摘要 |
The present invention relates to an image forming method comprising the steps of forming visible images in application of an ink, which at least includes an ink solvent and a color material, onto a recording medium having a porous layer on a surface of the medium from a side of the porous layer; conveying the recording medium from a location for forming images to a location for a subsequent process; and flattening the surface of the recording medium formed with visible images by pressing the surface while heating to form a flattened layer. In a nip region that the surface of the recording medium formed with visible images is pressed, a point A at which the ink solvent contained in the recording medium reaches the boiling point is located upstream of a point B at which the porous layer of the recording medium loses its liquid permeation property.
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