Need Lightwave Book Recommendations

[Maximius]

Hi all, been busy with RL for the last week or so, Im in the process of looking at L-Wave 8 manuals but dey aint cheep. What is the best all around book to get on Lightwave 8? There are about six out there, some are too specialized for me right now like the one all about lighting or animation, I need comprehensive not specific.

Thanks

[oDDity]

Dan Alban does the best LW books.

[Arumakani]

Do you use Lightwave mainly Oddity? Also what are most of the models in DarkMod done in?

[New Horizon]

Do you use Lightwave mainly Oddity? Also what are most of the models in DarkMod done in?

 

The characters were done in lightwave.

[Arumakani]

Would it make any difference using Maya or 3dsmax?

 

http://www.3d-tutorial.com/

 

Dunno whether these would be of use for the MOD?

 

http://www.klicker.de/models.html

Edited August 4, 2006 by Arumakani

[Bikerdude]

Hi all, been busy with RL for the last week or so, Im in the process of looking at L-Wave 8 manuals but dey aint cheep. What is the best all around book to get on Lightwave 8? There are about six out there, some are too specialized for me right now like the one all about lighting or animation, I need comprehensive not specific.

Thanks

 

Hi there

 

I have a lightwave book that you can have for the price of a pint and postage. the ISBN number is 1-56205-633-6. Im in the uk btw

 

biker

[Maximius]

Hi there

 

I have a lightwave book that you can have for the price of a pint and postage. the ISBN number is 1-56205-633-6. Im in the uk btw

 

biker

 

 

hmm, thats very nice of you to offer sir, but Im in Philadelphia for starters so postage from Britain (for a reasonable shipping time) would probably be as expensive as buying one here. Im hoping to get the book this week and get started, Im chafing after having to take a few days off.

 

Is your book for LW8? What Im thinking is buying Dan Ablans "Inside LW8" as its recommended by Maestro oDDity and its a good overview. If your book is one of the specialized works, such as lighting or animation, I would be interested in getting it from you as I could afford to wait a few weeks to ship it at book rates. Let me know what version its for and what its specifically about. And thanks again for the offer, its always good to see the Mod community looking after itself!