The method of polymeric coating of intercalation compounds consisting of lamellar solids and dyes for coloring and/or staining surfaces and materials of different nature, includes the following steps:a) intercalation and/or absorption of dyes inside lamellar solids to obtain a lamellar solid intercalated with dyes,b) polymer coating of the above-mentioned lamellar solid intercalated with dyes to obtain a microcapsule totally coated with a polymeric film and with an essentially spherical shape and a diameter lower than 100 microns.
