Method for painting a multiplicity of surfaces, having the following method steps: - sequential painting of a multiplicity of surfaces, - in each case subsequent radiation of light onto the painted surfaces, - imaging at least some of the light that has been reflected and/or scattered by the respective surface onto a spatially resolved receiver, and - producing an image of the respectively painted surface, wherein the image points are assigned not only their geometric coordinates, but also colour coordinates and brightness coordinates, characterized in that - for the respective painted surface, a multiplicity of subregions are formed which are located within the image of the surface that is to be examined in each case, - in each case a weighted brightness value, at least one weighted colour value and/or a weighted total colour value, generated from brightness value and at least one colour value, is generated from the image points of a respective subregion, - the weighted brightness values and/or the weighted colour values and/or the weighted total colour values are compared in each case to a reference value, and a brightness deviation (ΔY) and/or at least one colour deviation (ΔI, ΔQ) and/or a total colour distance (ΔE) is ascertained therefrom, - the ascertained brightness deviation (ΔY) and/or the at least one colour deviation (ΔI, ΔQ) and/or the total colour distance (ΔE) of at least one subregion is captured chronologically for the multiplicity of painted surfaces in a data series, - a trend for the brightness deviation (ΔY) and/or the colour deviation (ΔI, ΔQ) and/or the total colour distance (ΔE) is ascertained from at least two elements of the data series, - the brightness deviation (ΔY) and/or the colour deviation (ΔI, ΔQ) and/or the total colour distance (ΔE) for a given number of surfaces is calculated in advance taking into account the trend, - the brightness deviation (ΔY) that was calculated in advance, and/or the colour deviation (ΔI, ΔQ) that was calculated in advance and/or the total colour distance (ΔE) that was calculated in advance is compared to a first limit value, and - when one of the limit values is exceeded, at least one change in the sequential painting of the multiplicity of surfaces is made such that an exceeding of the limit value of the painted surfaces is counteracted. - sequential painting of a multiplicity of surfaces, - in each case subsequent radiation of light onto the painted surfaces, - imaging at least some of the light that has been reflected and/or scattered by the respective surface onto a spatially resolved receiver, and - producing an image of the respectively painted surface, wherein the image points are assigned not only their geometric coordinates, but also colour coordinates and brightness coordinates, - for the respective painted surface, a multiplicity of subregions are formed which are located within the image of the surface that is to be examined in each case, - in each case a weighted brightness value, at least one weighted colour value and/or a weighted total colour value, generated from brightness value and at least one colour value, is generated from the image points of a respective subregion, - the weighted brightness values and/or the weighted colour values and/or the weighted total colour values are compared in each case to a reference value, and a brightness deviation (ΔY) and/or at least one colour deviation (ΔI, ΔQ) and/or a total colour distance (ΔE) is ascertained therefrom, - the ascertained brightness deviation (ΔY) and/or the at least one colour deviation (ΔI, ΔQ) and/or the total colour distance (ΔE) of at least one subregion is captured chronologically for the multiplicity of painted surfaces in a data series, - a trend for the brightness deviation (ΔY) and/or the colour deviation (ΔI, ΔQ) and/or the total colour distance (ΔE) is ascertained from at least two elements of the data series, - the brightness deviation (ΔY) and/or the colour deviation (ΔI, ΔQ) and/or the total colour distance (ΔE) for a given number of surfaces is calculated in advance taking into account the trend, - the brightness deviation (ΔY) that was calculated in advance, and/or the colour deviation (ΔI, ΔQ) that was calculated in advance and/or the total colour distance (ΔE) that was calculated in advance is compared to a first limit value, and - when one of the limit values is exceeded, at least one change in the sequential painting of the multiplicity of surfaces is made such that an exceeding of the limit value of the painted surfaces is counteracted.