METHOD FOR PRODUCING LIQUID DEVELOPER

A method for producing a liquid developer containing a resin binder, a colorant, and an insulating liquid, the resin binder containing a polyester resin A comprising a constituting unit derived from an alcohol component and a constituting unit derived from a carboxylic acid component containing an acid modified product A of an α-olefin polymer having 3 or more carbon atoms and 18 or less carbon atoms, including: step I: stirring raw materials containing the resin binder and the colorant or raw materials containing the resin binder, the colorant, and a part of the insulating liquid at a temperature of equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the resin binder; and step II: adding dropwise the insulating liquid to a stirred mixture of the step I in an amount to make a total of the amounts used in the step I and the step II of 50 parts by mass or more and 500 parts by mass or less, based on 100 parts by mass of a total amount of the resin binder and the colorant at a temperature of equal to or higher than a glass transition temperature of the resin binder, thereby carrying out a phase inversion emulsification, to provide a dispersion of toner particles. The liquid developer obtained by the method of the present invention is suitably used for development or the like of latent images formed in electrophotography, electrostatic recording method, electrostatic printing method or the like.