Image effect

Split an image into two colors

Turn one image into a two-color risograph result with selectable inks, adjustable thresholds, grain, and horizontal or vertical misregistration.

Image

Risograph two-color

Live
Image
Dark ink
Light ink
Dark amount
Light amount
Grain
Shift X
Shift Y
Seed
Risograph two-color result
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A tool is a small app you describe in plain words. Try this one here, then keep it on your Fuser canvas and connect it to the rest of your work.

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1. Try it here

Add your own file or text and adjust the controls. Live tools run in your browser, so nothing is uploaded.

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2. Open it in Fuser

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3. Describe your own

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Ways to use a two-color risograph effect

Create bold two-ink variations from a single image for print-inspired graphics and visual experiments.

Poster concepts

01

Convert an image into a limited two-color composition for poster explorations.

Zine and booklet covers

02

Use dark and light ink selections to make a compact cover treatment from an image.

Album or event artwork

03

Build a two-ink visual direction with adjustable thresholds and visible color shifting.

Editorial illustrations

04

Give an image a risograph treatment while tuning the balance between dark and light areas.

Social graphics

05

Create a distinct two-color version of an image for posts, announcements, or campaign visuals.

Texture studies

06

Adjust grain, ink amounts, and misregistration to explore different image treatments.

Frequently asked questions

It takes one image and produces one image result split across a dark ink and a light ink. You can choose both ink colors and adjust the tonal amounts, grain, and color shifting.

Provide a single image as the required input. The tool does not require multiple images.

Dark ink and Light ink choose the two colors. Dark amount and Light amount adjust each color’s threshold, Grain changes the grain setting, and Shift X and Shift Y control horizontal and vertical misregistration. Seed is an additional numeric control you can vary for the result.

Yes. The tool runs in your browser, updates as you move the controls, and is free to try on this page without an account. Downloading more than once or opening it in Fuser asks you to sign up.

Connect an image-producing node to this tool’s image input, then pass its image result to another node in your workflow. This lets you place the two-color treatment between other image steps.

Yes. As a Live tool, the image result updates in your browser while you move the sliders or change the dropdown selections.

Open this tool in Fuser

Try the two-color result in your browser, then combine this node with other Fuser tools in a larger workflow.

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