NewTek Lightwave 3D is a 3D software package that is used for modeling, lighting, texturing, rendering and animation of high end computer graphics. Used in various films and TV shows including Jurassic Park, 300, Finding Nemo, Avatar and Iron Man, Lightwave offers scripting functionality as well as a particle engine using hypervoxels as a way of animating particle effects. Because of its use by various visual effects companies, Lightwave 3D tutorials are always popular among the CG community.
Here you’ll find 33 superb NewTek Lightwave 3D tutorials, ranging from simple modeling tutorials to complete project walkthrough tutorials.
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Enjoy!
Making of MGS Female
The Making of a New Dawn
Making of The Arrival
Making of the Patient
Making of the Boxcar
Creating a Les Paul Guitar in Lightwave
Lightsabers in Lightwave
A Realistic Lighting Rig in Lightwave
The Making of ‘All Road’
GP2 Modelling, Lighting, Rendering and Compositing
Create an Army of Running Bipeds
Creating a Realistic Person in Lightwave
The Making of Moria Orc
How to Make a Soccer Ball
Procedural Texturing with Weight Maps
The Making of Left Behind
GSM Phone Tutorial
Making of the SimTech
My Son Marcus Tutorial
Creating a Winter Landscape
Creating Planetary Rings in Lightwave
The Making of Icarus
The Making of Water World
Making a Jack Daniels Bottle Tutorial
Making of La Espera
Integrating 2D and 3D Elements
Lightwave Hair System
The Making of 3 AM
Making of the Hagia Sofia
Making of Street Racer
The Making of Curious
Making of Ill Autumn
Making of the Village
