Make Risograph Printed Certificates of Authenticity *new options!*

$13.25 - $310.00
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Single Side One Color Printing with bright Riso ink
Pair with your prints & originals to prove it's the real deal!
Pick Your Riso Ink Color [pick 1] None Selected Required
I understand that Riso prints may have variations from screen to print & may vary between each print. [see Riso info link below to learn more] Required
This print option is made on a Riso Duplicator from 1992 named Frank, This printer can have a mind of its own & may produce additional quirks, errors, or unpredictable results. Required
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You made your work, now prove it.
With product image theft, AI recreations, bootleggers, & the dreaded copyright infringement from sketchy companies always lurking around. The theft of your hard work is a high possibility in today's digital based over-consumerism age.

So, what can we do to make sure your customers get the official work only?
Make sure all your art sales come with official certificates of authenticity! By creating an authenticity system for your work and letting your potential buyers know what to expect with their purchase.

These certificates provide a simple way for your customer to know they bought the real deal from the actual artist!

By printing your certificates on our 1992 Risograph printer you can guarantee these certificates will be nearly impossible to recreate with conventional methods. With Risograph's natural effects/ errors, dither grain, & proprietary ink colors, there isn't a easy way to duplicate these without access to special & rare machines. *Let alone duplicating these with your signature, editions, serial numbers, or anything else you add by hand after printing. 

design guide
Try Including spaces for:
01. Your name & artist signature
02. Print edition number &/or serial number
03. Media &/or printmaking style
04. Wax seals, foil seals, or embossment stamps
05. Official guarantee statement
06. Title of the artwork 
07. Think forms/ fill in the blanks when using with original artworks
08. Original media
09. Size of print
10. Artist statement about the work
11. Artificial intelligence [ai/ generative ai] use / non-use disclosure 
12. Or anything else you'd like to include! 

alternative uses for this product:
01. Artist statements
02. Print framing suggestions
03. About the work or series
04. or any other art print insert idea!

print field notes
01. Single [1] ink color printing on one side
03. Rice bran oil &/or soy bean oil based ink
04. Printed with Riso model RC6300 from 1992 [rebuilt in house]
05. Eco-friendly inks & papers
06. Matching quantities for giclée printing!
07. Variance may occur with riso printing learn more about Riso Quirks
file prep trail guide
01. Skip the effort + save time with our print ready templates **new V2 templates coming soon!**
02. CMYK,  RGB, or Greyscale color space okay!
2.5. sRGB IEC61966-2.1 color space preferred or use our print ready Certificate Templates V2
03. File submitted in black & white or in your preferred ink color
04. File types accepted:
- PDF 1 pages/ submitted in black+white/ greyscale
- PSD
with named layer/s per ink color
- AI with named layer/s per ink color
- Jpeg 1 file/ submitted in black+white/ greyscale
- Tiff 1 file/ submitted in black+white/ greyscale
05. Pre-separated files preferred! Each ink color on its own layer, page, artboard, canvas or file.
06. File separation service provided if needed to get file print ready
07. 300 DPI resolution please!
08. 100 LPI maximum for halftones

Free file prep + help provided upon request [choose in 'file separation options' in form above]
paper logbook
Explore each of our Riso paper options to choose the one you like best!

*See a visual comparison in product photos [new photo coming soon]

01. Ultralight Bond | White
    • m20 | 75 gsm
    • Perfect light weight for book pages, zines, & extra inserts
    • Smooth with minimal texture 
    • Thin, reliable, & never sold out
    • Bright white [92 bright]
    • SFI® Certified
*Registration Accuracy: ★★★★★
higher accuracy across print run using any number of ink colors [1,2,3,& 4 color printing]
02. Lightweight Text | White
    • 60# Text| 89 gsm
    • Excellent weight for book page, zine, & inserts
    • Smooth surface texture
    • Opaque with minimum show-through
    • Bright cool-white [94 bright]
    • SFI® Certified
    • North American made
*Registration Accuracy: ★★★★★
higher accuracy across print run using any number of ink colors [1,2,3,& 4 color printing]

03. Recycled Stardust Text | Off-White
    • 65# Text | 89 gsm
    • Our House recycled option
    • Great for documents, books, & pages you want to stand out with some rainbow sparkles!
    • Smooth Surface
    • Slight-off / warm-white with recycled rainbow speckles
    • 30% recycled fiber
    • FSC® Certified + Green Seal™ Certified
    • North American made
*Registration Accuracy: ★★★★★
higher accuracy across print run using any number of ink colors [1,2,3,& 4 color printing]

03. Textured Bristol | White
    • 67# Cover | 147 gsm
    • Our house favorite for everything
    • Soft + toothy vellum texture that highlights the Riso print texture
    • Great visual + hand feel
    • White color [92 bright]
    • 10% recycled fiber
    • SFI® Certified
    • North American made
*Registration Accuracy: ★★★★★
higher accuracy across print run using any number of ink colors [1,2,3,& 4 color printing]

Product Image Example Artwork Credit: Designed in house

Single Side One Color Printing:
with bright Riso ink
Pair with your prints & originals:
to prove it's the real deal!