Ink jet recording method

An ink jet recording method comprising:

• an overcoat layer forming step of forming an overcoat layer on a color layer formed on a recording medium by using a radiation-curable white ink composition and a radiation-curable clear ink composition, wherein
• the overcoat layer forming step includes
• an ejection step O of ejecting, from an ink jet head O, the radiation-curable white ink composition and the radiation-curable clear ink composition to be attached to the recording medium and
• an irradiation step O of applying radiation to the radiation-curable white ink composition and the radiation-curable clear ink composition which are attached to the recording medium to obtain the overcoat layer, and
• a coverage of the recording medium by the overcoat layer is less than 100% such that the overcoat layer is unevenly dispersed on the color layer and imparts a uniform matte finish to a recorded material including the overcoat layer, and
• droplets of the white ink composition are positioned be droplets of the radiation-curable clear ink composition on a same surface of the color layer.