Learn to Draw Hooky by Miriam Bonastre Tur

Learn to Draw Hooky (WEBTOON)

by Miriam Bonastre Tur

Featuring exclusive content, step-by-step drawing tutorials, and artistic advice from the creator of the WEBTOON Originals series Hooky, this must-have companion offers:

  • A sneak peek into the making of the popular Hooky series, with a treasure trove of insights and never-before-seen art from its talented creator, Míriam Bonastre Tur.
  • A deeper understanding of Dani, Dorian, Nico, Monica, and other favorite characters, their backstories and quirks, and the inspiration behind the enchanting webcomic.
  • Step-by-step tutorials and expert advice to help you hone your artistic skills and perfectly recreate the characters’ distinctive features, render different poses, capture movement and action, and add color to your artwork for a professional finish, plus an introduction to publishing on WEBTOON.

The Hooky series follows twin witches Dani and Dorian Wytte, whose adventures begin when they accidentally miss the bus to magic school. Learn to Draw Hooky brings you closer to the heart of the story with behind-the-scenes content and gives you the tools to master the art of drawing the series’ engaging characters.

The book’s unique blend of fandom exploration, character depth, and artistic guidance makes it an essential guide for Hooky fans, aspiring illustrators, and anyone captivated by the world of comic art.  

Immerse yourself in the bewitching world of the WEBTOON Originals series Hooky!

Enjoy even more WEBTOON art and behind-the-scenes content with: The Official Boyfriends. Coloring Book, Learn to Draw Boyfriends., The Official Morgana and Oz Coloring Book, Learn to Draw Morgana and Oz, The Official Cursed Princess Club Coloring Book, Learn to Draw Cursed Princess Club, The Official True Beauty Coloring Book, Learn to Draw True Beauty, The Official unOrdinary Coloring Book, Learn to Draw unOrdinary, The Official Sweet Home Coloring Book, The Official Tower of God Coloring Book, The Official WEBTOON Pride Coloring Book Collection, The Official Lore Olympus Watercolor Book, and Create Your Own Webcomics with WEBTOON.

Reviewed by annieb123 on

5 of 5 stars

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Originally posted on my blog Nonstop Reader.

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 Walter Foster 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.

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Reading updates

  • 28 July, 2024: Started reading
  • 28 July, 2024: Finished reading
  • 28 July, 2024: Reviewed