Mark Thompson Tapes
Volume I: Layout Tips and Tricks
Award winning animator, Mark Thompson, takes you step by step through his powerful techniques for compositing to live video, the new inverse kinematics, neon lights, and much more. The included CD-ROM contains all of the material covered in the tutorial and more!! The most complete, in-depth training package available.

Volume II: Mastering Materials and Textures
Lightwave expert Mark Thompson, unlocks the hidden power of the many Lightwave 3D (5.0) procedural textures. Learn how to create stunning special effects through creative surfacing, the tradeoffs of image maps vs. procedurals, when and how to apply antialiasing. Design surfaces that look completely real. Our CD-ROM contains everything necessary for the tutorial and Mark's favorite surfaces.

Volume III: Advanced Character Modeler
Mark Thompson's latest tape in the in.focus series, Volume III: Advanced Character Modeling. THis is the definitive guide to creating comple organic models. In this tutorial, Mark takes you from pre-planning sketches to a final character. Learn how to create bodies, limbs, and faces. He shows you how to to use Lighwave's powerful new tools to clothe your character, create complex wrinkles and lapels, and seamlessly attach these objects to your figure. Finally, Mark will show you how to properly prepare your character for adding bones and animation.

In this three video set, Mark explains and demonstrates how to do:
Rail Extrudes * Rail Clones * Spline Patches * MetaNurbs * Bevel * Smooth Shift * Magnet * Drag * Weld Points * Merge Points * Background Images * Spline Curves * Metaform * MetaformPlus * Subdivision * Surfacing * Hide/Unhide * Layers * Macros * Modeler Setup * Display Options * Curve Subdivision

.... Get the Point?   This is a must-have tutorial.

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