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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2015
Filed:
Jan. 31, 2013
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Usuda, Matsumoto, JP;
Takayoshi Kagata, Shiojiri, JP;
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printing apparatus includes a first nozzle through which to discharge color ink to form a first dot, a second nozzle through which to discharge at least one of white ink, clear ink, and first glitter ink to form a second dot, a third nozzle through which to discharge second glitter ink, lower in diffuse reflection rate than the ink discharged from the second nozzle, to form a third dot, in which an image to be visually recognized from the opposite side of an image formation side via a printable medium is formed by forming a glittering base layer, resulting from the third dot, on a color image and the second dot, after forming the color image, resulting from the first dot, on the printable medium and forming the second dot on the first dot making up the color image.