Image forming apparatus and image forming method

摘要

An image forming apparatus for forming an appropriate test pattern is provided. A control section (41) includes: an image combination section (412) for combining image information corresponding to a subject image (P1) of a first resolution, with second pattern information which corresponds to a test pattern (P2) of a second resolution different from the first resolution, and which represents image information of the first resolution, so as to generate combined image information as one piece of image information; and an operation instruction section (413) for instructing a recording head (1), a head driving section (2), and a medium driving section (3) to form, on a recording medium, the combined image information corresponding to one piece of image information.