Patent ID: 8454150
Filing Date: 2013-06-04
Classification: B41M

Abstract:
1. A printing method that performs ink jet recording with a water-based ink set to form an image on a non-ink-absorbing or low-ink-absorbing recording medium, the method comprising: a printing step including recording with a color ink and recording with a resin ink performed after the recording with the color ink; and a drying step performed during the printing step, after the printing step, or both; wherein the water-based ink set includes the color ink containing a water-insoluble coloring agent and the resin ink not containing a coloring agent; the color ink contains the water-insoluble coloring agent, a resin component, a water-soluble solvent, and a surfactant; the resin ink contains a water-soluble resin solvent, a wax, and thermoplastic resin particles as a resin component that are insoluble in water but compatible in the water-soluble resin solvent; and a content of the thermoplastic resin particles in the resin ink is 4% by mass or more and 12% by mass or less, and a content of the wax in the resin ink is 0.5% by mass or more and 6% by mass or less.