Essential LightWave v9: The Fastest and Easiest Way to Master LightWave 3D | 
 enlarge | Authors: Steve Warner, Kevin Phillips, Timothy Albee
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc.
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 26610
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 992
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 2.2
ISBN: 1598220241
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.696
EAN: 9781598220247
ASIN: 1598220241
Publication Date: August 25, 2007
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Product Description
Essential LightWave v9 offers an unparalleled development strategy for graphic designers, illustrators, video producers, motion graphic artists, visual effects artists, and animators who are interested in getting the most out of LightWave 3D. As the book touches on nearly every aspect of the software, it is ideal for all skill levels.
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reference July 24, 2008
great book to learn basics of LW but also an excellent reference which comes in handy with the given task.
From the basics to the essentials... April 19, 2008
After reading Dan Ablan's "Inside Lightwave 8" - more or less THE standard in Lightwave - there were more questions raised than answered. Not that Ablans approach is a bad one, it's just that he picks up so many different aspects of the program along the thread of the book, that at times it can be confusing. This isn't the fact with "Essential Lightwave v9". Although the whole covering of every aspect from the absolute beginning seems a bit cumbersome, it's worth it at the end. This over 900 pages issue helps you get into nearly every detail of Lightwave and handle the program like some kind of 3D Photoshop.
Add the companion DVD with hours of live modeling and animating, plug-ins and illustration fotos and you surely got something to start your way into 3D via Lightwave.
Must buy - Worth every penny March 15, 2008
I am only on Chapter 6 right now but it has really helped me learn 3D the Lightwave way. The other reviews have said it better and convinced me. This is just my 2 cents to agree!
 my opinion December 31, 2007
Overall, I think this is a very helpful book however it would have been better with color illustrations and the ones included are to small.
Great stuff December 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The best general Lightwave v9 book around. Masterfully written, great tutorials and clear explanations.
I agree that the pictures should have been color, but I don't think the book publisher has been able to make that a profitable venture, especially with the limited appeal of a book like this. Unfortunate, but they don't have the budget of Visual Quickstart and the like.
I am glad they spent their budget on making the content kickass. Black and white pictures just make the diagrams that much clearer ;-)
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