METHOD TO APPLY IMAGE ONTO SURFACE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC B41M5/40 B41M5/03 

FIELD: printing industry.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to a technology of a process of image transfer to different surfaces of items made of different materials. The method includes transfer of an image with display to a monitor connected to a computer. Image processing in a computer, printer output. Sending fragments or layers of an image to a printer for printing onto a carrier and transfer of a pigment onto produced fragments or layers of the carrier with the help of a foil applying device with a colour metallised, holographic or simple pigment foil. Afterwards an image is transferred to the surface, at the same time the image is processed in a PC by division of the image into fragments or layers complying with colour fragments of the image (colour separation). To produce the image on the surface, produced colour fragments or carrier layers are transferred with previously transferred pigment and foil with pigment remains, produced during transfer of the pigment from foil to the carrier or foil with the remaining pigment produced as the pigment is transferred from the foil to the carrier.

EFFECT: method makes it possible to apply an image of any size on every possible surface and with high resolution.

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