Disclosed is a thermal dye-transfer receiving element comprising a
dye-image receiving layer on its top surface and, beneath the dye-image
receiving layer, a microvoided layer containing a continuous phase polymer
matrix having dispersed therein crosslinked organic microbeads, wherein
the microbeads exhibit a glass transition temperature Tg that is below
80.degree. C. Also disclosed is a method for making such thermal
dye-transfer receiving elements.
