LightWave 3D Modeling a Head with Spline's

This is one video we are truly excited about! When you think of Spline Modeling in LightWave 3D you think Larry Shultz, he is the master...or Splinegod as he is known as around the forums.

In this video Larry shows you some advanced spline modeling techniques. Larry walks you though making a cage that will allow you to patch a head. Then he talks about poly flow and why proper flow on a head is important. Once you have this cage done, with some minor tweaks you can create other head models with ease. After learning these advanced spline modeling techniques you will apply this fast modeling style to other projects as well.

This video is more than 3 hours long and as we said covers advanced spline modeling techniques. One of the amazing sections of this video is spline modeling an ear. We did not think this was possible, but after watching Larry do it, we believe... and we will never doubt Larry again.

Artist Profile

Larry Shultz - has been involved with computer graphics since the mid-1980s. He began using LightWave 3D in its early days for TV commercials and other projects at a CGI company he co-founded during the early ’90s called The Animation Factory in Albuquerque.

Since those days Larry has worked for such companies as American Laser Games, Sony Development, Discovery Channel, Netter Digital, Foundation Imaging, Amalgamated Pixels, and Squarehouse Entertainment, as well as working on a freelance basis for many other companies. Larry is very experienced in almost every aspect of LightWave, working as lead artist, technical director, and in many other positions on a variety of projects.

He brings all that experience to these videos. Larry is also heavily involved with LightWave training. He has taught seminars all over the United States and several schools including Newtek Inc., Albuquerque Technical Vocational Institute, Video Symphony, Foundation Institute, and 3D Exchange. Larry is known the world over for his training and vast knowledge of LightWave 3D. Since then Larry has contributed to the LightWave 3D [8] content CD and is a published artists on the LightWave 3D [8]: 1001 Tips and Tricks book by Wordware Publishing.