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Premiere issue topics include:

		Exclusive:
				Advantages of EPS layered artwork

		Exclusive Video Player Movies:
				Simple Blend/Mask using Adobe Illustrator¨
				3D Rendering using Adobe Dimensionsª
				Simple Animation using Macromedia Director¨

		Techniques Video Player:
				Manipulating TIFF and EPS artwork
				Color Seperations
				Gamma Monitor Calibration

		Classroom Project:
				Basic Newsletter Design

		Software Overview Movies:
				Photoshop¨   
				Dodge & Burn
				Variations
				Paths

		Source Art included with this issue:
				Toys.EPS - Layered EPS illustration of 14 different children's toys
				3D Top.Dimensions
				3D Top.EPS

Idea Source Episode 2 topics included:

     Exclusive:
       On the surface
			 Backgrounds and Textures (Getting more out of your clipart)

     Exclusive Video Player Movies:
       Chrome Effects
       Postscript patterns
       Texturizer Filter
       Rasterizing EPS files

     Techniques Video Player Movies:
       Posterizing
       Simulated Woodgrain
       Soft shadow text box

     Classroom Project:
       Discovering the potential of background elements  (The frame selector)

     Software Overview Movies:
       Pagemaker 5.0 flop and rotate
       Quark Xpress 3.2 rotate and flop

		Source Art included with issue 2:
			Office Chair - Dimensions
			Office Chair.EPS
			Office Chair.PICT
			Quilt.PICT
			Communications - Dimensions (satelite)
			Space Scene.TIF
			Space Scene.PICT
			Robot Woman.PICT

Idea Source Episode 3 topics included:

     Exclusive:
       Lettering and Type Effects

     Exclusive Video Player Movies:
       Chrome Lettering
       Neon Lettering
			 Woodgrain Lettering
			 Drop Caps
			 Lettermarks

     Techniques Video Player Movies:
        Font to outline conversion
        Simple animation

     Software Overview Movies:
       Pagemaker 5.0 flop and rotate
       Quark Xpress 3.2 rotate and flop
       Adobe Illustrator 5.0
						Type on a path
						Type around a circle
						Type with a blend

		Source Art included with issue 3:
        Cave wall.PICT
        Digital ÒEÓ Drop Cap.PICT
        Woodgrain Lettering.PICT
        Cave Painting.PICT
        MerleÕs gone to pieces.PICT
        Neon Lettering.PICT

Idea Source Episode 4 topics included:

     Exclusive:
       Cool Filtered
					Exploring plug-in filter effects

     Exclusive Video Player Movies:
       Glowing Edges Filter
       Mosaic Filter
			 NoiseWind Filter
			 Watercolor Filter

     Techniques Video Player Movies:
        GlassLens
        Sharpen

     Software Overview Movies:
       Pagemaker 5.0 flop and rotate
       Quark Xpress 3.2 rotate and flop
       Adobe Illustrator 5.0
						Type on a path
						Type around a circle
						Type with a blend
            Free Distort
            Select Same 
            Unite

		Source Art included with issue 4:
        The Factory.PICT & TIF
        Overlay.PICT
        Cool Rays.PICT
        Cool Shades.3D
        Crank.3D
        Amber Waves.PICT

Idea Source Episode 5 topics included:

     Exclusive:
      Transformations
					Turning photographs into art

     Exclusive Video Player Movies:
       Colorize
       Delete-Redraw
			 Line Art Conversion
			 PageMaker Image Control
       Quark Image Control
       Posterize

     Techniques Video Player Movies:
        Quark import
        Rubberstamp tool

     Software Overview Movies:
       GlassLens
       KPTSentousb
       Sharpen

		Source Art included with issue 5:
        Leopard.PICT
        Leopard.TIF
        Leopard.EPS
        Leopard (filtered).PICT
        Woman.PICT
        Balloon.PICT
        Lighthouse.PICT
        Lighthouse.EPS
        Balloon.PICT

Idea Source Episode 6 topics included:

     Exclusive:
       Time Line
			 Using images from the past 

     Exclusive Video Player Movies:
       Embossing
       Type on a curve

     Techniques Video Player Movies:
       Film Flicker
       Chemical Stain
       Film Burn
       Film Grain

		Source Art included with issue 6:
        Movie Poster.PICT
        Roaring 20Õs.PICT
        Roaring 20Õs.TIF

   Classroom:
        A Type History Lesson

Idea Source Episode 7 topics included:

     Exclusive:
      3D:  An Indepth Report
					Texture Mapping, Extrusion, Revolving

     Exclusive Video Player Movies:
       Texture Map
       Revolve an EPS Cross-section
			 Extrusion

     Techniques Video Player Movies:
        Fast Extrusion
        Glass Ball

     Software Overview Movies:
       MacroModel
       Swivel 3D Professional
       Dimensions

		Source Art included with issue 7:
        News Globe.PICT
        News Globe.TIF
        Bowling Ball.TIF
        Pen - Dimensions
        Pen.EPS
        Flamingo.EPS
        Flamingo Sign - Dimensions
        Flamingo Sign.PICT

Idea Source Episode 8 topics included:

		VIRTUAL GALLERY GRAND OPENING!

		Source Art included with issue 8:
        Virtual Gallery.TIF

Idea Source Episode 9 topics included:

     Techniques Video Player Movies:
        Gradient Tool
				Feather Selection
				Lighten & Darken Brushes
				Using a Modeling Wizard
        Making a 3D Knockout
				Revolving an EPS cross-section
				Setting Camera Angles
				Creating an Animated Fly-by

     Software Overview Movies:
       Animorpher

		Source Art included with issue 9:
        3D Tools.RDD
        3D Tools.TIF & PICT
        Color Church.TIF
        Virtual Gallery.TIF

Idea Source Episode 10 topics included:

     Techniques Video Player Movies:
        Negative Image
				Composite Controls
				Rubber Stamp

     Industry Pros:
       Creating a Marble Texture
			 Using LUMINOSITY mode

		Source Art included with issue 10:
        Electric Dreams Collage.TIF
        Electric Dreams Collage.PICT
        Electric Dreams Type.TIF
        Electric Dreams Type.PICT

Idea Source Episode 11 topics included:

     Techniques Video Player Movies:
        "Yes" lettering extruded using Dimensions and the paste into functions of PhotoShop.
				"AirShow" Demo featuring airbrushing and the rubber stamp tool of PhotoShop.

     Motion Cliptures (NEW SECTION !!)
          "Celebrate 40 Years" demo featuring animation techniques using Adobe Illustrator as             
           well as Photoshop and MacroMedia Director.

		Source Art included with issue 11:
          "Airshow" Demo
           "YES" Demo
           "Celebrate" Demo

Idea Source Episode 12 topics included:

		Techniques Video Player Movies:
			"Pie Chart" adding color to provide contrasts between sections of the pie, cutting the chart using Adobe Illustrator¨																							
			pathfinder filters and using Photoshop to make a soft shadow behind the art.

			"Illuminating a Logo" videos include ways to edit gradients, design patterns and colorize a logo or corporate identity.

		Motion Cliptures
				"Illuminating a Logo" example is taken a step further by taking it into a series of visuals for a slide presentation.  YouÕll 
				see some examples that will help you to add punch to your own slide show projects!

		Source Art included with issue 12:
				"ThinkTank Business Card" Demo
				"EPS Pie Chart" Demo
				"Drop Shadow" image (linked to the EPS Pie Chart)

Idea Source Episode 13 topics included:

This issue was the first of our all new interface re-design. We simplified the interaction, condensed the tutorials into smaller categories and reduced the overall size of the screen, allowing the user to have access to the desktop at any time.

The Gallery was filled with images reflecting the Halloween theme, using artwork from all three CD-ROM subscriptions.

The Explorer contained a farm image that was broken up into 4 seperate non literal designs.

The FX dept. had tutorials including :
  The Castle - Colorizing a TIFF in Freehand.
  The Worms Texture
  The Halloween satin stitched lettering
  The Cat - 3D extrusion

The Magic room had tutorials including :
  Animating the trick or treaters
  The ink properties selection.

Idea Source Episode 14 topics included:

This issue was centered around a political satire. Consintrating on our politicaly based clipart, however we showed a few images that were not directly related to any political theme and created a presidential feel.

The Gallery was filled with images reflecting the political theme as well as some non-literal usages of similar artwork, used from all three CD-ROM subscriptions.

The Explorer contained an image of the Capital building in Washinton DC that was broken up into 4 seperate  political designs for books covers and movie release posters.

The FX dept. had tutorials including :
   3D Hardwear T-Shirt Design
   Colorization with Illustrator blends
   Altering TIFFs in PageMaker
   Image compositing in Painter 2.0

The Magic room had tutorials including :
  Industry Pros with Rick Barry
     Rick showed his techniques of creating the face of      
     the Statue of Liberty using intense blending in 
     Illustrator.

Idea Source Episode 15 topics included:

This issue took a less than serious look at Christmas by concentrating on our retail clipart, however we showed a few ideas that were not directly related to any Christmas theme.

The Gallery was filled with images reflecting a retail Christmas theme as well as some non-literal usages of similar artwork, used from all three CD-ROM subscriptions.

The Explorer contained an image of Santa Clause and his reindeer that was broken up into 4 seperate designs for a wine list, a school open house, a news magazine cover and movie release poster.

The FX dept. had tutorials including :
   FreeHand Clipping Paths
   FreeHand Paste Inside
   KPT Bryce Rendering
   Colorizing in Quark XPress

The Magic room had tutorials including :
   Digital Video Blue Screening Techniques

Based on customer response, the Gallery is now cumulative and will continue to grow from month to month, keeping your favorite source for design ideas just a mouse click away.

Idea Source Episode 16 topics included:

This issue took a twisted look at the whole alien abduction thing. We wanted to show the diversity of using clipart to create some strange and even "out of the world" advertising messages.

The Gallery was filled with images reflecting an alien or mystic theme as well as some non-literal usages of similar artwork used from all three CD-ROM subscriptions.

The Explorer contained a photo of wooded snow scene that was broken up into 4 seperate designs using the textures in the trees to create some unusual design ideas.

The FX dept. had tutorials including :
   The Layers feature of Photoshop 3
   Creating an movable wooded drawing figure
   Color illustration with Freehand
   Photoshops new lighting effects filters
   
   
The Magic room had tutorials including :
   The new lighting filters of Photoshop 3
   taught by industry professional Bert Monroy,
   the co-author of the Photoshop handbook.


Idea Source Episode 17

This issue took a plunge head first into the world of creative clip art  usages.

The Gallery was filled with design ideas from some of our top in-house illustrators as well as some non-literal usages of similar artwork used from all three CD-ROM subscriptions.

The Explorer contained an Aztec graphic that was seperated into 4 individual demos for a parfum spray, an ankle tattoo, a department store and a communications firm.

The FX dept. had tutorials including :
   Creating an embossed overlay in Photoshop
   A perspective staircase in Illustrator
   A Prepress Look Inside Krista's Brain
   
The Magic room had tutorials including :
   A 3D Animated Sissors Demo In Strata Pro
    for a political election ad.

Idea Source Episode 18

This issue was dedicated to the techniques of creating 3D forms and animations using standard clip art.

The Gallery was filled with design ideas from some of our top in-house illustrators as well as some non-literal usages of similar artwork used from all three CD-ROM subscriptions.

The Explorer was our newest piece of online hardware, the "Filter Game". This new DataPad helps you to become familiar with the effects that filters can have on EPS shapes and images.

The FX dept. had tutorials including :
   An "Anti-Crime" Commercial Animation.
   The "Academy Like" Glenda Awards Animation.
   Animating EPS contours for a fittness ad. 
   Using pivot points to animate in Illustrator.
   
The Magic room featured a commercial for the latest and greatest EPS filter set for Adobe Illustrator, called the BeInfinite Filters.