Johns is renowned for layering multiple printmaking techniques including lithography and etching to build richly textured surfaces, closely mirroring Hirst's combination of polymer gravure and lithographic overlay in a single complex print.

Close extensively explored mixed media printmaking by combining techniques such as aquatint, etching, and lithography to produce layered, color rich prints on fine paper that share the same technical ambition and surface complexity as this Hirst work.

Smith works prolifically in experimental printmaking, frequently combining intaglio etching with lithographic overlays on quality wove paper to achieve deeply textured and colorful compositions that parallel the technical and aesthetic approach Hirst employs in this piece.