Any omission or misuse (of any kind) of service marks or trademarks should not be regarded as intent to infringe on the property of others. All brand names and product names mentioned in this book are trademarks or service marks of their respective companies. LightWave and LightWave 3D are registered trademarks and HyperVoxels is a trademark of NewTek, Inc., registered in the United States and other countries. And for my family, friends, and our cats, Otto, Lassi, and Topi (RIP) too. I’d like to dedicate my part of this book to my better half, Riikka Maria, due to all the long nights when I’ve just sat in front of the computer, neglecting the really important things. To my parents, Jack and Phyllis, for supporting my obsession with making pictures on a computer, even when I gave up on it myself from time to time. If that failed, it was probably due to too much hair in the way, so you’d start yanking that out of the way in frustration. In the hope that you could transmit your ideas directly into the computer, you’d bang your head against the monitor. There you sat, bathed in the eerie glow of the computer monitor, scratching your head when things didn’t work quite right the first time. In the last days of her life, she was helping me and my wife pick out baby names. Later in life she became a world-renowned cake decorator, and just last year made the cake for my wedding. Army medic and came to the United States just after WWII. She was one of those people who you thought of as a friend rather than just a relative. She just passed away this year and was a really cool lady who happened to be my grandmother. I dedicate my contributions in this book to Doreen Hellemn. To Kelly for always standing by me, and to my family for all of their support. These artists help each other out of deep holes every day. To my wife, Miracle, who supports me, and my son, Alex, who looks up to me. It truly is appreciated! -Wes “kurv” Beckwith Thank you so much for your support, loyalty, and kindness. To the authors of this book and the LightWave community - you folks make this all worthwhile. Thank you for always expecting more of me than I expect of myself. I love you!!! “Pump, pump!!” Thank you for always supporting me on everything I do and thank you for always telling me my work looks better than I think it does! To my mom - I know you won’t know what you’re reading, but try to act like you do when you show people this book, okay? -). To my wife, Ashley, who sat next to me for countless hours while I modeled, wrote, read, studied, and everything else I did to prep this book without rolling her eyes once. To all those out there who wish those-in-the-know would just cut the posturing, and tell them what they need to know to do what they want to do. Without them, I wouldn’t be where I am today. To my mother, girlfriend, and stepfather, Steve. All Rights Reserved 2320 Los Rios Boulevard Plano, Texas 75074 No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without permission in writing from Wordware Publishing, Inc. LightWave 3D : 1001 tips & tricks / edited by Wes “kurv” Beckwith, Steve Warner, and Robin Wood contributing authors: Gerald Abraham …. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data _. Editors: Wes “kurv” Beckwith, Steve Warner, and Robin Wood
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