Patent ID: 8678544

Claim:
An ink set comprising: an aqueous ink composition comprising: water; a pigment; resin particles having a minimum film-forming temperature MFT 0 , which is a minimum film-forming temperature obtained when the resin particles are dispersed in water, of 60° C. or higher; and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein a minimum film-forming temperature MFT 25 of the resin particles, which is a minimum film-forming temperature obtained when the resin particles are mixed with the water-soluble organic solvent in an amount of 25% by mass relative to the solid content of the resin particles, and water, is at least 40° C. lower than MFT 0 ; and a maintenance liquid comprising an organic solvent and water, wherein the resin particles are self-dispersing polymer particles comprising a constituent unit derived from an aromatic group-containing (meth)acrylate monomer or a constituent unit derived from an alicyclic meth(acrylate) at a content of from 10% by mass to 95% by mass based on a total mass of the self-dispersing polymer; and wherein the water-soluble organic solvent is an (alkyleneoxy)alkyl ether.