Lightwave 3D Tutorials (interface, modelling, animation, materials, maps, modifiers, lights, cameras, rendering) - 3DLessons.com
This lesson covers how to make a map from scratch, when you don't have any kind of color map or template to follow, by using a checkerboard pattern to ensure that nothing is stretched.
July 2,
2008
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This lesson covers the basics; how to begin a New UV Map, how to apply UV Maps to models, and how to use the basic mapping tools to make planar and cylindrical maps.
June 30,
2008
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Many times, when you hear the pros talking about rendering, you'll hear them say to reduce the Ray Recursion Limit to speed your render. But what should you reduce it to? If you've ever wondered, or wondered if there's an easy way to find out, this tutorial is for you.
June 27,
2008
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There are a lot of commands and tools in LightWave 8; more than there have ever been before. And there's been some reorganization, so many of the tabs are now missing in the Default configurations, and many of the tools ...
June 26,
2008
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If you have ever tried it, you know that it takes for-freaking-ever to use both Ray Traced Refraction and Ray Traced Reflection. The good news is, you can get the effect without the render time using a filter that ships with Lightwave!
June 25,
2008
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Glass and other transparent surfaces in Lightwave work a little differently than they do in some other programs.
June 24,
2008
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This lesson goes into more depth with model manipulation, as we unfold a book jacket to map it to a scan of the real thing.
June 23,
2008
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Learn to light and render a still frame.
June 19,
2008
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Ever need to make a Stained Glass window in LightWave, but the glass won't glow, won't cast colored light, and looks all faded and washed out? Come on in to learn how to make effective, low-poly stained glass windows!
June 18,
2008
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If you've done the other glass tutorials, you should be fairly familiar with what you need to do now. But what do you do if you're modeling a shot glass, and there's a decal on it? Come on in to learn a quick and easy method to apply any kind of decal to any kind of surface!
June 17,
2008
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