Patent ID: 7588330

Claim:
An ink-jet recording method comprising the steps of: ejecting an ink from a recording head of an ink-jet recording apparatus to form ink dots on a recording medium so that the number of ink dots per unit length is greater in the sub-scanning direction than in the main scanning direction, and exposing the recording medium to an actinic ray, wherein the ink comprises a colorant, water and a polymeric compound which is comprised of a hydrophilic backbone having plural side chains and is capable of curing via the side chains upon exposure to the actinic ray; and the ink-jet recording apparatus is provided with at least one recording head having plural nozzles which eject the ink and are arranged in a main scanning direction, a light source to expose the recording medium to the actinic ray and a recording medium conveyance mechanism to convey the recording medium in a subscanning direction; and wherein the recording medium exhibits an absorption amount of water of 0.5 to 5 ml/m 2 at a contact time of 0.5 sec. in a Bristow method defined in J. TAPPI paper and pulp test method No. 51-87.