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 Version Tutorial Name Author Comments
         
June 25 9.6 Optimising Reflection Blur by Andrew Comb  
May 28 9.6 Modeling a compound curve cutout on a subdivision (subd / subpatch) object by Jeffry Gugick How to cut out a curved object out of another curved subdivision object
May 28 9.6 "You better get used to 9.6" nodal vid series by 3d4me a list of tutorials posted on the spinquad forums
May 28 ZBrush Misguided Tutorials (ZBrush) by Ken Finlayson A variety of ZBrush tutorials
May 28 9.5 SolidWorks to LightWave by Matt Video Tutorial
Apr 26 9.3 Bugatti Veyron Modeling by Voljislav Milanovic and Craig Clark Commercial Tutorial
Apr 26 9.6 Lightwave 9.6 Radiosity Guide by Tom Bosschaert  
Apr 26 9.0 Building a "floater" rig with Nodes by Cageman  
Apr 26 9.0 Character rigging tutorials by John Picha  A collection of 32 videos on UTube
Apr 26 9.0 animer une cote de maille by Jeremy Ringard, AKA NoBrainNoBrain French.  Animating chain mail.
Mar 19 9.0 Faking Volumetric Clouds by John Einselen  
Mar 19 9.0 Blending Parents by John Einselen  
Mar 19 9.0 Autofocus expression by John Einselen  
Mar 19 9.0 Rotational Displacement by John Einselen  
Mar 19 9.6 Video Tutorial: Exploring the SSS2 Node Shader by Matt Gorner Direct link to a rar file
Mar 19 9.2 Advanced View Camera for High Rez Rendering by Thomas Mangold Direct link to a PDF
Feb 22 8.5 How to create a simple sword in Lightwave by Mix Mash Video
Feb 22 8.5 3 mini tips for Lightwave by Mix Mash Video
Feb 22 9.0 Spline Cage to Patching by Lewis Video
Jan 6 9.5 Creating Tinsel using FiberFX Modeler by Matt Gorner Direct link to a rar file with a video.
Jan 6 9.5 Using the sIBL plugin by Matt Gorner Video
Jan 6 9.5 Feathers with FiberFX by a-alqadi.net Video
Dec 5 9.5 Introduction to the Curve Node by William "Proton" Vaughan by William "Proton" Vaughan
Dec 5 9.5 Introduction to LightWave Modeler by Jimy Carhuas Spanish
Nov 20 9.5 Creating a SubD Tennis Ball by Mix Mash youtube video
Nov 20 9.5 Creating a SubD Basketball by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 31 9.5 Converting an Illustrator File into 3D Neon Lights by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 31 9.5 Introduction to the Handle Wire Smoothing Option in Layout by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 31 9.5 Working with EPS and Illustrator Files in LightWave by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 31 9.5 Introduction to 3D Text by William "Proton" Vaughan by William "Proton" Vaughan
Oct 31 9.5 LW 9.5 Fiber FX Video by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Animating hair guides that are in a separate layer from the base mesh by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Creating a tight Curl by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Using the Symmetry option in the Strand Modeler by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Using a Clip Object in the Strand Modeler by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Using a Vertex Color Map to color fibers by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Creating Anime Style Hair by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Animating fibers being trimmed by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Animating fibers without the use of dynamics by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Creating leaves on a branch using FiberFX Strand Modeler by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Animating long hair with Dynamics by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Using FiberFX on an object that has ClothFX applied to it by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Using Image Maps to style hair by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Using Weight Maps to style hair by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Using Guides created in Modeler style hair by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Using Edit Guides in Layout to style hair by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Creating Teddy Bear Fur by William "Proton" Vaughan FiberFX video
Oct 27 9.5 Introduction to Flakes by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 27 9.5 Introduction to Carpaint by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 27 9.5 Introduction to Split Bone and Merge Bones by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Making of "The Patient" - Face modeling and texturing by ten24 excellent
Oct 19 9.5 Lightwave Cloth Lesson by Dan Ablan  
Oct 19 9.5 Using Rail Clone by Dan Ablan  
Oct 19 9.5 Introduction to Bones and Joints by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Introduction to Rigging. Rigging an Inch Worm by William "Proton" Vaughan Source Files - This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Introduction to Fast Skin by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Using a Null in a Bone Hierarchy by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Introduction to Pole Item by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Creating a Reverse Foot Rig with Zero Nulls by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Creating a Face Rig with Joints by William "Proton" Vaughan Source Files - This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Introduction to the Twist option in the Bone Properties Panel by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Bone Displacement by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 IK/FK Blending by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Dynamic Parenting by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Creating a Piston Rig by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Creating a Reverse Foot Rig with Joints by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Introduction to the Spherical Light, Light Type by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Introduction to the Dome Light, Light Type by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Introduction to Headlight by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Bone Display Options by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Introduction to Make Joint Chain by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 19 9.5 Snapping to Item Position in Layout by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Sep 22   Blueprint References by the-blueprints.com  
Sep 22 9.0  Setting up blueprints in LightWave by Mehmet Lehmann  
Sep 22 9.2  Advanced view camera by Thomas Mangold Direct link to a pdf
Sep 22 9.5  Feathers with FiberFX by a-alqadi.net Direct link to a pdf
Sep 22 9.5  Using a Bias Vmap to style hair by William Vaughan An introductory video about the FiberFX Strand Modeler
Sep 22 9.5  Dog Hair by William Vaughan An introductory video about the FiberFX Strand Modeler
Sep 22 9.5  Gravity Tab by William Vaughan An introductory video about the FiberFX Strand Modeler
Sep 22 9.5  Random Tab by William Vaughan An introductory video about the FiberFX Strand Modeler
Sep 22 9.5  Guides Tab by William Vaughan An introductory video about the FiberFX Strand Modeler
Sep 22 9.5  Fiber Tab by William Vaughan An introductory video about the FiberFX Strand Modeler
Sep 22 9.5  Introduction to the Strand Tool by William Vaughan FiberFX video
Sep 22 9.5  Introduction to the Strand Maker by William Vaughan FiberFX video
Sep 22 9.5  Creating a Tennis Ball Surface by William Vaughan FiberFX video
Sep 22 9.5  Instancing with Fiber FX by William Vaughan FiberFX video
Sep 22 9.5  Creating Thick Grass with Fiber FX by William Vaughan FiberFX video
Sep 15 LWCAD 3 LWCAD 3 Tutorials by WTools3D  
Sep 15 9.5 FiberFX Strand Modeler Guide Editing Tips by Matt Gorner  
Sep 15 LWCAD Quick race track using LWCAD by Ola Haldor  
Sep 15 9.5 5 Minute Car Headlight Tutorial by Andrew Davidson  

New  

 Introduction to LightWave 3D Lighting and Shading
by Nicholas Boughen

Nicholas starts the video by showing you the basic foundations of light and shadows then advances you to more complex areas such as light type and color hue. Then your walked though shadow types and global illumination. Finally Nicholas walks you though 2 very comprehensive basic lighting techniques more than 45 minutes total. Lastly Nicholas shows you how to set up a lighting scene with LScript.

LightWave 3D 9 Foundations of Character Animation
by Timothy Albee

This video is designed to take new and intermediate animators through the 12 principals of animation as Timothy demistifies his animation techniques for you. Timothy supplies you with the cover character "Jake" and walks you through the "Foundations of Character Animation". This video is more than 3.5 hours of intruction and covers keyframing, using controls, life drawing, timing, squash and stretch, gesture, arc of motion, drag, follow through, anticipation and more.

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