Provided is a decorative molded object (1,21,31,41,51,61) such as a key top for a push-button switch excellent in transparency of a color design image, and a method of producing such a decorative molded object (1,21,31,41,51,61).
By a method of producing a decorative molded object (1,21,31,41,51,61) which is a resin molded object (2) decorated with a color design image representing a letter, a symbol, a figure, or the like, including the steps of: printing a color design image on an image carrying layer (8), which is porous and is arranged on a substrate sheet (9), with an output apparatus that collectively outputs color design data to form a coloring agent layer (10) for displaying the color design image on the substrate sheet (9); transferring the coloring agent layer (10) on the substrate sheet (9) onto a resin molded object (2) to be decorated; peeling the substrate sheet (9) with the transferred coloring agent layer (10) left on the resin molded object (2) to form a color design image layer (3) on the resin molded object (2); and curing, after application and deposition onto the color design image layer (3), a transparent resin liquid to thereby form a transparent resin layer (5), a decorative molded object (1,21,31,41,51,61) which is a resin molded object (2) is decorated with a color design image representing a letter, a symbol, a figure, or the like can be obtained.