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Provided is an image forming method capable of high-quality full-color recording on commercial printing paper at a high speed and excellent in abrasion resistance of recorded matter. A pretreatment step for adhering a pretreatment liquid to a surface having a coating layer of a recording medium, and an ink jet ink containing a colorant, an organic solvent, a surfactant and water attached thereon. An image forming method comprising: an image forming step for forming an image; and a post-processing step for forming a protective layer by depositing a post-processing liquid thereon, wherein the organic solvent has a temperature of 23 ° C. and a humidity of 80%. An image forming method comprising at least one polyhydric alcohol having an equilibrium water content of 30% by mass or more and containing at least one of an amide compound, a dioxanemethanol compound, an oxetane compound, and a sebacic acid dialkyl ester compound. [Selection figure] None |