family.
All levels welcome - 8 spots available.
This special Holiday Card edition of our Riso Taster Workshop invites you to design and print your own festive cards using analogue techniques. After a playful introduction to the Riso printer, you’ll experiment, create, and print your design in up to three colours. By the end, you’ll head home with a unique stack of holiday cards—perfect to send to friends and family.
All levels welcome - 8 spots available.
Nov 11/ Dec 16th 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.
Learn how to set up digital files for Riso printing and create your own festive holiday cards. In this special edition of our Riso-Ready workshop, you’ll explore file prep, colour separations, and layer setup before printing your design in up to three colours. Leave with a stack of unique cards, ready to send to friends and family this season.. Photoshop & Procreate 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.
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.
Click through to read more
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
