I suspect most computer graphics artists will buy this for the "recipes" for creating believable skin tones for a range of media. However, it is probably more useful for those who wish to create medical simulations. After all, most artists don't think about the concentration of carotene in the dermis, or the thickness of the various skin layers - but maybe they should. The science of how the human eye actually sees skin, and how skin reflects and absorbs light turns out to be fascinating. I found chapter 9 to be the most interesting- a 3D mesh is used to model a human head. Don't be put off because you're not intimately familiar with algorhythms and orthographic projections, give this book some careful attention, and you'll come away with a whole new understanding of both art and science. The illustrations are just astounding.
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