Patent ID: 7604319

Claim:
An image forming apparatus, comprising: a liquid deposition device which deposits a first liquid of a treatment liquid on a recording medium initially, deposits a second liquid of an ink liquid including a coloring material on the recording medium secondly, and deposits a third liquid of a treatment liquid on the recording medium thirdly, in such a manner that the coloring material in the ink liquid is insolubilized on the recording medium and an image is formed on the recording medium; and a liquid deposition control device controlling the liquid deposition device in such a manner that a deposition volume per pixel of the first liquid, V 1 _Pixel, is smaller than a deposition volume per pixel of the second liquid, V 2 _Pixel, and a deposition surface area of the first liquid on the recording medium is greater than a deposition surface area of the second liquid on the recording medium, wherein the liquid deposition control device controls the liquid deposition device in such a manner that a deposition volume per pixel of the third liquid, V 3 _Pixel, is greater than the deposition volume per pixel of the first liquid, V 1 _Pixel.