Lightwave 3D 5.5
Wrap-up of Hands-on Workshops in Baltimore/Washington DC
April 25 - May 8, 1998
The first trip to the East Coast was, like the San Francisco classes, another successful series of all six hands-on LightWave 3D training workshops.
Participants came from the following states and countries:
Class sizes were similar to previous cities, small enough for personal attention from Bob and large enough for meaningful interaction with other LightWave animators:
| LightWave 3D Essentials | 11 students |
| Advanced LightWave 3D Techniques | 13 students |
| Advanced Lighting & Camera Techniques | 8 students |
| Advanced Surfacing Techniques | 7 students |
| Organic Modeling & Character Animation Essentials | 7 students |
| Intermediate Organic Modeling & Character Animation | 7 students |
Evaluations for each workshop asked the following question:
To what extent did this workshop meet your expectations overall?
| Results: | Low | 0% |
| About what I expected | 33% | |
| Exceeded my expectations | 67% |
Some comments from the LightWave 3D Essentials workshop:
"Bob is de allerbeste." - Tranlation from Dutch: "Bob is the best of the best." -FH, Vlaardinggn, Holland
"Before coming to the class, I felt overwhelmed by the number of buttons, panels, and key-ins that are present in Modeler & LW. Bob's explanations of what they all do & WHEN YOU WOULD USE THEM make me feel very comfortable getting around in Modeler & LW."-Video Producer, Washington, DC
"Excellent class. Good pace. I am already looking forward to attending those workshops next year that I missed this time."-JB, Graphics Artist, Falls Church, VA
"I liked the hands-on experience & getting instruction from someone instrumental in LW's development."-HK, Computer Animator, California, MD
"The hands-on opportunity combined with Bob's expertise is great!"-BT, Graphic Artist, Crystal City, VA
"I was surprised at the diversity of the other students' backgrounds and intended application of their studies."
"The class was great. I had never used the program and now feel I can work my way around it." - JF, NASA Graphic Artist, Greenbelt, MD NOTE: We strongly recommend that all students in this class at least attempt the tutorials in your LightWave user's manual before attending.
Some comments from the Advanced LightWave 3D Techniques workshop:
"Great class!" - HK, Computer Animator, California, MD
"Good- well worth the time and expense."
"Great job, Bob."
"I liked the insights into why and when to use a given command."
"I really enjoy having 3 days to cover all the material. Bob really knows LightWave." -JB, Graphics Artist, Falls Church, VA
"I liked the cool examples of potential situations."
"I'm impressed with and excited about understanding really detailed aspects of the program."
Some comments from the Advanced Lighting & Camera Techniques workshop:
"I liked having my own computer to work with (could apply knowledge gained immediately!)."
"I liked lighting effects with multiple colored light sources and creating volumetric lighting effects manually without Steamer."- JB, Graphics Artist, Falls Church, VA
"I liked the explanations of concepts used in video/film production."
"The depth of Bob's knowledge is great. His real world applications make real sense!" - BT, Graphic Artist, Crystal City, VA
"Bob has a great style that helps students understand complex operations...Great class with an outstanding instructor." - JK, Training Director, Tucson, AZ
Some comments from the Advanced Surfacing Techniques workshop:
"Best training ever!!!" - AB, Training Specialist, Indian Head, MD
"Bob has great knowledge of real world applications for LightWave"
"Wonderful Stuff!!"
"I have taken several classes on technical topics and Bob is the best teacher I have ever worked with."- JK, Training Director, Tucson, AZ
"Never knew LightWave could make such great surfaces! LightWave allows you to make any surface you can imagine. Bob shows his classes everything."
"Great class. I liked understanding how surfacing affects overall appearance of final render." -JH, Multimedia Developer/3D Animator, Chantilly, VA
Some comments from the Organic Modeling & Character Animation Essentials workshop:
"Bob's ability to answer everyone's questions & resolve their problems in LW is a great learning tool for everyone." -BT, Graphic Artist, Silver Spring, MD
"I liked creating movement."
"Bob taught me something that I really wanted to know which is Bones & IK." -KCY, President of Design Firm, Washington, DC
Some comments from the Intermediate Organic Modeling & Character Animation workshop:
"I liked the wealth of information."
"I liked modeling a realistic face." -FH, Vlaardinggn, Holland
"I liked understanding IK and walk cycle & sculpting a face from points." -JH, 3D Animator, Chantilly, VA