Riso Animation Workshop with Angela Kirkwood → Sun 19 Apr

- A brief intro to the Risograph printing process and its unique aesthetic (including layering, translucency, and happy accidents)
- How simple frame-by-frame loops work (no animation experience needed)
- Creating a short hand-drawn weaving loop, frame-by-frame
- Scanning or photographing your frames and building a contact sheet layout
- Printing a 2-colour riso contact sheet
- Scanning the printed sheet back in and exporting a looping GIF

In the first half of the workshop you’ll create a short hand-drawn, frame-by-frame weaving loop. In the second half, you’ll scan or photograph your frames, build a contact sheet layout, and print it in 2 colours on the Risograph. Finally, you’ll scan the printed contact sheet back in to create an animated sequence that has that unmistakable riso texture and wobble baked into the final GIF. It’s structured but playful, with plenty of support through each stage.

Please bring your laptop, as we will be using Photoshop to create your animated gif.
A smartphone can handy for photographing frames (optional). If you have favourite pens or drawing tools, bring them along, but we’ll have all the essentials too.
We’ll take a lunch break between 13:00–14:00. Bring lunch, or pop out locally.

This workshop is ideal for illustrators, designers, artists, and curious beginners. You don’t need animation experience, and you don’t need to arrive with a polished idea. If you like drawing, experimenting, and learning through process, you’ll have a great time.

Each participant will leave with a 2-colour riso printed contact sheet (an edition of 10 prints). Plus a looping riso GIF made from your printed frames, to share to your hearts content!

Because it’s a rare chance to spend a full day with Angela Kirkwood learning a process that moves between drawing, printing, and animation Angela’s world is packed with personality and play, and you’ll get to see how her frame-by-frame thinking translates into riso texture and wobble.
At this workshop, you get to make something that lives in both worlds: a beautiful printed artefact and a finished looping animation. You’ll learn a repeatable process you can use again and again, and leave with work that feels genuinely satisfying. Places are limited, so book early to secure your spot.

RISOTTO Studio, The Glue Factory, 22 Farnell Street, Glasgow, G4 9SE, Scotland.

Step-free access is available via ramp. If you have any access questions, feel free to get in touch before booking.

Tickets are non-refundable up to 30 days before the workshop. After that, we can offer a transfer to another person, but we can’t guarantee refunds. We will have a wait list open. Email us at workshops@risottostudio.com to join the list and include your name + phone number and we’ll contact you if a space opens up.