Until now, pad printing has only been able to display different levels of brightness and colour gradients, as known from photography, with a great deal of effort and usually with unstable results. With the help of print screens, this representation could be simulated at least for the human eye. Thanks to the Tampoprint development of laser-structurable clichés such as the intaglio cliché and the development of 3D microstructuring such as with the Cliché Laser Xi, colour and brightness gradients as well as four-colour print motifs can now be convincingly represented.