A method for producing, for the depiction of a specified motif, a micro-optical depiction arrangement that exhibits a colored motif grid, composed of a plurality of micromotif elements, and a focusing element grid, composed of a plurality of microfocusing elements, that reconstructs the specified motif when the micromotif elements are viewed, and in the method, T1) a first substrate foil having opposing main surfaces is provided, and an embossing lacquer is applied on a first main surface of the first substrate foil and is embossed in the form of the focusing element grid composed of an at least locally periodic arrangement of a plurality of microfocusing elements, T2) a second substrate foil having opposing main surfaces is provided, an arrangement of colored micromotif elements is produced in the form of the motif grid on a first main surface of the second substrate foil, in that, first, in a step T2P) the second substrate foil having opposing main surfaces is provided, and an embossing lacquer is applied on the first main surface of the second substrate foil and is embossed in the form of the motif grid composed of an arrangement of micropatterns whose shapes correspond to the desired micromotif elements, and in a step T2F) the embossed micropatterns of the second substrate foil are filled with an ink, and K) the second substrate foil is laminated, with at least one laminating adhesive, onto the second main surface, opposite the focusing element grid, of the first substrate foil, in that, - either a transparent laminating adhesive is applied to the motif-grid-exhibiting first main surface of the second substrate foil, and the second substrate foil is laminated, with its first main surface, onto the second main surface of the first substrate foil, - or a transparent laminating adhesive is applied to the second main surface, opposite the focusing element grid, of the first substrate foil, and the second substrate foil is laminated, with its motif-grid-exhibiting first main surface, onto the second main surface of the first substrate foil, wherein the coating weight of the transparent adhesive is chosen according to the desired spacing of the focusing element grid and the motif grid. T1) a first substrate foil having opposing main surfaces is provided, and an embossing lacquer is applied on a first main surface of the first substrate foil and is embossed in the form of the focusing element grid composed of an at least locally periodic arrangement of a plurality of microfocusing elements, T2) a second substrate foil having opposing main surfaces is provided, an arrangement of colored micromotif elements is produced in the form of the motif grid on a first main surface of the second substrate foil, in that, first, in a step T2P) the second substrate foil having opposing main surfaces is provided, and an embossing lacquer is applied on the first main surface of the second substrate foil and is embossed in the form of the motif grid composed of an arrangement of micropatterns whose shapes correspond to the desired micromotif elements, and in a step T2F) the embossed micropatterns of the second substrate foil are filled with an ink, and K) the second substrate foil is laminated, with at least one laminating adhesive, onto the second main surface, opposite the focusing element grid, of the first substrate foil, in that, - either a transparent laminating adhesive is applied to the motif-grid-exhibiting first main surface of the second substrate foil, and the second substrate foil is laminated, with its first main surface, onto the second main surface of the first substrate foil, - or a transparent laminating adhesive is applied to the second main surface, opposite the focusing element grid, of the first substrate foil, and the second substrate foil is laminated, with its motif-grid-exhibiting first main surface, onto the second main surface of the first substrate foil, wherein the coating weight of the transparent adhesive is chosen according to the desired spacing of the focusing element grid and the motif grid. - either a transparent laminating adhesive is applied to the motif-grid-exhibiting first main surface of the second substrate foil, and the second substrate foil is laminated, with its first main surface, onto the second main surface of the first substrate foil, - or a transparent laminating adhesive is applied to the second main surface, opposite the focusing element grid, of the first substrate foil, and the second substrate foil is laminated, with its motif-grid-exhibiting first main surface, onto the second main surface of the first substrate foil, wherein the coating weight of the transparent adhesive is chosen according to the desired spacing of the focusing element grid and the motif grid.