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Novatel Art Explosion 800000

$90.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.thenerds.net
summary: i've used art explosion 125,000 for many years with satisfaction.
from www.amazon.com
i used a similar art explosion product to this one at a place i worked in the past and i was impressed by the wide variety of images available and the ease of use.
from www.amazon.com
this package has a ton of stuff to choose from, and when you use the vector art, it can changed to suit your needs.
from www.amazon.com
there were a lot of complaints about the clip art not been catagorized very well and it being hard to find what you're looking for.
from www.amazon.com
this is a vast collection of clip art and fairly easy to find what you want because their is an index card and a book with pictures of all the clipart.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Has Many Features, Nice Design, Platform: PC,PC

2 RECOMMENDED by 5 people for ART

e frontier Manga Studio 3.0 EX Full Version

$160.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i've been using manga studio ex for almost a year, and it's been exactly what i was looking for in digital art production.
from www.amazon.com
(i hear waashuu's voice "i'm so happy!") no you cannot color in it, but the specialty of this software is that it is for inking and desktop or printshop production of fine manga art reproduction, bar
from www.amazon.com
you don't have to be a manga artist to find a use for this program.
from www.amazon.com
all up and coming artists will find the amount of customization to be thrilling.
from www.amazon.com
while i have yet to delve the depths of the program i have been very pleased at how natural the drawing tools feel with my wacom.

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Positives: Has Many Features, Great Quality, Easy To Use, Full Version

3 RECOMMENDED by 49 people for ART

MICROSOFT- XBOX/ZUNE HPA-00010

$183.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
with 7500 songs in my collection it's fairly easy to find a particular song, but i find using the "artist list" far more useful as my collection grows instead of "song list" that's a bit of a chore
from www.amazon.com
though i will say there were some quirky stuff just once the album covers were not matching the artist when first downloaded and if it does not have a cover seems to copy other cover and puts on.
from www.amazon.com
for example, i had some of the 60's and 70's collections from time life and others and when i initially ripped them to my pc and sync'ed to the zune, it found the album cover on line but the artist
from www.amazon.com
it not only picks up the station on the zune, but i can pick up the current song that is playing, and its artist and title scrowls on the bottom of the frequency number.
from www.amazon.com
i immediatly downloaded the zune software, happy with the time that my music transfered from windows media player to my zune library, with all it's cover art/album info.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Has Many Features, Excellent Quality, Interface: USB

4 RECOMMENDED by 4 people for ART

Adobe Illustrator CS3 13 Full Version

$493.00 Est. at Amazon

from reviews.cnet.com
" though it remains an excellent vector drawing tool, there's not a lot in adobe illustrator cs3 to compel cs2 users to upgrade."
from www.amazon.com
i am a professional graphic designer with a degree in fine arts & graphic design.
from www.amazon.com
it takes quite a bit of time to master the program and then once you master the program, you have to be a artist to truly do some of the phenomenal stuff out there.
from www.amazon.com
or drawing a curved path with a stroke to separate a text field from a photograph.
from www.amazon.com
adobe illustrator is the industry standard vector based drawing program.

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Positives: Has Many Features, Nice Quality, Easy To Use, Full Version

5 RECOMMENDED by 11 people for ART

Corel Painter IX Full Version

$199.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.mwave.com
photoshop is great to paint with, but it is an all-around raster image creation program; painter is focused sharply on reproducing the sensual perceptions of painting.
from www.mwave.com
i became a fan of digital art after looking at several fantasy illustrations.
from www.amazon.com
there is no other product that lets me use so many different artistic tools/brushes with my photos, and i take a lot, or for painting my own from scratch.
from www.amazon.com
our focus has been more in the area of painterly fine art, and it is in this category that painter has been a stellar performer for us.
from www.amazon.com
but with the speed improvements and new artists oils, its a complete no brainer.

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Positives: Has Many Features, Good Quality, Easy To Use, Full Version

Coreldraw Graphics Suite 12 Full Version

$367.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's a wonderful little drawing program...and cheap!
from www.amazon.com
however, this is also illustrator's main weakness in that it is so tightly coupled to the postscript language that the drawing metaphors are very complex and hard to use for creating new art.
from www.amazon.com
* smart drawing tools
from www.amazon.com
corel have added some nice features, including the smart drawing tool.
from www.amazon.com
i am new in vector drawing.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Inexpensive, Excellent Design, Full Version

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Premium Edition Full Version

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Design Premium Edition Full Version for PC

$547.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.bestbuy.com
also great to creat new artwork.
from www.amazon.com
aside from being very complicated at first, i as an artist, and photographer find this software very helpful in both professions.
from www.bestbuy.com
pros: smooth lines, works seamlessly with a tablet, can support multiple layers without slowing down too much cons: big memory usage "this is honestly the best image manipulation program ou there

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Positives: Has Many Features, Nice Performance, Easy To Use, Full Version

Corel Paint Shop Pro X Full Version Academic License

$60.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it will still do art, and does a lot with digital photographs.
from www.amazon.com
there are lots of artsy bells and whistles that go beyond the photographer's needs into the realm of grahic art.
from www.amazon.com
if one can't do the common everyday drawing/desinging things instantly and easily, then one won't very long stand in line to go back to some engineering school to learn the "basics" of psp version
from www.amazon.com
these tools allow one to draw and paint in vector, raster, and art media layers for the creation and editing of clip art, business logos, web graphics, and similar artwork.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Has Many Features, Inexpensive, Full Version

Costar DYMO DiscPainter

$328.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.tigerdirect.com
this is especially useful if one wants a unique artistic effect.
from DayDreamer CT, www.newegg.com
other thoughts: another great use is for you to give your clients a professional custom labeled disc -- especially if you design any kind of art, websites, logos, etc.
from www.amazon.com
up where the paper spins in the middle on a motor, and you drip or squirt paint into the center as the spinning force streaks paint from the center out to create an incredible one of a kind artwork.
from www.amazon.com
i am often creating mix/production reels for family, friends, artists, and clients, and i used to have to go to a friend's house to have labels printed directly onto a cd to make them look
from www.amazon.com
he goes online and downloads and prints original album cover art onto the discs he has burned.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Form Factor: Desktop

Bias SoundSoap 2 Full Version

$105.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
soundsoap does an excellent job of removing these artifacts.
from www.amazon.com
i'm a multi-track artist and had transferred old "open-reel" recordings to minidisc and then cd, in order to archive them.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Inexpensive, Great Design, Full Version

Adobe Photoshop CS3 10 Full Version

$386.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
it's perfect for professional graphic designers, professional illustrators, professional artists, professional photographers, and professional web designers.
from www.amazon.com
i also have a friend who is an art director for a publishing company and he showed me what could be done.
from www.amazon.com
aside from being very complicated at first, i as an artist, and photographer find this software very helpful in both professions.
from www.amazon.com
what a joy to use and what an expansive artistic reach this permits.
from www.amazon.com
i am a professional graphic designer, with a degree in fine arts & graphic design.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Has Many Features, Inexpensive, Full Version

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium Upgrade Version

$489.00 Est. at Amazon

from lt.dell.com
you look at articles in photography magazines, documentation in bookstores and other support and no one is even close.
from www.amazon.com
my one huge complaint about illustrator is that the shape drawing tools are terrible for easily making simple shapes like a movie ticket.
from www.amazon.com
the livecolor features generate colour sets from established color theory rules, allow complete colour shifting of entire documents, include colour sets from different periods in art history

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Positives: Has Many Features, Easy Installation, Nice Quality, Upgrade Version

Freeverse Software Comic Life Deluxe Full Version

$29.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
but in reality it's a godsend to any aspiring comic book artist.
from www.amazon.com
no, comic life does not supply comic book art, nor does it help you draw.
from www.amazon.com
you just drag and drop your photos onto your page where you can instantly "comicify" or digitally alter your photos to look like comic drawings.
from www.amazon.com
no art or help creating comics - nothing.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Has Many Features, Great Quality, Full Version,Full Version

Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 Full Version

$61.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
video editing on the pc is more voodoo than artisty - almost every "consumer level" editing program on the market has compatibility problems, the software that comes with the hardware tends to be
from www.amazon.com
i have some artistic chops, so my video projects are on the ambitious side.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Inexpensive, Nice Quality, Full Version

Pinnacle Studio v. 11

Check Site at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
the end result will still be driven by your artistic eye (or lack thereof) but studio will allow you to do nearly anything you need, at a fraction of the price of some "professional" tools.
from www.amazon.com
newblue art effects 1

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Adobe Photoshop CS2 Full Version

$890.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
i have been using adobe photoshop for the past 4 years, and this is the best product on the market for the serious photographer or graphic artist.
from www.amazon.com
quick i will just say this: if you are looking for a photo editor, a graphics editor, or just a plain old art program photoshop cs2 is the best there is, and will remain the best until cs3 is made.
from www.amazon.com
i use it often, from basic photo editing, screen captures, full-art (i use it for deviantart and stuff) and just fun.
from www.amazon.com
photoshop is the king of its domain, every good artist, or anyone interested in photo manipulation, should not be without this.
from www.amazon.com
great for professional and amateur photograpers, hobbyists & graphic artists.

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Positives: Easy To Use, Inexpensive, Has Many Features, Full Version

Novatel Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 Full Version

$48.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.amazon.com
there are graphic tools to create your own shapes, but there is no drawing tool, so doodling on your layout is not possible.
from www.amazon.com
as a professional art director who has used both macs and pcs, i'm very familiar with the two major professional publishing programs, quarkxpress and adobe indesign (and also with framemaker and
from www.amazon.com
yes, some of the artwork we will never use but there's something here for nearly everyone.
from www.amazon.com
nova development also sells a very expensive collection of graphic images called "art explosion," but it does not work with this version (3) of print explosion deluxe.
from www.amazon.com
however, i'm still waiting for a mac version of print artist for the op system x+ the original print artist program was superb!

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Positives: Has Many Features, Easy To Use, Full Version, Platform: Mac

Encore The Print Shop 22 Deluxe Complete package

$45.00 Est. at Amazon

from Brad from Rego Park, NY, clickfrom.buy.com
tons of categories and artwork, lots of options and tools.
from www.amazon.com
i love the art options, and upgraded features.
from www.amazon.com
i am not a professional graphic artist and do not work with desktop publishing or illustrations on a day-to-day basis.
from www.amazon.com
as such, i'll be doing some disk swapping for the extra artwork or trying to re-install.
from www.amazon.com
this program still doesn't work, the last two art cd's won't install, the user manual is worthless and confusing, i don't have time to spend 8 hours just trying to figure out how to make an address

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Positives: Good Performance, Easy Installation, Full Version, Platform: PC

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Upgrade Version

$149.00 Est. at Amazon

from www.mwave.com
practically every article explaining how to do something fancy will reference photoshop.
from www.newegg.com
works great with windows xpcons: artistic filters and spotlight do not work with windows 2000 pro.

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Positives: Has Many Features, Inexpensive, Easy To Use, Upgrade Version

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Best Design and Multimedia Software for Art

Novatel Art Explosion 800000

e frontier Manga Studio 3.0 EX Full Version

MICROSOFT- XBOX/ZUNE HPA-00010

Adobe Illustrator CS3 13 Full Version

Corel Painter IX Full Version

Coreldraw Graphics Suite 12 Full Version

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Premium Edition Full Version

Corel Paint Shop Pro X Full Version Academic License

Costar DYMO DiscPainter

Bias SoundSoap 2 Full Version

Adobe Photoshop CS3 10 Full Version

Adobe Creative Suite 3 Web Premium Upgrade Version

Freeverse Software Comic Life Deluxe Full Version

Adobe Premiere Elements 3.0 Full Version

Pinnacle Studio v. 11

Adobe Photoshop CS2 Full Version

Novatel Print Explosion Deluxe 3.0 Full Version

Encore The Print Shop 22 Deluxe Complete package

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