An image forming method, includes: forming a precoat layer by applying a precoat agent onto a front surface of an intermediate transfer body; forming an ink layer by applying an ink onto a front surface of the formed precoat layer, according to an ink jet method; and transferring the formed precoat layer and ink layer to a recording medium, wherein a contact angle of the precoat agent with respect to the front surface of the intermediate transfer body is less than a contact angle of the ink with respect to the front surface of the intermediate transfer body, and a viscosity of the precoat agent is lower than a viscosity of the ink.

The present disclosure is drawn to fabric print media and a method of coating a fabric substrate to form a fabric print medium. The fabric print medium can comprise a primer layer applied to the fabric substrate, an ink-fixing layer applied to the primer layer, and an ink-receiving layer applied to the ink-fixing layer. The primer layer can include a first film-forming polymer and a fabric softening agent. The ink-fixing layer can comprise a second film-forming polymer and a cationic compound. The ink-receiving layer can comprise a third film-forming polymer and non-deformable particles. One or more of the primer layer, the ink-fixing layer, and the ink-receiving layer also further comprise a flame inhibitor. In one example, all of these three layers include the flame inhibitor.

A fabric print medium includes a fabric base substrate and two treatment compositions that are applied thereon. The first treatment composition includes, at least, film-forming polymeric compounds, and a water-soluble high-valence metal complex. The second treatment composition includes, at least, a polymeric network, poly-alkene polymeric compounds, a water-soluble high-valence metal complex and a flame retardant agent. Also disclosed herein is a method for obtaining the fabric print medium.

The present invention provides a thermal transfer sheet which can provide a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet capable of forming a printed product of high designability, provides a thermal transfer image-receiving sheet capable of forming a printed product of high designability and a method for forming a printed product, and provides a printed product of high designability. In a thermal transfer sheet 100 in which a transfer layer 10 is provided on a substrate 1, the transfer layer 10 has a layered structure in which a receiving layer 2, an intermediate layer 3, and a masking layer 4 are layered in this order from the side of the substrate 1, and the intermediate layer 3 contains inorganic particles.

In a thermal transfer sheet in which a transfer layer is provided on a substrate, the transfer layer has a layered structure in which a receiving layer, an intermediate layer, and a masking layer are layered in this order from the side of the substrate, the receiving layer is a solvent-based receiving layer containing a solvent-based resin and a silicone oil, the intermediate layer is a water-based intermediate layer containing a water-based resin, and the masking layer is a solvent-based masking layer containing a solvent-based resin and a colorant.

A printable media comprising a supporting substrate, including fibers, having an image side and a non-image side, which contains an image receiving layer coated on the image side of the supporting substrate. The image receiving layer comprises pigment fillers, polymeric binders and ink optical density enhancement agents. Also disclosed is a method for producing the textured media.

A composition has particularly good solubility in water. The composition includes an aminoalkyl-functional and/or oligo-silylated-aminoalkyl-, hydroxy-, and optionally alkoxy-functional silicon compound having reacted units of (A) an aminoalkylalkoxysilane; (B) a bis-silylated alkylamine; (C) a tri-silylated alkylamine; and (D) at least two of the alkylamines (A), (B), and (C), where the free alcohol content of the composition is less than or equal to 1% by weight, based on the composition.

An object of the present invention is to provide a printing sheet having a coated layer for receiving ink on at least one surface of a substrate, the printing sheet having excellent printability, excellent adhesion between the substrate and the coated layer, and excellent antistatic performance and being less likely to cause paper jams or other troubles during printing, and to provide a method for producing the same. The present invention provides a printing sheet including a coated layer including an acrylic polymer on one surface or both surfaces of a substrate, in which a silicone-based surfactant is blended in a ratio of 0.10% by mass or more and 1.00% by mass or less relative to 100% by mass of the acrylic polymer in a continuous phase made of the acrylic polymer.

A primer composition for a process of inkjet printing includes a resin emulsion, cohesion promoter, surfactant(s) (A), nonionic surfactant(s) (B), and water. The resin emulsion includes a polyolefin-based resin emulsion and/or a urethane-based resin emulsion. The surfactant(s) (A) include(s) an acetylene-based surfactant and a silicone-based surfactant. Each nonionic surfactant (B) had a HLB value of 10.0 or greater but under 15.5 and also had multiple polyoxyalkylene groups in the molecule, and includes a polyoxyalkylene group-containing fatty acid glyceryl, a polyoxyalkylene group-containing aliphatic amine, and/or a polyoxyalkylene group-containing sorbitan fatty acid ester. The content percentage of the nonionic surfactant(s) (B) in the primer composition is 3.0% by mass or lower; and no organic solvent is contained, or the content of organic solvent(s) in the primer composition is 1.0% by mass or lower.

The present invention is directed toward the reduction of light scattering for masks that are used also to convey information by transmission onto light-sensitive materials used for screen printing (stencils), pad printing (cliches), gravure (cylinders), flexography (plates), and other printing processes.