Image forming apparatus

An image forming apparatus, comprising:

• a liquid deposition device which deposits a first liquid of a treatment liquid on a recording medium initially, deposits a second liquid of an ink liquid including a coloring material on the recording medium secondly, and deposits a third liquid of a treatment liquid on the recording medium thirdly, in such a manner that the coloring material in the ink liquid is insolubilized on the recording medium and an image is formed on the recording medium;
• and
• a liquid deposition control device controlling the liquid deposition device in such a manner that a deposition volume per pixel of the first liquid, V1_Pixel, is smaller than a deposition volume per pixel of the second liquid, V2_Pixel, and a deposition surface area of the first liquid on the recording medium is greater than a deposition surface area of the second liquid on the recording medium, wherein
• the liquid deposition control device controls the liquid deposition device in such a manner that a deposition volume per pixel of the third liquid, V3_Pixel, is greater than the deposition volume per pixel of the first liquid, V1_Pixel.