Modeling in LightWave [With CDROM]

Modeling In LightWave by expert graphics professional Shamms Mortier is a comprehensive, completely user-friendly manual focused specifically on LightWave, a favorite 3D application software of film and television industries. Individual chapters cover the basics of LightWave modeling, backdrops, displacement mapping, modeling with particles, using FireMouth for pyrotechnics and much, much more. A thorough guide and deftly written to be of use to readers of all experience levels, Modeling In LightWave is filled with black-and-white screen shots to help convey its step-by-step instructions. Modeling in LightWave is a superb reference for everyone who works with this widely used software. A bonus Windows/Mac CD-ROM with LightWave animations, images, models, projects, scenes, textures, and demos is included.

This is the best book so far I've found on modeling in Lightwave, and Amapi is the best modeling enhancement for Lightwave. I found the chapter by Olivier Drion (chapter 18) especially helpful.