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1. An intermediate transfer member for use in an image recording method comprising the steps of applying a reaction liquid to the intermediate transfer member, applying an ink to the intermediate transfer member so as to overlap with at least a part of a region to which the reaction liquid has been applied, thereby forming an intermediate image, and transferring the intermediate image to a recording medium,
the intermediate transfer member comprising a surface having a plurality of protruded structures, wherein the surface of the intermediate transfer member is such that 1.2≦S2/S1≦10, where S1 is a projection surface area in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the intermediate transfer member, S2 is an actual surface area of the intermediate transfer member, and S2/S1 is an average of a surface area per unit area of the surface of the intermediate transfer member. |
