A printing process for printing an ink pattern on a substrate is provided. The ink pattern to be printed is based on an available pattern layout. The pattern layout is separated in into at least one discrete contour layer comprising at least one contour (C) part and at least one discrete inner region layer comprising at least one inner region (F) part. The contour part has an orientation in an imaginary plane including a first (X) and second (Y) axis. The first axis is defined with respect to the ink jet system as extending in a direction perpendicular to a direction of movement of a linear movable substrate positioning stage. The second axis is oriented perpendicular to the first axis. A contour part in the contour layer is printed by contour droplets prior to printing an inner region of the pattern layout by fill-in droplets.