K-POP Demon Hunters Hanji Painting Workshop* From Korea A Hands-On Cultural Art Experience

October 17, 2025 - Friday 6 to 8 pm. October 18, 2025 - Saturday 1to 3 pm

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Your registration includes the featured kit.

This workshop uses a painting kit developed around the character “Duffy the Tiger” from the recent Netflix animation K-Pop Demon Hunters. 

Participants paint on a pre-designed Jeonju hanji (Korean mulberry paper) panel using paints specifically for Oriental painting.

Join us for a special workshop featuring Tiger Duffy from Netflix’s K-POP Demon Hunters, blending pop culture with traditional Korean painting. Create your own artwork using authentic pigments on Jeonju Hanji panels designed for this international event.

Where tradition meets creativity! Celebrate Korean art with us!

※ 본 워크샵은 교육 목적으로 진행되며, 저작권 문제는 없습니다.

※ This workshop is for educational purposes and involves no copyright issues.

Registration Kit includes: 

Ages 8–80 Easy and guided Take-home artworkExtra designs available

• A palette made from walnut wood,

• A flower-shaped dish for mixing paints,

• Two bamboo brushes (a coloring brush and a fine brush),

• Oriental painting pigments.

The class lasts about two hours. With step-by-step guidance from the instructor, the difficulty level is low. Trial lessons have been conducted with students ranging from 8 to 80 years old, ensuring that the kit is accessible for all ages. Assistant instructors also support the class, so participants are expected to complete their works successfully.

The kit is designed for continued use even after the workshop. The finished panel can be displayed for a long time, provided it is kept away from direct sunlight and humidity. Additional sample panels with new designs are available for purchase to continue practicing.

The inspiration for Duffy comes from the traditional hojak-do painting: a tiger, symbolizing protection against evil, paired with a magpie, bearer of good news. This folk painting was widely used in the Joseon Dynasty, often placed on doors during the New Year to guard households and invite good fortune.

Samwon Art Studio Introduction 

Located in Jeonju Hanok Village, Samwon Art Studio is a traditional Korean painting (Oriental painting) workshop run by a teacher who completed graduate studies in Oriental Painting at Hongik University and holds a national craftsman’s license in reproduction painting. The studio offers classes using traditional pigments such as bunchae (mineral pigments) and animal-glue-based binders, which are rarely encountered in everyday life. 

At the quiet edge of the busy Hanok Village, the studio operates in a serene, stand-alone traditional Korean house (hanok). Programs include one-day workshops and regular courses, covering a wide range of practices from traditional painting to minhwa (folk painting) and modern reinterpretations of minhwa. The studio strives to make the deeply meaningful heritage of Korean painting more approachable to people today. Because of its location in a tourist area, many international visitors also join, and every time traditional Korean art is introduced, it is with a proud and dedicated spirit. 

Traditional Korean paintings handed down from our ancestors carry profound meanings even in the smallest details—for example, the peony (moran-do) symbolizes wealth and honor, the pomegranate (sogwa-do) represents fertility and prosperity, and the tiger-and-magpie painting (hojak-do) wards off evil spirits. Creating such works is like a prayer, conveying wishes for someone’s health and happiness. Each line and brushstroke becomes a moment of sincerity, recalling loved ones and filling the artwork with heartfelt devotion.