Lightwave 3D 7.5 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) [Paperback]

Arthur Howe (Author), Brian E. Marshall (Author)

Book Description

Series: Visual QuickStart Guide | Publication Date: May 19, 2003

LightWave 3D 7.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is the fastest way to get up and running with NewTek's robust and powerful 3D modeling and animation program. Rather than force you to sit through pages of theory and long, drawn-out tutorials, this task-based reference lets you skip right to the topics that are giving you trouble. While advanced designers will appreciate this flexibility, beginners shouldn't feel like they're getting in over their heads. The book also includes brief explanations of popular 3D theories and concepts at the start of each chapter as well as total coverage of the LightWave 3D working environment. Straightforward and concise, LightWave 3D 7.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide relies on short, step-by-step how-tos and ample screenshots to explain how to create simple and advanced animations, work with vertex maps, edit geometry, render projects, and more.

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LightWave 3D 7.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide is the fastest way to get up and running with NewTek's robust and powerful 3D modeling and animation program. Rather than force you to sit through pages of theory and long, drawn-out tutorials, this task-based reference lets you skip right to the topics that are giving you trouble. While advanced designers will appreciate this flexibility, beginners shouldn't feel like they're getting in over their heads. The book also includes brief explanations of popular 3D theories and concepts at the start of each chapter as well as total coverage of the LightWave 3D working environment. Straightforward and concise, LightWave 3D 7.5 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide relies on short, step-by-step how-tos and ample screenshots to explain how to create simple and advanced animations, work with vertex maps, edit geometry, render projects, and more.

About the Author

Arthur Howe, NewTek's LightWave 3D product manager, is directly responsible for several of the tools created for LightWave 3D 7 and 7.5. He is also a co-founder of H2MW Consultants, LLC, a consulting firm for LightWave users.Brian E. Marshall helped found H2MW Consultants, LLC, along with Howe. Prior to launching the consulting business, Brian worked for NewTek writing the LightWave 3D user manuals and producing online tutorials.

Product Details

• Paperback: 412 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (May 19, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321179129
• ISBN-13: 978-0321179128
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.1 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,479,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great starting point to learn Lightwave, October 20, 2003

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Jose Marquez (San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lightwave 3D 7.5 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

Good one! This book guides you step by step on everything (Modeling, Layout, Rendering and many more). At first I thought that Lightwave was very complex but when I finish the book I found out that it's simple, very easy to work and you can do amazing things in no time. This book also serves as a reference resource once you're working with the software. I highly recommend this book to beginner-intermediate users.

3.0 out of 5 stars Quick Reference, October 3, 2009

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Curious George (Saint Marys, GA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Lightwave 3D 7.5 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

The book is just what it advertised. It's a good quick reference book with a few explanations.

2 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Muy educativo, March 13, 2004

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"dirit" (Spain) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lightwave 3D 7.5 for Windows & Macintosh (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

Siendo como soy un principiante sin mucho tiempo libre. Este libro te quitara todos los miedos con el programa. Te dara la valentia necesaria para ponerte a experimentar, y probar las diferentes herramientas.
Muy recomendable.