1. An image communication apparatus comprising: communication means for communicating image information via a communication line; recognition means for recognizing a predetermined pattern within the image information received via said communication means; and recording means for recording said received image information on a recording medium with a plurality of colors, wherein said image communication means has storage means for storing predetermined patterns, said recognition means recognizes a region where a pattern within the image information received via said communication means is coincident with a stored in said storage means, and said recording means paints in said region recognized by said recognition means with a color corresponding to said pattern.