This book does have a lot to offer. It explains the supplies used (although not the pencil brands commonly used except for Polychromos). It also gives many step by step instructions on the parts of a girls face and down to a shirt. It also has some simple but good drawing tips. This book falls short in two areas: 1. The writing on the images is in Chinese! While the step by step is in English, I’m guessing the Chinese language on the images would be very helpful. 2. The drawings are good, but not photorealistic. You can still gets lots of good information so maybe try a kindle version. I viewed on my iPad which was fine.