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	Creature House Expression 2.4.1
		Expression 2 is a program that tries to merge two very different approaches to digital art: raster painting and vector illustration.
		Expression 2 from Creature House is the direct descendent of Fractal Design Expression from the company formerly known as MetaCreations.
		For those unfamiliar, Expression is a program allows you to paint strokes with vectors--including support for pressure tablets--with a broad variety of stroke styles, from simple objects to strokes that look like wet paint strokes.
	www.creativemac.com /2002/04_apr/reviews/expression241cm.htm (596 words)

	Expression Hints & Tips
		You have probably found out that if you try and subtract one shape from another, unless they are both very simple shapes (rectangles) then Expression tends to add in many extra points and quite often distorts the shapes, leaving a lot of tidying up to be done.
		Because Expression eraser mode only works at the layer level, if you need objects to be seen through the cutout, just place them on their own layer, at a lower level (otherwise they will be cutout as well)
		Expression comes with a whole swag of predefined brush strokes, though it is very easy to create your own and inject your own personal style into your drawings.
	www.aifweb.com /galleries/expressions/xpr_ht_01.html (418 words)

	Creature House Expression - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Creature House Expression is a vector graphics editor that was developed by Creature House, which was later acquired by Microsoft.
		Since June 2004, Expression 3.3 is available as a free download from Microsoft.
		Creature House Expression will be superseded by Microsoft Expression Design, Microsoft's next-generation bitmap and vector graphics software.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Creature_House_Expression (332 words)

	Macworld: Review: Expression 3
		Back in 1997, Expression 1 was the first vector-graphics tool to employ full transparency, as well as soft-edged strokes that didn't require any rasterizing (conversion to bitmap images).
		Expression uses what its developers call skeletal strokes, user-definable brush styles that let you string vector or bitmap images along a path.
		New to Expression 3 are fringe textures -- vector-based edges that simulate water-blotting effects on paper.
	www.macworld.com /2003/05/reviews/expression3/index.php?pf=1 (830 words)

	creativepro.com - Expression 2: Natural Media the Vector Way
		Expression combines the organic textures and imperfect forms of natural-media brushes with the crisp precision of vector drawing.
		Creature House also seems to have put some effort into making the price right: Expression 2 (we tested version 2.2) sells for a mere $149 ($139 for the downloaded version).
		And however tempting it may be, don't write this software off as simply a natural-media specialty solution: Expression 2 is powerful and versatile enough to compete toe to toe with other vector illustration apps in all the areas you'd expect such a program to handle gracefully.
	www.creativepro.com /story/review/14241.html (936 words)

	PC Pro: Product Reviews: Creature House Expression 3
		Expression 3 might be an unusual drawing program, but it's still built on the foundations of lines and shapes.
		Expression 3's bitmap fills, pixel-based soft edges and bitmap-based skeletal strokes help produce more naturalistic and artistic end results, but they cause a problem.
		Creature House is pushing the feature for setting up Manga-style comic book action lines, but they're useful for much more than this.
	www.pcpro.co.uk /reviews/38703/creature-house-expression-3.html (922 words)

	Expression 3 review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Expression 3's bitmap fills, pixel-based soft edges and bitmap-based skeletal strokes help produce more naturalistic artistic end results but they cause a problem as, unlike vectors, bitmaps aren't resolution-independent and scalable.
		As such, Expression 3's new ability to export PNG files with transparency and especially Photoshop PSD files with layers is the most likely output route.
		Creature House is pushing the feature for setting up Manga-style comic book action lines, but they are useful for much more than this.
	www.designer-info.com /Writing/expression_3.htm (1201 words)

	creativepro.com - Expression 3: Illustration Tools Meet Natural-Media Brushes
		Creature House Expression is a sleek and engaging illustration application that lets you "paint" vector shapes and strokes.
		More importantly, Expression allows both lines and fills to have the soft, blurry, blendable edges so necessary for creating the realistic effects that are the hallmark of image-editing programs such as
		But in Expression, all the strokes are vector paths, so editing is simply a matter of adjusting the nodes that make up the path (see figure 2).
	www.creativepro.com /story/review/18431.html (635 words)

	Expression review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Expression might be an unusual drawing program, but it is still built on the fundamental building blocks of lines and shapes.
		With Expression you can turn any object(s) into a brush and then drape this along the path (or "skeletal stroke" as Creature House terms the technology).
		Expression comes with a small range of tileable textures and you can interactively drag these into position and scale and rotate the effect with the new Transform Fill tool.
	www.designer-info.com /Draw/expression.htm (1202 words)

	MacUpdate: Microsoft Expression Reviews
		Expression also appears to be more accurate in its response to pressure variations from a stylus on a pressure sensative tablet.
		Expression (which had 2 independent versions prior to the MS purchase) is a vector oriented program for those who prefer to "paint" using the bitmap features of Painter or Photoshop.
		Basically, Expression is a very powerful drawing program whose main advantage is that it can generate surprisingly natural-looking painting effects, from pastels to water colors to whatever you thought you could only accomplish with Painter.
	www.macupdate.com /reviews.php?id=14792 (2668 words)

	Charles Moore Reviews Microsoft Creature House Expression 3.3 Drawing And Illustration Application (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Expression 3 is complex and powerful software, with a somewhat overwhelming number of commands, palettes and controls, but fortunately (for me at least) the basic drawing model is simple, and it's not necessary to know every detail and function in order to begin creating pictures.
		Expression documents can be saved in the native format, copied to other applications through the clipboard, exported to other vector and bitmap formats, and as output to a printer.
		Expression documents are saved in the Expression file format, which uses the file extension of ï¿½.xpr.ï¿½ You can choose to save Expression files in binary or text format, and include a thumbnail image with size of up to 64x64 pixels if you want.
	www.applelinks.com /p5/index.php/more/charles_moore_reviews_microsoft_creature_house_expression_33_drawing_and_il (3555 words)

	Creative Mac: Review: Creature House Expression 2
		Right in the middle is Expression 2 from Creature House, an almost brand-spanking new application resurrected from the ashes of Fractal Design Expression from the company formerly known as MetaCreations.
		Expression 2 is a dramatic overhaul of Fractal Design Expression, adding a whole host of new features I'll catalog for you shortly.
		For those of you entirely unfamiliar with any version of Expression, this is a program allows you to paint strokes with vectors—including support for pressure tablets—with a broad variety of stroke styles, from simple objects to strokes that look like wet paint strokes.
	creativemac.com /2001/03_mar/reviews/expression2/expression2-page1.htm (743 words)

	Kurt von Behrmann reviews Creature House Expression 2
		Expression was originally part of Fractal Designs’ banner of creative software designed for those that wished to turn the computer into a art studio.
		To give you an idea of what Expression is, well in short, Expression is to Adobe Illustrator what Painter 7 by Procreate is to Adobe Photoshop.
		Even with this “little” quirks and an odd menu, Expression ranks as a major creative tool that I cannot imagine any designer not wanting to add to his or her arsenal of applications.
	www.unleash.com /kurt/expression2/index.asp (576 words)

	Kurt von Behrmann reviews Creature House Expression 3
		Using their own graphic engine, Expression was able to do what few applications dared, and with a great degree of power.
		Expression, as well as Painter, were both extensions of the idea that computer-based tools could and should be accessible to artists.
		While the design philosophy behind Expression was to create a relatively easy-to-use application with power to spare, I found that Expression, while not the most difficult program to use, still has a steep learning curve.
	www.unleash.com /kurt/expression3/index.asp (1904 words)

	Amazon.com: Creatures 2: Computer & Video Games (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Now Creatures 2 is available, and fans of the original (those already deeply embedded in the Norn world) will most likely be ardently moved and satisfied.
		The environment your Norns live in is a large and detailed humanized burrowing habitat with everything from plants (medicinal and otherwise) and animals to electronic devices and toys to interact with, and the interface in which you use these items is relatively intuitive.
		What Creatures 2 delivers is more of what the original Creatures introduced: a membership to a culture dedicated to the concept of artificial life and the intricacies of making it work in its controlled chaos environment.
	www.amazon.com /Mindscape-54131-Creatures-2/dp/B00002S85S (2056 words)

	Microsoft advancing design tools platform \| InfoWorld \| News \| 2006-12-04 \| By Paul Krill
		Expression Studio, which will be priced at $599 for the full suite, features Expression Media, providing digital asset management and team workflow.
		Expression Media helps designers handle what may be thousands of design elements, said Forest Key, director of Web/Client UX Platform Marketing in the Microsoft Developer Division.
		Expression Design was based on the Creature House Expression technology acquired by Microsoft in 2003.
	www.infoworld.com /article/06/12/04/HNmicrosoftexpression_1.html (754 words)

	Microsoft Expression Suite
		Microsoft is not waiting for or relying on the traditional graphics heavyweights like Adobe, Corel, Macromedia (soon to be a part of Adobe) and Ulead to bring their tools to the Windows Vista environ; but rather are leading with fairly innovative tools in the 2D bitmap/vector, 2D and 3D animation and Web development spaces.
		Expression Designer, though copying many of the commands of Adobe Photoshop, is really much closer to Macromedia Fireworks or Xara X1 which also straddle the bitmap and vector design worlds.
		Expression Designer clearly is not in the same league in functionality and polish as Adobe Photoshop or even Corel PhotoPaint and PaintShop Pro or Ulead's Photo Impact.
	theopensourcery.com /msexpressionsuite.htm (2564 words)

	Expression 2 - Flashmagazine
		Expression 2 is a unique vector-based drawing application that allows you to create images with complex brush strokes, called Skeletal Strokes.
		Once Expression's Skeletal Stroke content is customized to suite the the type of illustration it's being used for, it becomes even more powerful.
		For use with Flash, Expression is best used as a tool for creating natural looking imagery, variations of a complex form, or bold brush strokes.
	www.flashmagazine.com /443.htm (936 words)

	Beginning Microsoft Expression Code Name Acrylic Graphic Designer - Lesson 1
		Expression supports all previous versions of Expression, Illustrator 9 and earlier (.ai files), EPS, WMF, and EMF Bitmap graphics, on the other hand, are imported into an opened Expression document using the File > Insert Bitmap option.
		The default color model in Expression is the HSL value picker which is the model displayed in the snapshot of the Paint Style palette at the beginning of this section.
		Microsoft Expression Code Name Acrylic Graphic Designer is a commercial vector and bitmap graphics editor from Microsoft based on "Creature House Expression" from Creature House, which was bought by Microsoft in September of 2003.
	www45.brinkster.com /shauryaanand/lesson1.htm (8103 words)

	Weekly Download: Expression Strokes, Series 3
		It's quite obvious that Creature House Expression 3 is growing in Momentum.
		As with all of my collections for Expression so far, I wouldn't say this one is perfect, but it does offer you a good range of natural media effects--35 total strokes in five categories--so you should be able to find at least a few in there that will be useful for you.
		Also, based on a number of requests, this time around I've made all of the brushes using the grayscale method, so you will be able to color them as you see fit.
	www.corporatemedianews.com /2003/03_mar/features/download21030314.htm (202 words)

	The Risen Realm Boards -> Creature House Expression (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Creature House Expression 3 is an innovative vector-based illustration and graphics tool that provides exciting creative capabilities for designers working in print, web, video, and interactive mediums.
		Microsoft acquired the Creature House technology and development team in 2003.
		As a service to the many loyal users of Expression, a free download version is available to existing users of the product for either Microsoft Windows or Mac OS.
	www.therisenrealm.com /boards/topic771.html (176 words)

	Macworld: Review: Expression 2
		Expression 2 adds needed export options and tools for handling bitmap images: you can not only import them but also colorize, distort, and even apply Adobe Photoshop filters to them.
		Expression's once-simple interface is now a profusion of palettes and hidden options, and the oddly named icons can be confusing.
		At the heart of Expression's power is its proprietary Skeletal Stroke technology, which yields variable-width strokes and subtle calligraphic and illustrative effects that otherwise usually require a drawing tablet.
	www.macworld.com /2001/05/reviews/expression/index.php (489 words)

	MacAddict » Reviews » June 2001 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Such is the case with Creature House's Expression—a vector-based illustration program that introduces skeletal strokes (brush strokes created from a bitmapped image or vector graphic) to the digital art community.
		Expression is not your typical vector graphics app; the interface, though stylish, is unconventional, and some of the palettes are not intuitive.
		Expression contains many standard drawing and painting accoutrements, including freehand and Bezier pen, text, and b-spline tools, as well as features like editable strokes, onion skinning, embossing, transparent gradients, light effects, paper textures, layers, blending modes, warping, Flash export, and more.
	www.macaddict.com /issues/2001/6/reviews/expression2 (639 words)

	Microsoft Expression
		Expression Design is a vector based graphics design tool that is part of Expression Studio.
		Expression Design has a long life ahead of it and we wanted designers to be part of the development process (and culture!) from the very beginning.
		Expression Blend and Design are the first Expression applications to show off a new user interface design for the entire Expression product line.
	blogs.msdn.com /expression (3035 words)

	ScaryComputer.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Expression Design was first Creature House Expression, but after Creature House was bought by Microsoft it was re-branded as Expression Graphic Designer.
		With a semi-intuitive interface and the ability to easily swap between pixel and vector layers, I enjoyed using it… especially since it was in free trial mode.
		The UI change is pleasing to the eyes, but it feels that they are trying to hard to be different.
	scarycomputer.com (260 words)

	Microsoft's Acrylic Moves Closer to Vista (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Expression has been available as a free download since May 2004.
		According to Key, Acrylic is not the same as Expression Studio, the design suite that Microsoft also is building.
		"There may be some relationship between Expression Studio and Acrylic, but it's not one and the same." He refused to say what that relationship might be, or what Expression Studio might include.
	www.internetnews.com /dev-news/article.php/3527611 (931 words)

	Expression 3: Illustration Tools Meet Natural-Media Brushes - GFXartist.com - Served over 20,000,000 artworks
		Creature House Expression (formerly Fractal Design Expression) is an illustration package for professional artists and designers.
		It has a special place among graphics software because it is neither a typical illustration software (where stroke shapes are editable but restrictive in style) nor a painting program (where expressive brush strokes can be used but not edited).
		Expression was previously published by MetaCreations Corporation, who also provided graphics user interface and framework support.
	www.gfxartist.com /general/general_news/10993 (200 words)

	Dreaming In Technicolor - Expression
		Creature House Expression 3: "an innovative vector-based illustration and graphics tool that provides exciting creative capabilities for designers working in print, web, video, and interactive mediums." Microsoft acquired the Creature House technology and development team in 2003.
		A Beta of version 4 of Expression, code named "Acrylic" is now available for download.
		It extends the powerful vector graphics capabilities of Expression 3 with many useful pixel-oriented features.
	www.dreamingintechnicolor.com /Links.html (129 words)

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