Dixxl Tuxxs - Modeling a Realistic Helicopter in LightWave 3D

4h 32m | AVC 1280x720 15 fps | AAC 96 Kbps 48.0 KHz | 1.5GB

Genre: eLearning | Project Files Included

Throughout these LightWave 3D tutorials we'll be modeling a Bell 407 helicopter, which is popular for use with TV news programs, military reconnaissance, highway patrols, and other uses.

We'll start in Photoshop, preparing a blueprint drawing for use in LightWave. We'll then move into LightWave and once our background is set up, we'll model the helicopter using a variety of techniques including working with polygons and sub-divisional surfaces (Sub-Ds). We'll learn to handle hard surface modeling with Sub-Ds, including how to make sharp corners or soft, precise curves.

Finally we'll set up basic textures using images from Photoshop and UV maps made in LightWave.