Patent ID: 8736900

Claim:
An image processing apparatus for generating image data to be sent to an image forming portion for forming a transparent image on a sheet using transparent toner, said apparatus comprising: a first obtaining portion configured to obtain glossiness information corresponding to glossiness of the sheet; a second obtaining portion configured to obtain area information indicating an area of the sheet in which glossiness is to be partly and relatively increased; and an image data generating portion configured to generate the image data to be sent to the image forming portion, wherein (i) when the glossiness information of the sheet obtained by said first obtaining portion is lower than a predetermined glossiness, said image data generating portion generates the image data so that the transparent image is selectively formed in the area obtained by said second obtaining portion, and (ii) when the glossiness of the sheet obtained by said first obtaining portion is not lower than the predetermined glossiness, said image data generating portion generates the image data so that the transparent image is formed in an image formable area except for the area obtained by said second obtaining portion.