Patent ID: 8353245

Claim:
A method of line art transfer free hand colouring printing from a transfer substrate in sheet form carrying a linework of adhesive ink of a preformed design outline on a transfer side thereof, the method comprising the steps of; applying the transfer side of the sheet to a surface and effecting transfer of the linework of the design outline thereto; generating an image on the surface within the transferred design outline with the use of at least one colouring and/or texturing substance; and applying a finishing to the image by transferring on the surface a portion of at least one solid surface decorative transfer element onto the adhesive ink of said linework and/or preselected areas thereof, the finishing being in the form of a sheet carrying the at least one solid surface decorative transfer element separatable therefrom by the adhesive ink, a remaining portion of the at least one solid surface decorative transfer element not overlying said linework remaining onto the sheet un-transferred onto the surface, whereby said portion of the at least one solid surface decorative transfer element being only transferrable onto the adhesive ink so as to prevent said remaining portion of said at least one solid surface decorative transfer element from transferring on the surface on areas of the outline exempt of adhesive ink, and hiding a portion of said image extending over said linework.