An image forming apparatus capable of preventing the increase of the size thereof
by having a lengthened developer bearing member is provided with regard to an image
forming apparatus capable of printing a registration mark (dragonfly) on a large
sheet of recording paper for producing an art work in case of the use of a formed
image as a printing manuscript. The length of the lengthwise direction of a developer
bearing member provided in at least one developing device among the developing
devices provided in the image forming apparatus is longer than those of the developer
bearing members of the other developing devices.