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Features RenderWare, a high-speed rendering technology developed by Canon Inc. which could bring interactive 3-D graphics to mainstream Windows-based graphics application. Potential use of RenderWare in television-based machines.

Features Barry Koblenz, computer graphics artist and photographer from New York City. Preference for gray colors; Educational background; personal experiences with the native people of Eastern Europe; Platform and computer software preferences; Dramatic art images; Art exhibitions.

Narrates an artist's experience on the shift from traditional art media such as pen and ink to computer and digital graphics. Devotion to old tools; Necessity to learn advanced technologies for computer graphics; Preference for CorelDraw!; Suggestions on drawing techniques using the computer program.

Provides a technical advice on how to increase the speed of rendering computer graphics and animation productions when using Autodesk's 3D Studio. Calculation of hidden objects; Visibility criteria for transforming objects; Advice of caution on reflective elements and transparent materials.

Provides a technical advice on how to create proper multimedia presentation background. Superiority of foreground to background; Easy interpretation of background as geometric pattern, color ramp, or scenery; Propensity of backgrounds to be dark toned; Preference for Amiga; Compatibility of Amiga with chipsets; Tips on the optimal utilization of equipments.

Provides technical advice on how to establish and manage home studio for computer graphics animators. Conversion of a room into a broadcast design studio; Choice of platform; Preference for Electric Image's animation system; Investment of cost savings to other equipments; Shift to Unix.

Provides technical advice on how to execute final art with traditional pen-and-ink or watercolor. Creation of preliminary sketches or comps; Initial gray scaling; Saving in TIFF format and bitmap conversion; Platform and software preferences; Inexpensive color presentation.