Patent ID: 8105744

Claim:
An image forming method comprising: forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of a latent image carrier; developing the electrostatic latent image with a developing agent comprising a toner to form a toner image; transferring the toner image onto a surface of a target to obtain a transferred toner image; and fixing the transferred toner image; wherein the toner comprises a resin particle having a core-shell structure, comprising a resin constituting a core and a resin constituting a shell, the resin constituting the core is a non-crystalline resin, and the resin constituting the shell is a non-crystalline resin, a glass transition temperature of the resin constituting the core and a glass transition temperature of the resin constituting the shell are different by about 20° C. or greater, the resin constituting the shell is obtained by copolymerization of a monomer having an acidic polar group, a basic polar group, or an alcoholic hydroxy group, and at least one other monomer, the content of the monomer having an acidic polar group, a basic polar group, or an alcoholic hydroxyl group is from 0.01 wt % to 20 wt % based on a total weight of the monomers constituting the shell, and the fixing of the transferred toner image is performed by applying a pressure on the transferred toner image without heating.