Provided are a textile printing ink set including a pretreatment liquid including a quaternary ammonium cation having a molecular weight of 3000 or less, and an ink composition including a water-insoluble dye, a dispersing agent, and water, wherein a content of the quaternary ammonium cation relative to a total amount of the pretreatment liquid is 5 mass % to 20 mass %; and a textile printing method.

An ink contains organic solvents containing 1,2-propane diol and 1,2-hexane diol, a pigment, water, and a polyoxyethylene ether compound.

An ink contains organic solvents containing 1,2-propane diol and 1,2-hexane diol, a pigment, water, and a polyoxyethylene ether compound.

Provided is a pretreatment liquid for aqueous pigment inkjet printing which excels in adhesion to non-permeable substrates such as film substrates and which can provide printed material having good printed image quality with little mixed color bleeding and color unevenness. Also provided is an ink set including the pretreatment liquid and an aqueous pigment inkjet ink. The pretreatment liquid for aqueous pigment inkjet ink printing comprises polyolefin resin particles (A), a flocculant (B), and water. The softening temperature of the polyolefin resin particles (A) is from 50 to 100° C., and the flocculant (B) contains at least one type of substance selected from metal salts and cationic polymer compounds.

Provided is a pretreatment liquid for aqueous pigment inkjet printing which excels in adhesion to non-permeable substrates such as film substrates and which can provide printed material having good printed image quality with little mixed color bleeding and color unevenness. Also provided is an ink set including the pretreatment liquid and an aqueous pigment inkjet ink. The pretreatment liquid for aqueous pigment inkjet ink printing comprises polyolefin resin particles (A), a flocculant (B), and water. The softening temperature of the polyolefin resin particles (A) is from 50 to 100° C., and the flocculant (B) contains at least one type of substance selected from metal salts and cationic polymer compounds.

Provided is an image recording method including a step of preparing at least two ink compositions including a first ink composition that contains a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a chiral compound, a polymerization initiator, and an organic solvent and a second ink composition that contains a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a chiral compound, a polymerization initiator, and an organic solvent, a step of applying the first ink composition onto a substrate by an inkjet recording method, a step of forming a first ink film by irradiating the first ink composition applied onto the substrate with an active energy ray, a step of applying the second ink composition onto the first ink film by an inkjet recording method, and a step of forming a second ink film by irradiating the second ink composition applied onto the first ink film with an active energy ray, in which the first ink film has a hexadecane-contacting angle of 45° or less.

Provided is an image recording method including a step of preparing at least two ink compositions including a first ink composition that contains a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a chiral compound, a polymerization initiator, and an organic solvent and a second ink composition that contains a polymerizable liquid crystal compound, a chiral compound, a polymerization initiator, and an organic solvent, a step of applying the first ink composition onto a substrate by an inkjet recording method, a step of forming a first ink film by irradiating the first ink composition applied onto the substrate with an active energy ray, a step of applying the second ink composition onto the first ink film by an inkjet recording method, and a step of forming a second ink film by irradiating the second ink composition applied onto the first ink film with an active energy ray, in which the first ink film has a hexadecane-contacting angle of 45° or less.

Provided are a textile printing ink set including a pretreatment liquid including a cationic compound having a molecular weight per cationic valence of 150 to 220, and an ink composition including a water-insoluble dye, a dispersing agent, and water, wherein the dispersing agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a urethane resin, a urea resin, and a urethane-urea resin; and a textile printing method.

Provided are a textile printing ink set including a pretreatment liquid including a cationic compound having a molecular weight per cationic valence of 150 to 220, and an ink composition including a water-insoluble dye, a dispersing agent, and water, wherein the dispersing agent is at least one selected from the group consisting of a urethane resin, a urea resin, and a urethane-urea resin; and a textile printing method.

A liquid composition set is provided. The liquid composition set comprises: a liquid composition X comprising a polymerizable compound X and a solvent X; and a liquid composition Y comprising a solvent Y. The liquid composition X is to form a porous resin, and has a smaller surface tension than the liquid composition Y.