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TEXTURING / SURFACING

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 Version Tutorial Name Author Comments
         

Preparation
Scanning
  General A Few Scanning Tips by Wayne Fulton  
  General Scanning by Graphic Design Resource  
         
Photoshop (and other similar programs)
July 2006   Make a Seamless Texture  by cowham  
Apr 2006 Photoshop CGTalk - Realistic Eye in Photoshop by Madeleine Wettstein  
Jan 2006
DOWN		 Photoshop Eye Iris Painting by Shannon Lilly  
April 2005 Photoshop Photoshop CS Training Videos by Kurv Studios Commercial DVD from Kurv Studios
May 2003  General Seamless & Tilable Texture Tutorial at HighPoly3D  
    Photoshop Resource Links by MyJanee.com  
    Layered Texturing by Fabio Passaro Look in the tutorials section
    Photoshop Luminance Equalization Tutorial by Jeremy Birn (Great technique for touching up scans of photos)
    LizSkin tutorial using Photoshop by Erkki Halkka  
    Hands-On Photoshop Training by DocOzone  
    Global Cloud Composite by Dean A. Scott  
    From Fisheye to a HDRI by Christian Bauer  

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Surfacing Basics
         
Dec 2008 9.5 Introduction to the Curve Node by William "Proton" Vaughan by William "Proton" Vaughan
Oct 2008 9.5 Introduction to Fast Skin by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Aug 2008 9.0 Brushed Metal Using Node Editor by Matt Gorner Video tutorial on newtek forums
July 2008   Creating Aircraft Textures  by Tom Tullis (Tullisarts)  
May 2008   Projection Texturing in LightWave by Mix Mash Video on Youtube
Feb 2008 9.3 Introduction to the Standard Material Node by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Feb 2008 9.3 Introduction to the BRDF shader by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Feb 2008 9.3 Introduction to the Surface Mixer shader by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Feb 2008 9.3 Introduction to the Weave shader by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Feb 2008 9.3 Introduction to the Occlusion shaders in the Node Editor by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Jan 2008 9.3 Creating a 2D Cel Shade look with the Node Editor by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Jan 2008 9.3 Introduction to Color Selection by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Jan 2008 9.3 Occlusion made easy by Meurig  
Dec 2007 9.3 Creating Texture Displacement and more in the Node Editor by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Dec 2007 9.3 Multiple Bumps on one Surface in the Node Editor by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Dec 2007 9.3 Node Editor: Creating Stitches with Procedural Textures by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Dec 2007 9.3 1 Weight Map, 1 Surface = Multi-Surfaces by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Dec 2007 9.3 Introduction to Texture Guide by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Dec 2007 9.3 Introduction to Color Vertex Maps by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Nov 2007 9.3 Spiderman Suit Webbing Technique by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Nov 2007 9.3 Setup a Distance to Object gradient in the Node Editor by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
June 2007 9.0 Simple Nodal Tutorial by Bytehawk Create an 
June 2007 9.0 Dielectric Tutorial by Bytehawk With this tutorial you'll be making excellent glass surfaces in minutes.
May 2007 9.0 LightWave 9 Texturing by Angel Nieves This is a commercial product
Feb 2007 9.0 Reference Objects for texture Placement by Proton As posted on Spinquad Forums
Jan 2007   Index of Refraction List by Tengu  
Nov 2006
DOWN		 9.0 WarChild Node Texturing by Kevin Hand  
Nov 2006 9.0 Nodes - Multiweights on One surface by Newtek  
Nov 2006 9.0 Normal Map Tutorial by Newtek  
Aug 2006   CGTextures   Website with free downloadable textures
Aug 2006   Downloadable Texturing PDF! by Leigh Van Der Byl From the CGTalk forums (2006 updated version)
July 2006 9.0 Surface Editor - Using Gradients to Mask a Surface by Newtek Version 9 Demo Video
July 2006 9.0 Node Editor - Layer Nodes by Newtek Version 9 Demo Video
May 2006 8.0 Refraction All You Need to Know by David Todman  
Apr 2006 9.0 Layout - Node Editors Displacement Node   Version 9 Demo Video
Mar 2006 9.0 Anisotropic Shaders by Newtek Version 9 Demo Video
Mar 2006 9.0 Node Editor: 2D Procedural Textures by Newtek Version 9 Demo Video
Mar 2006 9.0 Node Editor: Gradients by Newtek Version 9 Demo Video
Feb 2006 9.0 Layout: Shading and the New Shading Models by Newtek Version 9 Demo Video
Feb 2006 9.0 Surface Editor: Stress Map Shader by Newtek Version 9 Demo Video
Jan 2006   Weathering and Chipping Paintwork by Meshweaver Store by Meshweaver This is a commercial product
Jan 2006 8.0 Refraction Indexes for Various Substances by Robin Wood  
Dec 2005 9.0 LW9 Demo Video- Surface Editor CCTV Shader by Proton LightWave 9.0 sneak peek video on SpinQuad forums
Nov 2005   Lightwave 8 Tutorials for the Beginner by Rob Lang Modeller and Surfacing Basics
Sept 2005 8.5 Parts to Surfaces by Newtek This video shows the new utility that converts Parts to new Surfaces.
Sept 2005 8.5 Texture Blending Modes  by Newtek This video shows the new blending modes added to LightWave's texture editor based on Photoshop's layer blending modes.
Sept 2005 8.5 Procedurals in OpenGL by Newtek In this video you can see procedural textures being displayed in openGL taking advantage of the new openGL 2 features in 8.5
Aug 2005 8.0 Reflection Map by Dale Meece  
Mar 2005
DOWN		 8.0 Reference Objects for Texture Placement by Newtek video tutorial
Nov 2004
DOWN		 8.0 LightWave Essentials: The Color Requestor by Newtek  
Oct 2004   The World of Reflections by Phillip Zaufel  
  7.5 Texture Collection 4   by Newtek  
May 2003 7.5 Fresnel All You Need to Know by Richard Todman  
May 2003   7.5 Simple Texturing Process by Yann Vaugne  
Mar 2003   Surface Thickness tutorial by Glenn Tester  
Mar 2003   Layering Textures by Phil Emery  
    3D For Virtual Beginners by Leo Martin  
    Create a Beachball using Basic Surfacing Techniques by Jean-Marc Gauthier  
DOWN   Texturing For Dummies Part 1 by Leigh Van Der Byl  
    The Power Of Diffuse by Isham Padron  
    Surfacing Tips by Dmitry Savinoff  
    Realistic Specular Highlights by Dmitry Savinoff  
DOWN   Texturing For Dummies Part 4 - Specularity, Glossiness And Reflection by Leigh van der Byl  
    DV Garage   (Movies that help explain photoreal object creation)
    Down and Dirty Textures by Lightwave Dave  
    Visual Magic Magazine - diffusion - the backbone of reality    
DOWN 7.5 Baking Illumination by Newtek  
DOWN 7.5 LightWave [6] - LW Baker - Beethoven by Newtek  
    Super Cel Shader 1.00 Tips and Tricks by Jennifer Hachigian (the Cell Goddess! Awesome site.)
         
         

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Procedurals
         
Apr 2008   Use of textures to make a camouflage look by Rich at 3D Thunder  
Jan 2008 9.3 How to Apply procedural textures with a UV map by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Jan 2008 9.0 Creating Damaged Surfaces by The Great Raja  
Dec 2007 9.3 Introduction to the Halftone Shader by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Nov 2005 7.0 + IFW2 Lightwave 7.0-7.5-8.0-8.5+ Procedural Textures - Tutorials by shaders.co.uk  
July 2005   Procedural Texuring with Weight Maps by Andy Nicholas  
July 2005
DOWN		   Sparkling Snow Surface by Carmen Rizzolo Video
Mar 2005
DOWN		 8.2 Weight Mapped Procedurals by Steve Primeau  
Mar 2005   Use Procedurals to Dirty up Image Maps by 3DLuVr.com  
May 2004 8.0 IFW2 Lightwave 6.5-7.0-7.5-8.0+ Procedural Textures - Tutorials by Shaders.org How to use some of the IFW2 procedurals that come with 8.0
    Loopable Chaos by Dave Whitney  
June 2003 7.5 Procedural Texturing with Weightmaps by Andy Nicholas  
June 2003 7.5 Electron Microscope Shading by Carlos Reding  
    Fractal Machining by Fabio Passaro  
DOWN   Fractal Noise Tutorial by Eki Halkka  
    DarkTree and Simbiont Tutorials by Darkling Simulations  
    SimbiontLW by Darkling Simulations (Free Procedural Texture Plugin)
    Blends using SimbiontLW by Darkling Simulations  
    WeightMaps and SimbiontLWp by Darkling Simulations  
DOWN   L[6] Texturing - Natural Textures by Gregory Duquesne  
    IFW2 Lightwave 6.5-7.0 Procedural Textures - Tutorials    
    IFW Lightwave-Inspire Procedural Textures tutorials   Commercial Shaders
    Lightwave noise tutorial (creating realistic Brick surfaces) by Morten Edvars  
    LightWave Shades Project By Marvin Landis and More Join in creating new shaders for LightWave

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Mapping
Image Mapping
Nov 2007 9.3 Introduction to texturing with image maps by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Sept 2005 8.5 Surfacing a Coin by Henk Dawson How to surface a Coin
May 2005   Tileing Textures Tutorial by BitBrush  
Feb 2005   Texture Collection 7 by NewTek by Newtek  
July 2004   Texturing a Character by RubberBug  
May 2003   Simple Texturing Process by Yann Vaugne  
Apr 2003 7.5 Hotlips Surfacing using Vector Maps by David Maas  
Apr 2003 General Texture Mapping Tips by TextureSpace  
    Texture Mapping Basics by Arance  
DOWN   Surfacing Basics Labeling a Can of Cola by Nick Lucio  
    Creating Painted Texture Maps by Anthony Fransella (Using Corel Painter 6.0)
    Make an Environment Map from a scene by Erkki Halkka  
    Making Seanless Image Sequences by Joshua Tsui  
DOWN   LightWave [6] - Tutorials - Camera Mapping by Newtek  
Weight Maps
Dec 2007 9.3 Using Multiple Weight Maps on 1 Surface by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 2005 8.0 Texturing-Weights-Gradients by Steve Warner Free download from Kurv Studios or view it on 3D World Issue 71 CD
Jan 2004   Weight Mapping a Dagger by Darkling Simulations  
UV Mapping
May 2008   UV Mapping a Car by Tony Coleman  
Feb 2008 9.3 UV unwrapping with Dynamics by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Jan 2008 9.3 Maintaining proportions when creating a UV map by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Jan 2008 9.3 Introduction to Make UVs by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Jan 2008 9.3 Creating a UV map for a Head by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Jan 2008 9.3 Introduction to the UV Spider command by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Jan 2008 9.3 Introduction to Set Map Value by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
May 2006 8.0 UV Texturing by Larry Shultz This is a commercial product
Mar 2006 8.0 Getting Started With UV Maps by Larry Shultz Commercial Product
Jan 2006 8.0 UV Mapping by Robin Wood  
Oct 2005 8.3 Seamless UV Method Using Baker by Dave B  
Oct 2005 8.3 UV Mapping with ClothFX by Phil Nolan  
May 2005
DOWN		   How to UV a Character using Unfold3D by Ronald at Toonafish  
May 2005   UV a Tree using UNFOLD3D by polygonal-design  
May 2005   UV a Rock using UNFOLD3D by polygonal-design  
May 2005   Textured Point Demo Video by Newtek Interesting V Map creation
Mar 2005 8.0 Create a UV Map for a Head by Newtek video tutorial
Jan 2005 8.2 8.2 Free Move UV Option by Newtek  
Dec 2004   Get Into BodyPaint2 by Robin Konieczny A Kurv Studios commercial product
Dec 2004
DOWN 		8.0 Basic UV Mapping by Kurv Studios Registration Required (Free) Lots of other great tutorials!
Dec 2004 8.0 UV Mapping and Endomorphs by Kurv Studios Registration Required (Free) Lots of other great tutorials!
Dec 2004 8.0 UV Mapping something Funky by Kurv Studios Registration Required (Free) Lots of other great tutorials!
Aug 2006   Making a complex UV texture by Joe Lertola  
March 2004   UV Mapping a Complex Object by Joe Lertola  
    UV's and Subdivision Surfaces by ToonAFish  
07/2003 7.5 UV Mapping by Robin Wood  
07/2003
DOWN		 7.5 Smart Maps by Jacky Daniel or here
05/2003  7.5 Lightwave Plugins for Normal Maps by Marvin Landis  
03/2003
DOWN		 7.5 Quick Clean UVs by Carl Merritt  
  7.5 Tabasco Box UV Mapping by Simply LightWave Basic UV mapping techniques
  7.5 Smart Map Tutorial by Jacky Daniels  
DOWN   UV Tricks by Arnie Cachelin Czech Republic ( Czech Language )
DOWN   UV Texture Mapping by Tony Gilchrist  
    UV Mapping by Aristomeni Tsirbas  
DOWN   UV Mapping by Ronald van Vemden  
    UV Texturing in LightWave by Max Glick  
    VertexPaint 2.0 and UVEdit English documentation by Max Glick  
    Vertex Paint Documentation by Newtek  
DOWN   Discontinuous Textures the 12 step program  by Arnie Cachelin (Updated for 6.5)  

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Nodes
         
May 2008 9.6 "You better get used to 9.6" nodal vid series by 3d4me a list of tutorials posted on the spinquad forums
         

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Gradients
         
Feb 2008 9.3 Using Light Incidence as an input parameter for a gradient by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Aug 2006
DOWN		 9.0 Incidence Angle Create an Eye Surface  by Newtek Version 9 Video
Aug 2006 9.0 Node Editor Using Gradients to Blend Images  by Newtek Version 9 Video
June 2006 9.0 Node Editor: Gradients Pre and Post Behaviors by Newtek Version 9 Demo Video
May 2006 8.0 Introduction to LightWave Gradients by David Todman  
May 2006 8.0 Bump Keying by David Todman  
Oct 20 8.0 Gradient Alpha Layer by Doug Planet  
Oct 2005 8.0 Texturing with WeightMaps and Gradients by Steve Warner  
Jan 2005   Ice Cubes with Surface Thickness by Stefan Matthias Schmidt  
Nov 2004 8.0 Gradients Part 1: The Basics by Newtek  
Nov 2004 8.0 Gradients 2: Bump by Newtek  
  7.5 Gradients The Basics by Newtek Video Tutorial
  7.5 Gradients Bump by Newtek Video Tutorial
    Gradients in Lightwave [6] by Tony Gilchrist  
    Gradient Alpha Layer in 7.0b by DougPlanet  
    Gradients by Christian Bloch  

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Specialty Textures
Glass
Jan 2008 9.3 Creating a glass surface using the Dielectric Material Node by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 2007   Basics of Glass by Mike Morrison This direct link to a pdf file.
Jan 2006 8.0 Making Stained Glass Windows in LightWave by Robin Wood  
Jan 2006 8.0 Quick Reflections on Surfaces with Refraction by Robin Wood  
Jan 2006 8.0 Glass and Transparent Surfaces by Robin Wood  
Jan 2006 8.0 Putting a Decal on a Glass Surface by Robin Wood  
March 2004   Creating Realistic Glass in LightWave by David Todman This link is a direct link to a pdf hosted by 3D World Magazine
Feb 2004   Complex Glass by dbki  
July 2003 7.5 Glass and Transparent Surfaces by Robin Wood  
    Texturing a Wine Glass by Tony Gilchrist  
    Adding FingerPrints to the Surface of a Wineglass by Tony Gilchrist  
    Enhancing Transparent Stuff with GThick2 by Glyph  
    Transparent Stuff using GThick2 by Graham's Lightwave Tips  
Miscellaneous
May 2008 ZBrush Misguided Tutorials (ZBrush) by Ken Finlayson A variety of ZBrush tutorials
Mar 2009 9.6 Video Tutorial: Exploring the SSS2 Node Shader by Matt Gorner Direct link to a rar file
Oct 2008 9.5 Introduction to Flakes by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Oct 2008 9.5 Introduction to Carpaint by William "Proton" Vaughan This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Apr 2008   Texturing an Alley by Rich at 3D Thunder Also see Model an Alley
Jan 2008 9.3 Introduction to Sticky and Sticky Surface by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Jan 2008 ZBrush Adding Eyes as SubTools by Woody  
Dec 2007 9.3 Introduction to the Special Buffers options in the Surface Editor by Proton This is a direct link to a video tutorial on Newtek's FTP server.
Nov 2006 9.0 Creating a Corn Texture by Newtek  
Sep 2006   Cellshade Outline Tutorial   by Jim M   on Spinquad forums
May 2006   REFTEX Scenes by David Todman Uses PShelf
Feb 2006 9.0 Image Filter: Sketch by Newtek Version 9 Demo Video
Dec 2005   Lightwave To Zbrush And Back Again by Mike Green  
Nov 2005   Texture Collection # 8 by Newtek  
Nov 2005   Panoramic Photographs Various Authors At the American Library of Congress.  A Large collection of panoramic images.
Oct 2005 8.0 Ambient Occlusion by Kevin Phillips
Ambient Occlusion is a cool technique that simulates ambient shadows and shading in areas where the light cannot reach. This document covers the basic methodology of AO, a review of 2 different shaders for LightWave 3D, as well as LScript source code to show how to write your very own Ambient Occlusion shader.
Oct 2005 8.0 A ZBrush Primer for LightWave Users by Steve Warner  
Oct 2005 8.0 Le rendu façon dessin traditionnel by Vincent Audineau French translation of Sketch Rendering by Frenchwave.org
Oct 2005 8.0 LW_Sketch_Tutorial_1.pdf by Gideon Breazeal This is a direct link to a pdf file
Sept 2005   Néons à base d'objet by FrenchWave.org French
July 2005
DOWN		   Wood texturing by Doug Brown  
June 2005 8.0 Render the model with wires   A discussion over at the SpinQuad Forums on how to render a model in wireframe.  Lots of great tips here.
May 2005 8.0 McLaren Wire Render tutorial by Simply LightWave  
April 2005
DOWN		 8.0 Robotic Plating and Cell Shade Tips by Eric Stone  
April 2005
DOWN		   Anime Eyes by Nick Floyd  
Mar 2005 8.0 Sketch Line Tutorial by Third Eye Monkey Creating a "hand drawn" or sketch look
Feb 2005
DOWN		 8.0 Handdrawn Look with LW and Edges by ???  
Nov 2004
DOWN		   Acid Effectors by Worley.com  
June 8 7.5 Surface Thickness by GhostOutpost  
Feb 2004   Chromatic Abberations by dbki  
    Thick Lines for Real-Time Cel Shading by Chris Evans  
  7.5 Unreal Cel Shading by Shade01  
May 2003  General Backyard by Christian Waadt  
Apr 2003 7.5 Depth of Field in Reflections by Jim May  
Apr 2003 7.5 Artistic Mode using GMil by Jim May  
Apr 2003   Anistrophy - Pronounced, Explained and Implemented by David Todman  
Mar 2003   Simulating Human Skin with G2 by Syunichi Shirai  
DOWN 7.5 Sub-Surface Light Scattering Using SKa by Shawn Sapp The winner of Newtek's Tutorial Contest.  Congratulations Shawn! Direct Link
  General Images with Subsurface Scattering by Henrik Wann Jensen  
  7.5 Adding Realism with FastFresnel by Glyph  
DOWN   LWG v2.5 - Aircraft Texturing by Bill Simon  
    Aztec Patterns by Fabio Passaro  
    Aircraft Surfacing 101 by Bill Simon  
    A Study in Apple Textures by Matthew Bell  
    Creating an Old Piece of Fantasy Paper by Erik Brimstedt  
DOWN   Texturing Organic Objects(Raptor Study) by Rob Pauza  
    ELFWorks' Skin-o-matic    
    Head Surfacing by Slade Deliberto  
    Shiny Chrome Surfacing by Graham Fiffe  
    Surfacing a Fish by Kursad KARATAS  
DOWN   Vertex Color Maps by Newtek  
DOWN   Sketch Animation by William Vaughan  
DOWN   Non-Photorealistic Rendering Using LightWave[6] by Arnie Cachelin  
    Deep Texturing by Visual Magic Magazine  
    About Cel Shading by Jen Hachigian  
DOWN   The BESM Shader by celshader.com  
    Photo Texture Modeling by Visual Magic Magazine  
    The Power of the High Pass Filter by Peter Hajba  
    Shiny Refractive Glass by Graham Fiffe  

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