Patent ID: 8955955
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: B41J,B41M

Abstract:
1. An image recording method, comprising: applying a first ink, a second ink, and a third ink to a recording medium by an ink jet method, and thereafter applying a clear ink to the recording medium, the first ink, the second ink, and the third ink each containing a pigment and having a different hue, the clear ink containing a water-soluble polymer, and the first ink, the second ink, and the third ink satisfying both the following relationships (1) and (2): (1) the film thickness of dots of the inks formed when one drop of each ink is applied to the recording medium being as follows: First ink>Second ink>Third ink; and (2) the penetration time of the clear ink when applying the inks to the recording medium, and then further applying one drop of the clear ink to the region to which each ink is applied being as follows: First ink≧Second ink≧Third ink.