Method for manufacturing a decor sheet for decorative panel

A method for manufacturing a printed decorative layer, the method comprising:

• providing a first printable or printed substrate wherein the first printable or printed substrate includes a paper layer;
• performing at least one predetermined operation on the first substrate, wherein the predetermined operation causes a deformation of the first substrate in at least one direction, wherein the predetermined operation is impregnation;
• measuring the deformation to obtain at least one deformation parameter;
• providing a first master image;
• performing an image processing operation on the first master image to obtain a second master image;
• printing the second master image on a second printable substrate to obtain the decorative layer;
• wherein the image processing operation involves at least modifying the first master image on the basis of the at least one deformation parameter.