An image forming method includes a step of forming a white image by bringing a solution (A) containing a dissolved metal compound and a solution (B) containing a reactive ion reactive with a metal element of the metal compound into contact with each other on a recording medium to produce a white compound.

An image forming method includes a step of forming a white image by bringing a solution (A) containing a dissolved metal compound and a solution (B) containing a reactive ion reactive with a metal element of the metal compound into contact with each other on a recording medium to produce a white compound.

A line-head-type inkjet image-forming method includes ejecting a gel ink to a recording medium at a first coverage rate that is less than 100% and set to allow dots of newly ejected gel ink to unite with dots of the gel ink already landed on the recording medium. The gel ink contains a specific amount of a polymer dispersant based on the amount of the colorant and has a specific contact angle on the recording medium. The gel ink is ejected from nozzles so as to form dots with a diameter slightly larger according to the resolution of the image to be formed.

A line-head-type inkjet image-forming method includes ejecting a gel ink to a recording medium at a first coverage rate that is less than 100% and set to allow dots of newly ejected gel ink to unite with dots of the gel ink already landed on the recording medium. The gel ink contains a specific amount of a polymer dispersant based on the amount of the colorant and has a specific contact angle on the recording medium. The gel ink is ejected from nozzles so as to form dots with a diameter slightly larger according to the resolution of the image to be formed.

To provide a copolymer including: a structural unit represented by the following General Formula (1) where X represents a hydrogen atom or a cation; a structural unit expressed by the following Structural Formula (1); and a structural unit represented by the following General Formula (2) where R is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, L is a single bond or —(CH.sub.2).sub.n—O—CO— where n is an integer in a range of from 2 through 18, and a carbonyl carbon atom in the —(CH.sub.2).sub.n—O—CO— is bound to naphthyl.

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Provided in one example herein is a method of printing. The method includes disposing onto a transfer paper an ink composition to form thereon an image, the ink composition including pigments and latex particulates. The method includes transferring the image from the imaged transfer paper onto a substrate comprising fabric by a lamination process. The lamination process includes: laminating together the substrate, the imaged transfer paper, and a release paper, whereby the image is transferred from the transfer paper onto the substrate.

Provided in one example herein is a method of printing. The method includes disposing onto a transfer paper an ink composition to form thereon an image, the ink composition including pigments and latex particulates. The method includes transferring the image from the imaged transfer paper onto a substrate comprising fabric by a lamination process. The lamination process includes: laminating together the substrate, the imaged transfer paper, and a release paper, whereby the image is transferred from the transfer paper onto the substrate.

A copolymer including a structural unit represented by General Formula (1) below, and a structural unit represented by General Formula (2) below,

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where, in General Formula (1), R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, L.sup.1 is an alkylene group having 2 or greater carbon atoms but 5 or less carbon atoms, and X is a hydrogen atom or a cation,

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where, in General Formula (2), R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and L.sup.2 is an alkylene group having 2 or greater carbon atoms but 18 or less carbon atoms.

A copolymer including a structural unit represented by General Formula (1) below, and a structural unit represented by General Formula (2) below,

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where, in General Formula (1), R.sup.1 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group, L.sup.1 is an alkylene group having 2 or greater carbon atoms but 5 or less carbon atoms, and X is a hydrogen atom or a cation,

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where, in General Formula (2), R.sup.2 is a hydrogen atom or a methyl group and L.sup.2 is an alkylene group having 2 or greater carbon atoms but 18 or less carbon atoms.

The present disclosure provides a white ink including an aqueous ink vehicle, from 5 wt % to 50 wt % of a white metal oxide pigment having an average particulate size from 100 nm to 2,000 nm, from 0.1 wt % to 4 wt % of anionic oxide particulates having an average particulate size from 1 nm to 100 nm, from 2 wt % to 30 wt % of latex particulates having a glass transition temperature from 0 C to 130 C, and a non-ionic or predominantly non-ionic dispersant having an acid number not higher than 100 mg KOH/g based on dry polymer weight. The white metal oxide pigment and anionic oxide particulates are present in the white ink at a weight ratio from 5:1 to 200:1.