Patent ID: 8882228

Claim:
An image processing apparatus for forming an image by a predetermined color of ink and a clear ink that is a clear material and includes a resin, the predetermined color of ink and the clear ink being applied to a print medium with use of an applying unit, said apparatus comprising: a determining unit configured to determine applying amounts of the ink and the clear ink to the print medium; and a control unit configured to cause the applying unit to apply the ink and the clear ink to the print medium, based on the applying amounts determined by said determining unit, wherein said determining unit determines the applying amounts so that a hue difference in a L*a*b* space is equal to or less than 90 degrees between a print color measured in a reflected light that does not include a specular reflected light and a bronzing color which is a print color measured in a reflected light that includes the specular reflected light, in a case of performing measuring of the image under a light, the image being formed by applying a predetermined applying amount of the ink and a predetermined applying amount of the clear ink.