Hydrographics, also known as immersion printing, water transfer printing, water transfer imaging, cubic printing, camo dipping or hydro dipping, is a method of applying printed designs to three-dimensional objects.

The hydrographic process can be used on metal, plastic, glass, hard woods, and any other non-porous material. In the process, the substrate piece to be printed is pre-treated and a base coat material is applied. A polyvinyl alcohol film is gravure-printed with the graphic pattern to be transferred, and is then floated on the surface of a vat of water. An activator chemical is sprayed on the film to dissolve it into a liquid and activate a bonding agent.

The piece is then lowered into the vat, through the floating ink layer, which wraps around and adheres to it. After removing the piece from the water, a top coat is applied to protect the design. With multiple dips, hydrographic printing can achieve full a 360° coverage of the part surface, including small crevices.