Pigment, process for producing pigment, pigment dispersion, process for producing pigment dispersion, recording ink, recording method, and recorded image

摘要

There are provided a novel pigment dispersion that can be suitably used as a coloring material for inks, especially inks for ink-jet recording, comprising a colored pigment in primary particles dispersed stably in a liquid medium, and a process for producing the pigment dispersion. A pigment dispersion comprising a colored pigment that is substantially of a primary particle maintaining type and is dispersed in a liquid medium, a process for producing the pigment dispersion, and an ink and recorded image using the pigment dispersion.