Albee T. LightWave 3D 8 Character Animation

Paperback: 496 p.
Publisher: Wordware Publishing, Inc. (November 25, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN10: 1556220995
ISBN13: 978-1556220999
LightWave 3D is one of the most popular 3D packages on the market today, offering the most complete set of tools, the best-looking and fastest out-of-the-box renderer, and one of the most powerful IK engines available. Professional director and animator Timothy Albee updates the best-selling LightWave 3D 7 Character Animation with discussions of advanced animation tools, facial animation, and IK Booster. In addition, he details how to use LightWave to build strong, dependable character setups; provides proven, hands-on tools for mastering the complex mechanics of animation; and covers the importance of storytelling and acting through animation.
* Explore the complete crafting of powerful and reliable character setups.
* Master subtle acting techniques that imbue scenes with life, drama, and power, such as anticipation, gesture, overlapping action, and silhouette.
* Discover how IK Booster adds more power, ease, and functionality to LightWave’s existing Inverse Kinematics system.
* Use LightWave’s Dope Sheet, Dope Track, and Motion Mixer tools to improve your output in creating animation.
* Models and setups to enable immediate animation
* Exercises and practice scenes, including pre-animated 3D scenes to study and learn from
* Albee’s animation timer/ time-base converter
* Additional artwork by the author