Ink-jet printed product

An ink-jet printed product comprising:

• a printing medium;
• and
• an image area depicted by a plurality of ink dots which are formed on the printing medium,
• wherein the plurality of ink dots include dots of a plurality of inks of basic colors and dots of a special color ink of a special color other than the basic colors, dots of at least one of the basic colors include dots having different optical densities, the image area includes an area which is visually perceived as the special color, and wherein a relatively low density portion of the image area of at least the special color includes, instead of dots of the special color, mixed dots of the plurality of basic colors, and a portion of the image of at least the special color and having a density relatively higher than that of the low density portion of the image includes dots of the special color.

A printed product comprising:

• a printing medium;
• and
• an image area which is depicted by a plurality of colorant dots formed on said printing medium,
• wherein the plurality of colorant dots include colorant dots of a plurality of basic colors and special colorant dots of a special color other than the basic colors, dots of at least one color of the plurality of basic colors include colorant dots having different optical densities, and wherein a relatively low density portion of the image area of at least the special color includes, instead of dots of the special color, mixed dots of the plurality of the basic colors, and a portion of the image of at least the special color and having a density relatively higher than that of the low density portion of the image includes dots of the special color.