Enjoy all 12 issues of The Artists's Magazine from 2002 on one CD! That's 2,160 pages, with 392 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: Janet Fish, Henry Fukuhara, John Salminen, Ramon Kelly, Elizabeth Tolley, Mary Todd Beam, Irwin Greenberg, Serge Hollerbach, Milford Zornes, Scott Burdick, Jason and Marshal Bouldin, Dan Thompson and more share secrets of their craft.

• Instruction: Chris Saper explains analogous color schemes; Butch Krieger demonstrates a stippling technique; Judi Betts puts color theory into practice; Betsy Dillard Stroud challenges you toward greater creativity.

• Advice: the best papers for pastel; the basics of buying an easel; what you need to get started in acrylics; painting watercolor without (much) water; the ancient art of encaustic demonstrated, and much more.

• Lessons from the Masters: Giotto, Sir Henry Raeburn, Edouard Vuillard, Berthe Morisot, Milton Avery, Isabel Bishop, etc.