An inkjet recording method and apparatus including: forming a color image with color inks and an invisible ink by while scanning a first recording head multiple times on a same recording area, forming a thinned-out image, and jetting an invisible ink from a second recording head in accordance with an adhering amount of the color inks per, wherein a nozzle pitch of the first recording head is from 10 to 50 .mu.m, the color inks comprise C, M, Y and BK inks and at least one special color ink, the color inks contain pigments, at least one organic solvent with high boiling point and water, a dot formed color inks has a size of 10 to 50 .mu.m, and the recording medium has a transferred amount at 0.04 seconds of absorption time of 10 ml/m.sup.2 or more, a micro-porous layer containing inorganic fine particles and a hydrophilic binder.