Patent ID: 7938525

Claim:
An ink jet recording method comprising applying an ink onto an ink jet recording medium by ink jet technology, the recording medium comprising a support and an ink receptive layer which is provided on or above the support and comprises a water-soluble aluminum compound, and the ink comprising a dye and 8% by mass or more of a water-soluble solvent based on the total amount of the ink, the water-soluble solvent having a SP value of 24 (MPa) 1/2 or less according to the Hoy method and a molecular weight of 220 or more, wherein the mass ratio of a concentration of aluminum in a portion of the ink receptive layer which extends from the surface of the ink receptive layer to a depth of 5 μm in the thickness direction of the ink receptive layer to a concentration of aluminum in a portion of the ink receptive layer which extends from the surface of the ink receptive layer to a depth of 20 μm in the thickness direction of the ink receptive layer is 0 or more and less than 1.0.