Patent ID: 8900786

Claim:
An image forming method comprising: a developing step of developing an electrostatic latent image for a high softening point clear toner and an electrostatic latent image for a low softening point clear toner both being formed on an electrostatic latent image carrier, using a high softening point clear toner and a low softening point clear toner each having a different softening point, to form a toner image by the high softening point clear toner and a toner image by the low softening point clear toner; a transferring step of transferring the toner image by the high softening point clear toner and the toner image by the low softening point clear toner onto a recording material via an intermediate transfer body to form a toner image for low gloss and a toner image for high gloss; and a fixing step of collectively heat-fixing the toner image for low gloss and the toner image for high gloss on the recording material, wherein a softening point Tm(a) of the high softening point clear toner and a softening point Tm(b) of the low softening point clear toner satisfy a relational formula (1) below: Tm ( a )− Tm ( b )>6° C. Relational formula (1):