| abstract |
The invention provides an ink set which includes: at least one dark pigment ink containing a pigment and water, wherein the pigment is one microencapsulated in a resin; and at least one light pigment ink containing a pigment, a resinous dispersant, and water, wherein the concentration of the pigment is up to ½ the pigment concentration in the dark pigment ink. The invention also provides an ink set which includes: at least one dark pigment ink containing a pigment, a resinous dispersant, and water; and at least one light pigment ink which contains a pigment, a resinous dispersant, and water, and in which the concentration of the pigment is up to ½ the pigment concentration in the dark pigment ink, wherein the resinous dispersant in the dark pigment ink has a lower acid value than the resinous dispersant in the light pigment ink. |