Patent ID: 8052271

Claim:
An image coating liquid for use in an ink jet recording method comprising (1) an image forming step of forming an image on a recording medium by an ink jet system with an ink comprising at least a pigment, and (2) a coating layer forming step of applying a coating liquid at least to a region including the image to form a coating layer having a film thickness of from 0.10 μm or more to 1.0 μm or less in at least a part thereof, the coating liquid comprising: a polydimethylsiloxane-modified resin as a slippery compound; water; and a water-soluble organic solvent, wherein the polydimethylsiloxane-modified resin has a 50% cumulative volume average particle size of more than 0 nm and 300 nm or less, and wherein the coating layer has a coefficient of kinetic friction of 0.40 or less.