Ellis Tolsma ✨ colorful riso illustrator
@ellistolsma.bsky.social
Playful illustrator & printmaker. I love making colourful things with a retro riso vibe. Owner of riso studio Studio Misprint & open for work. www.ellistolsma.nl, all links here: https://ellistolsma.carrd.co/
so i made this cool booklet for “a summers tale” classical concert (a story about don quixote!!) and i love how the risoprint turned out!!!! lots of folding of course (200 booklets!) but soooolworth it!
June 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
so i made this cool booklet for “a summers tale” classical concert (a story about don quixote!!) and i love how the risoprint turned out!!!! lots of folding of course (200 booklets!) but soooolworth it!
some cute ice cream riso prints!! ice ice babyyy excited for full on summer
May 27, 2025 at 6:43 AM
some cute ice cream riso prints!! ice ice babyyy excited for full on summer
table time!!! sick of all the ai shit so i made something ai could never: a wooden table! lets go arts & crafts movement
April 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
table time!!! sick of all the ai shit so i made something ai could never: a wooden table! lets go arts & crafts movement
some cute face cards i made veryyy quickly !!
April 6, 2025 at 7:48 AM
some cute face cards i made veryyy quickly !!
painting in the sun, making all my furniture look cute!!! more color in this world is needed 💕
March 17, 2025 at 3:19 PM
painting in the sun, making all my furniture look cute!!! more color in this world is needed 💕
i made a vase!!! i actually think this one turned out nice, although next time i would love to give it a pink base.
March 14, 2025 at 6:47 PM
i made a vase!!! i actually think this one turned out nice, although next time i would love to give it a pink base.
lines or no lines??? i’m doing some style experiments and while no lines feels more like “me” i think the lines here look really interesting!!! watcha think?
March 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
lines or no lines??? i’m doing some style experiments and while no lines feels more like “me” i think the lines here look really interesting!!! watcha think?
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Finally had time to frame the new Riso print I printed last month at @ellistolsma.bsky.social ‘s studio ✨♥️ #risograph #retroillustration
March 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Finally had time to frame the new Riso print I printed last month at @ellistolsma.bsky.social ‘s studio ✨♥️ #risograph #retroillustration
i gave some zine workshops a while ago and i never posted the results anywhere. But zines are an amazing way to express feelings & talk about creating a community. This year i’m focusing a lot more on activism and that making art is a rebellion, a way of expressing yourself.
February 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
i gave some zine workshops a while ago and i never posted the results anywhere. But zines are an amazing way to express feelings & talk about creating a community. This year i’m focusing a lot more on activism and that making art is a rebellion, a way of expressing yourself.
I'm setting up a big local riso poster project, where me and around 40 other artists will create and print riso protest posters. i think the recent 'world updates' have been worrying for a lot of us, and while i'm unable to change big world events I would like to start a local artist movement!!
February 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I'm setting up a big local riso poster project, where me and around 40 other artists will create and print riso protest posters. i think the recent 'world updates' have been worrying for a lot of us, and while i'm unable to change big world events I would like to start a local artist movement!!
I think riso is a very interesting way to make animation because it takes way longer than normal animation. Today, a lot of the processes in art are focused on being efficient but printing take all that away. The focus is a lot more on the process that way, and allows to make happy little mistakes.
February 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I think riso is a very interesting way to make animation because it takes way longer than normal animation. Today, a lot of the processes in art are focused on being efficient but printing take all that away. The focus is a lot more on the process that way, and allows to make happy little mistakes.
some old pictures of my candy zine i recently found some copies of. make way timothee chalamet because i will be the next wonka
February 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
some old pictures of my candy zine i recently found some copies of. make way timothee chalamet because i will be the next wonka
i’ve been trying to get the weird goldish green color that i have in my sketch but it’s not doing it
February 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
i’ve been trying to get the weird goldish green color that i have in my sketch but it’s not doing it
some nice square riso prints!! i printed these on silk fabric and i’ll make scarves out of them :) i want to wear more of my work!!
January 31, 2025 at 7:50 AM
some nice square riso prints!! i printed these on silk fabric and i’ll make scarves out of them :) i want to wear more of my work!!
making a new dining room table for my house!! i only want handpainted furniture from now on!!!
January 27, 2025 at 5:18 PM
making a new dining room table for my house!! i only want handpainted furniture from now on!!!
a bright collection of my random misprints that im unable to throw away (mentally) (i hoard paper)
January 26, 2025 at 8:27 PM
a bright collection of my random misprints that im unable to throw away (mentally) (i hoard paper)
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Column of pest!, reposts of older drawings, this is a Risoprint I made on A3 paper in February 2023 at a workshop by @ellistolsma.bsky.social
January 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Column of pest!, reposts of older drawings, this is a Risoprint I made on A3 paper in February 2023 at a workshop by @ellistolsma.bsky.social
some bold riso squaresss maybe they will be scarves?? maybeee?
January 23, 2025 at 8:18 AM
some bold riso squaresss maybe they will be scarves?? maybeee?
apparently we do #portfolioday again on here!! i’ve missed it after twitter! I’m an messy & colorful riso illustrator who loves making thoughtful work!! More on www.ellistolsma.com :)
January 15, 2025 at 9:41 AM
apparently we do #portfolioday again on here!! i’ve missed it after twitter! I’m an messy & colorful riso illustrator who loves making thoughtful work!! More on www.ellistolsma.com :)
first post is a zine page with relevant feelings
January 14, 2025 at 10:12 PM
first post is a zine page with relevant feelings
hi everyone! the internet isn’t as fun as it used to be so i’m fleeing here. Hopefully not another social media to have to constantly update for views? Will put low effort in this but update fun stuff hopefully 💕
January 14, 2025 at 10:11 PM
hi everyone! the internet isn’t as fun as it used to be so i’m fleeing here. Hopefully not another social media to have to constantly update for views? Will put low effort in this but update fun stuff hopefully 💕