Inside LightWave 3D v10

Inside LightWave 3D v10

Author: Dan Ablan

Publisher: Pearson Education

Published: 2011-04-13

Total Pages: 751

ISBN-13: 0132656256

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This best-selling guide to NewTek's LightWave 3D animation software has now been completely updated for LightWave v10 by award-winning animator and trainer Dan Ablan. This down-to-earth, easy-to-follow guide offers an invaluable set of real-world project tutorials that teach you the ins and outs of LightWave and show you the techniques you need to master this powerful 3D software. Inside LightWave 3D v10's accompanying DVD features hours of high quality video training tutorials that will help you go further with each chapter. No other book has taught more LightWave 3D users than Inside LightWave. Featured tutorials cover: In-depth tour of the new LightWave v10 interface Powerful surfacing with the Node Editor Bones and rigging for character animation Particle animation Hard body and soft body dynamics Rendering concepts Advanced camera tools All of Peachpit's eBooks contain the same content as the print edition. You will find a link in the last few pages of your eBook that directs you to the media files. Helpful tips: If you are able to search the book, search for "Where are the lesson files?" Go to the very last page of the book and scroll backwards. You will need a web-enabled device or computer in order to access the media files that accompany this ebook. Entering the URL supplied into a computer with web access will allow you to get to the files. Depending on your device, it is possible that your display settings will cut off part of the URL. To make sure this is not the case, try reducing your font size and turning your device to a landscape view. This should cause the full URL to appear.


LightWave 3D 8

LightWave 3D 8

Author: Wes Beckwith

Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13: 1556220901

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Computer Graphics & Graphics Applications


LightWave 3D 8 Lighting

LightWave 3D 8 Lighting

Author: Nicholas Boughen

Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 1556220944

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Light Wave is among the most powerful, complete, and reliable 3D tools in existence. Light Wave has become the visual effects software of choice in the film, television and broadcast industries.


Essential LightWave 3D

Essential LightWave 3D

Author: Timothy Albee

Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 629

ISBN-13: 1556220820

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Computer Graphics & Graphics Applications


LightWave 3D 8 Texturing

LightWave 3D 8 Texturing

Author: Leigh van der Byl

Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 505

ISBN-13: 1556222858

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One of the most powerful, complete, and reliable 3D tools in existence, LightWave has become the visual effects software of choice in film, television, and broadcast industries.


LightWave 3D 8 Cartoon Character Creation

LightWave 3D 8 Cartoon Character Creation

Author: Stephen Hardin

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 440

ISBN-13: 1556222548

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Companion CD includes new plug-ins to enhance character setup and animation, available only in this book!Quality rigging and animation preparation is vital for creating characters that can truly act and make an audience believe they are live, emotive beings. LightWave 3D [8] Cartoon Character Creation - Volume 2: Rigging & Animation includes both general theory and comprehensive tutorials for every aspect of rigging and animating 3D characters. Learn how, why, and when to use the most efficient techniques so you can have fun animating your own fantastic 3D characters.Learn all about rigging characters, including weight mapping, bone creation, IK, and deformations; discover advanced rigging techniques, including expressions, FK/IK blending, quadruped rigging, and more; find out how to use the animation controls and animate using inverse kinematics; explore the intricacies of facial animation, including morphs, facial expressions, lip sync, and advanced morph controls; learn how to use dynamics for secondary body motion and clothing.


LightWave 3D 7.5 Lighting

LightWave 3D 7.5 Lighting

Author: Nicholas Boughen

Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 495

ISBN-13: 1556223544

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LightWave 3D 7.5 Lighting is the only book on the market from a professional artist that explains the theory and application of lighting with LightWave 3D 7.5. The book discusses everything users need to know about the qualities of light, modern lighting techniques, LightWave's impressive toolset, and lighting design issues.


Lightwave 3D 8 Cartoon Character Creation

Lightwave 3D 8 Cartoon Character Creation

Author: Jonny Gorden

Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.

Published: 2004-10-31

Total Pages: 496

ISBN-13: 155622253X

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Character design, modeling, and texturing are the fundamental building blocks of character animation. LightWave 3D [8] Cartoon Character Creation Volume 1: Modeling & Texturing includes both general theory and comprehensive tutorials for every aspect of modeling and texturing 3D characters. Learn how, why, and when to use the most efficient techniques so you can have fun creating your own fantastic 3D characters. Book jacket.


LightWave 3D Applied, Version 5.6

LightWave 3D Applied, Version 5.6

Author: Dave Jerrard

Publisher:

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 628

ISBN-13: 9780929870489

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Based on the principle that people learn by doing, this hands-on tutorial follows a detailed method of instruction for this animation program. Readers are given step-by-step instructions that teach how to build a medieval castle, the Mercury Space Capsule, and more.


Essential LightWave v9: The Fastest and Easiest Way to Master LightWave 3D

Essential LightWave v9: The Fastest and Easiest Way to Master LightWave 3D

Author: Steve Warner

Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers

Published: 2007-06-29

Total Pages: 994

ISBN-13: 1449677584

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Includes companion DVD with trial versions of LightWave v9.2! Essential LightWave v9 offers an unparalleled guide to LightWave 3D. Written to help users quickly take control of the software, this book is filled with easy-to-understand explanations, time-saving tips and tricks, and detailed tutorials on nearly every aspect of the software, including the new features in LightWave v9.2! Key features: learn to model, light, surface animate, and render within the first seven chapters!; master the LightWave v9 Node Editor for advanced surfacing, texturing, and deformations; learn to model with polygons, Catmull-Clark/Subpatch SubDs, and splines; uncover the secrets of distortion-free UV mapping and high-quality texturing; learn to seamlessly composite 3D objects with real-world images; create professional-quality character animation using FK, IK, and IK Booster; enhance your animations with expressions, particle effects, and dynamics; set up a render farm to rip through complex rendering tasks.