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Model a Wheel in MoI 3D

Phil Nolan walks you through the finer points of modeling a car wheel in Moment of Inspiration (MoI 3D) and how to export and render it in LightWave3D 2019.1.5. This is a great tutorial for artists who want to get started using this very user friendly CAD software but don’t know where to begin. This is complete tutorial providing end to end project details and files so you are up and running fast! Just $19.95USD      

Practical Production Techniques – Volume 15

In this 15th volume of the Practical Production Techniques series, which contains approximately 1191 (that’s almost 20 hours!) minutes of video, multiple award-winning VFX artist and CG Supervisor Kelly “Kat” Myers takes on the daunting task of rescuing a model originally created in 3DS Max produced by a “Fivver” artist for the short film “Curse of the Phantom Shadow”. The original model being totally unacceptable for production, turning it from “zero to hero” so as to be ready for action in the film would require taking the original model and stripping it down to many of its individual parts, redesigningRead More

The LFS Project

If you have heard me (Kat) refer to a “Project Genesis” over the past few years, you should know that it is on going and is a series of micro projects that over all, form a whole. It’s purpose dates back to our founding. To our foundation. It is now time for us at Liberty3d.com to take the next step in this series of micro projects. This one in particular being the last that Larry Shultz was directly aware of. The LFS Project is now activated as part of “Project Genesis” and today it will serve as a vehicle forRead More

Substance Painter for Lightwave Users- Volume #7- Sci-Fi Vehicle Detailing I

In this start to finish project-based training Adam Gibson demonstrates how to sculpt extensive Normal Map detail on a Sci-fi Drop Ship in Substance Painter 2. Everything from creating sci-fiRead More

DDO for Lightwave Users-Volume #7- DDO Painter I

In this training tutorial 3D Instructor Adam Gibson introduces the new and powerful DDO Painter to the currently released Quixel Suite 2.0. Learn how to get started quickly texturing yourRead More

DDO for Lightwave Users- Volume #6- NDO Painter I- (Includes 150 FREE Sci-Fi Alpha Brushes)

In this training tutorial 3D Instructor Adam Gibson introduces the new and powerful NDO Painter to the newly released Quixel Suite 2.0. Learn how to get started quickly painting NormalRead More

Substance Painter for Lightwave Users-Volume #1

What is Substance Painter?  Substance Painter is an extremely powerful 3D Painting Software package that is becoming very popular in the 3D Industry. It comes fully loaded with eye-popping materialsRead More

Free video : Baking Normal Maps in LW 11.5 with DP_Kit

New freebie video from DWBurman: Baking Normal Maps in LightWave isn’t quite as easy as it should be. There are a few plugins that can help. In this video IRead More