An image forming method includes supplying powder having metallic luster on a resin image arranged on a recording medium, wherein a color value of the resin image and a color value of the powder on the recording medium satisfy the following Equation (1): {(L*p−L*i−40)2+(a*p−a*i)2+(b*p−b*i)2}1/2≤20  (1) wherein L*p, a*p, and b*p represent color values of the powder, and L*i, a*i, and b*i represent color values of the resin image on the recording medium.