Patent ID: 8017290

Claim:
An image forming method comprising: (A) a one-component developing with a toner; and (B) transferring with an intermediate transfer member, wherein the developing employs a developing roller having a diameter of 8 to 15 mm, wherein the toner has an average circularity of 0.96 or more, wherein the toner has a core/shell structure, comprising a core and a shell, wherein the toner has an adherence Fh (nN) of the toner to a flat surface satisfying the relation represented by the formula (1) and adherence Fr (mN) among toner particles satisfying the relation represented by the formula (2): 15 ≦Fh≦ 50 (1) 100 ≦Fr≦ 400 (2), and wherein a content of urea- and/or urethane-modified polyester comprised in a binder resin of the core, is 10 to 20% of the core.