One of the most interesting chapters deals with the fat pads of the face and how they shift and deflate with age. This is often the missing link for artists who can sculpt a young face but struggle to make a character look "old" without just adding random wrinkles. The book visualizes the skeletal changes and the fat displacement , giving you the tools to age a character scientifically rather than guessing with crumple brushes.

No. It is dense. It is not a "read in one sitting" book. It is a reference manual. The text can occasionally be sparse, relying on the images to do the teaching, which requires you to study the images closely.

But only if it is the verified version.