Printing apparatus, printing method, and program therefor

A printing apparatus comprising:

• an ink ejection nozzle configured to eject a photo-curable ink, which is cured upon receipt of irradiation of light, onto a medium;
• and
• an irradiation portion configured to irradiate the photo-curable ink having been applied to the medium with the light,
• wherein, when printing of an image is performed onto the medium by applying the photo-curable ink, the printing apparatus
• ejects the photo-curable ink onto the medium through the ink ejection nozzle such that the photo-curable ink is applied onto an increased portion of an area resulting from expansion of at least one original area, onto which the photo-curable ink is originally to be applied in order to achieve printing of the image, in an outward direction of the at least one original area from an entire edge of the at least one original area, in addition to the at least one original area;
• cures the photo-curable ink having been applied to the medium by irradiating the photo-curable ink with the light from the light irradiation portion;
• and
• removes the photo-curable ink having been applied onto the increased portion from the medium.