Ink set and recording method using the same
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1. A recording method, comprising:
- providing an ink set including a reaction liquid containing coagulant, a first ink containing a first color material, and a second ink containing a second color material;
imparting the reaction liquid of the ink set to a non-absorptive recording medium or a low-absorptive recording medium;
imparting the first ink of the ink set to the area to which the reaction liquid is imparted; and
imparting the second ink of the ink set to the area to which the first ink is imparted,wherein, before the imparting of the second ink, the reaction liquid and the first ink that are each imparted to the recording medium are heated,a surface tension of the reaction liquid is less than or equal to 35 mN/m at a temperature of 25°
C.,a surface temperature of the recording medium is lower than or equal to 50°
C. in the heating of the reaction liquid and the first ink that are each imparted to the recording medium before the imparting of the second ink, andone of the first ink and the second ink is a white ink containing a white color material as the first color material or a metallic ink containing a metallic color material as the first color material, and the other of the first ink and the second ink is a yellow ink, a magenta ink, or a cyan ink containing the second color material or a black ink containing a black color material as the second color material.
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An ink set includes a reaction liquid containing coagulant; a first ink containing a color material; and a second ink containing a color material. The ink set is used for recording on a non-absorptive recording medium or a low-absorptive recording medium and for imparting the reaction liquid, the first ink, and the second ink to the recording medium in a superimposed manner in this order.
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1. A recording method, comprising:
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providing an ink set including a reaction liquid containing coagulant, a first ink containing a first color material, and a second ink containing a second color material; imparting the reaction liquid of the ink set to a non-absorptive recording medium or a low-absorptive recording medium; imparting the first ink of the ink set to the area to which the reaction liquid is imparted; and imparting the second ink of the ink set to the area to which the first ink is imparted, wherein, before the imparting of the second ink, the reaction liquid and the first ink that are each imparted to the recording medium are heated, a surface tension of the reaction liquid is less than or equal to 35 mN/m at a temperature of 25°
C.,a surface temperature of the recording medium is lower than or equal to 50°
C. in the heating of the reaction liquid and the first ink that are each imparted to the recording medium before the imparting of the second ink, andone of the first ink and the second ink is a white ink containing a white color material as the first color material or a metallic ink containing a metallic color material as the first color material, and the other of the first ink and the second ink is a yellow ink, a magenta ink, or a cyan ink containing the second color material or a black ink containing a black color material as the second color material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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