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Korean painting

Korean painting is a type of art that people create by making pictures with paint. The Korean people have been making paintings for a very long time, for more than a thousand years! They use different colors and different types of paint to create different effects.

Korean painters like to show nature in their paintings, which means they draw plants, animals, mountains, and water. They also like to show people and their emotions, and sometimes they even show stories or events from Korean history.

To make a Korean painting, the artist needs to have a special type of paper or silk called hanji. They mix different colors of paint together with water, and then use special brushes to make the picture. Some Korean painters even use ink, which is a special liquid that makes black marks on paper or silk.

Korean painting is special because it is different from other types of painting from other countries. Korean artists use different techniques and styles, and they often try to show the beauty of nature with their paintings.