Adam Gibson shows how to UV Unwrap a Velociraptor style dinosaur from head to toe. Very few Lightwave tutorials show the whole process of UV Unwrapping a character and organizing the all the UV islands into one "Giant UV Island" in preparation for 2D digital painting programs such as Adobe Photoshop or 3D Painting Programs like ZBrush, Modo, 3D Coat and others.

If you are looking to learn the art of UV Mapping quickly this is the video you need to get you there. And since this a project based video you'll actually get to see how to use these tools in full production environment. Also at the end of the video Adam Gibson shows how to import your UV Map into Adobe Photoshop for Digital Painting of your character.

This is the fourth volume in a tool-based learning series on Lightwave 9.6's Modeler taught by Lightwave Instructor Adam Gibson. Each tool is broken into it's own video for quick and easy reference. The Modeler Series is designed so that you can find the tool you want to learn about instantly by looking at the name of each video clip. You don't have to watch the whole volume in one sitting or be searching through hours of content to find the tool you want to learn about.

LightWave 3D 9.6 Modeler Volume #3- by Adam Gibson This is the third volume in a tool-based learning series on LightWave 9.6's Modeler taught by LightWave Instructor Adam Gibson. Each tool is broken into it's own video for quick and easy reference. The Modeler Series is designed so that you can find the tool you want to learn about instantly by looking at the name of each video clip. You don't have to watch the whole volume in one sitting or be searching through hours of content to find the tool you want to learn about. Project based video training is great but this video is designed so that the beginner and advanced LightWave student can learn the software in small chunks and get a better understanding of what each tool does before attempting a project. No point in teaching someone how to build a house if they've never used a hammer. Here we start at the basic so the student is better prepared for more advanced applications of their LightWave tool set. Table of Contents for Volume #3 Chapter 1- Intro Chapter 2- FlipIt Tool Chapter 3- FlipIt Fast Tool Chapter 4- Aligner Tool (World Mode) Chapter 5- Aligner Tool (Foreground to Background Mode) Chapter 6- Aligner Tool (Background to Foreground Mode) Chapter 7- Aligner Tool (Absolute Mode) Chapter 8- Smooth Scale Tool Chapter 9- Segment Scale Tool Chapter 10- BG Conform Tool Chapter 11- Wrap Sphere Tool- Part One Chapter 12- Wrap Sphere Tool- Part Two Chapter 13- Mirror Tool Chapter 14- Mirror X Tool Chapter 15- Mirror Y Tool Chapter 16- Mirror Z Tool Chapter 17- Spin It Tool Chapter 18- Knife Tool Chapter 19- Subdivide Tool Chapter 20- Triple Tool Chapter 21- Divide Tool Chapter 22- Fractalize Tool Chapter 23- Symmetrize Tool Chapter 24- Split Tool Chapter 25- Band Saw Tool Chapter 26- Band Saw Pro Tool Chapter 27- Make Pole Tool Chapter 28- Julienne Tool Chapter 29- Julienne 2 Tool Chapter 30- Add Points Tool Chapter 31- Quick Saw Tool Running Time: 3 hrs. 19 mins. High Quality (Screen-Res 1440 x 900 pixels) Quicktime Video

This is the second volume in a tool-based learning series on LightWave 9.6's Modeler taught by LightWave Instructor Adam Gibson. Each tool is broken into it's own video for quick and easy reference. The Modeler Series is designed so that you can find the tool you want to learn about instantly by looking at the name of each video clip. You don't have to watch the whole volume in one sitting or be searching through hours of content to find the tool you want to learn about. Project based video training is great but this video is designed so that the beginner and advanced LightWave student can learn the software in small chunks and get a better understanding of what each tool does before attempting a project. No point in teaching someone how to build a house if they've never used a hammer. Here we start at the basic so the student is better prepared for more advanced applications of their LightWave tool set.

Lightwave 3D Spacecraft Modeling-by Adam Gibson This video is great for those of you who wish to get into Sci-Fi or Vehicle modeling. In this training tutorial you will how to create an organic style spaceship that combines both smooth and hard edged Sub-D surfaces in one mesh. There are very few videos which show how to do this. It also shows traditional Polygonal modeling to create certain details and parts of the spaceship. 3D Students will greatly benefit from this fully detailed tutorial which shows all parts of the production process in modeling an advanced-level model of this kind. Software Used: Lightwave 3D 9.3.1 User Level: Beginner to Novice Video Codec: Quicktime Video

This is the first volume in a tool-based learning series on LightWave 9.6's Modeler taught by LightWave Instructor Adam Gibson. Each tool is broken into it's own video for quick and easy reference. The Modeler Series is designed so that you can find the tool you want to learn about instantly by looking at the name of each video clip. You don't have to watch the whole volume in one sitting or be searching through hours of content to find the tool you want to learn about. Project based video training is great but this video is designed so that the beginner and advanced LightWave student can learn the software in small chunks and get a better understanding of what each tool does before attempting a project. No point in teaching someone how to build a house if they've never used a hammer. Here we start at the basic so the student is better prepared for more advanced applications of their LightWave tool set.

Video Contents of Volume 1 * Advanced UV Unwrapping Techniques * Advanced use of the PLG UV Tools-A FREE Tool for Download. * Advanced UV EDITING * UV Island Creation * How to take Multiple UV Islands and Create 1 Giant UV Island. * How to fix OVERLAPPING UV's using basic tools like the Drag and Move Tool. * How to Unwrap UV's Objects/Meshes without have to break it into different layers. * How to Unwrap UV's with the help of the Surface Editor and Create Parts tool. * How to break down your model into logical parts for easier UV Unwrapping. * Where to logically create UV Seams when UV Unwrapping. * How to Apply Checkerboard Patterns * How to Edit your UV Map using Checkerboard Patterns. * Understanding UV Space in relation to Image Map/Pixel space. * And much much more. Running Time: Approx. 6.5 Hours High Quality Quicktime Files for clean and sharp viewing on your Computer Monitor. $29.00 USD - Instant Download

A detailed introduction to Lightwave's powerful Surface Editor. * Learn how to name surfaces/polygons. * Learn how to load preset surfaces. * Learn how to make your own surfaces and save them as surface preset. * Learn how to make a save all your own pre-made surfaces in their own special directory. * Discover Lightwave's collection of built-in pre-made/pre-set surfaces like: rock, metal, glass, chrome, nature, organic.....and tons more!!! * Learn how to edit a surface preset made and create whole new surface based on the original. * Learn how to rename surfaces. * Learn how to preview surfaces in the Surface Editor. * Learn how to use the search command to find textures quickly. * Introduction to the Viper Preview Renderer. Running Time: 2 Hours-Approx. Instant Download