Patent ID: 7234398

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, and (B) a receiver element comprising: (a) a receiver support; and (b) an image receiving layer provided on the surface of the receiver support; 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; (3) optionally applying the oolorant-oontaining image on the image receiving layer of the receiver element to a permanent substrate, and removing the receiver support to transfer the colorant-containing image on the image receiving layer to the permanent substrate, and (4) applying a planarizing element comprising a support and a planarizing layer to the image receiving layer, and removing the support, wherein the planarizing layer is adjacent the colorant-containing image, and wherein the planarizing layer comprises a crosslinkable binder having a weight average molecular weight of about 20,000 to about 110,000.