Patent ID: 7985518
Filing Date: 2011-07-26
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming method comprising: forming a latent electrostatic image on a latent electrostatic image bearing member, developing the latent electrostatic image using a toner comprising at least a hybrid resin, a linear polyester resin and a non-linear polyester resin to form a visible image comprising at least a red image, wherein the hybrid resin comprises a vinyl-type polymerizable unit and a polyester-type unit, transferring the visible image onto a recording medium, and fixing the transferred image on the recording medium, wherein in the visible image on the recording medium, a yellow toner layer is formed on a magenta toner layer, wherein the image forming method comprises three or more developing steps, developing units in the developing steps respectively comprise any one of a yellow toner, a magenta toner, and a cyan toner, the magenta toner comprises a pigment represented by the following Structural Formula (1), and the yellow toner comprises a pigment represented by at least any one of the following Structural Formulas (2) and (3)