Patent ID: 8722175

Claim:
A recording method, comprising: applying a liquid composition to a recording medium; and applying an ink to the recording medium to which the liquid composition has been applied, so as to record an image, where the ink contains a water-dispersible coloring agent, a water-soluble organic solvent, a surfactant, a penetrating agent, and water, wherein the liquid composition comprises: (a) a salt of (i) lactic acid; and (ii) a water-soluble amine selected from the group consisting of 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol or 2-amino-2-ethyl-1,3-propanediol; (b) a water-soluble organic solvent; and (c) water, wherein an amount of the water-soluble amine contained in the liquid composition is at least 0.9 mol relative to 1 mol of the lactic acid.