Book Review: Hoooook: The Art of Woojin

WooJin Oh, aka Hoooook (that's five o), is an illustrator and painter from South Korea. On his Facebook page, I can see that he has worked with several video game studios before.

Well, this 168-page hardcover is actually an artbook with personal paintings and doesn't have any video game art. There are many beautiful paintings, mostly portraits, included. His style can be characterised by the rough textured brush strokes and interesting use of colour palette. The roughness of the paint strokes actually makes it feel like the paintings are unfinished which they are not of course. I like how textured and rough the strokes are but yet the subjects are clearly defined.

The book is priced at US $45 and is available at

• Superani US online shop
• Kim Jung Gi's online store
• South Korean site Anizoon

You can check out more artworks at
http://www.superani.com/woojin/
https://www.facebook.com/hoooook
https://www.instagram.com/hookwoojin/
https://www.deviantart.com/hoooook

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This book was borrowed from Basheer Graphic Books for review purposes. You can order the book from them. Check with Basheer on Facebook.