Method for print layers of ink and a flatbed printer therefor

A method for a UV curable printer comprising a medium support surface for supporting the print media, a print head assembly for ejecting droplets of structure ink, white ink and colored ink forming a relief print on the print media and a print controller for controlling the printing of the relief print in layers, each layer to be deposited in a predetermined plurality of passes of the print head assembly over the medium support surface, the method comprising the steps of

• the print controller receiving a print job comprising a color image with color information per pixel comprising a color per pixel which is intended to be achieved by depositing the colored ink, and a height image with height information per pixel comprising a height per pixel which is intended to be achieved by depositing a plurality of elevation layers of structure ink,
• the print controller determining besides the plurality of elevation layers at least one anti-contouring layer of structure ink to prevent contouring artefacts and at least colored layer of colored ink to form the color image,
• the print head assembly subsequently printing the plurality of elevation layers, the at least one anti-contouring layer and the at least one color layer, wherein the method comprises the steps of
• the print controller creating a last in time elevation layer intended to be printed in the predetermined plurality of passes, wherein the last in time elevation layer is formed by droplets of structure ink and white ink.