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I’m Joshua, I'm a tattoo artist in Portland, OR with a history in graphic design. A few years ago I found Riso (huge fan) and started using it to display my tattoo flash. I think it’s a great way to make inky, vibrant and accessible art prints—welcome to my shop and thanks for looking.
A lot of my inspiration comes from ancient art history, medievalism, being gay and D&D. New work, tattoos and updates can be seen here:
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What’s Riso?
Riso/Risograph is like screen printing using a retro printer-duplicator machine that looks like a big 90’s photocopier. The Risograph machine feeds paper flat through itself, where an ink drum spins and forces ink through a stencil onto the paper. Each color requires a separate stencil—which creates rich juicy colors, playful transparency, and neat variations between each print.
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Process
Each of these prints are designed and hand drawn myself, usually inspired by historical references or following an inspired theme. I use Procreate to separate colors into layers that are then given to the Risograph machine, and I print with the wonderful folks at Outlet PDX.
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Limited Runs
Reprints of past designs are unlikely as I continue create, illustrate and make more different things. For inquiries about past or future prints send an email to borroweddicetattoo@gmail.com.