US Patent 9044932 Image recording method

An image recording method includes a liquid composition-applying step in which a liquid composition is applied onto an intermediate transfer body, an intermediate-image-forming step in which an ink containing a colorant is applied onto the intermediate transfer body to form an intermediate image, and a transferring step in which the intermediate image is heated to a transfer temperature Tt and transferred onto a recording medium. The liquid composition includes first polymer particles. The ink includes second polymer particles. In the transferring step, Tg2<Tt<Tg1, where Tg1 denotes a glass transition point of the first polymer particles and Tg2 denotes a glass transition point of the second polymer particles.