Patent ID: 8638469

Claim:
A printing apparatus which prints an image on a medium, comprising: a head which discharges ink droplets from nozzles; and a controller that controls the head; an irradiating unit that irradiates the ink with ultraviolet rays; wherein when a reflection mode is selected, the controller controls the head to print a first image on the medium, to print a background image on the first image, and to print a second image on the background image; wherein when a transmission mode is selected, the controller controls the head to print the first image on the medium, to print the background image on the first image so that the background image partially covers the first image, and to print the second image on the background image such that a part of the second image is in contact with a part of the first image; wherein ink for a background image has a property that the ink is cured when irradiated with the ultraviolet rays; and wherein when the transmission mode is selected, the controller controls the irradiating unit such that an amount of the ultraviolet rays irradiated on the ink for the background image is greater in the transmission mode than in the reflection mode.