An ink-accepting layer forming material is disclosed which is applied in advance to an ink-accepting surface of an object that is to be colored with an ink containing an anionic coloring material.

On the surface of the fibrous sheet (13), an ink-accepting layer (15) is laminated.

The surface of the print substrate (20) is cleaned before a new structuring process and is coated once again with an ink-repellent or ink-attracting layer.

The invention concerns a method for inserting images on printing plates, wherein a printing plate is prepared with an ink-accepting layer and an ink-repelling layer applied thereon.

One embodiment of the invention relates to an adhesive image transfer sheet assembly having a backing sheet that is coated with an ink-receptive coating.

The formation of a microporous coating on paper stock using nanofiber can provide a writing surface that accepts ink, particularly ink jet ink, to obtain a crisp and sharp image.

Preferably the ink-receptive layer comprises hydrated aluminum oxide, and binder comprising water-soluble hydroxypropyl cellulose and water-soluble poly(vinyl alcohol).

Printing sheets comprising microporous material or compressed microporous material having an ink-receptive layer joined to at least one side of the microporous material or compressed microporous material are particularly suited for ink jet printing.