Patent ID: 8042906

Claim:
An image forming method for forming an image on an image formation body, by using an ink liquid, including a coloring material and an aggregation treatment agent including a component that causes the coloring material to aggregate, the method comprising: an aggregation treatment layer formation step of forming, on the image formation body, a semisolid aggregation treatment layer that includes the aggregation treatment agent and substantially colorless microparticles and has a moisture content ratio not more than 56%; an ink droplet deposition step of ejecting droplets of the ink liquid and depositing the droplets of the ink liquid onto the image formation body where the aggregation treatment layer has been formed; and a solvent removal step of removing a liquid solvent present on the image formation body after the ink droplet deposition step, wherein a mean particle size of the microparticles is 0.1 μm to 10.0 μm; and an amount of the microparticles applied to the intermediate transfer body is 0.01 g/m 2 to 5.0 g/m 2 .