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RISO Animation Class

A Class


Sat. and Sun.

12pm - 2:45-ish pm EST

This workshop, taught by Kelli Anderson and Keegan Mills Cooke, will consist of physical and digital components. The class will be held over Zoom, but your frames will actually be printed, scanned, and mailed to you. Over Zoom, we will cover the entire process of printing a short looping animation: from outputting frames, to automating a contact sheet, to choosing color separations, printing, and finally: stitching it all back together again. We will go over file setup (instruction will be led in Photoshop, but alternative tool ideas are welcome!), as well as the basic operation of the machine, changing between different color drums, and the accurate registration of multiple colors. (We can't all gather around the RISO to learn about its functionality, but we can cover all of the components on video and ask questions.) These contact sheets will then be scanned, shared among participants, and we will stitch the frames back together. Everyone attending will receive: printed contact sheets (USPS mail) and scans of those contact sheets.

Note: Attendees will have basic Photoshop skills—we will use Photoshop heavily for file prep. Attendees will need to bring in a short animation or gif to be printed.

Option to come in person while we are printing (in Williamsburg Brooklyn) to see how the machine works!


$130

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Option to attend one of these sessions:>

Dec 10th and 11th

Jan 14th and 15th

Feb. 18th and 19th