Abstract: A method for manufacturing ultra high resolution images, especially transmissive images, is described that is capable of fabricating images where each pixture element (pixel) has an intrinsic gray-scale, the gray-scale has a wide dynamic range, there are no voids between pixels, fabrication is not limited by the wavelength of light, and the pixels can be so tiny that their appearance is diffraction-limited. As a result, life-size images of cytology specimens can be fabricated with sufficient spatial and shading detail to show the details of the cell nuclei, and high-density, non-volatile, optical memory devices can be made.