Abstract: There is provided an image printing method including obtaining an image, reducing a color area of the obtained image and generating a color area reduced image, extracting a contour from the obtained image and generating an outline image, generating a first image by overlapping the outline image with the color area reduced image, printing the first image on a recording medium, scanning an image containing an object recorded by a user on the recording medium on which the first image is printed, generating a second image by extracting the object recorded by the user based on the scanned image, and printing the second image on a recording medium.

Abstract: A surface decorated article in which a surface is entirely or partially decorated with a coating of a first and second glitter paints each using a flaky glitter material as a pigment, wherein first paint particles at a low viscosity with a relatively high solvent dilution ratio formed by coarsely particulating a glitter paint and second paint particles at a high viscosity with a relatively low solvent dilution ratio formed by coarsely particulating a glitter paint are coated in a state mixed with each other, to form the coating comprising areas in which the first paint particles are dried to solidify and areas in which the second paint particles are dried to solidify are mixed together in a spotwise pattern. The surface of articles can be provided with colors or textures exhibiting unique and high quality feelings.

Abstract: The infrared reflector of the present invention has an infrared-reflecting layer and an infrared-permeable layer which is formed on the infrared-reflecting layer. The infrared-reflecting layer has a reflectance of 60% or more and a permeability of 25% or less with respect to infrared rays having a wavelength within a range of 800 to 1600 nanometers. The infrared-permeable layer has a reflectance of less than 60% and an absorbance of 50% or less with respect to infrared rays having a wavelength within a range of 800 to 1600 nanometers. The infrared-permeable layer contains resin components and pigments, and the amount of carbon black contained in the infrared-permeable layer is 0.1 wt % or less. This infrared reflector can provide various coloration that includes dark colors while maintaining the high infrared reflectivity on the whole.

Abstract: The infrared reflector of the present invention has an infrared-reflecting layer and an infrared-permeable layer which is formed on the infrared-reflecting layer. The infrared-reflecting layer has a reflectance of 60% or more and a permeability of 25% or less with respect to infrared rays having a wavelength within a range of 800 to 2600 nanometers. The infrared-permeable layer has a reflectance of less than 60%, an absorbance of 50% or less, and a permeability of 30% or more with respect to infrared rays having a wavelength within a range of 800 to 2600 nanometers. The infrared-permeable layer contains resin components and pigments, and the amount of carbon black contained in the infrared-permeable layer is 0.1 wt % or less.

Abstract: A surface decorated article in which a surface is entirely or partially decorated with a coating membrane of a glitter paint using a flaky glitter material as a pigment, wherein paint particles at a low viscosity with a relatively high solvent dilution ratio formed by coarsely particulating a glitter paint and paint particles at a high viscosity with a relatively low solvent dilution ratio formed by coarsely particulating a glitter paint are coated in a state mixed with each other, to form a coating membrane of a glitter paint comprising areas in which the paint particles at a low viscosity are dried to solidify and areas in which the coated particles at a high viscosity are dried to solidify are mixed together in a spotwise pattern.