Patent ID: 6270189
Filing Date: 2001-08-07
Classification: B41J,H04N

Abstract:
An ink-jet printed product comprising an image formed on a printing medium, said product formed by the steps of:providing an ink-jet printing apparatus which discharges a plurality of inks of basic colors and ink of a special color having a hue between hues of two of the basic colors; andforming the image on the printing medium by discharging a plurality of inks each having different colorant concentrations for at least one of the colors of the plurality of basic color inks, wherein a relatively low-density portion of an image of at least the special color is formed, instead of using the special color ink, by mixing the plurality of basic color inks, at least one of which has a colorant concentration relatively lower than a colorant concentration of other basic color inks of the same color, and a portion of the image of at least the special color and having a density relatively higher than that of the low density portion of the image is formed using the special color ink.