Product Description

Companion CD included with 30-day demo of LightWave v9! The process of creating accurate and pleasing lighting in CG environments demands both an understanding of the fundamentals of light and knowledge of the available tools. LightWave v9 Lighting addresses these issues in a practical guide that shows you how to achieve your lighting goals using the latest version of LightWave 3D. With this book: Discover the tools and features of LightWave v9 that can improve your lighting. Understand lighting concepts including color, shadow, intent, and style. Explore a number of tutorials that demonstrate specific lighting setups. Learn how to enhance your lighting with volumetrics, lens flares, projection images, and radiosity. Find out how the proper lighting can turn a good shot into a great shot.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #333876 in Books
• Published on: 2007-04-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 616 pages

Customer Reviews

Awesome resource from a CGI lighting master
If you're new to LightWave (or 3D in general) Nick Boughen's lighting book is a must-have. Nick skillfully teaches you to see the various qualities of light in the real world and how to reproduce them in 3D. You'll learn how lights work in LightWave, how color and shadow affect your scene, how to create specialized light rigs, and how to light objects to match background plates. Nicks is an industry veteran with a wealth of film and television credits to his name. When you purchase this book, you're not getting a rehash of LightWave manual. You're getting proven tips and techniques from someone who works as a lighting artist day in and day out.

Some have noted that this book is similar to past versions. If you already own a previous copy of Nick's lighting book you should look through this new edition to determine if the update is for you. For everyone else, you need this book. No other reference can provide you with such a thorough and complete understanding of lighting in LightWave.

Worth having a copy
I can understand other reviews about this being the same as past issues. However, I think any CG artist should have at least one issue of this series. The information in here is invaluable, teaching the foundations of lighting techniques.
Worth every penny.

lightwave v9 lighting?
over 500 pages of bla bla bla theories.... i miss a lot of good tricks and hints & how to do in various situations....there are some good information's, but not too much, to help someone who wants to improve his work with good lightning. "go outside and study the light", man, i purchased this book to be helped study light from a pro and to use it correctly in all circumstances. sorry i don't want to play the bad guy, maybe there is someone who will love this book.