Patent ID: 8750770

Claim:
An image forming method comprising at least steps of: (a) forming an electrostatic latent image by exposing a photoreceptor, (b) forming a foil transferring face by supplying a toner onto the photoreceptor having the electrostatic latent image, (c) transferring the foil transferring face formed on the photoreceptor through an intermediate transfer belt or directly to a base substance, (d) fixing the foil transferring face transferred on the base substance, (e) feeding a transfer foil to the base substance having the fixed foil transferring face, and (f) transferring the transfer foil to the foil transferring face by heating the transfer foil while contacting the transfer foil with the foil transferring face, wherein a toner for forming the foil transferring face has a glass transition temperature of not more than 60° C., the transfer is transferred to the foil transferring face by heating the transfer foil and the foil transferring face while passing through a nip portion formed between a driving roller and a follower roller in the step of (f), an outside diameter at a longitudinal end of the driving roller is larger than an outside diameter at other than the longitudinal end of the driving roller, and a difference between the outside diameter at the longitudinal end of the driving roller and a minimum outside diameter in a longitudinal direction of the driving roller is not less than 0.05 mm and not more than 0.40 mm.