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An image forming method comprising:

• providing a polymerization initiation layer which is obtained by fixing, by a cross-linking reaction, a polymer having functional groups having polymerization initiation ability and cross-linking groups at side chains, on a support;
• forming a pattern comprising a preparation zone and a non-preparation zone of a graft polymer by preparing the graft polymer on the surface of the polymerization initiation layer using graft polymerization, by contacting a compound having a polymerizable group on the polymerization initiation layer and supplying energy imagewise;
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• adhering a colorant on the preparation zone or the non-preparation zone of the graft polymer.

A fine particle adsorption pattern forming method comprising:

• forming a polymerization initiation layer which is obtained by fixing, by a cross-linking reaction, a polymer having functional groups having polymerization initiation ability and cross-linking groups at side chains, on a support;
• preparing a graft polymer having a polar group in a pattern shape on the surface of the polymerization initiation layer;
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• adsorbing fine particles on the graft polymer.

A fine particle adsorption pattern forming method comprising:

• forming a polymerization initiation layer which is obtained by fixing, by a cross-linking reaction, a polymer having functional groups having polymerization initiation ability and cross-linking groups at side chains, on a support;
• forming a pattern comprising a preparation zone and a non-preparation zone of a graft polymer by preparing the graft polymer on the surface of the polymerization initiation layer using graft polymerization, by contacting a compound having a polymerizable group and a polar group on the polymerization initiation layer and supplying energy imagewise;
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• adsorbing fine particles on the preparation zone of the graft polymer.

A fine particle adsorption pattern forming method comprising:

• forming a polymerization initiation layer which is obtained by fixing, by a cross-linking reaction, a polymer having functional groups having polymerization initiation ability and cross-linking groups at side chains, on a support;
• forming a pattern comprising a hydrophilic zone and a hydrophobic zone on the surface of the polymerization initiation layer, by providing a polymer compound layer comprising a polymer compound which is directly and chemically bonded with the polymerization initiation layer and has a functional group whose hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity is changed by heat, acid or radiation and applying heat, acid or radiation imagewise to the polymer compound layer;
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• adsorbing fine particles on the hydrophilic zone or the hydrophobic zone.

A conductive pattern forming method comprising:

• forming a polymerization initiation layer which is obtained by fixing, by a cross-linking reaction, a polymer having functional groups having polymerization initiation ability and cross-linking groups at side chains, on a support;
• preparing a graft polymer having a polar group in a pattern shape on the surface of the polymerization initiation layer;
• and
• adsorbing a conductive material on the graft polymer.

A conductive pattern forming method comprising:

• forming a polymerization initiation layer which is obtained by fixing, by a cross-linking reaction, a polymer having functional groups having polymerization initiation ability and cross-linking groups at side chains, on a support;
• forming a pattern comprising a preparation zone and a non-preparation zone of a graft polymer by preparing the graft polymer on the surface of the polymerization initiation layer using graft polymerization, by contacting a compound having a polymerizable group and a polar group on the polymerization initiation layer and supplying energy imagewise;
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• adsorbing a conductive material on the preparation zone of the graft polymer.

A conductive pattern forming method comprising:

• forming a polymerization initiation layer which is obtained by fixing, by a cross-linking reaction, a polymer having functional groups having polymerization initiation ability and cross-linking groups at side chains, on a support;
• forming a pattern comprising a hydrophilic zone and a hydrophobic zone on the surface of the polymerization initiation layer, by providing a polymer compound layer comprising a polymer compound which is directly and chemically bonded with the polymerization initiation layer and has a functional group whose hydrophilicity or hydrophobicity is changed by heat, acid or radiation and applying heat, acid or radiation imagewise to the polymer compound layer;
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• adsorbing a conductive material on the hydrophilic zone or the hydrophobic zone.

A pattern forming material comprising:

• a support;
• a polymerization initiation layer formed on the support by using a polymer having functional groups having polymerization initiation ability at side chains;
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• a pattern comprising a preparation zone and a non-preparation zone of a graft polymer which is directly and chemically bonded on the surface of the polymerization initiation layer.