Acknowledgments

I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again: I cannot express my gratitude to my friend Jack “Deuce” Bennett. He, in many ways, has made this book possible. Without his help and sincere friendship, this book would be nothing more than a paperweight. Thanks, Deuce, for all of your help and direction. But it goes further, maybe even more than Deuce (just kidding!)—thank you so much, William Vaughan, for your insight, help, and models. Your expertise, years in the field, and general good nature have made working on these books a tolerable task. A big thank you also to Leigh Bamforth, who created the cover image. To an old friend, Michael Kornet at NewTek, thank you for your help not only getting this cover image together for us, but getting the book off the ground.

Of course, I’d probably still be writing this tome at this very moment if it weren’t for Karyn Johnson at Peachpit Press, and Stephen Nathans-Kelly. You both really lit the fire under my you-know-what to get this book done. Thank you for your support and words of encouragement! Thank you to Myrna Vladic and David Van Ness, as well as copyeditor Scout Festa and the rest of the talented editorial and production team for putting the polish on this book.

To the entire team at NewTek—you guys have been a tremendous help with not just this book, but all the previous Inside LightWave books and others.

To my wonderful wife, Maria. Your support while writing this book, creating video training, traveling, creating 3D animations all while we run our portrait business has been amazing. I can’t thank you enough for everything you do. You’re the best. And to not-so-little Amelia, thanks for being the best daughter anyone could ask for.

Finally, to all LightWave users around the globe who read my books and use my 3D Garage training materials—thanks. Your feedback, on all levels, is greatly appreciated. All of you are the reason I lose sleep writing these books, so keep in touch and let me know what you’re doing with your newfound knowledge.