Patent ID: 7760219

Claim:
A method of forming an image, comprising the steps of: superposing a heat-sensitive transfer sheet on a heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet, and applying thermal energy from a side of a heat-resistant lubricating layer described below of the heat-sensitive transfer sheet, to form a thermally transferred image, wherein the heat-sensitive transfer sheet comprises a substrate, a thermal transfer layer containing a thermally transferable dye and a resin on one face of the substrate, and the heat-resistant lubricating layer on the other face of the substrate, wherein the heat-sensitive transfer image-receiving sheet comprise a support, and at least one heat insulation layer and at least one receptor layer on the support in this order, wherein the thermal transfer layer contains a polymer compound having fluorine atom-substituted aliphatic groups on its side chains, and wherein the receptor layer contains a latex polymer having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 20° C. or higher and 60° C. or lower.