| abstract |
An ink-jet recording apparatus, ink-jet recording method, and an image processing apparatus are disclosed in which the durability of an image formed with an ink on a recording medium is enhanced by applying a processing liquid to inked dots without causing an excessive application of the processing liquid thereby achieving a high-quality image including no distortion. The processing liquid having the capability of improving the recorded image in terms of resistance to water is applied to all inked dots located at edges while the processing liquid is applied to every predetermined number of inked dots at the other locations, Matrix patterns consisting of a plurality of dots for each gray level are selected so that the number of inked dots located at edges is minimized thereby minimizing the number of dots to which the processing liquid is applied thus achieving an improvement in the resistance to water using the minimized amount of the processing liquid. |