The artwork itself was decent to good. You get both color and grayscale pictures, so six images but 12 pictures. The license is a bit restrictive and I feel like the terms should have been posted so that people can know what they are getting into. The notable restrictions:

1. Artwork cannot be used for covers unless you negotiate separate rights.
2. You have to credit artist on credits pages AND keep his name/company in the picture. The credit is on the bottom of each picture but still prominent enough to mar layout attempts. INHO, the former should be enough.
3. You cannot modify the work in any way and you have to keep the same proportion when you re-size.

In addition, the artwork is presented in PDF format. This can cause issues when you are trying to do layout. I would much prefer tiff or even jpeg to PDF. This artwork will be used in a pinch but the restrictions will probably keep me from buying future material from this publisher.

(Changing my reviews based on publisher feedback)

The artwork in these collections is really very nice. Six full page images for the price, while not a must-buy, is certainly reasonable... Keeping in mind that "full page", in this instance, is expressed as a single subject with a background filling the rest of the page, not a truly, wholly detailed "full page" piece of art.

The publisher's clarification that the artist credits and copyright information can be moved and resized (resized is the kicker, since the regulation on the image's aspect ratio seems to belie this fact) makes a huge difference in my overall impression of the product. Also, if the Cerebrus logo can be excluded, that's another bonus. I originally figured, in the "spirit" of the license, that the logo was included as part of the credits and copyright portion of the image.<br><br><b>LIKED</b>: Most images are very good. All are useable. Another "way cheaper than contracting the artwork by piece" scenario.<br><br><b>DISLIKED</b>: The art would be most useful as covert art. Given the lack of details surrounding the central subject of each image, it almost seems like it was designed as cover art from the beginning. Thus I did not originally understand (my fault) that the art could not be used in product covers.

Given the "interior art only" clause, the "full page" nature of these images is sort of a "three quarters truth". As stated previously, "full page" implies that all of the art on the page contributes to the overall effect of the image. In the case of these, it's a single subject with background as page filler... So, while it's not a huge deal, you shouldn't think these are truly "full page" images by technical definition.<br><br><b>QUALITY</b>: Very Good<br><br><b>VALUE</b>: Satisfied<br><BR>[THIS REVIEW WAS EDITED]<BR>