Carrier, developer, and image forming method

An image forming method comprising:

• forming a latent electrostatic image on a surface of a latent electrostatic image bearing member,
• developing the latent electrostatic image using a developer to form a visible image,
• transferring the visible image onto a recording medium, and
• fixing the transferred image on the recording medium,
• wherein the developer comprises a carrier, and
• a toner,
• wherein the carrier comprises core material particles, and a coating layer on surfaces of the core material particles, and
• wherein the coating layer comprises a crosslinked product which is obtained by condensation of a silicone resin with an organic zirconium catalyst, the silicone resin having at least one of a silanol group and a functional group capable of generating a silanol group by means of hydrolysis.

A supplemental developer comprising:

• a carrier and
• a toner in an amount of 2 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass being mixed with 1 part by mass of the carrier,
• wherein the carrier comprises core material particles, and a coating layer on surfaces of the core material particles, and
• wherein the coating layer comprises a crosslinked product which is obtained by condensation of a silicone resin with an organic zirconium catalyst, the silicone resin having at least one of a silanol group and a functional group capable of generating a silanol group by means of hydrolysis.