Enjoy all 12 issues of The Artists's Magazine from 2002 on one CD! That's 2,208 pages, with 422 articles you can search by keyword, artist or medium. All 12 issues are in PDF format, so they'll work on almost any computer (PC or Macintosh) and can be viewed with Acrobat Reader 6.0 (a free program).

Here's a look at some of the highlights you'll find on this easy-to-use CD:

• Inspiration: Daniel E. Greene, Margaret Carter Baumgaertner, Paul Murray, Charles Reid, Margaret Huddy, Michael Shane Neal, Daniel K. Tennant, Cheng-Khee Chee, Arne Westerman, Cathy Johnson and more share secrets of their craft.

• Instruction: the uses of a fan brush; the techniques of verdaccio, drybrush and wet-into-wet in watercolor; the possibilities of scratchboard; exploiting the white of the paper in watercolor, and more.

• Advice: Cathy Johnson on using found tools; Jessica Zemsky on painting children; tips on combining media: colored pencil with pastel, acrylic or watercolor, and more.

• Lessons from the Masters: Antoine Watteau, John Constable, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Utagawa Hiroshige, Thomas Hart Benton, Piet Mondrian and more.