Patent ID: 7153617

Claim:
A method for making a color image comprising: (1) imagewise exposing to laser radiation a laserable assemblage comprising; (A) a donor element comprising a thermally imageable layer, wherein the thermally imageable layer comprises a colorant and a crosslinkable binder having a number average molecular weight of about 10,000 to about 70,000; and (B) a receiver element comprising: (a) a receiver support; and (b) an image receiving layer provided on the surface of the receiver support, wherein the image receiving layer comprises a crosslinkable binder having a number average molecular weight of about 1,500 to about 70,000, whereby the exposed areas of the thermally imageable layer are transferred to the receiver element to form a colorant-containing image on the image receiving layer; and (2) separating the donor element (A) from the receiver element (B), thereby revealing the colorant-containing image on the image receiving layer of the receiver element.