Thermal transfer recording material and method.

摘要

A thermal transfer recording material comprising a combination of a donor sheet having a heat meltable ink layer on a support and an image receiving sheet which are superposed so that the heat meltable ink layer on the donor sheet contacts with the image receiving sheet, the thermal transfer being carried out by a thermal head, wherein either said donor sheet or said image receiving sheet or both sheets are characterized by being such that 1. the healt meltable ink layer of the donor sheet principally comprises a colored dye or pigment, a binder and a wax which are coated on the support as an aqueous solution and/or an aqueous emulsion; 2. the image receiving sheet has, coated thereon, a heat meltable substance having a melting point higher than that of said heat meltable ink layer. A method of thermal transfer recording is also disclosed.