Disclosed in an image recording method comprising the steps of ejecting a first water-based UV curable color ink onto a non-absorptive substrate to form a first color ink image on the non-absorptive substrate, exposing to ultraviolet rays the first color ink image to form a first UV cured color ink image, ejecting a second water-based UV curable color ink onto the first UV cured color ink image to form a second color ink image on the first UV cured color ink image, and exposing to ultraviolet rays the second color ink image to form a second UV cured color ink image, wherein a static contact angle of the second water-based UV curable color ink to the first UV cured color ink image is in the range of from 10 to 50°.