METHOD FOR THERMAL TRANSFER COLOR RECORDING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To obtain an image of high quality having high minuteness and glossiness, by penetrating and transferring a primary color ink to a surface porous layer in the case of thermally transferring the primary ink when thermally transferred to an image receiver having a surface porous layer, and thermally transferring a secondary or following color ink by laminating and transferring an ink to be at least finally transferred. SOLUTION: In the case of first penetrating and transferring a primary color and a secondary color and then laminating and transferring a tertiary color to thermal transfer color record for thermal transfer recording an image receiver having a surface porous layer by using a plurality of heat fusible color inks, first, a yellow ink Y is thermally transferred to completely penetrate the ink into pores 7 of a surface porous layer 6 of the receiver. Then, a magenta ink M is thermally transferred from above the yellow ink Y to completely penetrate two types of the ink Y and M into the pores 7. Finally, a cyan ink C is thermally transferred to laminate the ink C on the ink M without penetrating into the pores 7, thereby obtaining a final color image. According to this, the color image having excellent gloss can be obtained.