Printing apparatus and printing method

摘要

A printing apparatus for forming a color image by applying different color inks to a printing material while bi-directionally moving the recording head to scan the recording material, the apparatus includes changing means for changing an order of applications of the inks to be applied for printing a secondary color to a secondary color pixel area; forming means for forming the secondary color while making the order of applications of the inks to at least one of a plurality of the secondary color pixel areas arranged along a raster scan direction different from the order of another, by the changing means. <IMAGE>