Patent ID: 8342672
Filing Date: 2013-01-01
Classification: B41J

Abstract:
1. A method of forming an image, comprising: forming an image forming composition layer by supplying an image forming composition liquid to an intermediate transfer member, the image forming composition liquid containing a curable material that cures upon application of an external stimulus; applying an ink to the image forming composition layer that has been formed on the intermediate transfer member, the ink being an ink in which a water-soluble dye or pigment is dispersed or dissolved in an aqueous medium, and which does not contain a curable material; transferring the image forming composition layer from the intermediate transfer member to a recording medium by contacting the image forming composition layer onto which the ink has been applied with the recording medium; applying a first stimulus to the image forming composition layer that cures the image forming composition layer, the first stimulus being applied at least one of immediately before the image forming composition layer comes into contact with the recording medium, or during the contact; and applying a second stimulus that cures the image forming composition layer, the second stimulus being applied to the image forming composition layer after it has been released from the intermediate transfer member; wherein the first stimulus and the second stimulus are each light including UV rays, and a ratio represented by I I I