Patent ID: 8867979

Claim:
A method for forming an image comprising the steps of: (a) forming a gloss adjusting layer comprising a gloss adjusting toner-fixed image formed with a gloss adjusting toner, on an image support, and (b) forming a toner-fixed image obtained from a toner, on the gloss adjusting layer, wherein the gloss adjusting layer comprises an aggregate of gloss adjusting units; each of the gloss adjusting units comprises a section where the gloss adjusting toner is attached and another section where the gloss adjusting toner is unattached; a borderline between the section and the another section comprises a straight line; each of the gloss adjusting units is in the form of a square having a side length of 100-500 μm, each square of the gloss adjusting units is divided longitudinally and transversely in two equal parts to form four squares, in which two of the four squares are gloss adjusting toner-attached sections, and one of the two gloss adjusting toner-attached sections is not placed longitudinally or transversely with respect to another of the two gloss adjusting toner-attached sections, and the step (a) further comprises a step of adjusting a glossiness of the image by varying the side length of the each of the gloss adjusting units in the gloss adjusting layer.