PURPOSE: To provide a color filter array element with which the selective removal of a top coating layer and the image receptive layer existing thereunder is possible.

CONSTITUTION: This process for production comprises (a) a stage for heating a dye donative element to the form of an image; (b) a stage for forming the repetitive mosaic patterns of dyes on this dye donative element; (c) a stage for coating the dye image receptive layer with the photopolymerizable top coating layer consisting of an alicyclic epoxide compd. and the onium salt of Lewis acid which is a photopolymn. initiator; (d) a stage for selectively photopolymerizing the area of the photopolymerizable top coating layer and (e) a stage for removing the non-polymerized area of the top coating layer together with the image receptive layer existing under this area by processing with a soln.