Method of producing solid body having depressed portions on its surface and method of producing electrophotographic photosensitive member

A method for producing a solid body having depressed portions on its surface, comprising:

• using a solution which comprises a solvent A, a solvent B, a solvent C, and a polymer compound, where the solvent B is a hydrophobic solvent, the solvent A is a hydrophilic solvent having a boiling point not lower than the boiling point of the solvent B, and the solvent C is a non-hydrophobic solvent having a boiling point lower than the boiling point of the solvent B, and the contents of the solvent A, solvent B, and solvent C satisfy the following conditions (1) to (5);
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• solidifying the solution while forming depressed portions on the surface of the solution by condensation during the process of evaporating the solvents included in the solution:
• (1) the content of the solvent A is 0.1 mass % or more and less than 25.0 mass % based on the total mass of all the solvents included in the solution,
• (2) the content of the solvent B is larger than the content of the solvent A,
• (3) the content of the solvent B is 5.0 mass % or more and 49.9 mass % or less based on the total mass of all the solvents included in the solution,
• (4) the content of the solvent C is 50.0 mass % or more and 94.9 mass % or less based on the total mass of all the solvents included in the solution, and
• (5) the total content of the solvent A, solvent B, and solvent C is 90.0 mass % or more based on the total mass of all the solvents included in the solution.