A direct printing method for enamelling and/or decorating on surfaces in general which are subjected to heat treatment carried out at temperatures higher than 500°C following printing, consisting of transferring an enamel/ink, by means of the use of a device for emitting energy in the form of electromagnetic waves, preferably laser, from a carrier vehicle of the printing element to a printing surface, wherein - the distance between the printing element and the printing surface is greater than 500 micrometres and less than 2.5 millimetres, - the viscosity of the enamel/ink is comprised between 0.5 Pa·s (500 cPs) and 10 Pa·s (10,000 cPs), - the enamel and/or ink comprises at least one ceramic and/or chromatic part which is solid at room temperature, at least one absorbing substance, also solid at room temperature, that absorbs the energy emitted by the energy-emitting device, to transform said energy into heat and bring about a change in volume and/or position of the enamel/ink, and at least one part that is liquid at room temperature, - the at least one ceramic and/or chromatic part is formed by particles of frits or raw materials or ceramic pigments or a combination thereof, - the at least one absorbing substance is found in the enamel/ink in a percentage by weight of no more than 10% and is selected from among simple oxides, mixed oxides, crystalline structures of any chemical structure or composition, carbon, carbides, nitrides or a combination thereof, - the at least one liquid part is found in the enamel/ink in a percentage by weight between 20% and 50% and is formed by solvents and/or additives, - the solvents of the liquid part may be non-polar or polar and the non-polar solvent is selected from among linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, naphthenic hydrocarbons, terpenes, natural oils or a combination thereof and the solvent with low, medium or high polarity is selected from among glycols, glycol esters, alcohols, ketones, carboxylic acids, organic acids, water or a combination thereof. - the distance between the printing element and the printing surface is greater than 500 micrometres and less than 2.5 millimetres, - the viscosity of the enamel/ink is comprised between 0.5 Pa·s (500 cPs) and 10 Pa·s (10,000 cPs), - the enamel and/or ink comprises at least one ceramic and/or chromatic part which is solid at room temperature, at least one absorbing substance, also solid at room temperature, that absorbs the energy emitted by the energy-emitting device, to transform said energy into heat and bring about a change in volume and/or position of the enamel/ink, and at least one part that is liquid at room temperature, - the at least one ceramic and/or chromatic part is formed by particles of frits or raw materials or ceramic pigments or a combination thereof, - the at least one absorbing substance is found in the enamel/ink in a percentage by weight of no more than 10% and is selected from among simple oxides, mixed oxides, crystalline structures of any chemical structure or composition, carbon, carbides, nitrides or a combination thereof, - the at least one liquid part is found in the enamel/ink in a percentage by weight between 20% and 50% and is formed by solvents and/or additives, - the solvents of the liquid part may be non-polar or polar and the non-polar solvent is selected from among linear or branched aliphatic hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons, naphthenic hydrocarbons, terpenes, natural oils or a combination thereof and the solvent with low, medium or high polarity is selected from among glycols, glycol esters, alcohols, ketones, carboxylic acids, organic acids, water or a combination thereof. <EOS>