Patent ID: 7360884

Claim:
An ink jet recording method which prints out by ejecting onto a recording medium an ink set for ink jet use, wherein: the ink set comprises a first liquid comprising a colorant, a water soluble solvent and water; and a second liquid comprising a coagulating agent, a water soluble solvent and water; recording in a double sided print mode and recording in a single sided print mode are possible; and the relationship of the following Expression (1) is satisfied in both modes: 0.01 < RD 2 × RM 1 RD 1 × RM 2 < 1 Expression ⁢ ⁢ ( 1 ) wherein RD 1 is an application amount per unit area of the first liquid for the double sided printing mode; RD 2 is an application amount per unit area of the second liquid for the double sided printing mode; RM 1 is an application amount per unit area of the first liquid for the single sided printing mode; and RM 2 is an application amount per unit area of the second liquid for the single sided printing mode.