Patent ID: 8789916

Claim:
A printing method that is performed by using at least one first nozzle ejecting color ink that is used for printing an image on a medium, and at least one second nozzle ejecting a process solution that is used for processing the surface of the medium, the printing method comprising: printing an image constituted by color dots on the medium by ejecting the color ink from the at least one first nozzle so as to form the color dots on the medium and forming process dots in areas other than the image on the medium by ejecting the process solution from the at least one second nozzle; transporting the medium in a direction opposite to a transport direction after the color dots and the process dots are formed on the medium; and applying a substantially clear coating on the color dots and the process dots by ejecting the process solution from the at least one second nozzle after the medium is transported in the direction opposite to the transport direction.