A method for manufacturing a micro-optical depiction arrangement for depicting a halftone target image having n > 2 brightness levels, in which: a) a motif image is produced that is subdivided into a plurality of periodically or at least locally periodically arranged motif grid cells (92,92-1,92-2,92-3), in which, in each case, depicted and threshold-transformed regions of the halftone target image are arranged, the depicted and threshold-transformed regions of the halftone target image being developed having sub-regions (94,96) that include one of k expressions of a specified optical property, where 1 < k < n, b) a viewing grid composed of a plurality of viewing grid elements is produced that, when the motif image is viewed, reconstructs the halftone target image having n brightness levels from the depicted and threshold-transformed regions arranged in the cells, wherein, to produce the motif image a1) at least one halftone base grid having base grid cells (82,82-1,82-2,82-3) is specified, each of which includes one of at least two halftone thresholds, a2) a desired optical property having k expressions is specified, where 1 < k < n, a3) the at least one halftone base grid is periodically overlaid on the grid cells of the motif image such that at least one motif grid cell (92,92-1,92-2,92-3) overlaid by the base grid cell is assigned to each base grid cell (82,82-1,82-2,82-3) of each halftone base grid, a4) for each motif grid cell (92,92-1,92-2,92-3), an associated depicted region of the halftone target image having n brightness levels is determined, and a5) for the threshold transformation, in each case, the brightness levels of the depicted regions of the overlaid motif grid cells are compared with the halftone threshold of the base grid cell, the depicted regions of the overlaid motif grid cells are grouped according to the comparison result into sub-regions (94,96), to each of which one of the k expressions of the optical property is assigned, and each of the sub-regions is furnished with the assigned expression of the optical property. a) a motif image is produced that is subdivided into a plurality of periodically or at least locally periodically arranged motif grid cells (92,92-1,92-2,92-3), in which, in each case, depicted and threshold-transformed regions of the halftone target image are arranged, the depicted and threshold-transformed regions of the halftone target image being developed having sub-regions (94,96) that include one of k expressions of a specified optical property, where 1 < k < n, b) a viewing grid composed of a plurality of viewing grid elements is produced that, when the motif image is viewed, reconstructs the halftone target image having n brightness levels from the depicted and threshold-transformed regions arranged in the cells, wherein, to produce the motif image a1) at least one halftone base grid having base grid cells (82,82-1,82-2,82-3) is specified, each of which includes one of at least two halftone thresholds, a2) a desired optical property having k expressions is specified, where 1 < k < n, a3) the at least one halftone base grid is periodically overlaid on the grid cells of the motif image such that at least one motif grid cell (92,92-1,92-2,92-3) overlaid by the base grid cell is assigned to each base grid cell (82,82-1,82-2,82-3) of each halftone base grid, a4) for each motif grid cell (92,92-1,92-2,92-3), an associated depicted region of the halftone target image having n brightness levels is determined, and a5) for the threshold transformation, in each case, the brightness levels of the depicted regions of the overlaid motif grid cells are compared with the halftone threshold of the base grid cell, the depicted regions of the overlaid motif grid cells are grouped according to the comparison result into sub-regions (94,96), to each of which one of the k expressions of the optical property is assigned, and each of the sub-regions is furnished with the assigned expression of the optical property.