"The Lightwave Lab: vol 1 - Characters" --instructional VHS

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The Lightwave Lab, vol 1: Characters This VHS tape is an instructional video for NewTek's LightWave 3D modeling and animation program. (C)1996Emmy award winners Susan Ishida and Joe Clasen present 110 minutes of high-level instruction on modeling animatable characters using Lightwave 3D. These two were THE standout character animators using LightWave 3D at the time, and had the resume to back up that reputation:Jimmy Neutron: Boy GeniusKung Pow: Enter the FistSanta vs The SnowmanAddams Family ReunionCasper: A Spirited BeginningThe Silver SurferXYBER 9 Thumb Wars C R O C Power Rangers Oh no! It's Mister Bill ... and others (see )Topics covered include: modeling with MetaNURBS ™, animating with Morph Gizmo ™, Surfacing , efficient modeling practices, lip sync, and facial expressions. Different methodologies for effective eye movement and blinking. Discusses use of image editing software in the creation of texture maps and bump maps. This is one of the finest character centered instruction of its time.Lightwave 3D v5.0 in this work, but many techniques are still applicable with later versions of LightWave.Valuable for users of LightWave 3D, especially vintage enthusiasts.