Liquid discharge apparatus and liquid discharge method

Abstract

A liquid discharge apparatus (1) includes a first liquid application device (10) configured to apply a first liquid containing an active energy ray curable liquid, onto a recording medium (19); a second liquid application device (12-15) configured to discharge, by an inkjet method, a plurality of second liquids each of which is an active energy ray curable liquid containing a colorant different from each other; an irradiation device (18) configured to irradiate, with an active energy ray, the first liquid and the plurality of second liquids. The liquid discharge apparatus (1) further includes a controller configured to control the first liquid application device (10), the second liquid application device (12-15), and the irradiation device (18). The controller causes the second liquid application device (12-15) to apply the plurality of second liquids onto the first liquid according to image data, to form a plane pattern group.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.