A method for transferring an embossed structure to at least a part of a surface of a coating composition (C2a) using a composite (S1C1), said method comprising at least the steps, (2-i) and (3-i) or (2-ii) and (3-ii), and also at least step and optionally step (5-i) or (5-ii), specifically: providing a composite (S1C1) composed of a substrate and an at least partially embossed and at least partially cured coating; and (2-i) applying at least one coating composition (C2a) to at least a part of a surface of a substrate to provide composite (S2C2a); (3-i) at least partially embossing the coating composition (C2a) of the composite (S2C2a) using composite (S1C1) to provide composite (S1C1C2aS2); or (2-ii) applying at least one coating composition (C2a) to at least a part of an at least partially embossed and at least partially cured surface of composite (S1C1) and at least partially embossing the coating composition (C2a) using composite (S1C1) to provide composite (S1C1C2a); (3-ii) optionally applying a substrate to at least a part of the surface, formed by coating composition (C2a), of the composite (S1C1C2a) to give a composite (S1C1C2aS2); and at least partially curing the at least partially embossed coating composition (C2a) optionally applied to a substrate which throughout the duration of the at least partial curing is in contact with the composite (S1C1) to provide a composite (S1C1C2) or (S1C1C2S2); and (5-i) optionally removing composite (C2S2) within the composite (S1C1C2S2) from the composite (S1C1) to restore the composite (S1C1) provided in step; or (5-ii) optionally removing coating within the composite (S1C1C2) from the composite (S1C1) to restore the composite (S1C1) provided in step; wherein a coating composition (C1a) used for producing the at least partially embossed and at least partially cured coating of the composite (S1C1) used in step and restored in step (5-i) or step (5-ii) is a radiation-curable coating composition, comprising (a) 5 to 45 weight% of at least one crosslinkable polymer and/or oligomer, (b) 40 to 95 weight% of at least one reactive diluent, (c) 0.01 to 15 weight% of at least one photoinitiator, and (d) 0 to 5 weight% of at least one additive; where (i) the stated total amounts of the components (a), (b), (c), and (d) are each based on the total weight of the coating composition (C1a), and (ii) the total amounts of all components present in the coating composition (C1a) add up to 100 weight%; wherein the at least one crosslinkable polymer and/or oligomer (a) comprises a total amount of at least 25 weight%, preferably at least 50 weight%, more preferably at least 90 weight%, very preferably 100 weight%, based on the total weight of all crosslinkable polymer and/or oligomer comprised in the coating composition (C1a), of at least one silicone (meth)acrylate oligomer. wherein a coating composition (C1a) used for producing the at least partially embossed and at least partially cured coating of the composite (S1C1) used in step and restored in step (5-i) or step (5-ii) is a radiation-curable coating composition, comprising (a) 5 to 45 weight% of at least one crosslinkable polymer and/or oligomer, (b) 40 to 95 weight% of at least one reactive diluent, (c) 0.01 to 15 weight% of at least one photoinitiator, and (d) 0 to 5 weight% of at least one additive; (a) 5 to 45 weight% of at least one crosslinkable polymer and/or oligomer, (b) 40 to 95 weight% of at least one reactive diluent, (c) 0.01 to 15 weight% of at least one photoinitiator, and (d) 0 to 5 weight% of at least one additive; where (i) the stated total amounts of the components (a), (b), (c), and (d) are each based on the total weight of the coating composition (C1a), and (ii) the total amounts of all components present in the coating composition (C1a) add up to 100 weight%; wherein the at least one crosslinkable polymer and/or oligomer (a) comprises a total amount of at least 25 weight%, preferably at least 50 weight%, more preferably at least 90 weight%, very preferably 100 weight%, based on the total weight of all crosslinkable polymer and/or oligomer comprised in the coating composition (C1a), of at least one silicone (meth)acrylate oligomer.