Printing apparatus, printing method, printing control method, and computer program
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorSeishin YOSHIDA
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Abstract
A printing head configured to apply white light-blocking ink, specialty gloss ink, and color ink is controlled, and the inks are applied so that the color ink, the specialty gloss ink, and the white light-blocking ink are formed in this order onto a printing medium having light-transmissive properties. When the printing medium is viewed from the surface on which ink has not been formed, a white ink layer is formed behind the color ink layer and the metallic ink layer, and light-blocking properties can be ensured. Because the amount of the metallic ink can be reduced, adequate expression of the color ink can be ensured.
Claims9
A printing apparatus for printing using a plurality of inks, the printing apparatus comprising:
- a printing head configured to apply at least a light-blocking ink, a specialty gloss ink, and a color ink as the inks;
- and
- a control unit configured to control the printing head in at least one of a first mode for applying the inks in the order of the light-blocking ink, the specialty gloss ink, and the color ink onto a printing medium having light-diffusing properties, and a second mode for applying the inks in the order of the color ink, the specialty gloss ink, and the light-blocking ink onto a printing medium having light-transmissive properties.
A printing method using a plurality of inks, the printing method comprising:
- selecting a mode from a plurality of modes including a first mode and a second mode;
- applying the inks onto a printing medium having light-diffusing properties in order of color ink, specialty gloss ink and light-blocking ink in the first mode;
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- applying the inks onto the printing medium in order of light-blocking ink, specialty gloss ink and color ink in the second mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.