Walter Foster Publishing
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I enjoyed the True Beauty<\/i> webtoon, so I thought it would be fun to go through the Learn to Draw True Beauty<\/i> book. I feel like this is a great idea for a tie-in to inspire young fanartists, with perhaps information they can also carry on to other art.<\/p>\n
I found it a little disappointing how much of this title is fluff. This book has 96 pages. Getting Started is on page 22, with a full-page title page and full-page image of Jugyeong (the main character), with the actual information starting on page 24. Before that is intros to what webtoons are, what the story of True Beauty<\/i> is, and who the main characters are. The most useful bit in these pages is the palettes for the main characters, listed on each of their pages. In general, I don’t find these pages very useful since this book is aimed at people who are already fans of True Beauty<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The step-by-step section begins on page 34, again with a two-page splash before the information starts. As far as step-by-step goes, this book is definitely written for artists who already know the basics and just want to focus on the details of these characters. This is not a book for beginners, which might disappoint some young fans.<\/p>\n
This is a well-produced book. Good paper, beautifully printed colors, good imagery to follow. But I feel like about a fifth of the book is wasted and could’ve been used to give more detail on the actual drawing part. Some fans will enjoy this tie-in, but I think many fanartists can develop their own takes on the characters without its help. A little more focus on the basics and details to make this more friendly to beginners would give the book a wider appeal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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