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The Heart of Korean Painting Is the Line ๐Ÿ–Œ (feat. the 18 Brushstroke Methods)

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A Korean painter shows how the line shapes everything in hankukhwa (ํ•œ๊ตญํ™”), demonstrating one of the 18 traditional brushstroke methods โ€” feat. Joseon masters Kim Hong-do and Sin Yun-bok.

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In Korean painting, the line decides far more than you'd expect ๐Ÿ’ก

Even when you draw the same subject, the whole mood of the piece changes completely depending on how you draw the line!

In this video I try out jeongduseomi-myobeop (์ •๋‘์„œ๋ฏธ๋ฌ˜๋ฒ•, the "nail-head, rat-tail" stroke โ€” thick where it begins, tapering to a fine point), one of the 18 traditional brushstroke methods (myobeop, ๋ฌ˜๋ฒ•), drawing it myself so we can take a close look ๐Ÿ‘€

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