LightWave 3D 8 Texturing

Team DDU......Page 1
Contents......Page 6
Acknowledgments......Page 16
Part 1 The Art and Science of Texturing......Page 18
Looking at the World a Little Differently......Page 20
The Effects of Time and Weather......Page 22
The Effects of Human Interaction......Page 24
Every Surface Tells a Story......Page 25
Gathering References......Page 28
Observing Light and Its Effects......Page 30
Basic Light Options in LightWave......Page 31
Creating Basic Lighting Setups......Page 34
Part 2 The Surface Editor......Page 38
Opening the Surface Editor......Page 40
Edit Modes......Page 41
Filtering Options......Page 42
The Preview Window......Page 43
Double Sided Surfaces......Page 45
The Comment Field......Page 46
Color......Page 47
Manipulating Color......Page 50
Diffuse......Page 54
Luminosity......Page 57
Specularity......Page 61
Glossiness......Page 66
Reflection......Page 67
Transparency and Refraction......Page 73
Translucency......Page 77
Bump Mapping......Page 80
The Advanced Tab......Page 86
The Environment Tab......Page 97
Shaders......Page 101
The Difference between Shading and Texturing......Page 132
Part 3 Creating Textures......Page 138
Creating and Using LightWave Surface Presets......Page 140
Creating New Preset Libraries......Page 143
What Are Vertex Color Maps?......Page 145
Creating Vertex Color Maps......Page 146
Applying Vertex Color Maps......Page 151
Using Procedural Textures......Page 152
Seeing Procedural Textures in Your Viewports......Page 153
Texture Scale......Page 156
Using Procedural Textures Creatively......Page 157
Using LightWave Built-in Procedural Textures......Page 158
Introduction to Using Gradients......Page 189
Input Parameters......Page 190
Working with Keys......Page 194
Gradient Tutorials......Page 197
Using Weight Maps to Control the Input and Placement of Gradients and Textures......Page 213
Creating Weight Maps and Weight Map Gradients......Page 215
Weight Map Tutorial: The LightWave Logo......Page 219
Conventions for the Creation of Image Maps......Page 225
Creating Image Maps for Individual Surface Attributes......Page 229
Practical Examples for Painting Image Maps......Page 238
Good File Habits......Page 267
3D Paint Solutions......Page 268
Introduction to the Image Editor......Page 274
The Source Tab......Page 278
The Editing Tab......Page 282
The Processing Tab......Page 284
Layer Opacity and Blending Modes......Page 286
Other Options in the Texture Editor......Page 294
Part 4 Texture Projections and Mapping......Page 306
Introduction to Standard Projections......Page 308
Planar Projection......Page 309
Cylindrical Projection......Page 319
Spherical Projection......Page 327
Preparing your Model and Creating UV Maps......Page 336
Planar UV Maps......Page 343
Cylindrical and Spherical UV Maps......Page 348
Atlas UV Maps......Page 360
UV Map Editing Tools......Page 376
Tips for Editing UV Maps Successfully......Page 387
Part 5 Animating Textures......Page 398
17 Enveloping Basics......Page 400
Animatable Surface Parameters in LightWave......Page 401
Part 6 Effects Processing......Page 404
18 Image Filters in LightWave......Page 406
Using Image Filters to Enhance Surfaces......Page 407
19 Creating Hair and Fur with Worley Labs?Sasquatch......Page 415
Sasquatch Features at a Glance......Page 416
Metal Tutorial 1: Car Paint and Chrome Shading......Page 422
Metal Tutorial 2: Desert Eagle Pistol......Page 428
Metal Tutorial 3: Rusty Metal Textures......Page 441
Summary of Tips for Creating Metal Surfaces......Page 448
Wood Tutorial 1: A Guitar......Page 449
Wood Tutorial 2: An Old Crate......Page 456
Summary of Tips for Creating Wooden Surfaces......Page 460
22 Organic Surfaces......Page 461
Organic Tutorial 1: An Eyeball......Page 462
Organic Tutorial 2: A Human Face......Page 465
Summary of Tips for Creating Organic Surfaces......Page 479
Appendix A Commonly Used Words, Terms, and Phrases......Page 480
Appendix B A Guide to Image Formats......Page 482
Appendix C Refraction Index Chart......Page 487
Appendix D Web Links......Page 490
Index......Page 492