Image forming method

An image forming method comprising at least the steps of:

• forming an electrostatic latent image on a surface of an electrostatic latent image bearing body;
• developing the electrostatic latent image with a toner for electrostatic latent image development containing a binder resin and a colorant to form a toner image;
• and
• transferring the toner image onto a surface of a transfer material, and thermally fixing the toner image,
• wherein the surface of the electrostatic latent image bearing body comprises a compound having an unsaturated double bond;
• the toner for electrostatic latent image development comprises a binder resin obtained by polymerizing a polymerizable monomer having a vinyl double bond, has at least one kind of particles selected from metal oxide particles and metal nitride particles on a surface of the toner, and has a shape factor SF1 of 110 to 140;
• and a storage of elastic modulus at 160° C. (G′(160)) of the toner for electrostatic latent image development is in the following range:
• 150 Pa≦G′(160)≦620 Pa;
• and
• wherein a total amount of the metal oxide particles and/or metal nitride particles added is 0.1 to 10% by mass relative to the toner, and the ratio of metal oxide particles and/or metal nitride particles having a particle size of no more than 0.03 μm relative to the total amount of the metal oxide particles and/or metal nitride particles is in the following range:
• 0.01≦(amount of particles having a particle size of 0.03 μm or less)/(total amount of metal oxide particles and/or metal nitride particles)≦0.8.