An application system comprising: at least one projector to project across a surface (102, 322) a pattern that includes a plurality of elements or segments, the at least one projector including one or more actuated monochromatic lasers that sweep across the surface (102, 322), the one or more monochromatic lasers generating an electromagnetic output having a wavelength in a first spectral band; a print head and an actuator system for positioning and moving the printhead, said printhead having a range of uncertainty along the projected pattern based on a positional uncertainty of said actuator system, said print had including: at least one image acquisition device, the at least one image acquisition device responsive to incident electromagnetic energy in at least the first spectral band; a liquid ejector (112, 116) to deposit a pigmented liquid on a surface (102, 322); a plurality of actuatable elements (230, 230A, 230B) operably coupled to the print head; and control circuitry communicably coupled to the at least one projector, the at least one image acquisition device and the print head, the control circuitry to: cause the at least one projector to project said pattern on the surface (102, 322); each of the plurality of elements or segments of said pattern having at least one dimension equal to or greater than the range of uncertainty of the print head; map the projected pattern to a graphic output (140, 142); position the liquid ejector (112, 116) with respect to the projected pattern on a first portion of the surface (102, 322) via said actuatable elements (230, 230A, 230B), the position based at least in part on data received from the at least one image acquisition device; cause the liquid ejector (112, 116) to selectively deposit the pigmented liquid to form at least a portion of the graphic output (140, 142) on the first portion of the surface (102, 322). a print head and an actuator system for positioning and moving the printhead, said printhead having a range of uncertainty along the projected pattern based on a positional uncertainty of said actuator system, said print had including: at least one image acquisition device, the at least one image acquisition device responsive to incident electromagnetic energy in at least the first spectral band; a liquid ejector (112, 116) to deposit a pigmented liquid on a surface (102, 322); a plurality of actuatable elements (230, 230A, 230B) operably coupled to the print head; and control circuitry communicably coupled to the at least one projector, the at least one image acquisition device and the print head, the control circuitry to: cause the at least one projector to project said pattern on the surface (102, 322); each of the plurality of elements or segments of said pattern having at least one dimension equal to or greater than the range of uncertainty of the print head; map the projected pattern to a graphic output (140, 142); position the liquid ejector (112, 116) with respect to the projected pattern on a first portion of the surface (102, 322) via said actuatable elements (230, 230A, 230B), the position based at least in part on data received from the at least one image acquisition device; cause the liquid ejector (112, 116) to selectively deposit the pigmented liquid to form at least a portion of the graphic output (140, 142) on the first portion of the surface (102, 322).