Method for printing a decoration, and apparatus therefor

A method for printing a decoration to be printed onto a plurality of print surfaces by digital printing equipment, the method comprising:

• a. providing a digital template and reference measurement data of a decoration to be printed, said data being hyperspectral and spatially resolved,
• b. printing the decoration to be printed onto a print surface using the digital template,
• c. measuring measured variables of the decoration printed on the print surface, thereby obtaining print measurement data that are hyperspectral and spatially resolved,
• d. comparing the print measurement data with the reference measurement data and determining a measure of deviation of the print measurement data from the reference measurement data during production of the plurality of print surfaces,
• e. modifying the digital template if the measure of the deviation meets a predetermined criterion during production of the plurality of print surfaces, and
• f. repeating steps b. to f.