Direct printing method for printing on a container having a print image by means of a direct printing device comprising a direct printing head with at least one printing nozzle row and an ink mist extraction unit, wherein a pixel offset is determined for at least one pixel of a print template for the print image based on a model for a print deviation from a normal pressure value caused by the ink mist extraction unit along the printing nozzle row, wherein a corrected print template is generated based on the determined pixel offset, wherein the print image is applied to the container by means of the direct printing device based on the corrected print template.