- 800,000 premium royalty-free graphics on 4 DVD-ROMs
- Complete professional art library; no downloading required
- Scale most images to any size; popular file formats
- 32-bit image browser software with full-color previews
- Includes DrawPlus 5, a powerful graphics editor
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- Platform: Windows NT / 98 / 2000 / Me / XP / 95
- Media: DVD-ROM
- Item Quantity: 1
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Art Explosion. It's the brand that computer users everywhere keep coming back to again and again. And for good reason. Art Explosion products are well known for unparalleled variety and the highest quality possible. And they offer the kind of truly stunning artwork that is missing entirely from other collections. Art Explosion® 800,000 continues this tradition with exclusive vector illustrations, brand new photographs, professionally designed web graphics and more. It's the most complete Windows clip art package Nova has ever released. Included are 4 DVDs and our exclusive Quick Locator index. Available by mail for $4.95 shipping & handling is a 1800-page printed catalog. Best of all, Art Explosion 800,000 requires no downloads and no memberships. What you see is what you get ... and what you get is all inside the box.
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Art Explosion. It’s the brand thatcomputer users everywhere keepcoming back to again and again. And forgood reason. Art Explosion products arewell-known for unparalleled variety andthe highest quality possible. And theyoffer the kind of truly stunning artworkthat is missing entirely from othercollections.
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72 of 73 people found the following review helpful
By Fraoch
This product has a lot of images. If you have a LOT of time to go thru them, it may be useful. There is NO, repeat, NO, searchablitiy by keyword. None. If you are looking for something that might have to do with say money, you get the book, look in the brief index - which does not cover the photographs at all by the way - and then go look on the various (and few) pages listed by each word in the index. Then you need to determine which disk that the image might be on.
If you want to find a photo, prepare to sit down and start going thru the cds. The book, which they tout as a great way to see previews of the images, includes only has a sample photo from each of the "categories" of photos - so you are NOT getting a thumbnail of all the photos in the book.
For someone who wants to quickly look up a keyword and see what images they might have to offer - this is worse than worthless because you know that on the 34 disks, there's probably something there you could use, but there's no way a normal person who probably has some time demands is going to sit and play around putting in disk after disk and browsing. So you are frustrated knowing there's probably something for you, but you just don't have the time to mess around looking.
If you need a photo of say, a senior citizen, and you have unlimited time, you're probably just as well off taking one yourself.
It wouldn't be that difficult for these folks to put together some kind of a search utility that might actually render the product useful. Perhaps an image gallery online. Hopefully they will put it together and stop wasting our money and time.
If you want to find a photo, prepare to sit down and start going thru the cds. The book, which they tout as a great way to see previews of the images, includes only has a sample photo from each of the "categories" of photos - so you are NOT getting a thumbnail of all the photos in the book.
For someone who wants to quickly look up a keyword and see what images they might have to offer - this is worse than worthless because you know that on the 34 disks, there's probably something there you could use, but there's no way a normal person who probably has some time demands is going to sit and play around putting in disk after disk and browsing. So you are frustrated knowing there's probably something for you, but you just don't have the time to mess around looking.
If you need a photo of say, a senior citizen, and you have unlimited time, you're probably just as well off taking one yourself.
It wouldn't be that difficult for these folks to put together some kind of a search utility that might actually render the product useful. Perhaps an image gallery online. Hopefully they will put it together and stop wasting our money and time.
56 of 59 people found the following review helpful
By Troy Chang
I own a number of clip art products, and Art Explosion 800,000 is by far the best. I've seen them bigger but never better. I run a freelance design business, and the quality of the graphics I use is of critical importance. I can tell you that the quality of the graphics in Art Explosion 800,000 is first-rate.
It's true that there's no online searching, but it's also true that you don't need it. I've found that other clip art publishers use searching as a crutch. You see, so many products are so poorly organized that the only way you have a hope of finding a useful image is with a sophisticated searching tool. Not true with Art Explosion. Art Explosion 800,000 is impecably well organized by category and subcategory. Absolutely everything is exactly where you'd expect to find it - and the images are listed in plain English (not the old DOS 8-dot-3 file names you still find in most other collections). So it's as easy as it gets.
No question that this product is at the top of its game for good reason. I definitely recommend it.
It's true that there's no online searching, but it's also true that you don't need it. I've found that other clip art publishers use searching as a crutch. You see, so many products are so poorly organized that the only way you have a hope of finding a useful image is with a sophisticated searching tool. Not true with Art Explosion. Art Explosion 800,000 is impecably well organized by category and subcategory. Absolutely everything is exactly where you'd expect to find it - and the images are listed in plain English (not the old DOS 8-dot-3 file names you still find in most other collections). So it's as easy as it gets.
No question that this product is at the top of its game for good reason. I definitely recommend it.
111 of 128 people found the following review helpful
By T. Greer
Amazon has the best price going for this clip art series. Period.
This collection of images, fonts, and whatnot is truly extensive. The enclosed drawing program, DrawPlus 5, I'd like to call "Illustrator Lite"; it has some functionality (you can export your work as GIFs, TIFFs, JPEGs, and such), but its usefulness will only get you so far until you'd have to upgrade to the real deal.
As far as the clipart and photos go, this is no ordinary collection. If you're a desktop publisher or graphic arts moonlighter (aspiring to full time), this is a gigantic amount of material to use for your clients. The pictures are fantastic, the clipart is comprehensive--you'd probably find just about anything you can think of, or at least have the basic building blocks to customize what you need--and the fonts are a nice extra. However, most of the fonts in this collection you'd probably already have, especially if you have MS Publisher or any Adobe product (who has the best font set in the market).
I have issues with the catalog search engine. It's useful up to a point, but I don't end up using it much. If you have Windows XP, you'll be using the Windows Explorer photo feature more than the search engine, anyway. The image book (thank gods!) that comes with this set is the size of your average Merriam-Webster dictionary, and it's ESSENTIAL for this collection. The CDs are arranged in the exact order that the images appear in in the book, so using the book, then using Windows Explorer will be a much better searching feature than the included search engine program.
For Macintosh users, there are instructions in the book as to how to use the discs. I can't attest to it, but I assume you can use the CDs in Macs as well as you can use them in a regular PC.
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By W. K. Wymer
I had access to the CD version of this product that came with the Image Library Catalog in the box. I liked using it and although there was a lot of CD disc-trading with 34 discs, it worked well for me. I could usually go to the disc I wanted on the first attempt.
Later, I wanted to add this collection to my home office and went back to the same store where the original version was bought. They had sent back all the CD editions where the image catalog was included in the box and replaced them with the DVD edition that is only 5 discs and you have to send off for the catalog for the low low price of shipping ($4.95). Whenever I go to use the DVD's, I have to wait a long time for the dics to load into memory and almost forever if I request the thumbnail versions to come up in the browser.
I would rather switch discs any day then spend my time staring at the monitor while waiting for the computer to load my information. The store involved is happy because they are using less box space on the shelf (or so the stock personnel said). I am unhappy at having to send off for the manual that says it's included on the box but isn't, the extra money for the shipping, and the awkwardness to use this 'upgraded' product.
Later, I wanted to add this collection to my home office and went back to the same store where the original version was bought. They had sent back all the CD editions where the image catalog was included in the box and replaced them with the DVD edition that is only 5 discs and you have to send off for the catalog for the low low price of shipping ($4.95). Whenever I go to use the DVD's, I have to wait a long time for the dics to load into memory and almost forever if I request the thumbnail versions to come up in the browser.
I would rather switch discs any day then spend my time staring at the monitor while waiting for the computer to load my information. The store involved is happy because they are using less box space on the shelf (or so the stock personnel said). I am unhappy at having to send off for the manual that says it's included on the box but isn't, the extra money for the shipping, and the awkwardness to use this 'upgraded' product.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars
Its okay, but...
It's ok but I was disappointed that there were not very many character poses. There is plenty of everything else.
Published 2 months ago by Jim Shaw
4.0 out of 5 stars
Lots of artwork for the price.
The directory is helpful and searchable. Photos and other artwork are organized well. Most photos are low resolution, so may not be suitable for print.
Published 3 months ago by Patricia A. Campbell
2.0 out of 5 stars
Old Photos and Clipart
If you don't have any clipart and photos and you can use 10-15 year old photos, then it is a rated a 2. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Richard "O"
2.0 out of 5 stars
no index
There is a lot of stuff here but no good way to search. So it takes more time than it is worth to find what you want. I go to the web instead.
Published 3 months ago by Nick Vona
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the money!!!
There is a lot of art work in this collection. Clip art by its very nature is very hit and miss. This collection is more miss than hit I am afraid. Read more
Published 6 months ago by David Chapman
1.0 out of 5 stars
Outdated. Do not buy this product.
I purchased this for my web design project since my client requested clipart, cartoons and stock photos for her web site. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Xena
1.0 out of 5 stars
Not worth the money.
The clip art is not the quality I expected. It is really a big stepdown when I compare it to the individual graphics for sale on the Internet. I'm sorry I made this purchase.
Published 20 months ago by Anna
3.0 out of 5 stars
I like the book but i DO not like CD paint drawing
I like the book but I DO Not think I like all clip arts paint drawing CDs .
It is not a Illustrator drawing what I had been expected .. Read more
It is not a Illustrator drawing what I had been expected .. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Hyang Hee Zola
4.0 out of 5 stars
Art Explosion
I just starting using it. I was able to get a picture and cut with my vinyl machine. :)
Published on April 21, 2011 by Michelle Biondolillo
2.0 out of 5 stars
Don't use it for school
Just too many images here and impossible to search; I bought one for projects for my kids in my class and I found I spent most of my time teaching them how to search for images. Read more
Published on April 16, 2011 by Antonia Hall
