This is less of a “how to draw” book and more of a cute behind-the-scenes look at the webcomic Boyfriends. The book is organized into seven sections that can be grouped into three larger ones: 1) introducing the series and characters, 2) drawing basics and simple step-by-step instructions for drawing the boyfriends, and 3) a brief overview of WEBTOON and creating webcomics.

Even though I haven’t read Boyfriends. yet, I love refrainbow’s art style and have followed him for a while on Twitter, so I was excited to take a peek behind the curtain. This book is layed out clearly and attractively, and refrainbow’s art pops on the page. The text is simple and doesn’t go into much detail, which is why I say this isn’t really a book that’ll teach you how to draw. It’s more aimed at fans of the series who already have some drawing skills and want to get a few tips for drawing the boyfriends. I especially liked the inclusion of the character and series color palettes with hex codes.

Thank you to NetGalley and Walter Foster Publishing for the opportunity to review this book.

This webtoon how to draw boyfriends characters is very well done. Not only does it have some really good information and step by step how to draw the characters. I do wish that since they showed the female counterparts that they would have been more how to draw them as well. However over all this was a great how to draw book.

As a huge "Boyfriends" the WEBTOON fan, I am SO glad I got to read this book early!! I will 100% be buying my own copy of it when it publishes next month because this one of my fave WEBTOON series to follow! It was one of the first series I found on the app and I immediately fell in love with the artistic style and character dynamics. I was so happy that they included the bios into each of the characters at the front half of the book. I've really wanted something like this for a while because I really love all of the characters in this world (both The Boyfriends & The Girlfriends).

As for the drawing portion of the book, I thought the process info and step-by-step sketching methods made sense to me! And being a fan of the series, I loved the little author notes in this section! I appreciated how this felt like a fan book and not only drawing instructions. Being a creative myself, I particuarly enjoyed that about the book. Giving insights and details into why various decisions were made during the creative process!

To conclude... Boyfriends is THE cutest poly boyfriends couple out there and you should be reading their story because Refrainbow did a fantastic job with it. Can't wait to pick up my copy!

Well done, cute, and informative. I enjoyed the insight into the artist's process and inspiration sprinkled throughout. I thought the basics were explained fairly well. I feel that even beginner artists could feel confident following along and drawing their favorite characters.

I have been a fan of this webcomic for a long time and I’m so glad that it’s come out in a published compilation. It’s one I’m going to buy for my home library. I’m not much of a print artist (I make my art with fabric and yarn) so I wasn’t sure how much I would get out of a ‘learn to draw’ book. But I loved the subject matter so I checked it out anyway.
It’s got so much more than just a drawing book! I loved seeing the various concept sketches and hearing about Refrainbow’s process in creating their characters and giving them styles. It also includes sections for all of the Girlfriends too. It was really cool learning more about their fashion and color choices. And I liked the dynamic poses that were given for their drawings. It’s not what I would consider a total beginner’s learn to draw book, but it’s an excellent guide if you want to try dabbling in the world of Boyfriends.

Read This If You - Love the Boyfriends story, like art and drawing, appreciate learning about an artist’s process, love character design or want to learn more about it, like adorable pastel polycules.

This was a very easy book to read simple, fun and entertaining. It has bright colours and also intrigues you into this mango and I will be reading some of the some future as it to draw me into the basis of what is mango is I think it could be really good.

This was a really solid guide to all the characters and their unique personalities, looks, colour palettes and different styles! As an illustrator myself I found the instructions to be perfectly clear, and the range of topics covered such as proportions, art styles, clothing etc. comprehensive yet helpful for beginners!

This was super cute and really reflected the comics, so I think this is a must have for fans! The tutorials are helpful and informative. I think this is a great guide for anyone wanting to learn how to draw comics!