The invention relates to a method for producing a micro-optical representation arrangement which has a coloured motif layer (26), which is arranged in a motif plane and has a plurality of differently coloured micromotif elements (28-1, 28-2), and a focusing element grid (24) consisting of a plurality of microfocusing elements for viewing the micromotif elements (28-1, 28-2). In the method for producing the coloured motif layer (26), the following steps are carried out: - in an
embossing step, an embossed structure with a multiplicity of structural elements (34, 36) is introduced into an
embossing lacquer layer (32), which structural elements each correspond to one of at least two different structure types having different physical properties, - wherein the structural elements (34, 36) are all produced using the same
embossing tool in a single embossing step such that the embossed structural elements (34, 36) are all in a defined
phase relation determined by the embossing tool, and - in a
processing step, the structural elements (34, 36) are selectively provided with at least one colouring material (40, 42) using the different physical properties of the respective associated
structure type such that, when the representation arrangement is viewed, the structural elements (34) of a first
structure type are visible in a first colour and the structural elements (36) of a second
structure type are visible in a second, different colour.