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This Month Seoul in Breif Specific Maps of Seoul Where to Stay What to Eat What to Do What to See What to Buy What to Know  Home >> Education >> Calligraphy Places to learn calligraphy Use of a brush pen, composition of character, style of writing, etc you may take a lesson on rules for writing a charact... Art of character writing, calligraphy The experience through Korean Traditional calligraphy helps to cultivate one's personality and heart. Understanding calligraphy Calligraphy peculiar art in oriental civilization. You can express the beauty of art through calligraphy. Inherent writing work, using Chinese character developed Korean calligraphy into much more advanced. Writing art requires high skilled technique so as if the touch of brush is alive. Basis calligraphy lesson Tools and materials The essential materials for calligraphy are paper, brush, ink and ink stone. These package of all implements are also called Moonbangsawoo, Moonbangsano or Jiphilmookyeoun. Posture Sitting on the chair, standing up and lying down position Jipilbeop(method of holding brush) [Ssangubeop] vertically holding the brush and squeezing in with two fingers, large and medium size of characters [Dangubeop] vertically holding middle of the brush and squeezing in with one finger, useful to write small size of characters. It's similar to holding a pencil. wanbeop(posture of arm) [Hyeonwanbeop] useful for large and medium size of characters, floating from the surface. [Jewanbeop] useful for medium size of characters, slightly touching the surface. [Chimwanbeop] useful for small seze of characters, holding up the arm which are holding the brush. Korean style of handwriting Panbonche The original style of Korean writing (the style Korean script called Jeongeumche, Goche) The Korean and Chinese characters honseoche In mid of Joseon period,   Korean and Chinese characters have combined and both languages used in same formality, more closed to Gungseoche. Gungche mainly used by a court lady (a waiting lady) which is elegant and beautiful style. There are JeongJache and heulimche. Minche Commonly used by all the population. also used in publishing books and letters   Copyright ¨Ï 2001 What's On Communications Inc. All rights reserved. Write to Us post@whatsonkorea.com.