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Risograph Zine Spread

Stable Diffusion
By Varun Sharma Tested with Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0

Risograph Zine Spread is an SDXL 1.0 prompt that renders a grainy two-colour riso composition. It suits indie zine illustration and retro wall art.

Last tested: July 2026 with Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0

Part of the Stable Diffusion prompt library · see more abstract prompts .

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A risograph zine spread in fluorescent pink and teal with grain and misregistration
Risograph Zine Spread — Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0, Aspect ratio 3:2

Prompt 

A risograph style illustration of a zine spread, flat overlapping shapes in fluorescent pink and teal with visible grain and slight misregistration between the colour layers, a bold abstract composition of circles and arches, textured recycled paper, imperfect ink coverage, retro print aesthetic

Negative prompt 

photorealistic, 3d render, smooth vector, blurry, watermark, text, signature, perfect registration

Settings

Model
Stable Diffusion SDXL 1.0
Aspect ratio
3:2
Steps
30
CFG scale
6.5
Sampler
DPM++ 2M Karras

How to use this prompt

Risograph's charm is its imperfection, so the prompt names "visible grain and slight misregistration between the colour layers" — that offset between pink and teal is the signature of the process and the thing a clean render omits. The negative bans "perfect registration" and "smooth vector" to protect that wobble. Fluorescent pink and teal are named because riso inks are specific and fluorescent; generic pink-and-blue reads as ordinary digital colour. Keep the shapes simple — circles and arches — because riso is a flat, layered process and fine detail fills in with grain. "Imperfect ink coverage" adds the patchy density real riso prints have.

Variations to try

  • Single colour — one layer of soy-based black ink only
  • Three colour — pink, teal and yellow with heavier overlap
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For developers — copy this prompt as JSON 
{
  "title": "Risograph Zine Spread",
  "prompt": "A risograph style illustration of a zine spread, flat overlapping shapes in fluorescent pink and teal with visible grain and slight misregistration between the colour layers, a bold abstract composition of circles and arches, textured recycled paper, imperfect ink coverage, retro print aesthetic",
  "negative_prompt": "photorealistic, 3d render, smooth vector, blurry, watermark, text, signature, perfect registration",
  "model": "Stable Diffusion",
  "model_version": "SDXL 1.0",
  "settings": {
    "aspect_ratio": "3:2",
    "steps": 30,
    "cfg": 6.5,
    "sampler": "DPM++ 2M Karras"
  },
  "style_tags": [
    "abstract",
    "vintage"
  ],
  "use_case_tags": [
    "illustration",
    "wall-art"
  ],
  "source_url": "https://promptkoi.com/prompts/stable-diffusion/risograph-zine-spread/"
}

The whole library is available as an open JSON dataset · developer docs.