LightWave 3D 9 Rigging: The Definitive Guide by Larry Shultz


We have been trying to get Larry Shultz to cover all of his traditional rigging techniques for over a year now. With the LightWave 3D 9 coming out Larry wanted to wait to see what new tools Newtek would add or change in LightWave 3D 9.

Larry has been hired by professional studios such as Warner Brothers, and Foundation Imaging (Ron Thorton) to create easily animatable characters using rigs exactly like the training on this DVD.

Finally someone demystifies the process and shows you the do's and don'ts and most importantly why! Most users have read online about the rigging process, now finally there is some formal training available to LightWave 3D users.

In this video Larry not only shows you tricks to speed up the rigging process by using a proxy rig but he also covers every aspect of the 12 fundamentals of rigging.

About the Artist

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.