A method of forming a printing sleeve for mounting on a cylinder in a printing press comprising: providing a permanent hydrophilic tubular layer; selectively providing a first temporary hydrophobic layer on the hydrophilic tubular layer to form a first imaged printing sleeve, the temporary hydrophobic layer forming a first image; printing, by the first imaged printing sleeve, a first print job including the first image on a substrate; and removing the first temporary hydrophobic layer from the permanent hydrophilic layer such that the permanent hydrophilic layer remains intact on the base, wherein - the hydrophilic tubular layer is provided on a tubular base and - the selectively providing the first temporary hydrophobic layer on the hydrophilic tubular layer to form the first imaged printing sleeve comprises at least one of the following groups of steps: - Group A): selectively depositing hydrophobic material onto the hydrophilic tubular layer; and curing the hydrophobic material to form the first image, - Group B): coating an entirety of the hydrophilic tubular layer with hydrophobic material; and selectively curing parts of the hydrophobic material to form the first image, - Group C) coating an entirety of the hydrophilic tubular layer with hydrophobic material; curing the hydrophobic material; selectively ablating parts of the hydrophobic material; and removing the ablated hydrophobic material to form the first image. providing a permanent hydrophilic tubular layer; selectively providing a first temporary hydrophobic layer on the hydrophilic tubular layer to form a first imaged printing sleeve, the temporary hydrophobic layer forming a first image; printing, by the first imaged printing sleeve, a first print job including the first image on a substrate; and removing the first temporary hydrophobic layer from the permanent hydrophilic layer such that the permanent hydrophilic layer remains intact on the base, wherein - the hydrophilic tubular layer is provided on a tubular base and - the selectively providing the first temporary hydrophobic layer on the hydrophilic tubular layer to form the first imaged printing sleeve comprises at least one of the following groups of steps: - Group A): selectively depositing hydrophobic material onto the hydrophilic tubular layer; and curing the hydrophobic material to form the first image, - Group B): coating an entirety of the hydrophilic tubular layer with hydrophobic material; and selectively curing parts of the hydrophobic material to form the first image, - Group C) coating an entirety of the hydrophilic tubular layer with hydrophobic material; curing the hydrophobic material; selectively ablating parts of the hydrophobic material; and removing the ablated hydrophobic material to form the first image. - the hydrophilic tubular layer is provided on a tubular base and - the selectively providing the first temporary hydrophobic layer on the hydrophilic tubular layer to form the first imaged printing sleeve comprises at least one of the following groups of steps: - Group A): selectively depositing hydrophobic material onto the hydrophilic tubular layer; and curing the hydrophobic material to form the first image, - Group B): coating an entirety of the hydrophilic tubular layer with hydrophobic material; and selectively curing parts of the hydrophobic material to form the first image, - Group C) coating an entirety of the hydrophilic tubular layer with hydrophobic material; curing the hydrophobic material; selectively ablating parts of the hydrophobic material; and removing the ablated hydrophobic material to form the first image. - Group A): selectively depositing hydrophobic material onto the hydrophilic tubular layer; and curing the hydrophobic material to form the first image, selectively depositing hydrophobic material onto the hydrophilic tubular layer; and curing the hydrophobic material to form the first image, - Group B): coating an entirety of the hydrophilic tubular layer with hydrophobic material; and selectively curing parts of the hydrophobic material to form the first image, coating an entirety of the hydrophilic tubular layer with hydrophobic material; and selectively curing parts of the hydrophobic material to form the first image, - Group C) coating an entirety of the hydrophilic tubular layer with hydrophobic material; curing the hydrophobic material; selectively ablating parts of the hydrophobic material; and removing the ablated hydrophobic material to form the first image. coating an entirety of the hydrophilic tubular layer with hydrophobic material; curing the hydrophobic material; selectively ablating parts of the hydrophobic material; and removing the ablated hydrophobic material to form the first image.