Abstract: An image forming method includes supplying powder having metallic luster on a resin image arranged on a recording medium, wherein a color value of the resin image and a color value of the powder on the recording medium satisfy the following Equation (1): {(L*p?L*i?40)2+(a*p?a*i)2+(b*p?b*i)2}1/2?20??(1) wherein L*p, a*p, and b*p represent color values of the powder, and L*i, a*i, and b*i represent color values of the resin image on the recording medium.

Abstract: An image forming method includes supplying powder having metallic luster on a resin image arranged on a recording medium, wherein a color value of the resin image and a color value of the powder on the recording medium satisfy the following Equation (1): {(L*p?L*i?40)2+(a*p?a*i)2+(b*p?b*i)2}1/2?20??(1) wherein L*p, a*p, and b*p represent color values of the powder, and L*i, a*i, and b*i represent color values of the resin image on the recording medium.

Abstract: A stereoscopic image forming method forms a color stereoscopic image on a recording medium having a thermal expansion property. The stereoscopic image forming method includes the steps of: fixing a color image on the thermally expandable recording medium using a color material; and irradiating the fixed color image with light of a light source having a maximum emission wavelength in a wavelength range of 280 to 780 nm. This light is absorbed by a compound contained in the color material to generate heat of the compound.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming method using an electrophotographic photoreceptor provided with a photosensitive layer and a protective layer in this order on a conductive support, and a toner, and the image forming method containing a charging step, an exposure step, a development step, a transfer step, a fixing step, and a cleaning step, wherein the protective layer contains at least a cured resin obtained by curing a polymerizable compound; the toner contains 50% by number or more of toner particles having a shape factor calculated by the equation (1) in the range of 1.2 to 1.6, and a variation coefficient of the shape factor is 16% or less; and the toner contains alumina particles having a number average particle diameter in the range of 5 to 60 nm and silica particles having a number average particle diameter in the range of 80 to 200 nm.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming method for arranging powder particles on a resin image layer, wherein the powder particles are non-spherical powder particles; the image forming method containing the step of adjusting an orientation of the powder particles disposed on the resin image layer; and hd1 and hd2 are adjusted so as to satisfy a relation expressed by the following Equation (1), Equation (1): hd1<hd2, wherein hd1 and hd2 each are respectively a half-value width of a reflected light distributions before and after the step of adjusting the orientation of the powder particles.

Abstract: Provided is a stereoscopic image forming method for forming a color stereoscopic image on a recording medium having a thermal expansion property, the stereoscopic image forming method including the steps of: fixing a color image on the thermally expandable recording medium using a color material; and irradiating the fixed color image with light of a light source having a maximum emission wavelength in a wavelength range of 280 to 780 nm that is absorbed by a compound contained in the color material to generate heat of the compound.

Abstract: A 3D image forming method for forming a color 3D image on a recording medium having a thermal expansion property includes irradiating a medium surface on which the toner image is formed with light having a maximum emission wavelength in a wavelength range of 280 nm or more and 780 nm or less and being allowed to be absorbed by a compound contained in toner.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming method for forming a decorated image having a resin layer and a powder contacted with each other, the method including: forming a resin layer on a recording medium; and supplying a powder onto the recording medium, in which, in viscoelasticity measurement of the resin layer, storage modulus G?(1) at 90° C. is 1.0×103 Pa or more and 1.0×106 Pa or less upon carrying out the measurement from 30° C. to 100° C. under conditions of a frequency of 1 Hz and a temperature increasing rate of 3° C./min.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming method using an electrophotographic photoreceptor provided with a photosensitive layer and a protective layer in this order on a conductive support, and a toner, and the image forming method containing a charging step, an exposure step, a development step, a transfer step, a fixing step, and a cleaning step, wherein the protective layer contains at least a cured resin obtained by curing a polymerizable compound; the toner contains 50% by number or more of toner particles having a shape factor calculated by the equation (1) in the range of 1.2 to 1.6, and a variation coefficient of the shape factor is 16% or less; and the toner contains alumina particles having a number average particle diameter in the range of 5 to 60 nm and silica particles having a number average particle diameter in the range of 80 to 200 nm.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming method including the step of: supplying powder particles to a resin image layer formed on a recording medium to adhere the powder particles to the resin image layer, wherein 80% or more of the powder particles out of the total number of the powder particles adhered to a surface and an inside of the resin image layer are adhered so that at least a part of each powder particle is exposed from the resin image layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming method for forming a decorated image having a resin layer and a powder contacted with each other, the method including: forming a resin layer on a recording medium; and supplying a powder onto the recording medium, in which, in viscoelasticity measurement of the resin layer, storage modulus G?(1) at 90° C. is 1.0×103 Pa or more and 1.0×106 Pa or less upon carrying out the measurement from 30° C. to 100° C. under conditions of a frequency of 1 Hz and a temperature increasing rate of 3° C./min.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming method for forming a decorated image having a resin layer and a powder contacted with each other, the method including: forming a resin layer on a recording medium; and supplying a powder onto the recording medium, in which the recording medium has a surface with an arithmetic mean height Sa of 1.000 or more.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming method for forming a decorated image, including: softening a resin layer contained in a resin image including a recording medium having a surface with an arithmetic mean height Sa less than 1.000 and the resin layer formed on the recording medium; and supplying a powder onto a surface of the resin layer.

Abstract: The present invention provides an image forming method for forming a decorated image having a resin layer and a powder contacted with each other, the method including: forming a resin layer on a recording medium; and supplying a powder onto the recording medium, in which the recording medium has a surface with an arithmetic mean height Sa of 1.000 or more.

Abstract: Provided is an image forming method for forming an image including a recording medium and a layer containing a photosoftening compound disposed thereon, the image forming method containing the steps of: supplying a powder for adhering the powder to the image; and irradiating the image with light to melt or to soften the image.

Abstract: An image forming method includes: supplying a powder onto a recording medium; supplying a coated toner onto the powder on the recording medium; and fixing the powder to the recording medium by heating the coated toner supplied onto the powder and melting the coated toner.

Abstract: According to an image forming apparatus and an image forming method of the present invention, an image is formed by arranging powders 200 on a surface of a resin image composed of sheet S and a color toner layer (resin layer 100) arranged thereon. The image forming apparatus includes: a powder spraying section 98 for supplying powders 200 on the surface of resin layer 100 which is adjusted to be in a softened state; and rubbing roller 74 for rubbing, from a side of resin layer 100, the resin image to which powders 200 have been supplied.

Abstract: An image forming method includes: supplying a powder onto a recording medium; supplying a coated toner onto the powder on the recording medium; and fixing the powder to the recording medium by heating the coated toner supplied onto the powder and melting the coated toner.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image by arranging powder on a surface of a layer of a resin image formed of a recording medium and a thermoplastic resin layer arranged thereon, includes: a powder supplying device that supplies the powder to the surface of the layer of the resin image; a hardware processor that sets a rubbing condition of the resin image in accordance with an image to be formed; and a rubbing device that rubs the resin image, which is adjusted to a temperature at which the layer of the resin image is softened or higher to which the powder is supplied from a side of the layer of the resin image according to the set rubbing condition.

Abstract: An image forming apparatus for forming an image by arranging powder on a surface of a resin image formed of a recording medium and a thermoplastic resin layer arranged thereon, includes: a powder supplying device that supplies the powder to the surface of the layer of the resin image; a hardware processor that sets a rubbing condition of the resin image in accordance with an image to be formed; and a rubbing device that rubs the resin image temperature of which is adjusted to temperature at which the layer is softened or higher to which the powder is supplied from the layer side according to the set rubbing condition.