摘要 |
<p>An image forming device includes a processing unit to control an image formation unit to form an image on a print medium. The processing unit includes a feature extraction processing unit to extract a predetermined feature from an area in a predetermined image, the image area to be filled with a printing material of a special color; a pattern selecting unit to search a registering unit in which filling patterns are registered, and select, from among the filling patterns, a filling pattern having a feature most closely approximating the extracted predetermined feature; and a special-color data generating unit to generate a special-color data of the selected filling pattern. The image formation unit is controlled to form an image in which the special-color data from the special-color data generating unit overlaps image data of the area of the predetermined image.</p> |