| abstract |
The present invention provides an intermediate transfer recording medium which is used to form an image on a transfer-receiving member and a protective layer on the image to thereby impart durability to the image perfectly and which can simply transfer the protective layer to the image with high accuracy and also provides an image forming method. In the intermediate transfer recording medium (1) of the invention, a sheet substrate (4) provided with a resin layer (5) and a transparent sheet (2) provided with a receptor layer (3) are laminated on each other such that the resin layer (5) is peelable from the transparent sheet (2), wherein a portion of the transparent sheet (2) including the receptor layer (3) is provided with half-cut treatment (6). Using the intermediate transfer recording medium (1), a transfer image is formed on the receptor layer (3) and only the image-formed portion is retransferred to the transfer-receiving member to form an image. At this time, because a portion of the transparent sheet (2) is cut at the half-cut portion (6) as the boundary, forming a structure in which the transparent sheet (2) covers the image-formed portion and the transparent sheet functions as a uniform and strong protective layer, necessary durability is imparted perfectly to the image. |