Patent ID: 8337953

Claim:
An inkjet recording method, comprising: a treatment liquid depositing step of applying treatment liquid onto a recording medium while holding the recording medium on a circumferential surface of a treatment liquid drum and conveying the recording medium by rotating the treatment liquid drum, and drying at least a portion of a solvent in the treatment liquid; an image forming step of ejecting ink from a line inkjet head to deposit the ink onto the recording medium on which the treatment liquid has been deposited, while holding the recording medium on a circumferential surface of an image formation drum and conveying the recording medium by rotating the image formation drum, the ink containing at least a resin dispersant (A), a pigment (B) that is dispersed by the resin dispersant (A), self-dispersible polymer micro-particles (C) and an aqueous liquid medium (D), the ink having one of a solid component that is aggregated upon making contact with the treatment liquid and a solid component that is precipitated upon making contact with the treatment liquid; and a drying step of drying a solvent in the ink having been deposited on the recording medium while holding the recording medium on a circumferential surface of a drying drum and conveying the recording medium by rotating the drying drum.