Patent ID: 8814340
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: B41J,B41M,C09D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An image forming method, comprising: applying a pre-treatment liquid, capable of aggregating a water-dispersible colorant, onto a surface of a coating layer on a surface of a support of a recording medium, jetting an inkjet ink onto the surface of the coating layer, onto which the pre-treatment liquid has been applied, thereby forming an image, and applying or jetting a post-treatment liquid onto the surface of the coating layer, onto which the inkjet ink has been jetted, thereby forming a transparent protective layer on the coating layer, wherein the inkjet ink comprises the water-dispersible colorant, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant, a penetrant, and water, an amount of pure water transferred into the coating layer on the surface of the recording medium is from 1 mL/m the pre-treatment liquid comprises a water-soluble aliphatic organic acid.