Patent ID: 7488063

Claim:
An ink jet recording method of bidirectional batch printing in which a printing head scans back and forth, utilizing an ink set for ink jet recording which comprises at least two types of liquids including an ink that comprises at least a colorant, and a liquid composition that comprises at least a component for aggregating and/or thickening the ink, the method comprising ejecting the ink and the liquid composition from a printing head so that the ink and the liquid composition come into contact with each other on a recording material whereby an image is formed by bidirectional batch printing in which a printing head scans back and forth, wherein two consecutive scans of the printing head are composed of a scan for applying the liquid composition after the ink is applied to the recording material, and a scan for applying the ink after the liquid composition is applied to the recording material, wherein the relation represented by the following formula (1) is satisfied: b 2 /a 2 <b 1 /a 1 Formula (1) wherein a 1 and b 1 represent the respective amounts of the ink and the liquid composition applied per unit area, when the ink is applied to the recording material before the liquid composition is applied; a 2 and b 2 represent the respective amounts of the ink and the liquid composition applied per unit area, when the liquid composition is applied to the recording material before the ink is applied; and a 1 and b 1 satisfy the relation a 1 >b 1 and a 2 and b 2 satisfy the relation a 2 >b 2 .