A method for controlling the amount of printing fluid deposited by a printhead for a plurality of passes of a swath width of a printing process is described. The printing process includes periodic servicing of the printhead. The method comprises determining an amount of printing fluid to be deposited for each pass of the swath width; identifying which pass of the swath width servicing is to occur; and reducing the determined amount of printing fluid deposited during a first pass immediately following servicing of the printhead.
