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Learn to Draw Hooky: Learn to draw your favorite characters from the popular webcomic series with behind-the-scenes and insider tips exclusively revealed inside!
96 pages, Paperback
Published September 24, 2024
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MÃriam Bonastre Tur
17Ìýbooks873ÌýfollowersMÃriam was born in a small town near Barcelona in '94. It's impossible to specify when she started to draw. She doodled on any smooth surface before even learning to walk. Now, she's a Comic student at Escola Joso Art School. She has drawn many zines and collaborative comics but all in Spanish.
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December 30, 2024
What I loved about this book was that it was more than a quick step-by-step tutorial on how to draw the characters. It went through, showed all of the characters and told the reader about their personalities/roles in the story, and even showed their color palettes and its hex codes, which I thought was pretty convenient. It gave tips on supplies to use when drawing traditionally and digitally, tips on creating your own comic on WebToon, and even tips on how to draw certain things you could use to help draw things outside of Hooky. I, overall, certainly recommend this book, especially if you’re already a fan of the series!
August 1, 2024
Fun how to draw book for the fans of Hooky who want more character information. It's really quite wordy for a how to draw book, in my opinion. Being that is specifically for the Hooky series this makes a little more sense. However, if you're just looking for a how to draw manga or anime it's probably not the best one for that.
In summary, great for those who are fans of Hooky.
In summary, great for those who are fans of Hooky.
July 28, 2024
Originally posted on my blog .
Learn to Draw Hooky is a tutorial technique guide for drawing the characters from the very popular webcomic in their familiar style. Due out 10th Sept 2024 from Quarto on their imprint, it's 96 pages and is available in paperback format.
The layout has a fresh and unusual (for Walter Foster) format. It's set up very much like a webcomic, with breakaway panels and a comics layout and flow. A beginning chapter introducing the characters in colored panels is followed by a surprisingly thorough step-by-step tutorial section. There's also a QR code which links to online content/the latest episode of the webtoon.
The author/publisher have included colored full page panels with the hexadecimal values for the shades used in the pictures to help with color selection. The tutorials are moderately advanced, but do-able for a determined beginner, and will give artists enough accomplishment to keep going, which is the most important part.
This is a beginner to advanced booklet but full of good technique for anime style art/cartooning and will provide some useful takeaways for the majority of readers/artists who are interested in the style. The pages (and there are many) dealing with positioning, emotional expressions, and facial features are especially detailed and useful (not just for drawing these particular characters).
Five stars. This would be an excellent choice for public or school library acquisition, home use, activity/makers' groups libraries, home studio, or gift giving, maybe with a sketch pad and markers/pens.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
Learn to Draw Hooky is a tutorial technique guide for drawing the characters from the very popular webcomic in their familiar style. Due out 10th Sept 2024 from Quarto on their imprint, it's 96 pages and is available in paperback format.
The layout has a fresh and unusual (for Walter Foster) format. It's set up very much like a webcomic, with breakaway panels and a comics layout and flow. A beginning chapter introducing the characters in colored panels is followed by a surprisingly thorough step-by-step tutorial section. There's also a QR code which links to online content/the latest episode of the webtoon.
The author/publisher have included colored full page panels with the hexadecimal values for the shades used in the pictures to help with color selection. The tutorials are moderately advanced, but do-able for a determined beginner, and will give artists enough accomplishment to keep going, which is the most important part.
This is a beginner to advanced booklet but full of good technique for anime style art/cartooning and will provide some useful takeaways for the majority of readers/artists who are interested in the style. The pages (and there are many) dealing with positioning, emotional expressions, and facial features are especially detailed and useful (not just for drawing these particular characters).
Five stars. This would be an excellent choice for public or school library acquisition, home use, activity/makers' groups libraries, home studio, or gift giving, maybe with a sketch pad and markers/pens.
Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes.
August 28, 2024
I received a copy from Walter Foster Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.
If you’re a fan of the Hooky series and interested in learning how to draw the characters, then you’re going to be really excited to pick this book up! This isn’t a general how to draw book, so you might be disappointed if you pick this up and aren’t a fan of the series. It includes a lot of information about the characters, how they were developed, their color palettes, and general character information. However, it does include tips and general advice from the author for people who are interested in drawing a web series.
As a fan of the series, I really enjoyed reading this. I loved learning about the creation of the characters for this series as well as comments the author received while they were studying at a comics and visual art school. It was great to hear about how they also felt very passionate about drawing comics as well as how difficult they knew this path would be. All on all, this is an excellent read for fans of the series, especially for people who draw.
If you’re a fan of the Hooky series and interested in learning how to draw the characters, then you’re going to be really excited to pick this book up! This isn’t a general how to draw book, so you might be disappointed if you pick this up and aren’t a fan of the series. It includes a lot of information about the characters, how they were developed, their color palettes, and general character information. However, it does include tips and general advice from the author for people who are interested in drawing a web series.
As a fan of the series, I really enjoyed reading this. I loved learning about the creation of the characters for this series as well as comments the author received while they were studying at a comics and visual art school. It was great to hear about how they also felt very passionate about drawing comics as well as how difficult they knew this path would be. All on all, this is an excellent read for fans of the series, especially for people who draw.
July 31, 2024
Hooky is a wonderful webcomic, I really like the story. This gives you information on each of the characters, giving you a little bit of their backgrounds. This art book gives you step by step to draw both their kid and adult characters, and even how to grow up your characters. Excellent book to learn some drawing tips.
December 31, 2024
I won this book as part of a Web Toon prize pack. I was not familiar with the world of Hooky and siblings, Dani and Dorian in their quest to learn about magic. This was a nice introduction to the various characters in this webcomic with a focus on how to draw them (challenging for amateurs like me!)
September 13, 2024
Step by step instructions are given for each of the characters� head and body. Additional notes such as how to age characters, character color palettes, and steps for illustrating scenes will help readers create their own drawings.
August 9, 2024
I recently discovered my love for graphic novels and manga, which led me to the Hooky Webtoon. I love to draw and have been increasingly interested in creating my own illustrations. Naturally, when I saw this guide I was intrigued!
First impressions:
� I love the digital layout. It read really nicely on my iPad and phone.
� Providing the color values for digital art was a lovely touch.
� ‘Wow, this artwork is gorgeous.�
� Many genuinely helpful tidbits straight from the creator!
This was a comprehensive lesson book, without falling into the “overwhelming� danger zone. There are plenty of behind-the-scenes of what goes into the Hooky production, however I believe that any person interested in this art style would enjoy reading this book, regardless of if they are familiar with the Hooky Webtoon! I learned a lot from this book; I enjoyed the art and learning more about the Hooky storyline just as much as learning technical tips from the artist. Thank you!
*receiving an ARC did not influence my review or rating.
First impressions:
� I love the digital layout. It read really nicely on my iPad and phone.
� Providing the color values for digital art was a lovely touch.
� ‘Wow, this artwork is gorgeous.�
� Many genuinely helpful tidbits straight from the creator!
This was a comprehensive lesson book, without falling into the “overwhelming� danger zone. There are plenty of behind-the-scenes of what goes into the Hooky production, however I believe that any person interested in this art style would enjoy reading this book, regardless of if they are familiar with the Hooky Webtoon! I learned a lot from this book; I enjoyed the art and learning more about the Hooky storyline just as much as learning technical tips from the artist. Thank you!
*receiving an ARC did not influence my review or rating.
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