Recording method

A method for recording an image based on image data in a recording region of a recording medium being transported in a predetermined transportation direction, the method comprising:

• forming a first reference mark in a recordable region, including the recording region, of the recording medium using a first colored liquid containing a colorant;
• supplying an uncolored liquid containing no colorant uniformly over the entire recordable region of the recording medium;
• forming a second reference mark in the recordable region of the recording medium using a second colored liquid containing a colorant;
• detecting the amount of misalignment between the first reference mark and the second reference mark;
• calculating the total amount, excluding the content of the colorant, of first colored liquid to be used to record the image based on the image data on the recording medium for each unit area of the recording region of the recording medium;
• calculating a difference between the calculated amount of first colored liquid and a predetermined amount of water for each unit area as the amount of uncolored liquid to be supplied for each unit area;
• supplying the calculated amount of first colored liquid and the calculated amount of uncolored liquid onto the recording region of the recording medium;
• and
• supplying the second colored liquid to positions where at least one of the first colored liquid and the uncolored liquid has been supplied in the recording region of the recording medium such that the detected amount of misalignment is corrected.