Natalie andrewson

Illustration and comics of Natalie Andrewson

The risograph printing process produces prints with vibrant* colors and a unique texture, resulting in a hand-printed finish. The handmade quality unique to the riso process often produces varying results in color and registration to make one-of-kind prints! *Vibrancy of colors may not be accurately represented on the web, especially when using fluorescent and metallic inks.

Natalie Andrewson is a comic book artist and illustrator who uses risograph printing techniques so that she can achieve in her own work, the vintage look that she so admires in mid 20th Century illustration.

✨🪸The Little Mermaid ~ April’s Riso Subscription print for my monthly print Patreon! This print is the first in a series of new Fairytale prints! It’s inspired by my trip to Denmark, birthplace of Hans Christian Andersen, creator of The Little Mermaid, and classic stories like Thumbelina and The Princess and the Pea. I wanted to create a sort of spooky young mermaid- a siren who calls to ships and lures them into the sea to finally be with the humans and all their spectacular things. She…

My Riso version vs digital version :3 Matching the colors and values can be hard from digital to Riso! I basically used gradients and soft brushes in several layers to get it just right. It took me a couple of hours of having small meltdowns until I started to see an accurate match! Come see these fluo pinks in person this weekend at sdcc in Artist Alley FF-03!! Also it’s near the end of the month and August 1st is the cut off to sign up for my Riso print subscription to get the Nausica...

Creating Fantasy Riso Prints and Stickers

Do you love Fantasy art with storybook vibes? Then consider signing up for my Patreon! Next print is Nausicaa- sign up before August 1st to snag a spot! Link to my monthly Riso print subscription in my bio ~~ prints ship at the end of the month! Excited to share Spirited Away soon for my July 1st subscribers ~ almost finished!!

The risograph printing process produces prints with vibrant* colors and a unique texture, resulting in a hand-printed finish. The handmade quality unique to the riso process often produces varying results in color and registration to make one-of-kind prints! *Vibrancy of colors may not be accurately represented on the web, especially when using fluorescent and metallic inks.

Nausicaä and the Valley of the Wind ~ three color Riso print in blue, fluorescent pink, and yellow~ is now in my shop! Riso subscription patrons who paid on August 1st will be receiving this print! Thanks for your patience on this one ^_^ full breakdown of how I made this print is on my Patreon now! That’s available to read for my studio tier and all higher tiers, every month I write about my journey making the print, problems I’ve had with the riso/finding the right values, and share the…

“And they continued on their journey, enjoying the ancient woods and good company, before saying goodbye to the town in the falls.” ~✨ Beyond the Waterfall Town ✨~ I turned my piece from my Domestika course into a riso print! A few months back my Domestika course on making a forest fantasy illustration launched and I finally got to reveal this print, almost a year after making it. Now it has a whole new life as a riso print! This is a three color Riso version of the print made by layering…