Decoration foil for decoration of three-dimensional substrate surfaces

A thermal transfer foil for decorating three-dimensional substrate surfaces with heating, comprising

• a carrier film comprising a film selected from the group consisting of substantially amorphous, unstretched polyester, polyamide and polyamide-copolymer films,
• a decorative layer arranged on the carrier film and comprising at least one decorative lacquer layer printed on in region-wise fashion, forming a decoration in which each of the at least one decorative lacquer layers is in accurate register relationship with the other layers of the at least one decorative lacquer layer, and
• an adhesive layer for fixing to a substrate surface, the decorative layer being arranged between the carrier film and the adhesive layer, wherein the thermal transfer foil is capable of being applied to a three-dimensional substrate by a membrane press or by a suitable pressure difference using the thermal transfer foil as a membrane to transfer the decoration of the decorative layer to the three-dimensional substrate.