| abstract |
An image forming method includes developing an electrostatic charge image on the surface of an image holding member by a developer including toner particles which contain a binder resin, a flake shape brilliant pigment, and a layered inorganic material, transferring the developed toner image onto a surface of a recording medium, and fixing the toner image, which is a brilliant image, by passing the recording medium through a contact region between a fixing member and a pressing member pressed to the fixing member, the brilliant image satisfying (1) at a depth of 200 nm, A<10, 10≦B≦50, and 20≦C≦70 and (2) at a depth of 1,000 nm, 10≦A≦40, 20≦B≦60, and 20≦C≦50, wherein A, B and C are element amounts (atomic %) of aluminium, silicon, and carbon, respectively. |