The invention relates to a method for producing a printing material for directly printing on a decorative panel (100), in particular a directly printed decorative panel, without counter tension. The invention further relates to a decorative panel (100) which has a printing material produced using a method according to the invention. In the method according to the invention, a resin composition which has between >0.5 wt.% and <85 wt.% of a solid with an average grain diameter d5o between >=0.1 [mu]m and <120 [mu]m is applied following a calendering step in which a paper or nonwoven fabric layer (130) is applied onto a panel-shaped support (110).