A gloss-imparting device for imparting a gloss on a color image, the
gloss-imparting device has a transparent toner image-carrying body, a
transparent toner image-forming unit, a heating/pressurizing unit, and a
cooling/releasing unit. The transparent toner image-carrying body carries
a transparent toner image formed of a transparent toner thereon. The
transparent toner image-forming unit forms the transparent toner image on
the transparent toner image-carrying body. The heating/pressurizing unit
heats and pressurizes the transparent toner image and the base material
to bring them into contact. The cooling/releasing unit cools the
transparent toner image and releases the base material from the
transparent toner image-carrying body. The transparent toner image is
transferred and fixed onto the base material by the heating/pressurizing
unit.
