Method for automatic generation of a proof job from a print job to be printed on a printer , the print job comprising one or more documents and zero or more job parameters , wherein the documents comprise one or more graphical elements , and wherein the printer has a printer configuration , the printer configuration comprising a printer setting and a printer state , the method comprising the steps of: - determining for a graphical element from the one or more documents that printing the graphical element will likely involve a print quality issue while taking into account the printer setting and/or the printer state , and, when present, one or more job parameters being characterization parameters of metadata associated with the graphical element and aimed to be used for printing of the graphical element , - analyzing at least part of the graphical elements of an input document of the print job , - producing as output for some of the analyzed graphical elements the associated metadata comprising the characterization parameters , - selecting based on the associated metadata comprising the characterization parameters graphical elements from the input document in the print job in the vicinity of the determined graphical element , - generating from the selected graphical elements and associated metadata and considering the print parameters and printer configuration, derived graphical elements, - composing a proof job comprising a proofing document comprising proofing graphical elements, and proofing print parameters taken from the print job parameters or the printer settings , and - the printer printing the composed proof job. wherein the proofing graphical elements are from a set of the selected graphical elements , and/or the derived graphical elements having an attribute that is equal to an attribute of the determined graphical element , wherein the attribute contributes to the occurrence of the print quality issue, and wherein the derived graphical element is visually associated to the selected graphical elements to be printed as a visual aid, and wherein determining that printing the graphical element will likely involve a print quality issue comprises determining that printing the graphical element will likely involve a print quality issue due to the rendering or printing of the graphical element interacting with at least one other selected graphical element . - determining for a graphical element from the one or more documents that printing the graphical element will likely involve a print quality issue while taking into account the printer setting and/or the printer state , and, when present, one or more job parameters being characterization parameters of metadata associated with the graphical element and aimed to be used for printing of the graphical element , - analyzing at least part of the graphical elements of an input document of the print job , - producing as output for some of the analyzed graphical elements the associated metadata comprising the characterization parameters , - selecting based on the associated metadata comprising the characterization parameters graphical elements from the input document in the print job in the vicinity of the determined graphical element , - generating from the selected graphical elements and associated metadata and considering the print parameters and printer configuration, derived graphical elements, - composing a proof job comprising a proofing document comprising proofing graphical elements, and proofing print parameters taken from the print job parameters or the printer settings , and - the printer printing the composed proof job. <EOS>