Abstract: A magenta ink composition, wherein when the a* value in accordance with the CIE standard that is calculated from a visible absorption spectrum is 80 in a diluted aqueous solution with a dilution ratio of 10,000 or less, the b* value is ?29 or less.

Abstract: Provided is an ink composition containing a pigment, an aqueous medium, a copolymer resin of a hydrophobic monomer and a hydrophilic monomer, and a urethane resin, wherein the weight ratio of the copolymer resin to the urethane resin (copolymer resin/urethane resin) being from 1/2 to 2/1, and wherein the pigment having an area average particle diameter of from 150 to 350 nm. Also disclosed are a production process of the ink composition, an ink set and a recording process using the ink composition, and a recorded image formed by the recording process.

Abstract: A printer has a head ejecting an ink including a colorant, water, an alcoholic solvent, and a surfactant to form an image, and a control portion controlling the head so as not to eject the ink to edge pixels when the image is formed on a medium. In the above printer, the alcoholic solvent contains at least one slightly water-soluble alkanediol.

Abstract: Provided is an ink composition that can form a high-quality image free from bleeding or beading even on printing paper or off-set printing paper such as art paper, in particular, even in a case of low-resolution printing, and is excellent in the property of recovering from clogging even after having been left under environment of high temperature and low humidity. The ink composition for ink jet recording includes at least a coloring material, water, a slightly water-soluble alkanediol, and a polyalkylene glycol.

Abstract: An ink composition is provided that achieves high-quality images free of white streaks or rough textures even when low-resolution printing is performed on printing paper such as art paper. An ink composition for ink jet recording contains at least a colorant, water, and a surfactant, and further contains a sparingly water-soluble alkanediol, a water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol, a dialkylene glycol, and a water-soluble alkanetriol or a sugar. This ink composition is used in an ink jet recording method.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ink composition that enables high-quality images having no white stripes or roughness to be obtained even when the images are printed on printing paper, such as art paper, at low resolution, and the ink composition is an ink composition for ink jet recording containing at least a coloring material, water, an alcohol solvent, and a surfactant, wherein the alcohol solvent contains an alkanediol sparingly soluble in water, a water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol, and a water-soluble 1,3-alkanediol.

Abstract: There is provided an ink composition for ink jet recording that, even on printing paper for running-on, can realize excellent gloss and good color reproduction and, at the same time, is excellent in ejection stability and recovery from clogging. The ink composition for ink jet recording comprises at least a colorant, water, an alkanediol, and a surfactant, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water soluble 1,2-alkanediol and a slightly water soluble 1,2-alkanediol, and the surfactant is a polyorganosiloxane.

Abstract: An ink composition that can be prevented from aggregating, form an image free from white streaks and harshness even in low-resolution printing, achieve high dissolution of clogging and high-temperature storage stability, and form a high-quality image, particularly an image having excellent hue is provided. An ink composition that contains at least a pigment, water, an alcohol solvent, a dispersant, and a surfactant, in which the alcohol solvent contains a poorly water-soluble alkane diol, a water-soluble 1,2-alkane diol optionally having a branched chain, and a water-soluble 1,3-alkane diol or alkylene glycol optionally having a branched chain, and the dispersant contains an oxyethyl acrylate resin, is used in an ink jet recording method.

Abstract: An ink composition that can form high-quality images free of white streaks and harshness on actual printing paper, such as art paper, even at low resolution and that can reduce the occurrence of curling even with thin actual printing paper having a low grammage is provided. An ink jet printing ink composition includes at least a colorant, water, an alcohol solvent, and a surfactant, wherein the alcohol solvent contains a poorly water-soluble alkane diol, a water-soluble 1,2-alkane diol, and a water-soluble symmetrical alkane diol having a hydroxy group at both ends.

Abstract: A clear ink composition includes at least a slightly water-soluble alkanediol, a water-soluble alcohol as a dissolution aid for the slightly water-soluble alkanediol, water, and polymer fine particles, but does not include a colorant. A 10-Hz dynamic surface tension of the ink composition is 26 mN/m or less.

Abstract: There is provided an ink set with which agglomeration of ink is suppressed, images free from white streaks or roughness can be provided even when printed at a low resolution, and good images, in particular, images having a good hue can be provided. An ink set is used for an ink jet recording method, the ink set at least including an yellow ink composition, a magenta ink composition, and a cyan ink composition, wherein each ink composition at least contains a pigment, water, a water-soluble alcohol solvent, a slightly water-soluble alcohol solvent, and a surfactant; and the magenta ink composition contains, as the pigment, a solid solution between C.I. Pigment Red 202 and ?-type C.I. Pigment Violet 19.

Abstract: This invention provides a magenta ink composition that, when recorded, is excellent in color development, graininess, and gloss, is less likely to cause clogging in an ink jet recording head, and is excellent in color reproduction in a high-chroma and high-lightness red region. The magenta ink composition has an L* value of not less than 60 and a b* value of not more than ?17 when the a* value in CIE standard calculated from a visible absorption spectrum in a not more than 10000-fold diluted aqueous solution is 80.

Abstract: There is provided an ink composition for ink jet recording, which can yield images having excellent gloss with good color reproduction even on various recording media having a low level of water absorption, especially synthetic paper and printing paper for running-on. The ink composition for ink jet recording comprises a colorant, water, an alkanediol, and a surfactant, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol, a poor water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol, and a poor water-soluble both terminal alkanediol, and the alkanediol satisfies a requirement on a weight basis of A:(B+C)=2:1 to 2:3 wherein A represents the content of the water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol in the alkanediol; B represents the content of the poor water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol in the alkanediol; and C represents the content of the poor water-soluble both terminal alkanediol in the alkanediol.

Abstract: There is provided an ink composition for ink jet recording that, even on printing paper for running-on, can realize excellent gloss and good color reproduction and, at the same time, is excellent in ejection stability and recovery from clogging. The ink composition for ink jet recording comprises at least a colorant, water, an alkanediol, and a surfactant, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water soluble 1,2-alkanediol and a slightly water soluble 1,2-alkanediol, and the surfactant is a polyorganosiloxane.

Abstract: There is provided an ink composition that, even on various recording media, especially gloss paper of a printing paper base, can yield an image having excellent gloss, can realize good recovery from clogging and handleability of recorded matter, and, at the same time, can realize excellent ejection stability and color reproduction. The ink composition for ink jet recording comprises at least a colorant, water, an alkanediol, and a surfactant, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water soluble 1,2-alkanediol and a water soluble alkanediol having a hydroxyl group at both ends of its main chain, and the surfactant is a polyorganosiloxane.

Abstract: A method of forming an opaque layer includes forming a first layer by discharging droplets of an ink composition containing a metallic pigment on a record medium by an ink-jet recording process and forming a second layer by discharging droplets of an ink composition containing a white pigment on the record medium by an ink-jet recording process. The opaque layer is formed on the record medium on the side where the first layer and the second layer are formed in a region where the first layer and the second layer overlap each other.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide an ink composition with which images with high quality without white streaks or roughness can be provided even when the images are printed at a low resolution on coated printing paper such as art paper. The ink composition for ink jet recording at least includes a colorant, water, an alcohol solvent, and a surfactant, wherein the alcohol solvent contains a slightly water-soluble alkanediol, a water-soluble 1,2-alkanediol, and a dialkylene glycol.

Abstract: There is provided an ink composition that, even on various recording media, especially gloss paper of a printing paper base, can yield an image having excellent gloss, can realize good recovery from clogging and handleability of recorded matter, and, at the same time, can realize excellent ejection stability and color reproduction. The ink composition for ink jet recording comprises at least a colorant, water, an alkanediol, and a surfactant, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water soluble 1,2-alkanediol and a water soluble alkanediol having a hydroxyl group at both ends of its main chain, and the surfactant is a polyorganosiloxane.

Abstract: There is provided an ink composition for ink jet recording that, even on printing paper for running-on, can realize excellent gloss and good color reproduction and, at the same time, is excellent in ejection stability and recovery from clogging. The ink composition for ink jet recording comprises at least a colorant, water, an alkanediol, and a surfactant, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water soluble 1,2-alkanediol and a slightly water soluble 1,2-alkanediol, and the surfactant is a polyorganosiloxane.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ink composition for ink jet recording, which possesses excellent gloss and good color reproducibility on various recording media, especially printing paper for running-on. The ink composition for ink jet recording comprises at least a colorant, water, an alkanediol, and a surfactant, wherein the alkanediol comprises a water soluble 1,2-alkanediol and a water insoluble both terminal alkanediol.