Gocco Ink Colors

June 12th, 2009 @ 1:28 pm by Mrs. Penguin

When I was Goccoing our invitations, ink colors were always somewhat of a sore point to me. In the beginning, I wasn’t exactly sure which color of aqua/Tiffany blue/teal I wanted to use, and even then, if that color was even available as a Gocco ink. Googling “RISO Gocco ink colors” did little to help me out here, because, obviously, colors represented on your computer screen will always be different than what the colors look like in person. In the end, I ordered 4 different inks in the light blue/light green color range, 3 of which I didn’t end up using, and then later ordered 7 tubes of the color I used. What a waste.

Well, all you printing princesses and flashbulb fairies out there, I found a great solution! Etsy seller blue22 sells a Gocco color chart, printed on 3 different paper colors (white, grey, black) where you can see every Gocco ink color available.

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I ordered myself one a few weeks ago, and now I’ll never have to order 4 different shades of a similar color again! The set comes with a clear plastic matrix with the names of each color printed on the card.

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Yes. Yes. I love it. Yes. People say Gocco is dying, but I hoarded enough flashbulbs to last me to mid-century. I’ll be printing my own funeral programs at this rate.

Any Goccoers still out there? How do you keep all your ink colors straight?

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11 Responses to “Gocco Ink Colors”

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Gilneas (message) 1,029 posts, Bumble bee

That is so cool, and the overlay is so clever.

6/12/09 @ 1:45 pm (reply)

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mrs. fadingflowers

I have full stock of Gocco supplies as well. And purchased the gocco color chart a while ago and found it so useful. I’m hoping to print again soon whenever I have the time.

6/12/09 @ 1:57 pm (reply)

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grumpybear722 (message) 541 posts, Busy bee

I’ve never used a Gocco and really have no desire (I’d probably either get frustrated and chuck it or obsessed for like a week. ) but that is SUHWEET that someone made a color chart!
Also - I love “I’ll be printing my own funeral programs…”

6/12/09 @ 2:06 pm (reply)

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dddd89 (message) 116 posts, Blushing bee

LOL! You’re too funny! Thanks for the laugh about the funeral programs!

6/12/09 @ 2:11 pm (reply)

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Miss French Bulldog (message) 6,077 posts, Bee Keeper

I bought a Gocco about 5 mos ago and I haven’t used it yet. I only have two screens and two bulbs, so I’m afraid to waste them :-/

6/12/09 @ 2:12 pm (reply)

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pailoflove (message) 16 posts, Newbee

I bought them for our STD’s, wedding invitations, and even made last year’s xmas cards…but never got around to using it again. I think our wedding invitations just burned me out…i did stock up, but i wish i bought more before sellers started raising prices due to the bulb shortages. I wanted to used them for our thank you’s…but i havent’ gotten around to that yet! that is on my next “to do list” for a gocco project.

6/12/09 @ 3:15 pm (reply)

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santababs (message) 56 posts, Worker bee

Gah, I’m a complete gocco convert. I am borrowing my sister-in-law’s gocco (we made the invitations together) and have since made personalized stationary for all the ladies comes to the bridesmaids lunch and just last night made moving announcements! I need to get this color chart — my current “chart” is a piece of paper stuck to the wall with all the colors I have smeared onto it.

6/12/09 @ 3:29 pm (reply)